Sylvia Sutherland | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Peterborough | |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| In office 1998–2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Paul Ayotte |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (until 1986) |
| Profession | Broadcaster |
Sylvia Sutherland is a retired Canadian politician who was mayor of Peterborough from 1986 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2006. [1]
Sutherland has a diploma in journalism from the Ryerson Institute of Technology,a BA (Hons) in history from Trent University,and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Reading. [2]
She ran as the Liberal candidate against Progressive Conservative MP Bill Domm in the federal election of 1980,losing by 2,215 votes. [3] Sutherland was also a Liberal candidate for Member of Provincial Parliament in the 1995 provincial election. She lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Stewart. [4]
In March 2007,she was appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board for a 5-year term. [5]
On April 5,2010,Sutherland hit a passenger van,killing the female passenger,Min-Hua Shao. Sutherland was convicted on August 10,2010,of driving through a stop sign. Sutherland was fined $500,and donated $500 to a charity selected by the victim's family. [6]
| 2003 Peterborough municipal election : Mayor of Peterborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Sylvia Sutherland | 11,194 | 39.70 | ||||||
| Doug Peacock | 10,522 | 37.32 | ||||||
| Paul Ayotte | 5,155 | 18.28 | ||||||
| Margeree Edwards | 1,326 | 4.70 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 28,197 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 2000 Peterborough municipal election : Mayor of Peterborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Sylvia Sutherland | 15,962 | 59.21 | ||||||
| Len Vass | 9,933 | 36.84 | ||||||
| Jeff Ruhl | 813 | 3.02 | ||||||
| Kenneth T. Burgess | 252 | 0.93 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 26,960 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1995 Ontario general election : Peterborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Stewart | 22,735 | 52.66 | $45,102 | ||||
| Liberal | Sylvia Sutherland | 10,326 | 23.92 | – | $42,101 | |||
| New Democratic | Jenny Carter | 7,581 | 17.56 | $26,275 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Paul Morgan | 2,064 | 4.78 | – | $12,225 | |||
| Libertarian | Vic Watts | 251 | 0.58 | $1,047 | ||||
| Natural Law | Peter Leggat | 213 | 0.49 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 43,170 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 329 | |||||||
| Turnout | 43,499 | 66.23 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 65,678 | |||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election : Peterborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Domm | 19,417 | 40.25 | |||||
| Liberal | Sylvia Sutherland | 17,202 | 35.66 | |||||
| New Democratic | Paul Rexe | 10,776 | 22.34 | |||||
| Libertarian | Sally Hayes | 469 | 0.97 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | Mark Elson | 243 | 0.50 | – | ||||
| Independent | Robert J. Norris | 69 | 0.14 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Richard Anthony | 67 | 0.14 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 48,243 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | |||||||
| Turnout | 48,359 | 73.16 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 66,097 | |||||||