Guelph municipal election, 2006
The 2006 Guelph municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council and the Guelph members of the Upper Grand District School Board (Public) and Wellington Catholic District School Board. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario.
These are the final results for this election excluding the current Ward 1 recount situation. For full list of current council members, see Guelph City Council.
Mayor
Ward 1
| Two to be elected representing Ward 1 |
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| Candidate |
John Allan |
Laura Baily |
Bob Bell |
Kathleen Farrelly |
Rocco Furfaro |
Eugene Gromczynski |
| Website |
ward1guelph.ca |
laura-baily.com |
bobbell.ca |
kathleenfarrelly.com |
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| Status |
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Incumbent |
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Incumbent |
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| Votes |
1329 |
1717 * |
3212 |
1717 * |
1647 |
316 |
| % |
13.37 |
17.28 |
32.32 |
17.28 |
16.57 |
3.18 |
- The Ward 1 tie between Laura Baily and Kathleen Farrelly was broken under the Municipal Elections Act with the City Clerk drawing Baily's name randomly by lot. Results are unofficial.
Ward 2
| Two to be elected representing Ward 2 |
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| Candidate |
Vicki Beard |
Andrew Colwill |
Ray Ferraro |
Ian Findlay |
Matthew Knock |
Dan Moziar |
Gary Walton |
| Website |
vickibeard.ca |
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ianfindlay.ca |
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danmoziar.ca |
votegarywalton.com |
| Status |
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Incumbent |
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Incumbent |
Former Councillor |
| Votes |
2404 |
771 |
1671 |
2330 |
90 |
1522 |
1815 |
| % |
22.67 |
7.27 |
15.76 |
21.97 |
0.85 |
14.35 |
17.12 |
Ward 3
Ward 4
| Two to be elected representing Ward 4 |
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| Candidate |
David Birtwistle |
Cam Guthrie |
Gloria Kovach |
Mike Salisbury |
| Website |
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ward4news.ca |
gloriakovach.ca |
ward4guelph.ca |
| Status |
Incumbent |
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Incumbent |
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| Votes |
1244 |
1805 |
2623 |
1999 |
| % |
16.22 |
23.53 |
34.19 |
26.06 |
Ward 5
| Two to be elected representing Ward 5 |
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| Candidate |
John Alves |
Lise Burcher |
Sal De Monte |
Dan Douma |
Leanne Piper |
| Website |
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liseburcher |
saldemonte.ca |
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leannepiper.ca |
| Status |
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Incumbent |
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School Trustee |
| Votes |
797 |
4053 |
1613 |
962 |
4339 |
| % |
6.77 |
34.45 |
13.71 |
8.18 |
36.88 |
Ward 6
| Two to be elected representing Ward 6 |
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| Candidate |
Christine Billings |
Peter Hamtak |
William McAdams |
Ken Morgan |
Karl Wettstein |
| Website |
thebillings.ca |
peterhamtak.ca |
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guelphfirst.com |
karlwettstein.com |
| Status |
Incumbent |
Incumbent |
Former Councillor |
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Former Councillor |
| Votes |
2438 |
1555 |
300 |
2423 |
2537 |
| % |
26.35 |
16.81 |
3.24 |
26.19 |
27.42 |
Upper Grand District School Board
| Two to be elected representing Wards 1, 5 and 6 |
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| Candidate |
Mark Bailey |
Linda Busuttil |
Marty Fairbairn |
Randy Norris |
Helen Teece |
| Website |
markbailey.ca |
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randynorris.net |
helenteece.ca |
| Status |
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Incumbent |
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| Votes |
5681 |
3666 |
3201 |
2706 |
2085 |
| % |
32.76 |
21.14 |
18.46 |
15.61 |
12.02 |
| Two to be elected representing Wards 2, 3 and 4 |
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| Candidate |
Don Griffin |
Susan Moziar |
Andrea Robinson |
Jennifer Waterston |
| Website |
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susanmoziar.ca |
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jenniferwaterston.ca |
| Status |
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Incumbent |
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Incumbent |
| Votes |
3297 |
4341 |
3565 |
5366 |
| % |
19.90 |
26.20 |
21.52 |
32.39 |
Wellington Catholic District School Board
| Four to be elected representing the City of Guelph |
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| Candidate |
David Bryden |
Victoria (Sorbara) Dupuis |
Jim Furfaro |
Marino L. Gazzola |
Richard A. Gazzola |
Dennis J. Noon |
| Website |
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| Status |
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Incumbent |
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Incumbent |
Incumbent |
Incumbent |
| Votes |
1666 |
3085 |
3883 |
3780 |
3078 |
4343 |
| % |
8.40 |
15.55 |
19.58 |
19.06 |
15.52 |
21.90 |
Conseil Scolaire Public de District du Centre-Sud Ouest
| One to be elected representing the Region of Waterloo, and
the Counties of Middlesex, Wellington, Perth and Huron
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| Candidate |
Gilles Arpin |
Stephan Barath |
| Website |
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| Status |
Incumbent |
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| Votes |
91 |
44 |
| % |
67.41 |
32.59 |
Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud
| One to be elected representing the Region of Waterloo, and
the Counties of Wellington, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk
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| Candidate |
Dorothée Petit-Pas |
| Website |
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| Status |
Incumbent |
| Votes |
Acclaimed |
| % |
100 |
Ward Referendum
| "Are you in favour of retaining the ward system
as the current method of electing city councillors?"
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| Response |
Yes |
No |
| Website |
goforwards.ca |
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| Votes |
26741 |
5390 |
| % |
83.22 |
16.78 |
Timeline
- September 29, 2006 - Nominations close.
- November 13, 2006 - Election Day.
Issues
Professionalism on City Council
Wet/Dry Recycling
Heritage Protection
Growth Management
See also
Ontario municipal elections, 2006
External links
Neutral links