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The 2018 Barrie municipal election was held on October 22, 2018, to elect a Mayor and 10 city councillors of the city of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. School trustees of the English-language Simcoe County District and Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Boards and the French-language Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir were also elected to represent the 10 wards of Barrie.
The election was held in conjunction with those held other municipalities of Ontario. In the mayoral race, incumbent mayor Jeff Lehman was re-elected with 90.97% of the popular vote. There were 38 candidates running for 10 city councillor positions – three councillors were re-elected, one was acclaimed, and six wards saw new councillors.
Voter turnout was at an all-time low at 29.65% of registered voters. Turnout would later increase in 2022 up to 30.45%.[2]
Results
The results of the election are listed below.[3] Individuals who also won their seat in the last elections of 2014 are denoted as incumbents.[4]
Mayor
There were two candidates for Mayor of Barrie: perennial candidate Ram Faerber and incumbent Jeff Lehman. The mayoral election had 11 declined ballots.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Faerber | 2,467 | 9.03 | +108.89 | |
| Jeff Lehman (incumbent) | 24,854 | 90.97 | −5.80 | |
Candidate information:
- Ram Faerber was the owner of a recycling business.[5] He was previously a mayoral candidate in 2014 and unsuccessfully ran for Member of Parliament of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in the 2015 Canadian federal election and Member of Provincial Parliament of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in the 2018 Ontario general election as an independent politician. If elected, he hoped to focus on homelessness, freeze municipal tax increases,[5] and reducing drug addiction.[6]
- Jeff Lehman was the incumbent Mayor of Barrie, first elected in 2010 and seeking a third term. He announced his intentions to run in March, campaigning for a "strong economy, strong society and strong neighbourhoods" for the city.[7]
City Council elections
Each of Barrie's 10 wards had elected a councillor to the Barrie City Council. Incumbent Sergio Morales was acclaimed as councillor for Ward 9, something that only happened twice in the last 20 years.[8]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaughna Ainsworth | 852 | 25.98 | |
| Graham Allary | 176 | 5.37 | |
| Ryan Cardwell | 514 | 15.68 | |
| Erin Hennigar | 61 | 1.86 | |
| Dusko Jankov | 186 | 5.67 | |
| Avery Konda | 113 | 3.45 | |
| Ann-Marie Kungl | 370 | 11.28 | |
| Clare Riepma | 974 | 29.70 | |
| Cole Walsh | 33 | 1.01 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Aylwin | 1,766 | 42.04 | |
| Richard Forward | 1,359 | 32.35 | |
| Yolanda T. Gallo | 199 | 4.74 | |
| Rose Romita (incumbent) | 877 | 20.88 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn-Anne Hill | 277 | 12.01 | |
| Tanya Saari | 415 | 18.00 | |
| Doug Shipley (incumbent) | 1,614 | 69.99 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Boucher | 446 | 15.21 | |
| Bryan Harris | 1,010 | 34.44 | |
| Barry Ward (incumbent) | 1,477 | 50.36 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ahmed | 70 | 2.85 | |
| Brandon Cassidy | 87 | 3.55 | |
| Peter Silveira (incumbent) | 942 | 38.39 | |
| Robert Thomson | 1,355 | 55.22 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Harris | 1,042 | 39.23 | |
| Colin Nelthorpe | 153 | 5.76 | |
| Micheline Robichaud | 524 | 19.73 | |
| Steve Trotter | 937 | 35.28 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harvey | 1,066 | 46.94 | |
| John McEachern | 67 | 2.95 | |
| Bonnie North | 362 | 15.94 | |
| Andrew Prince | 776 | 34.17 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harris | 998 | 30.78 | |
| Brian Miller | 755 | 23.29 | |
| Shelly Skinner | 500 | 15.42 | |
| Brad Thompson | 989 | 30.51 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Culyer | 86 | 3.46 | |
| Mike McCann (incumbent) | 1,719 | 69.18 | |
| John Olthuis | 680 | 27.36 | |
School board trustee elections
Seven candidates were elected members of four different school boards across Simcoe County and the Golden Horseshoe.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian MacLean | 2,211 | 33.93 | |
| David William O'Brien | 2,222 | 34.10 | |
| Neli Trevisan | 755 | 11.59 | |
| Amanda Trinacty | 1,328 | 20.38 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Mouratidis | 2,914 | 54.23 | |
| Mike Washburn | 2,459 | 45.77 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Dath | 816 | 13.15 | |
| Heidi MacNeil | 1,441 | 23.22 | |
| Ajmal Noushahi | 479 | 7.72 | |
| David Quigley | 1,089 | 17.55 | |
| Lisa-Marie Wilson | 2,381 | 38.37 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Brown | 985 | 44.55 | |
| Robert Matthew LeCollier | 673 | 30.44 | |
| Paul Rasiulis | 553 | 25.01 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hall | 577 | 28.13 | |
| Maria Hardie (incumbent) | 1,299 | 63.33 | |
| Corey James Henderson | 175 | 8.53 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Belcourt | 441 | 36.97 | |
| Saveria Caruso | 292 | 24.48 | |
| Eric Lapointe | 460 | 38.56 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Malenfant | 196 | 15.22 | |
| Claire Thibideau | 1,092 | 84.78 | |
Ward 3 by-election
A by-election was held on February 24, 2020, in Ward 3 to fill the vacancy of Doug Shipley, who was elected to the House of Commons. Ann-Marie Kungl, who ran unsuccessfully in Ward 1 in 2018, was elected councillor.[9]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen James Ciesielski | 19 | 1.03 | |
| Ram Faerber | 105 | 5.70 | |
| Ann-Marie Kungl | 542 | 29.42 | |
| Gerry Marshall | 176 | 9.55 | |
| Kelly Patterson McGrath | 234 | 12.70 | |
| Tanya Saari | 427 | 23.18 | |
| Devin Scully | 308 | 16.72 | |
| Peter Silveira | 31 | 1.68 | |
The by-election also saw the return of Ram Faerber, Tanya Saari, and Peter Silveira, who ran for mayor, Ward 3, and Ward 5, respectively, in 2018.
References
- 1 2 3 "Official 2018 Municipal Election Results". City of Barrie. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ↑ Simon, Chris (October 27, 2022). "'An incredible team that's been elected': City of Barrie certifies municipal election results". Barrie Advance. Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022.
- ↑ Cooke, Wendy (October 28, 2018). "Certificate of Election Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 18, 2022.
- ↑ McAlpine, Dawn A. (October 31, 2014). "Final Summary of Election Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - 1 2 Phillips, Kim (September 26, 2018). "Ram Faerber running for Barrie mayor". CTV Barrie. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022.
- ↑ Gibson, Shawn (October 16, 2018). "Faerber and Lehman sound off at Barrie Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate". Barrie Today. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018.
- ↑ Jackson, Hannah (October 22, 2018). "Jeff Lehman re-elected as mayor". Global News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021.
- ↑ Bowe, Raymond (July 27, 2018). "Several municipal election races in the works as candidate filing deadline passes". Barrie Today. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018.
- ↑ Cooke, Wendy (February 25, 2020). "Certificate of Elections Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 18, 2022.