Guelph municipal election, 2006
Encyclopedia
The 2006 Guelph municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, 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.
These are the final results for this election excluding the current Ward 1 recount situation. For full list of current council members, see Guelph City Council
.
alism on City Council
Wet/Dry Recycling
Heritage Protection
Growth Management
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
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, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council
Guelph City Council
Guelph City Council is the governing body for the city of Guelph, Ontario.The council consists of the Mayor of Guelph and 12 ward councillors. Each ward elects 2 members to represent them. The council operates in the Guelph City Hall....
and the Guelph members of the Upper Grand District School Board
Upper Grand District School Board
The Upper Grand District School Board is a school board in Ontario, Canada. It spans an area of 4211 km² and covers the regions of Dufferin County, Wellington County and the City of Guelph, in the region to the west and north of Toronto....
(Public) and Wellington Catholic District School Board
Wellington Catholic District School Board
The Wellington Catholic District School Board is a school board in Ontario, Canada, serving the students of the City of Guelph and Wellington County...
. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario.
These are the final results for this election excluding the current Ward 1 recount situation. For full list of current council members, see Guelph City Council
Guelph City Council
Guelph City Council is the governing body for the city of Guelph, Ontario.The council consists of the Mayor of Guelph and 12 ward councillors. Each ward elects 2 members to represent them. The council operates in the Guelph City Hall....
.
Mayor
| Mayor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Mark Briestensky | Karen Farbridge Karen Farbridge Karen J. Farbridge is a mayor and a former city councillor of the city of Guelph, Ontario.Karen was first elected to Guelph City Council in 1994, representing Ward 1. In 2000 she became Guelph's first woman Mayor... |
Bev A. Izzillo-Ustation | Kate Quarrie Kate Quarrie Kate Quarrie is a Canadian politician who served as the second female mayor of Guelph, Ontario from 2003 to 2006.A native of Guelph, Kate Quarrie was defeated by Karen Farbridge in the November 2006 municipal election.-External links:*... |
| Website | mark4mayor.ca | farbridgeforguelph.ca | kategetsitdone.ca | |
| Status | Former Mayor | Incumbent | ||
| Votes | 4180 | 17689 | 523 | 12319 |
| % | 12.04 | 50.96 | 1.51 | 35.49 |
Ward 1
| Two to be elected representing Ward 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Candidate | John Allan | Laura Baily | Bob Bell | Kathleen Farrelly | Rocco Furfaro | Eugene Gromczynski |
| Website | ward1guelph.ca | laura-baily.com | bobbell.ca | kathleenfarrelly.com | ||
| Status | Incumbent | Incumbent | ||||
| Votes | 1329 | 1717 * | 3212 | 1717 * | 1647 | 316 |
| % | 13.37 | 17.28 | 32.32 | 17.28 | 16.57 | 3.18 |
- The Ward 1 tie between Laura Baily and Kathleen Farrelly was broken under the Municipal Elections ActCanada Elections ActCanada Elections Act is an Act of the Parliament of Canada respecting the election of members of parliament to the Canadian House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts....
with the City Clerk drawing Baily's name randomly by lot. Results are unofficial.
Ward 2
| Two to be elected representing Ward 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Candidate | Vicki Beard | Andrew Colwill | Ray Ferraro | Ian Findlay | Matthew Knock | Dan Moziar | Gary Walton |
| Website | vickibeard.ca | ianfindlay.ca | danmoziar.ca | votegarywalton.com | |||
| Status | Incumbent | Incumbent | Former Councillor | ||||
| Votes | 2404 | 771 | 1671 | 2330 | 90 | 1522 | 1815 |
| % | 22.67 | 7.27 | 15.76 | 21.97 | 0.85 | 14.35 | 17.12 |
Ward 3
| Two to be elected representing Ward 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Craig Chamberlain | June Hofland | Maggie Laidlaw | Dan Schnurr | Charlie Whittaker |
| Website | commongroundcampaign.com | juneinnovember.ca | maggielaidlaw.ca | danschnurr.com | |
| Status | Incumbent | Incumbent | |||
| Votes | 1508 | 3083 | 3213 | 1607 | 1221 |
| % | 14.18 | 29.00 | 30.22 | 15.11 | 11.48 |
Ward 4
| Two to be elected representing Ward 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
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| Candidate | David Birtwistle | Cam Guthrie | Gloria Kovach | Mike Salisbury |
| Website | ward4news.ca | gloriakovach.ca | ward4guelph.ca | |
| Status | Incumbent | Incumbent | ||
| Votes | 1244 | 1805 | 2623 | 1999 |
| % | 16.22 | 23.53 | 34.19 | 26.06 |
Ward 5
| Two to be elected representing Ward 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | John Alves | Lise Burcher | Sal De Monte | Dan Douma | Leanne Piper |
| Website | liseburcher | saldemonte.ca | leannepiper.ca | ||
| Status | Incumbent | School Trustee | |||
| Votes | 797 | 4053 | 1613 | 962 | 4339 |
| % | 6.77 | 34.45 | 13.71 | 8.18 | 36.88 |
Ward 6
| Two to be elected representing Ward 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Christine Billings | Peter Hamtak | William McAdams | Ken Morgan | Karl Wettstein |
| Website | thebillings.ca | peterhamtak.ca | guelphfirst.com | karlwettstein.com | |
| Status | Incumbent | Incumbent | Former Councillor | Former Councillor | |
| Votes | 2438 | 1555 | 300 | 2423 | 2537 |
| % | 26.35 | 16.81 | 3.24 | 26.19 | 27.42 |
Upper Grand District School Board
| Two to be elected representing Wards 1, 5 and 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Mark Bailey | Linda Busuttil | Marty Fairbairn | Randy Norris | Helen Teece |
| Website | markbailey.ca | randynorris.net | helenteece.ca | ||
| Status | Incumbent | ||||
| Votes | 5681 | 3666 | 3201 | 2706 | 2085 |
| % | 32.76 | 21.14 | 18.46 | 15.61 | 12.02 |
| Two to be elected representing Wards 2, 3 and 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Don Griffin | Susan Moziar | Andrea Robinson | Jennifer Waterston |
| Website | susanmoziar.ca | jenniferwaterston.ca | ||
| Status | Incumbent | Incumbent | ||
| Votes | 3297 | 4341 | 3565 | 5366 |
| % | 19.90 | 26.20 | 21.52 | 32.39 |
Wellington Catholic District School Board
| Four to be elected representing the City of Guelph | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | David Bryden | Victoria (Sorbara) Dupuis | Jim Furfaro | Marino L. Gazzola | Richard A. Gazzola | Dennis J. Noon |
| Website | ||||||
| Status | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | ||
| Votes | 1666 | 3085 | 3883 | 3780 | 3078 | 4343 |
| % | 8.40 | 15.55 | 19.58 | 19.06 | 15.52 | 21.90 |
Conseil Scolaire Public de District du Centre-Sud Ouest
| One to be elected representing the Region of Waterloo, and the Counties of Middlesex, Wellington, Perth and Huron |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Gilles Arpin | Stephan Barath |
| Website | ||
| Status | Incumbent | |
| Votes | 91 | 44 |
| % | 67.41 | 32.59 |
Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud
| One to be elected representing the Region of Waterloo, and the Counties of Wellington, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk |
|
|---|---|
| Candidate | Dorothée Petit-Pas |
| Website | |
| Status | Incumbent |
| Votes | Acclaimed |
| % | 100 |
Ward Referendum
| "Are you in favour of retaining the ward system as the current method of electing city councillors?" |
||
|---|---|---|
| Response | Yes | No |
| Website | goforwards.ca | |
| Votes | 26741 | 5390 |
| % | 83.22 | 16.78 |
Issues
ProfessionProfession
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alism on City Council
Wet/Dry Recycling
Heritage Protection
Growth Management
Growth management
Growth management is a set of techniques used by government to ensure that as the population grows that there are services available to meet their demands. These are not necessarily only government services...