1997 Guelph municipal election

1997 Guelph municipal election

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Map of Guelph's Wards

The 1997 Guelph municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, 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.^[1]

Results[]

Names in bold denotes elected candidates.
(X) denotes incumbent.

Mayor[]

Mayoral race

Candidate	Vote	%
Joe Young (X)	13,193	55.08
James M. Sinclair	6,146	25.70
John Pate	3,684	15.39
Michael J. Baldasaro	481	2.03
Beverly Izzillo-Ustation	448	1.87

Ward 1[]

Ward 1 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate	Vote	%
Karen Farbridge (X)	1,830	31.55
Rocco J. Furfaro	1,323	22.81
John Carrere (X)	1,243	21.43
Dave Ellerson	588	10.13
Frank D'Angelo	455	7.84
Cherry Clayton	360	6.20

Ward 2[]

Ward 2 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate	Vote	%
Gary Walton (X)	2,746	36.05
Sean D Farrelly (X)	2,426	31.85
John Newstead	1,209	15.87
William Zebedee	632	8.29
Pasquale Vullo	603	7.91

Ward 3[]

Ward 3 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate	Vote	%
Norm Jary (X)	2,713	38.94
Dan Schnurr (X)	1,710	24.54
Maggie Laidlaw	1,575	22.60
Rita Boulding	968	13.89

Ward 4[]

Ward 4 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate	Vote	%
Gloria Kovach (X)	2,139	36.36
Phil Cumming	849	14.43
H. Wayne Vokey	714	12.13
Rob McAleer	604	10.26
Stephen McDonald	485	8.24
David Birtwistle	448	7.61
Ed Cuncins	325	5.52
Jim Grant	318	5.40

Ward 5[]

Ward 5 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate	Vote	%
Cathy Downer (X)	2,185	36.41
Bill McAdams (X)	1,575	26.24
Douglas B. O'Doherty	1,106	18.43
Charles Miller	648	10.79
Gordon Angus	335	5.58
Jim Vernon	152	2.53

Ward 6[]

Ward 6 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate	Vote	%
Lynda Prior	1,748	22.11
Christine Billings	1,256	15.88
Marilyn Shapka	1,176	14.87
Walter Bilanski (X)	1,116	14.11
Tim Gaw	1,095	13.85
Laura Murr	915	11.57
Lance Tyszka	332	4.19
Tracy Rockett	267	3.37

NOTE: The election results published in the Guelph Mercury on November 11, 1997 show Lynda Prior with 1,708 votes.

Plebiscite[]

Plebiscite on charity gaming clubs

Are you in favor of charitable gaming clubs in the City of Guelph?	Vote	%
Yes	6,182	30.11
No	14,347	69.89

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