2006 Thunder Bay municipal election

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The 2006 Thunder Bay municipal election was held on 13 November 2006 in Thunder Bay, Ontario to elect a mayor, 12 city councillors, trustees for the Lakehead District School Board, the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, the Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario, and the Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales. This election coincided with the 2006 Ontario municipal elections being held across Ontario.

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Thunder Bay City Council

Voters are asked to elect a mayor, five at-large city councillors and seven ward councillors. Of 86,914 registered voters, 33,196 votes were cast and 33,192 votes were counted. Voter turnout was the lowest in the city's history at 38.2%. [1]

Mayor

Three candidates ran for the office of Mayor. The incumbent, Lynn Peterson, was re-elected by a considerable margin.

CandidateVote %
Lynn Peterson (X)26,56184.9
Jim Gamble2,7338.7
Douglas David Mackay1,9886.4
Total31,282

Councillors at-large

Five councillors are elected at-large to sit on City Council. Fifteen people ran for the position in 2006. Each registered voter can choose up to five candidates.

CandidateVote %
Iain Angus (X)17,98012.9
Larry Hebert17,54912.5
Rebecca Johnson (X)16,03011.5
Frank Pullia15,39211.1
Aldo V. Ruberto14,73110.5
Lawrence Timko (X)13,3309.5
Bill Scollie (X)10,8067.7
Doug Scott8,5386.1
Sargon Khubyar6,8914.9
Vince Riccio5,1423.7
Charles Campbell3,8572.7
Richard Moorey3,4452.5
Terrence A. Yahn2,9972.1
Christopher Mills2,4571.8
Marvin Robert McMenemy7800.6
Total139,925

Ward councillors

Map of Thunder Bay's seven municipal wards Thunder Bay ward map.svg
Map of Thunder Bay's seven municipal wards

The city of Thunder Bay is divided into seven electoral wards: Current River, McIntyre, McKellar, Neebing, Northwood, Red River, and Westfort. [2] Residents of each ward elect one member to represent their ward on city council. Twenty people ran for these positions in five wards. The incumbent councillors in Northwood and Neebing wards were acclaimed.

Current River

CandidateVote %
Andrew Foulds2,70161.2
Dick Waddington (X)73116.6
Tony Kolic51811.7
David Tranter46110.5
Total4,411

McIntyre

CandidateVote %
Trevor Giertuga (X)2,42851.4
Mark Wright2,29948.6
Total4,727

McKellar

On 18 October 2007 Andy Savela announced his resignation to take on further responsibilities with the Canadian Auto Workers. [3] City council voted 6–5 on 5 November 2007 to appoint Robert Tuchenhagen, to the position. Tuchenhagen was defeated by Savela by 377 votes. He was sworn in on 19 November 2007. [4]

CandidateVote %
Andy Savela (resigned)1,87545.3
Robert Tuchenhagen (X) (appointed)1,50036.2
Mirano Milhaljevic3257.8
Peter Panetta3197.7
Greg Chvets1253.0
Total4,144

Neebing

The incumbent, Linda Rydholm, was acclaimed.

Northwood

The incumbent, Mark Bentz, was acclaimed.

Red River

CandidateVote %
Brian McKinnon2,18336.1
Allan Laakkonen (X)1,62326.8
Paul B. Wolfe1,40223.2
Bill Bartley84514.0
Total6,053

Westfort

CandidateVote %
Joe Virdiramo (X)331166.4
Frank Armiento97319.5
Tommy Milestone Horricks70114.1
Total4,985

District School Boards

Three boards of education to which voters elect trustees operate in the city of Thunder Bay. The Lakehead District School Board is an English language public school board and elects 8 trustees at-large in the Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area, the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board is an English language separate school board and elects 6 trustees at-large in the Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area, the Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario is a French language public school board and elects one trustee from Northwestern Ontario, and the Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales is a French language separate school board and elects 4 trustees at-large in Northwestern Ontario.

Lakehead District School Board

Eight trustees are elected to the Lakehead District School Board by registered voters in the city of Thunder Bay, the six municipalities in its CMA, and voters in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District. Each registered voter can choose up to eight candidates. Thirteen people ran for this position.

CandidateVote %
Karen Wilson13,47510.6
Ron Oikonen10,9478.6
Trudy Tuchenhagen10,6468.4
George Saarinen10,3688.1
Deborah Massaro10,2508.0
Don Kerr10,0047.9
Bill Mokomela9,9187.8
Lori A. Lukinuk9,6837.6
Margaret Reynolds9,5927.5
Charlotte Matson9,0447.1
Jack Playford8,4466.6
David Ogden8,1406.4
Avery Dorland6,8585.4
Total127,371

Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board

Six trustees are elected to the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board by registered Roman Catholic voters in the city of Thunder Bay, the six municipalities in its CMA, and voters in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District. Each registered voter can choose up to six candidates. Fourteen people ran for this position.

CandidateVote %
Kathy O'Brien5,36011.9
Philip Colosimo4,99111.1
Doug Demeo4,93010.9
Tony Romeo4,0189.0
Bob Hupka3,7038.2
Elanor Ashe3,6668.1
Genevieve (Knauff) Wiens3,2147.1
Mandi O'Connor2,8696.4
Sam Frederico2,7986.2
Marie Piccolo-Morin2,5365.6
Vince Fragale2,2094.9
J. Douglas Corbett2,0844.6
Saverio Prete1,6123.6
Lawrence Deswiage1,1462.5
Total45,136

Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario

One trustee is elected to the Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario by registered voters with French language education rights in Northwestern Ontario.

CandidateVote %
Anne-Marie Gelineault10666.3
Joseph Richard Forget5433.8
Total160

Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales

Four trustees are elected to the Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales by registered Roman Catholic voters with French language education rights in Northwestern Ontario. All four candidates, Anne Breton, Angele M. M. Brunelle, Bernard Caron and Claudette Gleeson, were acclaimed.

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References

  1. Municipal Election: Official Results, 2006 Archived 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  2. City Government > Your Council > Ward Map Archived 2010-11-15 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 24 October 2010
  3. Jonathan Wilson (18 October 2007) "Savela Leaving Council", The Chronicle-Journal. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  4. Jim Kelly (5 November, 2007) "Tuchenhagen back in city council fold", The Chronicle-Journal. Retrieved 24 October 2010.