Guelph municipal election, 1997

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Guelph municipal election, 1997
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The 1997 Guelph municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council and the Guelph members of the Upper Grand District School Board (Public) and Wellington Catholic District School Board. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario. [1]

Guelph City in Ontario, Canada

Guelph is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Kitchener and 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wellington County Road 124. It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it. The city is built on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.

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Results

Names in bold denotes elected candidates.
(X) denotes incumbent.

Mayor

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Joe Young (X) 13,19355.08
James M. Sinclair 6,146 25.70
John Pate 3,684 15.39
Michael J. Baldasaro 481 2.03
Beverly Izzillo-Ustation 448 1.87

Ward 1

Ward 1 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Karen Farbridge (X) 1,83031.55
Rocco J. Furfaro1,32322.81
John Carrere (X) 1,243 21.43
Dave Ellerson 588 10.13
Frank D'Angelo 455 7.84
Cherry Clayton 360 6.20

Ward 2

Ward 2 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Gary Walton (X) 2,74636.05
Sean D Farrelly (X) 2,42631.85
John Newstead 1,209 15.87
William Zebedee 632 8.29
Pasquale Vullo 603 7.91

Ward 3

Ward 3 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Norm Jary (X) 2,71338.94
Dan Schnurr (X) 1,71024.54
Maggie Laidlaw 1,575 22.60
Rita Boulding 968 13.89

Ward 4

Ward 4 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Gloria Kovach (X) 2,13936.36
Phil Cumming84914.43
H. Wayne Vokey 714 12.13
Rob McAleer 604 10.26
Stephen McDonald 485 8.24
David Birtwistle 448 7.61
Ed Cuncins 325 5.52
Jim Grant 318 5.40

Ward 5

Ward 5 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Cathy Downer (X) 2,18536.41
Bill McAdams (X) 1,57526.24
Douglas B. O'Doherty 1,106 18.43
Charles Miller 648 10.79
Gordon Angus 335 5.58
Jim Vernon 152 2.53

Ward 6

Ward 6 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Lynda Prior1,74822.11
Christine Billings1,25615.88
Marilyn Shapka 1,176 14.87
Walter Bilanski (X) 1,116 14.11
Tim Gaw 1,095 13.85
Laura Murr 915 11.57
Lance Tyszka 332 4.19
Tracy Rockett 267 3.37

NOTE: The election results published in the Guelph Mercury on November 11, 1997 show Lynda Prior with 1,708 votes.

Plebiscite

Plebiscite on charity gaming clubs

Are you in favor of charitable gaming clubs in the City of Guelph? Vote %
Yes 6,182 30.11
No14,34769.89

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