1991 Guelph municipal election

1991 Guelph municipal election

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Map of Guelph's Wards

The 1991 Guelph municipal election was held on November 12, 1991, 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.

It was also the first since 1930 to use wards to elect members of city council rather a citywide vote. Two councillors were to be elected in each of the six new wards.

Results

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

Mayor

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
John Counsell (X) 11,952 57.55
Peter Meisenheimer 6,267 30.18
John Millington 2,548 12.27

Ward 1

Ward 1 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Joe Young (X) 1,865 34.64
John Carere 981 18.22
Betty Stone (X) 775 14.39
Bill Hulet 717 13.32
Howard Burke 707 13.13
Nicole Seguin 339 6.30

Ward 2

Ward 2 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Frank Maine 2,329 28.34
Linda Lennon (X) 2,126 25.87
Gary Walton 1,400 17.04
Karen Farbridge 955 11.62
John Ustation 669 8.14
Lew Edwards 490 5.96
Louis Szpeflicki 249 3.03

Ward 3

Ward 3 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Norm Jary (X) 2,588 37.10
Theresa Stafford 1,343 19.25
David Kendrick (X) 1,019 14.61
John (Jack) Misener 707 10.13
Edward Pickersgill 552 7.91
Al Krusky, Jr. 339 4.86
Peter Kelley 271 3.88
Ray Mitchell 157 2.25

Ward 4

Ward 4 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Gloria Kovach 1,157 26.54
James Sinclair 908 20.83
Philip N. Allt 758 17.39
Alan Smart 669 15.35
Robert Warner 459 10.53
Doug Roach 408 9.36

Ward 5

Ward 5 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
Carl Hamilton (X) 1,623 25.70
Bill McAdams 1,456 23.06
Clara Marett (X) 1,306 20.68
Tim Mau 770 12.19
Marty Williams 671 10.63
Beverly Ann Izzillo 489 7.74

Ward 6

Ward 6 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected

Candidate Vote %
John Pate 1,481 27.43
Walter K. Bilanski (X) 1,173 21.73
Tim Gaw 1,133 20.99
Donald Peacock (X) 856 15.85
Andrew Oosterhoff 756 14.00

References

The Guelph Tribune, November 13, 1991