Windsor municipal election, 1991
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The 1991 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees.
[edit] Results
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)Dwight Duncan | 8,438 | 36.95 |
| Margaret Williams | 6,288 | 27.54 |
| Al Santing | 3,285 | 14.39 |
| Karen Bennett | 1,905 | 8.34 |
| Rick Cian | 1,905 | 8.34 |
| Joseph Theriault | 1,014 | 4.44 |
| Total Valid Votes | 22,835 | 100.00 |
- Karen Bennett was a civil engineer technologist, and served as chair of the Court of Revisions - Local Improvements in the 1990s. The 1991 election was her first campaign. She campaigned again in the 1994 municipal election under the name "Karen Spencer-Gibbs", calling for property tax reform and infrastructural upgrades.[1]
- Rick P. Cian holds Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Windsor. He was thirty years old in 1991, and worked as a pension analyst for Chrysler Canada Ltd. He called for a reduction in welfare rolls, and argued that city government should be run as a business.[2]
- Joseph Theriault was a contract administrator for Tri-Way Machine Ltd., and was active in a Brighton Beach ratepayers organization. He was thirty-five years old in 1991.[3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Spencer-Gibbs runs in Ward 1", Windsor Star, 21 October 1994, A5; Gary Rennie, "Ward 1: Wealth of good ideas makes it tough choice", Windsor Star, 27 October 1994, A3.
- ^ "Job creation said key to Windsor's outlook", Windsor Star, 3 October 1991, C12.
- ^ "Newcomer seeking Ward 1 council spot", Windsor Star, 21 September 1991, A5.
