Sudbury District municipal elections, 2010

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Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Sudbury District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Sudbury District District in Ontario, Canada

The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1894 from townships of eastern Algoma District and west Nipissing District.

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.

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Baldwin

Archie Boivin was elected as the reeve of Baldwin. [1] Incumbent reeve Dennis Golden ran for re-election as a council candidate rather than as reeve. [1]

Baldwin, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

Baldwin is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in Sudbury District north of Espanola, the township's two main communities and population centres are McKerrow and Lorne.

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Archie Boivin 82 29.81
Richard Gervais 67 24.36
Bert McDowell 65 23.63
Texas MacDonald 61 22.18

Chapleau

Earle Freeborn, the incumbent mayor of Chapleau, did not stand for re-election. The election was won by councillor Andre Byham. [2]

Chapleau, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

Chapleau is a township in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. It is home to one of the world's largest wildlife preserves. Chapleau has a population of 1,964 according to the Canada 2016 Census.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Andre Byham 736 67.15
William Pellow 285 26.00
Kimmo Keski-Pukkila 75 6.84

Espanola

Councillor Mike Lehoux defeated incumbent mayor Bernie Gagnon in Espanola, [1] in a race which hinged largely on questions regarding the town's contract with Kilganan Group, a real estate developer whose plan for a new factory and residential development in the town has faced delays in 2010. [3]

Espanola, Ontario Town in Ontario, Canada

Espanola is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, in the Sudbury District. It is situated on the Spanish River, approximately 70 kilometres west of downtown Sudbury, and just south of the junction of Highway 6 and Highway 17.

The election also attracted a bit of humorous media attention to the council candidacy of Jill Beer. Because her surname resulted in her election signs bearing the slogan "Beer for Council", several were seen on lawns in Sudbury as well as in Espanola. [4] Beer won her seat. [1]

Greater Sudbury City in Ontario, Canada

Greater Sudbury, commonly referred to as Sudbury, is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 161,531 at the Canada 2016 Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the fifth largest in Canada. It is administratively a single-tier municipality, and thus not part of any district, county, or regional municipality.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Mike Lehoux 936 41.21
Ron Piche 827 36.41
Bernie Gagnon (X) 369 16.25
Skip Kemsley 139 6.12

French River

Former mayor Claude Bouffard was re-elected in French River over incumbent Collin Bourgeois, who had defeated Bouffard in the 2006 election. [5]

French River, Ontario Municipality in Ontario, Canada

French River, also known as Rivière-des-Français, is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the Sudbury District. The municipality had a population of 2,662 in the Canada 2016 Census. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of the Township of Cosby, Mason and Martland and surrounding unincorporated portions of the Unorganized North Sudbury District. It was named after the French River that flows through the municipality.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Claude Bouffard 1,146 44.78
Harold Duff 1,020 39.85
Collin Bourgeois (X) 393 15.35

Killarney

Incumbent mayor Morgan Pitfield won another term by acclamation in Killarney. [6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Morgan Pitfield (X) Acclaimed

Markstay-Warren

Incumbent mayor Jean-Marc Chayer was defeated in Markstay-Warren, with challenger Sonja Flynn elected. [6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Sonja Flynn 464 43.0
Kathy Bennett 393 36.4
Jean-Marc Chayer (X) 223 20.6

Nairn and Hyman

The election campaign in Nairn and Hyman was marked by two anonymous flyers circulated under the name "Concerned Citizens of Nairn and Hyman". The first attacked mayoral candidate Laurier Falldien and council candidates Wayne Austin, Bonnie Vataja, Shelly Lowery and Rod MacDonald, calling them the "Scream Team", while the other endorsed incumbent mayor Brian Channon and incumbent councillors Brigita Gingras, Charlene Martel and Ed Mazey, calling them the "Dream Team". [7] In the final results, the "endorsed" candidates Gingras, Martel and Mazey were all re-elected to council, along with the "unendorsed" candidate Rod MacDonald, but Falldien defeated Channon in an overwhelming landslide for the mayoralty.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Laurier P. Falldien 285 93.75
Brian J. Channon (X) 19 6.25

Sables-Spanish Rivers

Incumbent mayor Leslie Gamble was re-elected in Sables-Spanish Rivers, while Patricia Hnatiuk will serve as deputy mayor. [6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Leslie Gamble (X) 515 48.13
David Wolff 215 20.09
Mac Moffatt 205 19.16
Karen Gerrard 135 12.62

St. Charles

Incumbent mayor Claude Lemieux did not stand for re-election in St. Charles. The election was won by Paul Schoppmann. [8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Paul Schoppmann 816 78.8
Gilles Girouard 219 21.2

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  2. (in French) "Vent de changement au Nord". radio-canada.ca, October 26, 2010.
  3. "Espanola debate goes over four hours". Mid-North Monitor, October 22, 2010.
  4. "Election Day is here". Sudbury Star , October 25, 2010.
  5. "Your voice has been heard". French River Today, October 26, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "Municipal elections produce new faces". Sudbury Star , October 29, 2010.
  7. "Mail-out flyers have Nairn candidates fuming". Sudbury Star , October 22, 2010.
  8. Official Election Results. Municipality of St. Charles, October 26, 2010.