Brantford municipal election, 1980
Encyclopedia
The 1980 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 1980, to elect a mayor
, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario
, Canada
. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town areas surrounding the city.
Dave Neumann
defeated right-wing candidate Andy Woodburn and incumbent Charles Bowen
to be elected as mayor.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town areas surrounding the city.
Dave Neumann
Dave Neumann
David Emil Neumann is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1980 to 1987 and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990...
defeated right-wing candidate Andy Woodburn and incumbent Charles Bowen
Charles Bowen (Ontario politician)
Charles R. Bowen was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He served as mayor of Brantford from 1973 to 1980.Bowen was born in Oshawa and served in the Canadian army for five years during World War II. He graduated from the Canadian Institute of Science and Technology as a mechanical...
to be elected as mayor.
Results
- Charles Ward (died April 14, 1982) was a farmer and union activist. He moved to Canada from EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1908 to work with Cockshutt Farm Equipment, later worked for Massey-Harris Co., and was the founding president of United Auto WorkersUnited Auto WorkersThe International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers , is a labor union which represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico, and formerly in Canada. Founded as part of the Congress of Industrial...
Local 458 in Brantford. Ward was first elected to the Brantford City CouncilBrantford City CouncilThe Brantford City Council is the governing body of Brantford, Ontario.The council consists of a mayor and ten councillors, two representing each of five wards...
in 1952 and served continuously until his death, except for the years 1959-60. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Brantford in 1958. In 1963, he was named Brantford Citizen of the Year. A 1980 newspaper article described him as the oldest elected official in Canada. He suffered a strokeStrokeA stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
in November 1981 that left him unable to fulfill his municipal duties; the Brantford City CouncilBrantford City CouncilThe Brantford City Council is the governing body of Brantford, Ontario.The council consists of a mayor and ten councillors, two representing each of five wards...
chose not to replace him in honour of his record of service. He died in 1982, at age ninety-one. Charles Ward Park in Brantford is named in his honour.