Brantford municipal election, 1985
The 1985 Brantford municipal election was held on November 12, 1985, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The rural and small-town communities surrounding Brantford also held elections on the same day.
Results
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (two members elected)edit
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
(x)John Starkey |
1,804 |
27.33 |
(x)Jo Brennan |
1,634 |
24.75 |
Don Francis |
1,155 |
17.50 |
Clive Wellington |
714 |
10.82 |
Fred Kelley |
532 |
8.06 |
Paul Urbanowicz |
468 |
7.09 |
Michael Miles |
294 |
4.45 |
Total valid votes |
6,601 |
100 |
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Two (two members elected)edit
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
Kevin Davis |
2,483 |
32.28 |
Brad Ward |
1,906 |
24.78 |
Vince Bucci |
1,292 |
16.80 |
Tom Potter |
974 |
12.66 |
Enid Green |
648 |
8.43 |
Paul Mellor |
388 |
5.04 |
Total valid votes |
7,691 |
100 |
- Tom Potter used the slogan, "Active Representative, Accessible Alderman" in the 1985 campaign.[3] Three years later, he wrote a letter to the Globe and Mail criticizing a requirement that all members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and their families be required to declare their assets. Potter described as an invasion of privacy.[4]
- Paul Mellor appears to have been a first-time candidate for public office. He is not the same person as a Paul Mellor from Niagara Falls who was accused of murder in 2009.
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)edit
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
Karen George |
2,507 |
37.88 |
(x)Max Sherman |
2,144 |
32.39 |
Chris Brown |
1,362 |
20.58 |
Ron Houston |
606 |
9.16 |
Total valid votes |
6,619 |
100 |
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)edit
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
(x)Andy Woodburn |
1,756 |
36.51 |
Steve Bosanac |
1,171 |
24.35 |
Bob Bell |
673 |
13.99 |
Dan Houssar |
618 |
12.85 |
Ivan Vander Deen |
591 |
12.29 |
Total valid votes |
4,809 |
100 |
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected)edit
Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
Pat Luciani |
1,608 |
29.41 |
Raymond Simpson |
1,435 |
26.25 |
Wally Lucente |
914 |
16.72 |
Tom Oldham |
788 |
14.41 |
Lillian Currell |
368 |
6.73 |
Yvonne McMahon |
354 |
6.48 |
Total valid votes |
5,467 |
100 |
- Yvonne McMahon ran for Brantford's fifth ward in 1976 and 1985, losing both times. She also ran a protest campaign for mayor of Brantford in 1982, finishing a distant second against incumbent Dave Neumann.
References
- ^ See Rudy Platiel, "Several long-serving mayors step down this year," Globe and Mail, 12 November 1985, A18.
- ^ Rudy Platiel, "Voters go to polls in 801 municipalities," Globe and Mail, 10 November 1980, p. 1.
- ^ Brantford Expositor, 11 November 1985, p. 6.
- ^ Tom Potter, "Nobody's business," Globe and Mail, 24 February 1988, A6.