1978 Brantford municipal election
The 1978 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 1978, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities surrounding the city.
Charles Bowen was narrowly re-elected to a fourth two-year term as mayor, defeating rival candidate Jo Brennan.
Results
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Charles Bowen | 9,968 | 49.20 | ||||||
| Jo Brennan | 8,823 | 43.55 | ||||||
| Andy Woolley | 946 | 4.67 | ||||||
| William Stewart | 522 | 2.58 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 20,259 | 100 | ||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| John Starkey | 2,092 | 27.21 | ||||||
| Deborah O'Connell | 2,032 | 26.43 | ||||||
| (x)Bill Tovell | 2,019 | 26.26 | ||||||
| Gordon Adams | 1,286 | 16.73 | ||||||
| John Steer | 259 | 3.37 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 7,688 | 100 | ||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Max Sherman | accl. | - | ||||||
| Mike Woodburn | accl. | - | ||||||
- Mike Woodburn was elected to city council in 1978 following a failed bid in 1976 and served for one term. He is the brother of Andy Woodburn, who served on council from 1976 to 1980 and again from 1982 to 1997.[1]
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Andy Woodburn | 1,972 | 36.19 | ||||||
| (x)Charles Ward | 1,327 | 24.35 | ||||||
| Ross Baker | 1,117 | 20.50 | ||||||
| Mike Sosteric | 598 | 10.97 | ||||||
| Enid Green | 435 | 7.98 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 5,449 | 100 | ||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Dave Neumann | accl. | - | ||||||
| (x)Doug Reeves | accl. | - | ||||||
- Doug Reeves was elected to Brantford City Council for the city's fifth ward in 1976 and was re-elected without opposition in 1978. In January 1978, he spoke against a proposed anti-smoking by-law.[2] Reeves later served as the Brant County area director for Legal Aid Ontario.[3] He also chaired Brantford's downtown Business Improvement Area in the 1990s,[4] and he welcomed the arrival of more police officers to the neighbourhood in 1999.[5]
References
- ^ Brantford Expositor, 14 November 1978.
- ^ "Flashback," Brantford Expositor, 31 January 2003, C3.
- ^ "Public defender idea under fire," Brantford Expositor, 4 October 2002, A5.
- ^ Ross Marowits, "City putting limits on use of Victoria Park," Brantford Expositor, 27 April 1999, A3.
- ^ Heather Ibbotson, "Police vow to clean up downtown," Brantford Expositor, 21 October 1999, A3.
