2003 Guelph municipal election

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2003 Guelph municipal election
November 10, 2003
Map of Guelph's Wards

The 2003 Guelph municipal election was held on November 10, 2003, 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, but was the only major city in the province where both of the leading candidates for mayor were women.[1]

Election results

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

Mayor

One candidate to be elected.

Candidate Votes %
Kate Quarrie 16,158 53.20
Karen Farbridge (X) 12,291 40.46
Billy Craven 1,156 3.81
Kurt Krausewitz 423 1.39
John Ustation 347 1.14

Councillors

Two candidates per ward to be elected.

Ward 1

Candidate Votes %
Rocco J. Furfaro (X) 2,255 25.61
Laura Baily 1,986 22.56
Robert Bell 1,639 18.61
Joe Young (X) 1,567 17.80
Alan Pickersgill 1,260 14.31
Harry G. Barnes 98 1.11

Ward 2

Candidate Votes %
Dan Moziar (X) 2,017 20.53
Ray Ferraro 1,885 19.19
Gary Walton 1,685 17.15
Sean Farrelly (X) 1,378 14.03
Marion Baldwin 1,363 13.87
David Sherratt 785 7.99
Nora Black 453 4.61
J. Bruder Meshake 258 2.63

Ward 3

Candidate Votes %
Dan Schnurr (X) 2,130 25.65
Maggie Laidlaw (X) 1,833 21.65
Bill Barrett 1,667 19.69
Kim Iezzi 1,491 17.61
Joe Sharpe 932 11.01
Bradley Shaw 245 2.89
Marc Bosboom 169 2.00

Ward 4

Candidate Votes %
Gloria Kovach (X) 2,370 34.14
David Birtwistle (X) 1,990 28.66
Don Irvine 1,516 21.83
Mark Briestensky 600 8.64
Steven Petric 467 6.73

Ward 5

Candidate Votes %
Cathy Downer (X) 1,744 25.25
Lise Burcher 1,705 24.68
Jim Muir 1,180 17.08
Douglas O'Doherty 1,162 16.82
Bill McAdams (X) 836 12.10
Ann Clayton 281 4.07

Ward 6

Candidate Votes %
Peter Hamtak 2,405 19.68
Christine Billings 2,332 19.08
Karl Wettstein (X) 2,239 18.32
Angelo Mior 2,091 17.11
Marilyn Shapka (X) 1,719 14.06
Malcolm Chumley 851 6.96
Mirza Baig 586 4.79

Timeline

  • September 22, 2003 - Nominations close.
  • November 10, 2003 - Election Day.

Issues

  • Wal-Mart at 6 & 7
  • Subbor breach of contract

See also

2003 Ontario municipal elections

References

  1. "Municipal Elections". City of Guelph.