St. Catharines municipal election, 2000
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The St. Catharines municipal election of 2000 was held to elect a mayor and councillors for the city of St. Catharines, Ontario.
[edit] Results
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)Tim Rigby | acclaimed | - |
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Disher | 1,838 | 30.33 |
| Ronna Katzman | 1,838 | 30.33 |
| John A. Davis | 1,249 | 20.61 |
| Frank Hampson | 1,136 | 18.74 |
| Total valid votes | 6,061 | 100.00 |
- Carol Disher was elected to council in 1997, 2000 and 2003. She was president of the Niagara Bruce Trail Club in the early 1990s.[1] She tried to prevent the merger of Hamilton and St. Catharines power utilities in 2004,[2] and unsuccessfully urged council to ban the cosmetic use of pesticides in January 2006.[3] She was also a prominent opponent of the Port Dalhousie tower complex purchase.[4]
The results are provided by the City of St. Catharines, and are available here.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Karen O'Brien, "Taking a hike into the past", Hamilton Spectator, 23 March 1992, B4.
- ^ Dave Kewley, "St. Kitts hydro plugs into Hamilton", Hamilton Spectator, 9 November 2004, A8.
- ^ Marlene Bergsma, "Pesticide ban dies as council flip-flops", St. Catharines Standard, 17 January 2006, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, accessed 5 November 2006.
- ^ M. Zito, "Tower opponents deserve voter support Nov. 13", St. Catharines Standard, 2 November 2006, accessed 5 November 2006.
