Brantford municipal election, 1997

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The 1997 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario. Some of the rural and small-town communities outside of Brantford also held elections on the same day.

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Brantford City in Ontario, Canada

Brantford is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county's municipal government.

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Results

1997 Brantford municipal election, Mayor of Brantford edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Chris Friel 18,442 67.83
Andy Woodburn 5,521 20.31
Wayne Barlett 1,600 5.89
Joseph Robert Gallant 1,174 4.32
Patrick Clement 450 1.66
Total valid votes 27,187 100
1997 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Paul Urbanowicz 1,829 20.30
John Starkey 1,348 14.96
Larry Kings 1,345 14.93
(x)Jo Brennan 1,202 13.34
Nevada Adams 1,195 13.26
Ron MacKinnon 1,048 11.63
Dan DiSabatino 892 9.90
Richard Pikulski 152 1.69
Total valid votes 9,011 100
1997 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Two (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)John Sless 3,332 31.97
(x)Vince Bucci 3,059 29.35
Ted Oliver 2,312 22.18
Jeff Coles 1,720 16.50
Total valid votes 10,423 100
1997 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
Bob Taylor 3,940 34.43
(x)Mike Hancock 3,540 30.94
Fred Minna 1,609 14.06
Cam Gillespie 1,402 12.25
Greg Martin 951 8.31
Total valid votes 11,442 100
  • Cam Gillespie has served on the boards of the Brantford General Hospital, the Brantford Community Services Advisory Board, and the Brantford Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Advisory Committee. [3] In 1999, he wrote that revenues from the Brantford Charity Casino should be put in a reserve fund against future property tax increases. [4]
1997 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Richard Carpenter 3,375 44.82
Dave Wrobel 1,631 21.04
Kyle Giles 1,299 17.04
Pat Franklin 699 9.01
Robert Rutledge 617 8.09
Total valid votes 7,621 100
1997 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Wally Lucente 2,466 33.65
(x)Marguerite Ceschi-Smith 2,168 29.58
George W. Karmiris 1,179 16.09
Dale Renout 806 11.00
Robert Corby 366 4.99
Ron Rattie 344 4.69
Total valid votes 7,329 100
  • George W. Karmiris is a real estate broker and has chaired the Brantford Regional Real Estate Association. [5] He wrote a public letter criticizing the Ontario Liberal Party during the 1999 provincial election. [6] He was barred from running in the 2000 municipal election after not filing an expenses return for 1997. [7]
  • Robert Corby was a first-time political candidate. He was barred from running in the 2000 election after not filing an expenses return for 1997. [8]
  • Ron Rattie has been active with disability issues in Brantford. He has chaired Brantford's Operation Lift program and co-chaired the Brantford Equal Access Team, and was a peer support coordinator of the Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario. [9] He himself was involved in a car accident in 1981 that resulted in his becoming a quadriplegic. Rattie was named as Brantford's Citizen of the Year in 2002 and served on the board that chose his successor in 2003. [10] In June 2003, he wrote a public letter criticizing excessive political correctness in the language around disability issues. [11]

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Source: "City Council," Brantford Expositor, 8 November 2000, D4.

Surrounding communities

In 1998, the newly amalgamated community of Brant County (outside of Brantford) held a special municipal election to elect a mayor and councillors.

Veteran politician Ron Eddy was elected as mayor. [12]

1998 Brant municipal election, Councillor, Ward Fourteen edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
Bob VanSickle 397 58.99
Jim Ritchie 217 32.24
William Stewart 59 8.77
Total valid votes 673 100

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References

  1. ↑ Ross Marowits, "Former CAO on library board," Brantford Expositor, 8 February 2000, A3; Ross Marowits, "City appointments questioned after candidates passed over," Brantford Expositor, 16 January 2001, A4.
  2. ↑ Ross Marowits and Michael-Allan Marion, "Municipal election process begins," Brantford Expositor, 5 January 2000, A3; Ross Marowits, "Mayoral campaign cut short," Brantford Expositor, 15 August 2000, A1.
  3. ↑ "New blood for board at BGH," Brantford Expositor, 14 July 1999, A5; Ross Marowits, "Former CAO on library board," Brantford Expositor, 8 February 2000, A3; Ross Marowits, "City appointments questioned after candidates passed over," Brantford Expositor, 16 January 2001, A4.
  4. ↑ Cam Gillespie, "Casino cash should go to taxpayers," Brantford Expositor, 7 December 1999, A10.
  5. ↑ "Real estate sales rising," Brantford Expositor, 9 September 1999, A3; "Karmiris heads association," Brantford Expositor, 7 January 2000, A4; "Housing market still hot," Brantford Expositor, 4 May 2000, A3.
  6. ↑ George Karmiris, "McGuinty coy about true costs of promises" [letter], Brantford Expositor, 27 May 1999, A10. Karmiris did not indicate his political affiliation in this letter, although his criticisms were generally from the right.
  7. ↑ Ross Marowits and Michael-Allan Marion, "Municipal election process begins: Nominations now being accepted," Brantford Expositor, 5 January 2000, A3.
  8. ↑ Ross Marowits and Michael-Allan Marion, "Municipal election process begins: Nominations now being accepted," Brantford Expositor, 5 January 2000, A3.
  9. ↑ "Around Town," Brantford Expositor, 12 May 1999, C6; Susan Gamble, "Panel will help city become barrier-free," Brantford Expositor, 9 February 2001, A4.
  10. ↑ Vincent Ball, "Ron Rattie," Brantford Expositor, 23 April 2002, A2; David Judd, "Name your candidate for Citizen of the Year," Brantford Expositor, 21 March 2003, A8.
  11. ↑ Ron Rattie, "Everyone needs a sense of humour" [letter], Brantford Expositor, 5 June 2003, A11.
  12. ↑ Michael-Allan Marion, "Eddy seeks full term as Brant County mayor," Brantford Expositor, 29 June 2000, A1.
  13. ↑ Susan Gamble, "Former reeve of Onondaga dies," Brantford Expositor, 7 January 2000, A4.
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