Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000

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The Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000 was held in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date.

The election chose the mayor and city councillors who would sit on the new Greater Sudbury City Council from 2000 to 2003.

1 Issues
2 Mayoral race
3 Results
4 References

[edit] Issues

The city of Greater Sudbury, in its current form, did not yet exist on the election date, but was legislated to come into effect on January 1, 2001. On the election date, the former government structure of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and its seven constituent municipalities was still in place. The election, however, was held to choose the new city council.

Officially, the municipal councils from the 1997 elections remained in office until December 31, 2000, approximately three weeks longer than in most other Ontario municipalities. However, much of their actual power had already been transferred to the new city's appointed transition committee, leaving the incumbent municipal councils with only nominal authority. Although temporary, the limits that were placed on the power of the outgoing municipal councils were controversial throughout the year.

The municipal amalgamation was itself controversial and unpopular, especially in the suburban municipalities.

[edit] Mayoral race

The winner of the mayoral race was Jim Gordon, the long-serving mayor of the former city of Sudbury. Gordon did not face serious opposition.

[edit] Results

[edit] Mayor

**2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election**, Mayor of Greater Sudburyedit
Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
James K. Gordon	not listed	81
Mary Fournier Pagnutti	not listed	7
Rick Doyon	not listed	7
Carl St. John	not listed	3.6
Ed Pokonzie	not listed	<1
J. David Popescu	not listed	<1

[edit] Councillors

**2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (two elected)**
Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Eldon Gainer	4,245	26.94
(x)Gerry McIntaggart	3,543	22.48
Vicki Kett	2,858	18.14
(x)Dick Johnstone	2,371	15.05
Joe Cimino	1,997	12.67
Jim Chenier	745	4.73
Total valid votes	15,759	100.00

Dick Johnstone was the final mayor of Walden before to its amalgamation into Greater Sudbury, and also served as a regional councillor.^[1] He sought election to the new Greater Sudbury Council in 2000, and was defeated. He later sought an appointment to the City of Greater Sudbury's first economic development corporation in 2001, but was rejected.^[2] In of 2008, he is a director of the Human League Association in Sudbury.^[3]