2003 Ontario municipal elections

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In the 2003 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in Ontario, Canada, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities.

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Results of election

According to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, province-wide turnout for municipal elections in 2003 was 40.18% across 408 municipalities. This was down roughly 1%. 574 positions were acclaimed and 28 municipalities reported that their entire councils were acclaimed. In all, there were 5,103 candidates for 2,268 positions.

Here are results of mayoral races in selected cities in the civic elections held on November 10, 2003.

Ajax

Aurora

Barrie

Belleville

Brampton

Brant

Brantford

Burlington

Caledon

Cambridge

Chatham–Kent

Clarington

Cornwall

Georgina

Greater Sudbury

In a surprisingly active race (Toronto was the only city in the province with more mayoral candidates on the ballot), city councillor David Courtemanche emerged the victor over businessman Paul Marleau to succeed retiring mayor Jim Gordon.

CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
David Courtemanche 19,15235.56
Paul Marleau11,36021.10
Colin Firth8,09615.03
Louise Portelance5,64510.48
John Caruso4,6938.71
Tom Boyuk1,9303.58
Brian R. Gatien1,2802.38
Richard Doyon6671.24
Mary Fournier Pagnutti4050.75
David Chevrier2710.50
Yvonne Neison1410.26
Robert Maurice1020.19
Ed Pokonzie670.12
David Popescu420.08
Total valid votes53,851100.00

Guelph

In 2003, Guelph was the only major city in the province where both of the leading candidates for mayor were women.

Halton Hills

Haldimand

Hamilton

See 2003 Hamilton municipal election

Kawartha Lakes

Kingston

Kitchener

London

Markham

Milton

Mississauga

First elected mayor in 1978, Hazel McCallion was easily reelected to her tenth term. As one of the longest serving politicians in the country, Mayor McCallion is well known to Mississaugans.

Newmarket

Niagara Falls

Norfolk

See: 2003 Norfolk County municipal election

North Bay

Oakville

Incumbent Ann Mulvale's narrow defeat of development skeptic Rob Burton had to be confirmed later in a judicial recount.

Oshawa

Incumbent mayor Nancy Diamond was defeated by challenger John Gray in a race that also hinged on economic and urban development; Gray was the pro-development candidate.

Ottawa

Incumbent Bob Chiarelli was reelected after facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from Terry Kilrea.

Peterborough

Pickering

Quinte West

Richmond Hill

Sarnia

Sault Ste. Marie

St. Catharines

See: 2003 St. Catharines municipal election

St. Thomas

Thunder Bay

Timmins

Victor M. Power, Mayor of Timmins for 17 of the 20 years from 1980 to 2000, who did not stand in the 2000 municipal election, came out of retirement and was returned against one-term incumbent and the first female mayor of Timmins Jamie Lim.

Toronto

David Miller was elected mayor defeating John Tory, Barbara Hall and John Nunziata. See also: 2003 Toronto municipal election Results of 2003 Toronto election

Vaughan

Waterloo

Welland

Whitby

Windsor

Woodstock

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