St. Catharines municipal election, 2003

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The St. Catharines municipal election of 2003 was held to elect a mayor and councillors for the city of St. Catharines, Ontario.

[edit] Results

2003 St. Catharines municipal election, Mayoredit
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Tim Rigby 9,558 31.81
Wendy Patriquin 9,504 31.63
Rondi Craig 9,189 30.59
Mark Klimchuk 1,166 3.88
Burt Koiter 415 1.38
Boris Petrovici 212 0.71
Total valid votes 30,044 100.00
  • Wendy Patriquin is a businessperson in St. Catharines.[1] Before running for mayor, she represented Ward One (Merritton) on the St. Catharines city council. She opposed a $17 million plan for an arena in the city.[2]
  • Rondi Craig was 35 years old at the time of the election.[3] Before running for mayor, she represented Ward Three (St. George's) on the St. Catharines city council.
  • Mark Klimchuk was appointed by council to the St. Catharines Clean City Committee in January 2004.[4][5]
  • Burt Koiter was 33 years old in 2003.[1]
  • Boris Petrovici has campaigned four times for Mayor of St. Catharines, and was not considered a serious candidate. In 1982, he was found in contempt of court for refusing to move tonnes of debris (primarily newspapers) from the house of his estranged wife. He was 55 years old at the time, and was an unemployed freelance photographer.[2] His campaign slogan in 2003 was "Vote for the Smaller Crook".[6]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Lisa Wright, "Ghosts still haunt St. Catharines", Toronto Star, 21 February 1993, A6.
  2. ^ "Court orders newspaper hoard cleared out", Globe and Mail, 3 July 1982, S8.