Sylvia Sutherland

Sylvia Sutherland
Mayor of Peterborough
In office
1986–1991
In office
1998–2006
Succeeded byPaul Ayotte
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (until 1986)
ProfessionBroadcaster

Sylvia Sutherland is a retired Canadian politician who was mayor of Peterborough from 1986 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2006.[1]

Sutherland has a diploma in journalism from the Ryerson Institute of Technology, a BA (Hons) in history from Trent University, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Reading.[2]

She ran as the Liberal candidate against Progressive Conservative MP Bill Domm in the federal election of 1980, losing by 2,215 votes.[3] Sutherland was also a Liberal candidate for Member of Provincial Parliament in the 1995 provincial election. She lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Stewart.[4]

In March 2007, she was appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board for a 5-year term.[5]

On April 5, 2010, Sutherland hit a passenger van, killing the female passenger, Min-Hua Shao. Sutherland was convicted on August 10, 2010, of driving through a stop sign. Sutherland was fined $500, and donated $500 to a charity selected by the victim's family.[6]

Electoral record

2003 Peterborough municipal election: Mayor of Peterborough
Candidate Votes %
(x)Sylvia Sutherland 11,194 39.70
Doug Peacock 10,522 37.32
Paul Ayotte 5,155 18.28
Margeree Edwards 1,326 4.70
Total valid votes 28,197 100.00


2000 Peterborough municipal election: Mayor of Peterborough
Candidate Votes %
(x)Sylvia Sutherland 15,962 59.21
Len Vass 9,933 36.84
Jeff Ruhl 813 3.02
Kenneth T. Burgess 252 0.93
Total valid votes 26,960 100.00


1995 Ontario general election: Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Gary Stewart 22,735 52.66 $45,102
Liberal Sylvia Sutherland 10,326 23.92 – $42,101
New Democratic Jenny Carter 7,581 17.56 $26,275
Family Coalition Paul Morgan 2,064 4.78 – $12,225
Libertarian Vic Watts 251 0.58 $1,047
Natural Law Peter Leggat 213 0.49 $0
Total valid votes 43,170 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 329
Turnout 43,499 66.23
Electors on the lists 65,678


1980 Canadian federal election: Peterborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Domm 19,417 40.25
Liberal Sylvia Sutherland 17,202 35.66
New Democratic Paul Rexe 10,776 22.34
Libertarian Sally Hayes 469 0.97
Rhinoceros Mark Elson 243 0.50 –
Independent Robert J. Norris 69 0.14
Marxist–Leninist Richard Anthony 67 0.14
Total valid votes 48,243 100.00
Total rejected ballots 116
Turnout 48,359 73.16
Electors on the lists 66,097

References

  1. ^ "Service Record of Councillors". City of Peterborough. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Agency Members Biographies". Ontario Municipal Board.
  3. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Candidates".
  4. ^ "Elections Ontario results". Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ontario Municipal Board Agency Details".
  6. ^ nurun.com. "Sutherland fined after fatal crash". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved March 24, 2017.