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2010 Ontario municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Ontario, Canada, on October 25, 2010. Voters in Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities. A total of 444 elections were held. Several smaller municipalities in Northern Ontario held no council elections, as their entire councils were acclaimed into office, although the towns still saw contested elections for their school board seats.

Voting date

Notwithstanding advance polling arrangements, municipal elections were held on the fourth Monday of October. From 1978 until 2006 the second Monday of November was the fixed date.

Nomination period

Candidate registration opened on January 4, 2010 and ended on September 10.

Term lengths

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario legislation (Bill 81, Schedule H), passed in 2006, sets the length of terms in office for all municipal elected officials at four years.

Campaigns in major cities

The Toronto municipal election saw an open contest for mayor, due to the retirement of David Miller after two terms. In Ottawa, former MPP and Mayor Jim Watson ran against incumbent Larry O'Brien, who was cleared of bribery charges in 2009.

Some media, including a Sudbury Star editorial which was republished in several other Sun Media newspapers, noted the seeming emergence of a Tea Party mentality in some parts of the province, with a number of self-styled "outsider" or populist candidates – including Rob Ford in Toronto, Joe Fontana in London, David D'Intino in St. Catharines, Rob Matheson in Kingston, Ron Schinners in Sault Ste. Marie and Marianne Matichuk in Greater Sudbury – campaigning on platforms that traded heavily in mistrust of the existing municipal governments.

Single tier municipalities

[[County of Brant|Brant County]]

Main article: 2010 Brant County municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [](http://www.brant.ca/ourcounty/elections2010_candidates.shtml)Vote%
Ron Eddy (X)3,18733.65
Steve Comisky3,04832.18
John Weaver1,69517.89
Roy Haggart1,15512.19
Shawn Pratt3874.09

[[Brantford]]

Main article: 2010 Brantford municipal election

[[Chatham-Kent]]

Mayoral Candidate [](https://web.archive.org/web/20101022061737/http://www.chatham-kent.ca/council+and+administration/mayor+council+and+cao/municipal+elections/candidates/Candidate+List.htm)Vote%
Randy Hope (X)13,16940.87
Tom McGregor10,95634.00
Ian McLarty6,60820.51
Austin Wright7652.37
Mary Kwong Lee5491.70
Allan R. Traylor1710.53

[[Greater Sudbury]]

Main article: 2010 Greater Sudbury municipal election

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Marianne Matichuk25,04246.1
John Rodriguez (X)19,81936.5
Ted Callaghan7,29813.4
Derek Young1,4322.6
Zack Gauthier3900.7
Dennis Gorman1670.3
Ed Pokonzie1020.2
David Popescu960.2
**Total valid votes**54,346

[[Haldimand County]]

Main article: 2010 Haldimand County municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.haldimandcounty.on.ca/OurCounty.aspx?id=14150&ekmensel=c580fa7b_130_573_14150_5](http://www.haldimandcounty.on.ca/OurCounty.aspx?id=14150&ekmensel=c580fa7b_130_573_14150_5)Vote%
Ken Hewitt6,98444.6
Marie Trainer (X)5,74836.7
Buck Sloat2,92918.7

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[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]

Main article: 2010 Hamilton municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20100820030102/http://www.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/CorporateServices/Clerks/MunicipalElection/Nominated+Candidates.htm](https://web.archive.org/web/20100820030102/http://www.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/CorporateServices/Clerks/MunicipalElection/Nominated+Candidates.htm)Vote%
Bob Bratina52,68437.32
Larry Di Ianni40,09128.40
Fred Eisenberger (X)38,71927.43
Michael James Baldasaro2,8922.05
Tone Marrone1,0520.75
Mahesh P. Butani9500.67
Glenn Hamilton9490.67
Pat Filice7680.54
Ken Leach5770.41
Andrew Haines5570.39
Mark Wozny4330.31
Steven Waxman4290.30
Edward H. C. Graydon4040.29
Gino Speziale3560.25
Victor Veri3130.22

[[Kawartha Lakes]]

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/city-hall/office-of-the-city-clerk/election/list-of-uncertified-candidates](http://www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca/city-hall/office-of-the-city-clerk/election/list-of-uncertified-candidates)Vote%
Ric McGee (X)13,85047.78
Andy Letham12,72243.88
Lynne Boldt2,4178.34

[[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk County]]

Main article: 2010 Norfolk County municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.norfolkcounty.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=721&Itemid=119](http://www.norfolkcounty.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=721&Itemid=119)Vote%
Dennis Travale (X)11,01866.24
Clarence Wheaton5,61533.76

[[Ottawa]]

Main article: 2010 Ottawa municipal election

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Jim Watson131,25848.70
Larry O'Brien (X)64,85324.06
Clive Doucet40,14714.89
Andrew S. Haydon18,9047.01
Mike Maguire6,6172.45
Robert Gauthier1,4130.52
Jane Scharf1,1690.43
Charlie Taylor1,1250.42
Cesar Bello9260.34
Idris Ben-Tahir7290.27
Samuel Wright3710.14
Robin Lawrence3000.11
Joseph Furtenbacher2990.11
Sean Ryan3600.13
Julio Pita2650.10
Robert Larter2190.08
Michael St. Arnaud2000.07
Daniel J. Lyrette1660.06
Vincent M. Libeshya1220.05
Fraser Liscumb1040.04

[[Prince Edward County, Ontario|Prince Edward County]]

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.pecounty.on.ca/government/council/elections2.php#mayor](http://www.pecounty.on.ca/government/council/elections2.php#mayor)Vote%
Peter Mertens348933.18
Sandy Latchford232722.13
Monica Alyea182817.38
Lori Slik120311.44
Gordon Fox107310.20
Paul Boyd593564

[[Toronto]]

Main article: 2010 Toronto municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20100129010723/http://app.toronto.ca/vote2010/findByOffice.do?officeType=1&officeName=Mayor](https://web.archive.org/web/20100129010723/http://app.toronto.ca/vote2010/findByOffice.do?officeType=1&officeName=Mayor)Vote%
Rob Ford380,20147.098
George Smitherman287,39335.602
Joe Pantalone94,84011.749
Rocco Rossi4,9730.616
George Babula3,2420.402
Rocco Achampong2,7810.345
Abdullah-Baquie Ghazi2,7460.34
Michael Alexander2,4520.304
Vijay Sarma2,2330.277
Sarah Thomson1,8760.232
Jaime Castillo1,8620.231
Dewitt Lee1,6850.209
Douglas Campbell1,4200.176
Kevin Clarke1,4000.173
Joseph Pampena1,3080.162
David Epstein1,1980.148
Monowar Hossain1,1860.147
Michael Flie1,1780.146
Don Andrews1,0230.127
Weizhen Tang8850.11
Daniel Walker7950.098
Keith Cole7940.098
Michael Brausewetter7910.098
Barry Goodhead7360.091
Charlene Cottle7300.09
Tibor Steinberger7290.09
Christopher Ball6900.085
James Di Fiore6490.08
Diane Devenyi6270.078
John Letonja5870.073
Himy Syed5760.071
Carmen Macklin5650.07
Howard Gomberg4720.058
David Vallance4420.055
Mark State4330.054
Phil Taylor4250.053
Colin Magee3970.049
Selwyn Firth3920.049
Ratan Wadhwa2880.036
Gerald Derome2490.031

Regional municipalities

[[Durham Region, Ontario|Durham]]

Main article: 2010 Durham Region municipal elections

[[Halton Region, Ontario|Halton]]

Main article: 2010 Halton Region municipal elections

[[Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario|Muskoka District]]

Main article: 2010 Muskoka District municipal elections

[[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara]]

Main article: 2010 Niagara Region municipal elections

[[Oxford County, Ontario|Oxford]]

Main article: 2010 Oxford County municipal elections

[[Peel Region, Ontario|Peel]]

Main article: 2010 Peel Region municipal elections

[[Waterloo Region, Ontario|Waterloo]]

Main article: 2010 Waterloo Region municipal elections

[[York Region, Ontario|York]]

Main article: 2010 York Region municipal elections

Counties

[[Bruce County|Bruce]]

Main article: 2010 Bruce County municipal elections

[[Dufferin County, Ontario|Dufferin]]

Main article: 2010 Dufferin County municipal elections

[[Elgin County, Ontario|Elgin]]

Main article: 2010 Elgin County municipal elections

[[Essex County, Ontario|Essex]]

Main article: 2010 Essex County municipal elections

[[Frontenac County, Ontario|Frontenac]]

Main article: 2010 Frontenac County municipal elections

[[Grey County|Grey]]

Main article: 2010 Grey County municipal elections

[[Haliburton County, Ontario|Haliburton]]

Main article: 2010 Haliburton County municipal elections

[[Hastings County|Hastings]]

Main article: 2010 Hastings County municipal elections

[[Huron County, Ontario|Huron]]

Main article: 2010 Huron County municipal elections

[[Lambton County|Lambton]]

Main article: 2010 Lambton County municipal elections

[[Lanark County, Ontario|Lanark]]

Main article: 2010 Lanark County municipal elections

[[Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario|Leeds and Grenville]]

Main article: 2010 Leeds and Grenville United Counties municipal elections

[[Lennox and Addington County, Ontario|Lennox and Addington]]

Main article: 2010 Lennox and Addington County municipal elections

[[Middlesex County, Ontario|Middlesex]]

Main article: 2010 Middlesex County municipal elections

[[Northumberland County, Ontario|Northumberland]]

Main article: 2010 Northumberland County municipal elections

[[Perth County, Ontario|Perth]]

Main article: 2010 Perth County municipal elections

[[Peterborough County, Ontario|Peterborough]]

Main article: 2010 Peterborough County municipal elections

[[Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario|Prescott and Russell]]

Main article: 2010 Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections

[[Renfrew County, Ontario|Renfrew]]

Main article: 2010 Renfrew County municipal elections

[[Simcoe County|Simcoe]]

Main article: 2010 Simcoe County municipal elections

[[Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario|Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry]]

Main article: 2010 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties municipal elections

[[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington]]

Main article: 2010 Wellington County municipal elections

Separated municipalities

[[Barrie]]

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.barrie.ca/WCMAdmin/Images/wwwbarrieca/bylaws_pdf/Webversion%20of%20nominations%20received.pdf](http://www.barrie.ca/WCMAdmin/Images/wwwbarrieca/bylaws_pdf/Webversion%20of%20nominations%20received.pdf)Vote%
Jeff Lehman13,56239.2%
Joe Tascona9,65027.9%
Rob Hamilton5,14014.8%
Mike Ramsay4,50713%
David Aspden (X)1,2493.6%
Harry Ahmed3040.8%
Carl Hauck1150.4%
Darren Roskam680.3%

[[Belleville, Ontario|Belleville]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20100924053555/http://www.city.belleville.on.ca/CityHall/Election%202010/Pages/ListofCandidates.aspx](https://web.archive.org/web/20100924053555/http://www.city.belleville.on.ca/CityHall/Election%202010/Pages/ListofCandidates.aspx)Vote%
Neil R. Ellis (X)10,08175.09
Mitch Panciuk2,82521.17
Lonnie D. Herrington3502.62
Graham K. Longhurst1491.12

[[Brockville]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20100211045433/http://www.city.brockville.on.ca/index.cfm?ID=526](https://web.archive.org/web/20100211045433/http://www.city.brockville.on.ca/index.cfm?ID=526)Vote%
David L. Henderson (X)2,71833.6
Ben Tekamp2,55331.6
Louise Severson2,09325.8
Robert A. Marleau3934.8
Hannelore Walther3284.0

[[Gananoque, Ontario|Gananoque]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20101029204613/http://www.townofgananoque.ca/siteengine/ActivePage.asp?PageID=149](https://web.archive.org/web/20101029204613/http://www.townofgananoque.ca/siteengine/ActivePage.asp?PageID=149)Vote%
Erika Demchuk1,26068.6
James E. Garrah (X)57731.4

[[Guelph]]

Main article: 2010 Guelph municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20100418025728/http://guelph.ca/vote/index.php/archives/37](https://web.archive.org/web/20100418025728/http://guelph.ca/vote/index.php/archives/37)Vote%
Karen Farbridge (X)14,90254.1
David Birtwistle10,57638.4
Ray Mitchell1,1824.3
Scott Nightingale8783.2

[[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20110613171929/http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/press/release.asp?mode=show&id=2938](https://web.archive.org/web/20110613171929/http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/press/release.asp?mode=show&id=2938)Vote%
Mark Gerretsen17,09656.4
Rob Matheson6,90522.8
Barrie Chalmers5,48618.1
John Last3771.2
Nathaniel Wilson2270.8
Kevin Lavalley2150.7

[[London, Ontario|London]]

Main article: 2010 London, Ontario municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.london.ca/d.aspx?s=/Elections/candidatelist_mayor.htm](http://www.london.ca/d.aspx?s=/Elections/candidatelist_mayor.htm)Vote%
Joe Fontana48,62647.2
Anne Marie DeCicco-Best (X)46,08944.8
Cynthia Etheridge4,4024.3
Eric Southern6440.6
Ivan W. Kasiurak6120.6
Christopher R. Foerster4620.4
Aaron Broughm4270.4
Wayne Ford3750.4
Zak Young2980.3
Stephen Elliott Beckles2520.2
Tomasz Winnicki2340.2
Dan Lenart1730.2
Tom Ha1490.1
Ma'in Sinan1280.1
Jonas Richard White830.1

[[Orillia]]

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.city.orillia.on.ca/common/Documents/Election%20Pages/2010%20Municipal%20Election%20Candidates%20Sheet%20-%20Nominations%20Filed.pdf](http://www.city.orillia.on.ca/common/Documents/Election%20Pages/2010%20Municipal%20Election%20Candidates%20Sheet%20-%20Nominations%20Filed.pdf)Vote%
Angelo Orsi5,39848.4
Tim Lauer3,84434.5
Ralph Cipolla1,91317.1

[[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]]

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.pembrokeontario.com/content/city_hall/city_council/documents/ListofCandidates2010MunicipalElection_016.pdf](http://www.pembrokeontario.com/content/city_hall/city_council/documents/ListofCandidates2010MunicipalElection_016.pdf)Vote%
Ed Jacyno (X)2,80366.7
Stanley E. Sambey1,39833.3

[[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]]

Main article: 2010 Peterborough municipal election

[[Prescott, Ontario|Prescott]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20110127031013/http://www.prescott.ca/municipal/2010-election.aspx](https://web.archive.org/web/20110127031013/http://www.prescott.ca/municipal/2010-election.aspx)Vote%
Brett Todd91362.5
Suzanne Dodge (X)54737.5

[[Quinte West]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20100515172730/http://www.city.quintewest.on.ca/en/cityhall/election2010_listofcandidates.asp](https://web.archive.org/web/20100515172730/http://www.city.quintewest.on.ca/en/cityhall/election2010_listofcandidates.asp)Vote%
John R. Williams (X)8,15994.0
Claudor du-Lude5226.0

[[Smiths Falls, Ontario|Smiths Falls]]

Mayoral Candidate [http://www.smithsfalls.ca/files/documents/2010%20Certified%20Candidates%20Listing.pdf](http://www.smithsfalls.ca/files/documents/2010%20Certified%20Candidates%20Listing.pdf)Vote%
Dennis Staples (X)1,92550.9
Jeffrey G. Keays1,85749.1

[[St. Marys, Ontario|St. Marys]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20101201075839/http://townofstmarys.com/uploadedFiles/Town_Hall/2010_Election/Filed%20Nominations%20as%20of%20September%2010%20-%20Certified%20Sept%2013.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20101201075839/http://townofstmarys.com/uploadedFiles/Town_Hall/2010_Election/Filed%20Nominations%20as%20of%20September%2010%20-%20Certified%20Sept%2013.pdf)Vote%
Steve Grose1,76762.4
Jamie Hahn (X)98934.9
Eric Farquhar762.7

[[St. Thomas, Ontario|St. Thomas]]

Mayoral Candidate [http://stthomas.civicweb.net/FileStorage/82B62FFA113B44F8892FE73B8ACC295B-Candidates%27%20List.pdf](http://stthomas.civicweb.net/FileStorage/82B62FFA113B44F8892FE73B8ACC295B-Candidates%27%20List.pdf)Vote%
Heather Jackson-Chapman3,66637.7
Cliff Barwick (X)3,15832.4
Albert Riddell2,91029.9

[[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]]

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20110612081119/http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/documents/council/2010_List_of_Candidates-unofficial.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20110612081119/http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/documents/council/2010_List_of_Candidates-unofficial.pdf)Vote%
Dan Mathieson (X)7,85779.2
Martin Weatherall2,06120.8

[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]

Main article: 2010 Windsor municipal election

Mayoral Candidate [https://web.archive.org/web/20100921041404/http://citywindsor.ca/003339.asp](https://web.archive.org/web/20100921041404/http://citywindsor.ca/003339.asp)Vote%
Eddie Francis (X)39,38456.2
Rick Limoges28,35440.4
Anthony Brothers9791.4
Michael Mosgrove7481.1
Robert W. Vinson3770.5
Sam Sinjari2730.4

Districts

[[Algoma District, Ontario|Algoma District]]

Main article: 2010 Algoma District municipal elections

[[Cochrane District, Ontario|Cochrane District]]

Main article: 2010 Cochrane District municipal elections

[[Kenora District, Ontario|Kenora District]]

Main article: 2010 Kenora District municipal elections

[[Manitoulin District, Ontario|Manitoulin District]]

Main article: 2010 Manitoulin District municipal elections

[[Nipissing District]]

Main article: 2010 Nipissing District municipal elections

[[Parry Sound District, Ontario|Parry Sound District]]

Main article: 2010 Parry Sound District municipal elections

[[Rainy River District, Ontario|Rainy River District]]

Main article: 2010 Rainy River District municipal elections

[[Sudbury District]]

Main article: 2010 Sudbury District municipal elections

[[Thunder Bay District]]

Main article: 2010 Thunder Bay District municipal elections

[[Timiskaming District]]

Main article: 2010 Timiskaming District municipal elections

In fiction

The 2010 first season of the TV sitcom Dan for Mayor takes place during the municipal election in the fictional city of Wessex.

References

References

  1. (2010-10-25). "Ontarians head to polls in 444 local elections". [[CBC.ca]].
  2. [http://fftimes.com/node/237659 "Emo, La Vallee elect new leaders"] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-10-29 . ''Fort Frances Times Online'', October 26, 2010.)
  3. [https://archive.today/20120919070043/http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2797815 "Tea Partyish mistrust gaining steam"]. ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', October 13, 2010.
  4. [http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2010/09/marianne-matichuk0909010.aspx "Former city bureaucrat enters mayoral race"]. ''Northern Life'', September 9, 2010.
  5. link. (2010-01-23 . ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', January 15, 2010.)
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  7. [https://archive.today/20130205024200/http://thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2718051 "Mayor's race getting pretty crowded"]. ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', August 18, 2010.
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