Chris Friel (politician)

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Chris Friel
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49th and 51st Mayor of Brantford
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Chris Friel 11,33441.80
John Sless5,46620.16
Mark Littell3,41712.60
Dianne M. Austin3,26712.05
Mike Quattrociocchi1,8756.92
James Calnan1,0683.94
Richard E. Casey4951.83
Winston C. Ferguson1310.48
John Turmel 610.22
Total valid votes27,114100
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Mike Hancock 13,21249.22
Chris Friel 13,04748.60
Winston C. Ferguson3601.34
John Turmel 2260.84
Total valid votes26,845100
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Mike Hancock 11,66848.53
Chris Friel 11,65348.47
Randy Tooke7213.00
Total valid votes24,042100
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Chris Friel 13,25145.60
John Starkey9,58632.99
Dave Neumann 4,01513.82
Kevin Raymond1,7776.12
Winston C. Ferguson2450.84
Joseph Robert Gallant1850.64
Total valid votes29,059100
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Chris Friel 18,44267.83
Andy Woodburn5,52120.31
Wayne Barlett1,6005.89
Joseph Robert Gallant1,1744.32
Patrick Clement4501.66
Total valid votes27,187100
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Chris Friel 10,69541.97
(x)Bob Taylor 7,63129.95
Bob Lancaster3,98115.62
John Starkey1,7546.88
Dan McCreary1,0944.29
Chuck Giles3251.28
Total valid votes25,480100

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References

  1. "City awards $69K in grants to community groups" . Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. About Chris Archived July 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , Chris Friel for Brantford (campaign site), accessed 5 November 2010.
  3. "Young rookie whips incumbent," Hamilton Spectator, 15 November 1994, B3.
  4. "Workers across Ontario observe Labour Day," Cambridge Reporter, 4 September 2001, B8.
  5. Lisa Grace Marr, "Brantford's Mayor Friel wins the job he says he's best at; Rival says he made leadership an issue, but this gave young incumbent an edge," Hamilton Spectator, 14 November 2000, D09.
  6. Susan Gamble, "There's life after politics," Brantford Expositor, 23 December 2004, A3.
  7. Paula Kulig, "Blight on Main Street," Toronto Star, 19 May 1996, D1.
  8. "Ex-mayor in Brantford race," Hamilton Spectator, 7 April 2000, A11. The article title refers to Dave Neumann, not to Friel.
  9. Paula Kulig, "Blight on Main Street Even the mayor says Brantford has the worst downtown in Canada—a victim like so many others of shopping malls," Toronto Star, 19 May 1996, D1.
  10. Richard Beales, "Don't be negative, Friel says: Mayor insists city's growth is no illusion," Brantford Expositor, 4 October 2002, A1; Michael-Allan Marion, Cheryl Bauslaugh and Lori Littleton, "Mayors raring to go: Chris Friel and Ron Eddy confirm intentions to run again," Brantford Expositor, 7 January 2003, A3.
  11. Moira Welsh and Kevin Donovan, untitled article, Toronto Star 15 March 1998, A1.
  12. Ken Kilpatrick, "Casino foes plan last-ditch rally," Toronto Star, 4 May 1998, A8.
  13. Luisa D'Amato, "WLU launches unique campus in Brantford," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 30 June 1998, A1; Luisa D'Amato, "$500 off at new WLU campus," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 18 March 1999, A2.
  14. John Goddard, "Brantford fights back," Toronto Star, 8 November 1999, p. 1.
  15. Ross Marowits, "Brantford Hydro won't go on block: Council decides utility should stay public—for now," Brantford Expositor, 7 April 1999, A1.
  16. Carol Parafenko, "Brant mayor slams threat by Brantford over merger," Hamilton Spectator, 6 January 2000, A6; Ross Marowits, "Friel backs off on talks of city-county amalgamation," Brantford Expositor, 18 January 2000, A3; Ross Marowits and Michael-Allan Marion, "Brant frosty to Friel plan: `My forehead is bloody from beating on a brick wall'—Friel," Brantford Expositor, 16 February 2000, A1.
  17. John Zronik, "Friel backs native land claims," Brantford Expositor, 28 August 2000, A1.
  18. Susan Gamble, "Native voters could sway Brant riding," Brantford Expositor, 12 June 2004, A1.
  19. Chris Brennan, "Mayor's personal history drives fight against smoking," Brantford Expositor, 16 October 2002, A10.
  20. Michael-Allan Marion, "Friel gets leave," Brantford Expositor, 7 May 2002, A1.
  21. Natalie Alcoba, "Recounts seen for Oakville, Brantford mayors," Hamilton Spectator, 11 November 2003, A04.
  22. "Brantford's mayor won't seek vote recount," Hamilton Spectator, 21 November 2003, A06.
  23. Lisa Grace Marr, "Brantford mayor has change of heart; Friel decides to run for mayor after all," Hamilton Spectator, 6 October 2000, A03.
  24. Michael-Allan Marion, "Mayoral candidates offer study in contrast," Brantford Expositor, 1 November 2003, A1.
  25. "Stewart's riding gets $30M in grants," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 11 February 2000, A03.
  26. "Workers across Ontario observe Labour Day," Cambridge Reporter, 4 September 2001, B8; Michael-Allan Marion, "Friel blasts him," Brantford Expositor, 4 September 2001, A1.
  27. Michael-Allan Marion, "Mixed reaction to Eves cabinet," Brantford Expositor, 16 April 2002, A3.
  28. Michael-Allan Marion, "Grits race to replace Stewart," Brantford Expositor, 17 February 2004, A1; Michael-Allan Marion, "St. Amand gets nod: More than 1,400 attend meeting," Brantford Expositor, 1 April 2004, A1.