Brantford municipal election, 1991

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The 1991 Brantford municipal election was held on November 12, 1991, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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.

Ontario Province of Canada

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Bob Taylor, who had served on council for only one year, was elected as mayor over incumbent Karen George.

Bob Taylor is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1991 to 1994 and served as a city councillor on two separate occasions.

Karen George is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. She served as the mayor of Brantford from 1987 to 1991.

Results

1991 Brantford municipal election, Mayor of Brantford edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
Bob Taylor 13,561 56.06
(x)Karen George 6,200 25.63
Pat Luciani 3,598 14.88
William Stewart 829 3.43
Total valid votes 24,188 100
1991 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Two (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
John Sless 2,709 27.98
Bob Lancaster 2,373 24.51
Vince Bucci 2,110 21.79
Chris Brown 1,468 15.16
Bob Bell 1,023 10.56
Total valid votes 9,683 100
1991 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Mike Hancock 3,361 36.54
(x)Max Sherman 2,964 32.22
Lynn Stone 2,873 31.24
Total valid votes 9,198 100
1991 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Andy Woodburn 2,992 41.84
(x)Rina Colaiacovo 2,492 34.85
Chuck Giles 1,667 23.31
Total valid votes 7,151 100
1991 Brantford municipal election, Brant County Board of Education, City of Brantford (eleven members) edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Jean Anderson 7,428 7.17
(x)Kaye Davies 5,696 5.50
(x)John Castle 5,450 5.26
(x)Edward Pass 5,428 5.24
(x)Emma Eyre 5,400 5.21
(x)Lois White 5,124 4.95
(x)Mark Stenabaugh 4,810 4.64
Dorleen Allen 4,686 4.52
Jane Angus 4,678 4.52
Gord Ward 4,120 3.98
Bob Thompson 4,017 3.88
(x)Denys Jones 4,009 3.87
Mike Boughner 3,620 3.50
Margaret Carpenter 3,450 3.33
Ross Baker 3,300 3.19
Enid Green 3,300 3.19
Tom Bassett 3,177 3.07
Tom Davis 3,022 2.92
Alex Chorniak 2,935 2.83
Dan Houssar 2,704 2.61
George Bedford 2,588 2.50
Dave Mann 2,587 2.50
Ron Houston 2,259 2.18
Daphne Kirkpatrick 1,957 1.89
David Belleville 1,890 1.82
Bill St. Pierre 1,729 1.67
Gary Dumbleton 1,658 1.60
Robert Tansley 1,621 1.57
Bernard Morrissey 919 0.89
Total valid votes 103,562 100
  • Enid Green ran unsuccessfully for the Brantford City Council in 1978, 1980, 1982, and 1985. She briefly served as a member of council in 1982, when she was appointed to replace deceased council member Charles Ward. She has also been an executive member of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Brant. [8] She ran for a seat on the board of education in 1991, without success. In 2000, Green recommended that profits from the Brantford Charity Casino be directed toward subsidizing bus passes for low-income individuals. [9]
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References

  1. Brantford Expositor, 5 December 1972; Brantford Expositor, 3 December 1974, p. 1.
  2. Brantford Expositor, 13 November 1985, p. 37.
  3. Hamilton Spectator, 15 November 1988.
  4. "New Brantford mayor shocked by victory," Hamilton Spectator, 13 November 1991, B10.
  5. Ross Marowits, "Brantford may get private university," Kitchener Record, 7 March 1996, A3.
  6. Michael-Allan Marion, "Welcome back: Italian village returns to festival", Brantford Expositor, 2008, accessed 30 March 2011.
  7. Vincent Ball, "Efforts underway to help earthquake victims", Brantford Expositor, 2009, accessed 30 March 2011.
  8. Brantford Expositor, 4 November 1982, p. 12.
  9. Enid Green, "A campaign platform?" [letter], Brantford Expositor, 27 January 2000, A6.