1997 Ontario municipal elections

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The 1997 Ontario municipal elections were led in all municipalities across the Canadian province of Ontario on November 10, 1997, to elect mayors and reeves, councillors, and school trustees. There were also referendum questions in some municipalities.

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The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Toronto, where Mel Lastman narrowly defeated Barbara Hall to win the mayoralty. In other results, Hazel McCallion was re-elected in Mississauga, Bob Morrow was returned in Hamilton, and Dianne Haskett was elected in London. [1]

Elected mayors

Elected regional chairs

Results

Lakefield

1997 Lakefield election, Reeve of Lakefield
CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Bob Helsing66389.23
Bill Wellman8010.77
Total valid votes743100.00
1997 Lakefield election, Deputy Reeve of Lakefield
CandidateTotal votes% of total votes
Mary Smithaccl..

Source: Bill Hodgins, "Battle on for Lakefield pair," Peterborough Examiner, 6 November 2000, B3.

References

  1. ↑ Murray Campbell and Susan Delacourt, "Ontario Municipal Elections," Globe and Mail, 11 November 1997, A1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 "Ontario elects mayors". Brantford Expositor. November 11, 1997. p. A4. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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