1985 Brantford municipal election
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
---|---|---|
(x)Dave Neumann | 14,285 | 83.77 |
William Stewart | 1,589 | 9.32 |
Andy Woolley | 1,178 | 6.91 |
Total valid votes | 17,052 | 100 |
- Andy Woolley was a perennial candidate who ran for mayor of Brantford in 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1985.[1] He was described as a school caretaker in 1980.[2]
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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," The Globe and Mail, 12 November 1985, A18.
- ^ Rudy Platiel, "Voters go to polls in 801 municipalities," The Globe and Mail, 10 November 1980, p. 1.
- ^ Brantford Expositor, 11 November 1985, p. 6.
- ^ Tom Potter, "Nobody's business," The Globe and Mail, 24 February 1988, A6.