2006 Oakville municipal election

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2006 Oakville municipal election
  2003 November 13, 2006 2010  

The 2006 Oakville municipal elections took place on 13 November 2006, to elect a regional government chair, the town mayor, six town and regional councillors, and six town councillors in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

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Oakville elects two councillors from each of six wards to its town council for a total of 13, including the mayor. Each ward elects one of its two councillors to serve also on the 21-member council of the regional government of the Municipality of Halton. The mayor of Oakville is a voting member of both councils. The other members of the Halton Council come from Burlington (7), Milton (3) and Halton Hills (3), plus the directly elected at large Chair of the Region.

In addition, school trustees were elected to the Halton District Public School Board, Halton District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. These elections ran in conjunction with those in all other municipalities across the province of Ontario (see 2006 Ontario municipal elections).

Mayoral Race

2006 Oakville Mayoral Election
November 13, 20062010 
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Candidate Rob Burton Ann Mulvale * Chris Stoate
Popular vote15,12013,4847,409
Percentage38.36%34.21%18.08%

The 2003 mayoral race was a close rematch between incumbent Ann Mulvale and her opponent Rob Burton, a TV executive who had run and narrowly lost [1] to Mulvale in the previous 2003 mayoral election.

After 18 years serving as mayor, Mulvale said that she was "peaceful with the results" and "In 1972, Oakville was strong when I came here and it will be strong long after". Mulvale had been Oakville's first ever female mayor. [2]

Results

Town Mayor and Town Council Member (1 of 13) & Regional Councillor (1 of 21)

CandidateVote %
Rob Burton 15,12038.36%
Ann Mulvale (X)13,48434.21%
Chris Stoate7,40918.08%
Janice Wright3,0967.85%
Daniela Z. Giecewicz3090.78%

Town (6 of 13) and Regional Councils (6 of 21)

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
Alan Johnston1,90540.18%
Margaret Mercer1,54432.57%
Michael Glynne1,29227.25%
Ward 2
Fred Oliver (X)1,98040.15%
John Hogg1,93539.24%
Glenn Woolfrey1,01620.60%
Ward 3
F. Keith Bird (X) ACCLAIMED
Ward 4
Al Elgar (X)ACCLAIMED
Ward 5
Jeff Knoll (X)4,28765.21%
Angus Scott2,28734.79%
Ward 6
Tom Adams (Was Town Councillor)4,59387.56%
Marius Frederick65212.43%

Town Council (6 of 13)

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
Ralph Robinson (X) ACCLAIMED
Ward 2
Cathy Duddeck (X)ACCLAIMED
Ward 3
Mary Chapin2,18631.87%
Scott McColeman2,13931.19%
Andrew Pask1,65024.06%
Stephen Cowan4486.53%
Wayne Moorehead4366.36%
Ward 4
Roger Lapworth4,42957.44%
Jeff Gareau3,28142.56%
Ward 5
Marc Grant (X)2,47938.58%
Janice Caster2,19734.19%
Brian Hopkins1,58124.06%
John Ransom1692.63%
Ward 6
Max Khan2,52745.31%
Maria Robinson1,05318.88%
John K. Hussein61911.01%
Del McIntee4868.71%
Emmett Sullivan4267.64%
Milorad Mitrovic4197.51%
Joseph Kus470.84%

See also

2003 Oakville municipal election

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References

  1. "2003 Mayoral Election Official Recount Results". Oakville.ca. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. Blackburn, Angela. "Mulvale lets go after 18 years as mayor of Oakville". Inside Halton. Burlington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2023.