Brampton City Council

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Brampton City Council is the governing body for the City of Brampton, Ontario.

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It consists of the mayor of Brampton (currently Patrick Brown), five elected regional councillors and five elected city councillors. Each councillor represents two city wards.

2022-2026 Council

Elected in the 2022 municipal election

WardsCityRegionCommunity
Mayor Patrick Brown At-large
1 & 5Rowena SantosPaul VicenteMadoc, Brampton North, Brampton West, Northwood Park, Credit Valley
2 & 6Navjit Kaur BrarMichael PalleschiHeart Lake, Snelgrove, Fletcher's Meadow, Mount Pleasant
3 & 4Dennis KeenanMartin MedeirosFletcher's West, Brampton South, Brampton East, Fletcher's Creek South
7 & 8Rod PowerPat FortiniBramalea
9 & 10Harkirat SinghGurpartap Singh ToorSpringdale

2018-2022 Council

Elected in the 2018 municipal election

WardsCityRegionCommunity
Mayor Patrick Brown At-large
1 & 5Rowena SantosPaul VicenteMadoc, Brampton North, Brampton West, Northwood Park, Credit Valley
2 & 6Doug WhillansMichael PalleschiHeart Lake, Snelgrove, Fletcher's Meadow, Mount Pleasant
3 & 4Jeff BowmanMartin MedeirosFletcher's West, Brampton South, Brampton East, Fletcher's Creek South
7 & 8 Charmaine Williams (until June 2, 2022)Pat FortiniBramalea
9 & 10Harkirat SinghGurpreet DhillonSpringdale

2014-2018 Council

WardsCityRegionCommunity
Mayor Linda Jeffrey At-large
1 & 5Elaine MooreGrant GibsonMadoc, Brampton North, Brampton West, Northwood Park, Credit Valley
2 & 6Doug WhillansMichael PalleschiHeart Lake, Snelgrove, Fletcher's Meadow, Mount Pleasant
3 & 4Jeff BowmanMartin MedeirosFletcher's West, Brampton South, Brampton East, Fletcher's Creek South
7 & 8Pat FortiniGael MilesBramalea
9 & 10Gurpreet DhillonJohn SprovieriSpringdale

2010-2014 Council

Previous councils

1853

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As of 1874

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As of 1953

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2003-2006

Listed as regional councillor, city councillor

2006 election

The 2006 election was held November 13, 2006; the following people were elected.

Biographical information on previous councillors

Bill Cowie
Cowie unsuccessfully challenged Susan Fennell in the 2003 election. He was the Sesquicentennial co-chair, with Sandra Hames. [2]
Susan DiMarco
Wards 3 & 4 regional, until 2006.
Susan Fennell
Before becoming Mayor, Fennell was a councillor.
Linda Jeffrey
former councillor and Ontario MPP, Mayor elect 2014
Ed Ludlow
Ward 8, 1988-1991. Unsuccessfully ran for wards 2 and 6 in the 2003 election. Age 65 as of December 2006, guilty of molesting four boys between 1971 and 1975, when he was master instructor at Tora Martial Arts. [3] Many more victims have yet to come forward
Garnett Manning
Wards 9 and 10, 2003-2006. Lost to Vicky Dhillon. In May 2006, he won the African Canadian Achievement Award (ACAA) for Excellence in Politics.
Peter Robertson
Before becoming Mayor, Robertson was a councillor.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Uncredited author, Brampton Centennial Souvenir 1853-1853. Brampton, ON: Charters Publishing Company Limited, 1953.
  2. The Official Website of the City of Brampton, Ontario - www.brampton.ca
  3. http://www.northpeel.com/br/news/story/3822637p-4422016c.html%5B%5D

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