2006 Ontario municipal elections
In the 2006 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in the province of Ontario, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities. These elections were regulated by the .
Date
Municipal elections in all Ontario municipalities took place on Monday, November 13, 2006. Currently municipal elections in Ontario have fixed election dates, and the next round of elections are due to take place in November, 2010. Prior to the vote in 2006, the period between elections had been 3 years.Voting Notice and Attention
Candidates may have withdrawn from the race prior to November 13, 2006, and while their names may still have appeared on the ballot, voting for a withdrawn candidate resulted in a spoiled ballot and was not counted.Term lengths
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario legislation, passed in 2006, sets the length of terms in office for all municipal elected officials at four years.Campaigns in major cities
In Toronto, their municipal election had incumbent mayor David Miller easily defeating councillor Jane Pitfield and former Liberal Party president Stephen LeDrew.Ottawa's election race was a heated affair with incumbent mayor Bob Chiarelli finishing third behind victorious businessman Larry O'Brien and popular former councillor Alex Munter.
In London, incumbent mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best defeated Liberal MP Joe Fontana. In Mississauga, Hazel McCallion, who has been mayor since 1978 faced little competition en route to victory.
Larry Di Ianni, Hamilton's mayor was upset in an extremely close race by former alderman Fred Eisenberger.
In Greater Sudbury, mayor David Courtemanche was defeated by former NDP MP John Rodriguez.
In Guelph, former mayor Karen Farbridge defeated incumbent mayor Kate Quarrie in a reversal of the election three years prior when Quarrie defeated Farbridge.
Municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants
The following lists mayoral races and city council races unless a main article exists, in which case only the mayoral races are listed here. In the tables, candidates marked with an were the incumbent.[Barrie]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dave Aspden | 14,616 | 50.3 |
| Robert J. Hamilton | 12,175 | 41.9 |
| Kevin Harrod | 2,244 | 7.73 |
City council
[Brampton]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Susan Fennell | 51,036 | 74.8 |
| Raj Sharda | 9,585 | 14.1 |
| John R. A. Moulton | 4,007 | 5.9 |
| Sunny Gandhi | 2,343 | 3.4 |
| Amjid Iqbal | 1,215 | 1.8 |
Burlington">Burlington, Ontario">Burlington
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Cam Jackson | 14,941 | 34.9 |
| Joan Lougheed | 13,687 | 32.0 |
| Rick Burgess | 12,658 | 29.6 |
| Philip Papadoupoulos | 1,393 | 3.3 |
| Stephen Kolcun | 147 | 0.3 |
City and regional council
Cambridge">Cambridge, Ontario">Cambridge
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Doug Craig | 11274 | 51.0 |
| Margaret Barr | 8972 | 40.6 |
| Michael A. Sahagian | 761 | 3.4 |
| John Oprea | 647 | 2.9 |
| Marsha Gail Kriss | 446 | 2.0 |
[Chatham-Kent]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Randy Hope | 11578 | 31.5 |
| Diane Gagner | 9060 | 24.7 |
| Walter Spence | 7649 | 20.8 |
| Chip Gordon | 6532 | 17.8 |
| Richard Erickson | 1381 | 3.8 |
| Dim Desat | 265 | 0.7 |
| Mary Kwong Lee | 262 | 0.7 |
[Greater Sudbury]
Mayoral raceCity council: See separate article.
[Guelph]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Karen Farbridge | 17689 | 51.0 |
| Kate Quarrie | 12319 | 35.5 |
| Mark Briestensky | 4180 | 12.0 |
| Bev A. Izzillo-Ustation | 523 | 1.5 |
Hamilton">Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Fred Eisenberger | 54110 | 43.2 |
| Larry Di Ianni | 53658 | 42.8 |
| Diane Elms | 9459 | 7.6 |
| Michael J. Baldasaro | 4520 | 3.6 |
| Gino Speziale | 1274 | 1.0 |
| Steve Leach | 1250 | 1.0 |
| Martin S. Zuliniak | 968 | 0.8 |
City council
See main article
Kingston">Kingston, Ontario">Kingston
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Harvey Rosen | 16,278 | 43.18 |
| Rick Downes | 15,548 | 41.25 |
| Kevin George | 5,870 | 15.57 |
City council
Kitchener">Kitchener, Ontario">Kitchener
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Carl Zehr | 24520 | 68.0 |
| Janis Hedrich | 7663 | 21.2 |
| John Huemiller | 2917 | 8.1 |
| Frank Kulcsar | 981 | 2.7 |
City council
Regional council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Tom Galloway | 19838 | 18.2 |
| Jean Haalboom | 17034 | 15.6 |
| Jake Smola | 15961 | 14.6 |
| Jim Wideman | 15629 | 14.3 |
| Steven Cage | 11341 | 10.4 |
| Gary R. Ferguson | 6760 | 6.2 |
| Jason Hammond | 6928 | 5.8 |
| Rick Moffitt | 5711 | 5.2 |
| Kurt L. Ditner | 4413 | |
| Daniel Glenn-Graham | 3440 | 3.2 |
| Matthew Ichim | 2581 | 2.4 |
London">London, Ontario">London
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Anne Marie DeCicco-Best | 57,891 | 57.7 |
| Joe Fontana | 35,083 | 35.7 |
| Cynthia Etheridge | 2,561 | 2.6 |
| Ivan W. Kasiurak | 1,905 | 1.9 |
| Arthur Majoor | 1,623 | 1.6 |
| Matthew L. R. Shantz | 532 | 0.5 |
Board of control
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Tom Gosnell | 46806 | 16.1 |
| Gina Barber | 46090 | 15.8 |
| Bud Polhill | 39073 | 13.4 |
| Gord Hume | 36620 | 12.6 |
| Russ Monteith | 35497 | 12.2 |
| Tim Gatten | 34452 | 11.8 |
| Brian Rice | 17706 | 6.1 |
| John Walsh | 15047 | 5.2 |
| Joshua Hurwitz | 13704 | 4.7 |
| Peter Schuller | 6059 | 2.1 |
City council
Markham">Markham, Ontario">Markham
Mayor| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Frank Scarpitti | 48,462 | 82.97 |
| Partap Dua | 4,912 | 8.41 |
| Stephen Kotyck | 3,195 | 5.47 |
| Sam Orrico | 1,840 | 3.15 |
Regional council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Jones | 29514 | 16.90 |
| Jack Heath | 29037 | 16.63 |
| Tony C. Wong | 25491 | 14.60 |
| Gordon Landon | 23996 | 13.74 |
| Joe Li | 18020 | 10.32 |
| Khalid Usman | 17432 | 9.98 |
| Elagu Elaguppillai | 16246 | 9.30 |
| Arnel Scott | 7938 | 4.55 |
| Carl Bodnar | 6962 | 3.99 |
Town council
[Mississauga]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Hazel McCallion | 98,293 | 91.4 |
| Donald Barber | 5,571 | 5.2 |
| Roy N. Willis | 3,667 | 3.4 |
Oakville">Oakville, Ontario">Oakville
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rob Burton | 15,120 | 38.36 |
| Ann Mulvale | 13,484 | 34.21 |
| Chris Stoate | 7,409 | 18.08 |
| Janice Wright | 3,096 | 7.85 |
| Daniela Z. Giecewicz | 309 | 0.78 |
Town & regional council
[Oshawa]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Gray | 19545 | 72.8 |
| Alexander Kemp | 5846 | 21.8 |
| Dawn Turner | 1461 | 5.4 |
[Ottawa]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Larry O'Brien | 141262 | 47.1 |
| Alex Munter | 108752 | 36.2 |
| Bob Chiarelli | 46697 | 15.6 |
| Jane Scharf | 1467 | 0.5 |
| Piotr Anweiler | 762 | 0.3 |
| Robert Larter | 667 | 0.2 |
| Barkley Pollock | 432 | 0.1 |
Richmond Hill">Richmond Hill, Ontario">Richmond Hill
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dave Barrow | 22007 | 78.9 |
| David McCann | 2261 | 9.5 |
| Anastasios Baxevanidis | 2276 | 8.2 |
| Ramon Datol | 962 | 3.5 |
Other races See main article
[St. Catharines]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Brian McMullan | 15067 | 39.6 |
| Rob Welch | 6047 | 15.9 |
| Marilyn C. Bodogh | 4412 | 11.6 |
| Jackie Phelan | 3390 | 8.9 |
| Preston Haskell | 3261 | 8.6 |
| Sue Erskine | 3207 | 8.4 |
| Garry Robbins | 2263 | 5.9 |
| Emad Zawady | 411 | 1.1 |
Other races
- See main article
[Thunder Bay]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Lynn Peterson | 26561 | 84.9 |
| Jim Gamble | 2733 | 8.7 |
| Douglas Mackay | 1988 | 6.4 |
[Toronto]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Miller | 332,969 | 57.0 |
| Jane Pitfield | 188,932 | 32.3 |
| Stephen LeDrew | 8,078 | 1.4 |
| Michael Alexander | 5,247 | 0.9 |
| Jaime Castillo | 5,215 | 0.9 |
| Douglas Campbell | 4,183 | 0.7 |
| Hazel Jackson | 3,333 | 0.6 |
| Lee Romano | 3,108 | 0.5 |
| Shaun Bruce | 2,820 | 0.5 |
| Monowar Hossain | 2,726 | 0.5 |
| Joseph Young | 2,264 | 0.4 |
| Kevin Clarke | 2,081 | 0.4 |
| Joel Rubinovich | 1,642 | 0.3 |
| Scott Yee | 1,538 | 0.3 |
| Rodney Muir | 1,458 | 0.2 |
| Nicholas Brooks | 1,397 | 0.2 |
| John Porter | 1,348 | 0.2 |
| Diana-De Maxted | 1,311 | 0.2 |
| David Dicks | 1,283 | 0.2 |
| Duri Naimji | 1,240 | 0.2 |
| Bob Smith | 1,105 | 0.2 |
| Mark Korolnek | 1,079 | 0.2 |
| Glenn Coles | 1,019 | 0.2 |
| Peter Styrsky | 945 | 0.2 |
| Mitch Gold | 880 | 0.2 |
| Ryan Goldhar | 787 | 0.1 |
| Mehmet Ali Yagiz | 753 | 0.1 |
| Ratan Wadhwa | 696 | 0.1 |
| Adam Sit | 663 | 0.1 |
| Paul Sheldon | 624 | 0.1 |
| Dave DuMoulin | 601 | 0.1 |
| Gerald Derome | 578 | 0.1 |
| Thomas Shipley | 574 | 0.1 |
| Soumen Deb | 517 | 0.1 |
| David Schiebel | 498 | 0.1 |
| David Vallance | 486 | 0.1 |
| John Weingust | 312 | 0.1 |
| Mark State | 194 | 0.0 |
City council
See main article
[Vaughan]
Mayoral race| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Linda Jackson | 28396 | 47.3 |
| Michael Di Biase | 28306 | 47.2 |
| Paul Stewart | 2645 | 4.4 |
| Savino Quatela | 637 | 1.1 |
Other races
See main article
Windsor">Windsor, Ontario">Windsor
Mayor| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Eddie Francis | 44527 | 77.6 |
| David Wonham | 10308 | 18.0 |
| Mohamed Chams | 1502 | 2.6 |
| Mohamad-Ali Beydoun | 1074 | 1.9 |
Other races: see main article
Municipalities with 25,000 to 100,000 people
Races for mayor only, see main article for more information. In the tables, candidates marked with an were the incumbent.Municipalities with 5,000 to 25,000 people
| Municipality | Elected |
| Adjala–Tosorontio | Tom Walsh |
| Alnwick/Haldimand | William Finley |
| Amherstburg | Wayne Hurst |
| Arnprior | Terry Gibeau |
| Arran–Elderslie | Ron L. Oswald |
| Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh | Ben Van Diepenbeek |
| Augusta | Mel Campbell |
| Aylmer | Bob Habkirk |
| Bayham | Lynn Acre |
| Beckwith | Richard Kidd |
| Blandford-Blenheim | Kenn R. Howling |
| Bluewater | Bill Dowson |
| Bracebridge | Don Coates |
| Bradford West Gwillimbury | Doug White |
| Brighton | Chris Herrington |
| Brock | Larry O'Connor |
| Brockton | Charlie Bagnato |
| Brockville | David Henderson |
| Carleton Place | Paul Dulmage |
| Cavan-Monaghan | Neal Cathcart |
| Central Elgin | Sylvia Hofhuis |
| Central Huron | Bert Dykstra |
| Centre Wellington | Joanne Ross-Zuj |
| Chatsworth | Howard Greig |
| Clearview | Ken Ferguson |
| Cobourg | Peter Delanty |
| Cochrane | Lawrence Martin |
| Collingwood | Chris Carrier |
| Cramahe | Marc Coombs |
| Douro-Dummer | J. Murray Jones |
| Drummond/North Elmsley | Aubrey Churchill |
| Dryden | Anne Krassilowsky |
| East Gwillimbury | James R. Young |
| East Zorra-Tavistock | Don McKay |
| Edwardsburgh/Cardinal | Larry Dishaw |
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | Jim Pickard |
| Elliot Lake | Rick Hamilton |
| Erin | Rod Finnie |
| Espanola | Bernie Gagnon |
| Essa | David Guergis |
| Essex | Ron McDermott |
| Fort Frances | Roy Avis |
| Gananoque | James E. Garrah |
| Georgian Bluffs | Alan Barfoot |
| Goderich | Deb Shewfelt |
| Gravenhurst | John Klinck |
| Greater Napanee | Gordon Schermerhorn |
| Greenstone | Michael Power |
| Grey Highlands | Brian Mullin |
| Grimsby | Robert Bentley |
| Guelph/Eramosa | Chris White |
| Hamilton | Mark Lovshin |
| Hanover | Kathi Maskell |
| Hearst | Roger Sigouin |
| Huntsville | Claude Doughty |
| Huron East | Joe Seili |
| Huron-Kinloss | Mitch Twolan] |
| Ingersoll | Paul Holbrough |
| Iroquois Falls | Gilles E. Forget |
| Kapuskasing | Alan Spacek |
| Kenora | Len Compton |
| Kincardine | Larry Kraemer |
| King | Margaret Black |
| Kingsville | Nelson Santos |
| Kirkland Lake | Bill Enouy |
| Lambton Shores | Gord Minielly |
| Laurentian Valley | Jack Wilson |
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands | Frank Kinsella |
| Lincoln | Bill Hodgson |
| Loyalist | Clayton McEwan |
| Malahide | John R. Wilson |
| Mapleton | John Green |
| McNab/Braeside | Mary Campbell |
| Meaford | Wally Reif |
| Middlesex Centre | Al Edmondson |
| Midland | James Downer |
| Minden Hills | Jim McMahon |
| Minto | David Anderson |
| Mississippi Mills | Al Lunney |
| Mono | Lorie Haddock |
| Muskoka Lakes | Susan Pryke |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | Gary Burroughs |
| North Dumfries | Kim Denouden |
| North Dundas | Alvin Runnalls |
| North Glengarry | Grant Crack |
| North Grenville | Bill Gooch |
| North Middlesex | Wesley J. Hodgson |
| North Perth | Edwin Hollinger |
| North Stormont | Dennis Fife |
| Norwich | Donald Doan |
| Oliver Paipoonge | Lucy Kloosterhuis |
| Oro-Medonte | Harry Hughes |
| Otonabee-South Monaghan | David Nelson |
| Owen Sound | Ruth Lovell |
| Parry Sound | Richard Adams |
| Pelham | Dave Augustyn |
| Pembroke | Ed Jacyno |
| Penetanguishene | Anita Dubeau |
| Perth | John Fenik |
| Perth East | Ian Forrest |
| Petawawa | Bob Sweet |
| Plympton–Wyoming | Lonny Napper |
| Port Colborne | Vance Badawey |
| Port Hope | Linda Thompson |
| Prince Edward | Leo P. Finnegan |
| Puslinch | Brad Whitcombe |
| Ramara | Bill Duffy |
| Renfrew | Sandi Heins |
| Rideau Lakes | Ronald Holman |
| Saugeen Shores | Mike Smith |
| Scugog | Marilyn Pearce |
| Severn | Phil Sled |
| Sioux Lookout | Kathy Poling |
| Smith–Ennismore–Lakefield | Ron Millen |
| Smiths Falls | Dennis Staples |
| South Bruce | Bill Goetz |
| South Bruce Peninsula | Gwen Gilbert |
| South Dundas | Charles A. Barkley |
| South Frontenac | Gary Davison |
| Southgate | Don Lewis |
| South Glengarry | Jim McDonell |
| South Huron | Ken Oke |
| South Stormont | Bryan McGillis |
| Southwest Middlesex | Doug Reycraft |
| South-West Oxford | James Hayes |
| Springwater | Tony Guergis |
| St. Clair | Steve Arnold |
| St. Marys | Jamie Hahn] |
| Stone Mills | Debbie Thompson |
| Strathroy-Caradoc | Mel Veale |
| Tay | Scott Warnock |
| Tay Valley | Keith Kerr |
| Temiskaming Shores | Judy Pace |
| Thames Centre | Jim Maudsley |
| The Blue Mountains | Ellen Anderson |
| Thorold | Henry D'Angela |
| Tillsonburg | Stephen Molnar |
| Tiny | Peggy Breckenridge |
| Trent Hills | Hector MacMillan |
| Tweed | Jo-Anne Albert |
| Uxbridge | Robert Shepherd |
| Wainfleet | Barbara Henderson |
| Wasaga Beach | Cal Patterson |
| Wellesley | Ross Kelterborn |
| Wellington North | Mike Broomhead |
| West Elgin | Graham Warwick |
| West Grey | Kevin Eccles |
| West Lincoln | Katie Trombetta |
| West Nipissing | Joanne Savage |
| West Perth | John Van Bakel |
| Whitchurch–Stouffville | Wayne Emmerson |
| Whitewater Region | Donald Rathwell |
| Wilmot | Wayne Roth |
| Woolwich | William Strauss |
| Zorra | Margaret Lupton |
The Municipalities of [Prescott and Russell]
| Municipality | Elected |
| Alfred and Plantagenet | Jean-Yves Lalonde |
| Casselman | Conrad Lamadeleine |
| Champlain | Gary Barton |
| Clarence-Rockland | Richard Lalonde |
| East Hawkesbury | Robert Kirby |
| Hawkesbury | Jeanne Charlebois |
| Russell | Ken Hill |
| The Nation Municipality | Denis Pommainville |