Brantford municipal election, 1991
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The 1991 Brantford municipal election was held on November 12, 1991, to elect a mayor
, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario
, Canada
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Bob Taylor
, who had served on council for only one year, was elected as mayor over incumbent Karen George
.
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
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, Canada
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Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (Ontario politician)
Bob Taylor is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the mayor of Brantford from 1991 to 1994 and was a city councillor on two separate occasions.-Early life and career:...
, who had served on council for only one year, was elected as mayor over incumbent Karen George
Karen George
Karen George is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. She served as the mayor of Brantford from 1987 to 1991.-Private career:During the 1970s and 1980s, George co-owned a company that operated two day care centres, originally started in 1949 by her mother Beryl Angus...
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Results
- Patrick "Pat" Luciani is a businessperson in Brantford. He was elected to 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...
for the city's third ward in 1972Brantford municipal election, 1972The 1972 Brantford municipal election was held on December 4, 1972, to elect a mayor, councillors, school trustees, and public utility commissioners in the city of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.Charles Bowen was elected to his first term as mayor.-Results:...
and 1974Brantford municipal election, 1974The 1974 Brantford municipal election took place on December 2, 1974, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada...
; this followed two unsuccessful bids in 1968 and 1970. He did not seek re-election 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...
. After a nine year break, he was returned to council in 1985Brantford municipal election, 1985The 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.-Results:...
, winning a seat in the city's fifth ward. Luciani first ran for mayor of Brantford in the 1988 municipal electionBrantford municipal election, 1988The 1988 Brantford municipal election was held on November 14, 1988, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities around the city.-Results:...
and finished a distant second against incumbent Karen GeorgeKaren GeorgeKaren George is a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. She served as the mayor of Brantford from 1987 to 1991.-Private career:During the 1970s and 1980s, George co-owned a company that operated two day care centres, originally started in 1949 by her mother Beryl Angus...
. He described his second loss in 1991 as "disappointing," adding that the protest vote did not break as he expected. In 1996, Luciani led a group of Brantford businesspersons in proposing a private university named after Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....
, targeted to overseas enrollment. The project never came to fruition. He was more successful in bringing back the Italian Village to Brantford's International Villages Festival in 2008, and he also helped organize local relief efforts following the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake2009 L'Aquila earthquakeThe 2009 L'Aquila earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy. The main shock occurred at 3:32 local time on 6 April 2009, and was rated 5.8 on the Richter scale and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale; its epicentre was near L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, which together...
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- Enid Green ran unsuccessfully for 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 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 1985Brantford municipal election, 1985The 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.-Results:...
. She briefly served as a member of council in 1982, when she was appointed to replace deceased council member Charles Ward. She has also been an executive member of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Brant. She ran for a seat on the board of education in 1991, without success. In 2000, Green recommended that profits from the Brantford Charity CasinoBrantford Charity CasinoOLG Casino Brantford, formerly the Brantford Charity Casino, is a charity casino located in Brantford, Ontario.-Summary:Since the casino opened in 1999, it has drawn a small number of tourists into this city, though far fewer than was first predicted since numerous other casinos have been opened...
be directed toward subsidizing bus passes for low-income individuals.