Sault Ste. Marie municipal election, 2006

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The 2006 Sault Ste. Marie municipal election was held on 13 November 2006 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to elect a mayor and 12 city councillors to Sault Ste. Marie City Council for the term from 2006 to 2010, as well as school board trustees for the Algoma District School Board, wards 1, 3 and 4/5, and the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario City in Ontario, Canada

Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada, close to the U.S.-Canada border. It is the seat of the Algoma District and the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay.

Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

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

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This election coincided with the 2006 Ontario municipal elections held across Ontario.

Mayor

2006 Sault Ste. Marie municipal election, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
John Rowswell 15,93256.47
Debbie Amaroso 8,460 29.98
Fred Dovigi 3,822 13.55
Total valid votes28,214100.00

Ward 1 Councillors

Two to be elected representing Ward 1
Candidate John Borho Steve Butland James Caicco Andy Martens
Status Incumbent Incumbent
Votes 119840033697 708
% 12.5%41.7%38.5% 7.4%

Ward 2 Councillors

Two to be elected representing Ward 2
Candidate Jody Curran Susan MilneSusan MyersTerry Sheehan John Wieczor
Status Incumbent Incumbent
Votes 1951 150623432784 711
% 21.0% 16.2%25.2%30.0% 7.6%

Ward 3 Councillors

Two to be elected representing Ward 3
Candidate Bryan DumanskiBryan Hayes Kelly MarshallPat Mick David Poluck
Status Incumbent Incumbent
Votes 12361948 6932523 1771
% 15.1%23.8% 8.5%30.9% 21.7%

Ward 4 Councillors

Two to be elected representing Ward 4
Candidate Domenic Coccimiglio Neil del Bianco Greg McMasterLorena TridicoLou Turco
Status Incumbent Incumbent
Votes 593 1601 86523021867
% 8.2% 22.1% 12.0%31.8%25.8%

Ward 5 Councillors

Two to be elected representing Ward 5
CandidateDavid CelettiFrank Fata Duane Jones Scott Reid
Status Incumbent
Votes23731829 1809 973
%34.0%26.2% 25.9% 13.9%

Ward 6 Councillors

Two to be elected representing Ward 6
Candidate Folgo della VedovaOzzie Grandinetti Tony MancusoFrank Manzo Carmine Paradiso Larry Petingola Ron Schinners Karl Sepkowski Andre Trahan
Status Incumbent
Votes 10561096 8912284 229 96 192 889 476
% 14.6%15.2% 12.4%31.7% 3.2% 1.3% 2.7% 12.3% 6.6%

Algoma District School Board Trustees

One to be elected representing Ward 1
Candidate William HallJennifer Sarlo
Status Incumbent
Votes 11992397
% 33.3%66.7%
One to be elected representing Ward 2
CandidateGraham Lidstone
Status Incumbent
VotesAcclaimed
One to be elected representing Ward 3
Candidate Laurie ClaridaKaren Morin
Status Incumbent
Votes 12711757
% 42.0%58.0%
One to be elected representing Wards 4 and 5
Candidate Fred MacWilliamSusan Thayer
Status Incumbent
Votes 15052952
% 33.8%66.2%
One to be elected representing Ward 6
CandidateWanda Lee McQueen
Status Incumbent
VotesAcclaimed
One to be elected representing Prince Township
and the unorganized townships
CandidateLarry Pallot
Status Incumbent
VotesAcclaimed

Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board Trustees

Six to be elected
CandidateLaurie Ann AcetiMarchy BruniJohn Caputo Vivian DuffyRegis O'Connor Robert John RoznikGrace TridicoSandra Turco
Status
Votes630661735435 44885005 267248895092
%15.7%15.4%13.6% 11.2%12.5% 6.7%12.2%12.7%

Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario

One to be elected
CandidateRachelle Beaubien
Status Incumbent
VotesAcclaimed

Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique du Nouvel Ontario

One to be elected
CandidateSuzanne Salituri
Status Incumbent
VotesAcclaimed

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References

Results taken from the City of Sault Ste. Marie page on the 2006 Election results.