Brantford municipal election, 1985
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The 1985 Brantford municipal election was held on November 12, 1985, to elect a mayor
, city councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario
, Canada
. The rural and small-town communities surrounding Brantford also held elections on the same day.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, city councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
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. The rural and small-town communities surrounding Brantford also held elections on the same day.
Results
- Andy Woolley was a perennial candidatePerennial candidateA perennial candidate is one who frequently runs for public office with a record of success that is infrequent, if existent at all. Perennial candidates are often either members of minority political parties or have political opinions that are not mainstream. They may run without any serious hope...
who ran for mayor of Brantford in 1978Brantford municipal election, 1978The 1978 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 1978, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada...
, 1980Brantford municipal election, 1980The 1980 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 1980, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada...
, 1982Brantford municipal election, 1982The 1982 Brantford municipal election was held on November 8, 1982, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The surrounding rural and small-town municipalities also held elections on the same day.-Results:...
and 1985. He was described as a school caretaker in 1980.
- Tom Potter used the slogan, "Active Representative, Accessible Alderman" in the 1985 campaign. Three years later, he wrote a letter to the Globe and Mail criticizing a requirement that all members of the Legislative Assembly of OntarioLegislative Assembly of OntarioThe Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
and their families be required to declare their assets. Potter described as an invasion of privacy. - Paul Mellor appears to have been a first-time candidate for public office. He is not the same person as a Paul Mellor from Niagara FallsNiagara Falls, OntarioNiagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
who was accused of murder in 2009.
- Yvonne McMahon ran for Brantford's fifth ward in 1976Brantford municipal election, 1976The 1976 Brantford municipal election was held on December 6, 1976, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada...
and 1985, losing both times. She also ran a protest campaign for mayor of Brantford in 1982Brantford municipal election, 1982The 1982 Brantford municipal election was held on November 8, 1982, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The surrounding rural and small-town municipalities also held elections on the same day.-Results:...
, finishing a distant second against incumbent Dave NeumannDave NeumannDavid 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...
.