Brantford municipal election, 2006
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The 2006 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford
Brantford, Ontario
Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...

, Ontario
Ontario
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.

Results (partial)

  • Fred Minna supported the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
    Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
    The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...

     and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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    The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

     in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He wrote a letter endorsing the provincial government of Mike Harris
    Mike Harris
    Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...

     in the 1999 provincial election
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     and was the vote organizer for Brant
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    Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....

     in the 2003 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention. He sought election to the Brantford city council in 1997
    Brantford municipal election, 1997
    The 1997 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario...

     and 2006, finishing third both times.


  • Russell H. Skelton ran unsuccessfully for Brantford City Council in 1994
    Brantford municipal election, 1994
    The 1994 Brantford municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario.In the mayoral contest, Chris Friel defeated one-term incumbent Bob Taylor.-Results:...

    , 2003
    Brantford municipal election, 2003
    The 2003 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 2003, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario....

    , and 2006. Thirty-eight years old during the 2003 election, he ran on a platform of greater consultation with the electorate and increased road safety.
  • Duane LeeAllen has been active with Brant Artscapes. He was thirty-four years old during the 2006 election. LeeAllen ran in opposition to the city's proposed culture plan, arguing that it inappropriately privileged the non-profit sector to the detriment of private busineses. He also pledged to make culture events more affordable for low-income residents.


  • Dale Renout is a Baptist clergyman. He has a bachelor's degree
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     in religious education and described himself as working toward a Master of Divinity
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     in 2006. He has served on the Grand Erie board's special education committee. Renout has run for public office on four occasions. He ran for the Brant County Public School Board and its successor Grand Erie District School Board
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    The Grand Erie District School Board is a school board that has legal jurisdiction over Norfolk County, Haldimand County, and Brant County in the province of Ontario, Canada...

     in 1994
    Brantford municipal election, 1994
    The 1994 Brantford municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario.In the mayoral contest, Chris Friel defeated one-term incumbent Bob Taylor.-Results:...

    , 2000
    Brantford municipal election, 2000
    The 2000 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 2000, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.-Results:...

    , and 2006, and also for the Brantford city council's fifth ward in 1997
    Brantford municipal election, 1997
    The 1997 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario...

    . Renout wrote an equivocal public letter on the invasion of Iraq
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     in 2003, saying that he was "not a proponent of war" but adding that, in his view, some justice was needed for the victims of Iraq's regime. Although Renout was personally opposed to same-sex marriage
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    , he described some same-sex marriage opposition in Canada as "hate mongering" and called for churches to focus on humanitarian issues. In 2006, he wrote in favour of continuing Canada's military mission in Afghanistan
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    . He has been critical of both the federal Conservative Party
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     and the federal Liberal Party
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    for their records in office.


Source: Official results: City of Brantford.
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