1985 Brantford municipal election
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[edit]
| 1985 Brantford municipal election: Mayor of Brantford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 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]
| 1985 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward One (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 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) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 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) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 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) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 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) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 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[edit]
- ^ 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.