Niagara Region municipal elections, 2010
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Elections will be held in the Niagara Region of Ontario
on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province
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Niagara Regional Council
Fort Erie
Grimsby
Lincoln
Niagara Falls
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Pelham
Port Colborne
Niagara Regional Council
District School Board of Niagara
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....
on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province
Ontario municipal elections, 2010
The 2010 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 25, 2010.Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities....
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Niagara Regional CouncilNiagara Regional CouncilThe Niagara Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Ontario, Canada.The council consists of a Regional Chair, the Mayors of all twelve Niagara Regional municipalities, and eighteen additional regional councillors elected to represent the various...
| Position | Elected |
|---|---|
| Fort Erie Mayor | Douglas G. Martin |
| Fort Erie Councillor | John T. Teal |
| Grimsby Mayor | Bob M. Bentley |
| Grimsby Councillor | Debbie M. Zimmerman |
| Lincoln Mayor | Bill Hodgson |
| Lincoln Councillor | Mark Bylsma |
| Niagara Falls Mayor | Jim Diodati Jim Diodati Jim Diodati is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was elected in the 2010 municipal election, defeating incumbent mayor Ted Salci.... |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Bart Maves Bart Maves Bart Maves is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Regional Councillor representing Niagara Falls for the 2010-2014 term and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003.Before running for office himself, Maves worked as a legislative... |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Barbara Greenwood |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Selina Volpatti |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor | Dave Eke |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Councillor | Gary Burroughs Gary Burroughs Gary Burroughs is a Canadian politician, and the current chair of the Niagara Regional Council, formerly the Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.He also ran as a Liberal candidate in Niagara Falls in the 2006 federal election, but lost to Rob Nicholson.... |
| Pelham Mayor | Dave Augustyn |
| Pelham Councillor | Brian Baty |
| Port Colborne Mayor | Vance Badaway |
| Port Colborne Councillor | David Barrick |
| St. Catharines Mayor | Brian McMullan Brian McMullan Brian James McMullan is the mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He was elected to the position in the 2006 St. Catharines municipal election. He was previously a St. Catharines city councillor and a Niagara regional councillor.-Early life and career:... |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Douglas Bruce Timms |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Ronna Katzman |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Tim Rigby Tim Rigby Timothy H. Rigby is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of St. Catharines from 1997 to 2006, and is currently a Niagara Regional Councillor.... |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Brian Heit |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Alan Caslin |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Andy W. Petrowsky |
| Thorold Mayor | Ted Luciani |
| Thorold Councillor | Henry D'Angela |
| Wainfleet Mayor | April Jeffs |
| Welland Mayor | Barry Sharpe |
| Welland Councillor | Cindy Foster |
| Welland Councillor | George H. Marshall |
| West Lincoln Mayor | Douglas Joyner |
Fort ErieFort Erie, OntarioFort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly across the river from Buffalo, New York....
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas G. Martin (X) | 4,836 | 50.03 |
| Ann-Marie Noyes | 4,831 | 49.97 |
GrimsbyGrimsby, OntarioGrimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby is a part of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. The majority of residents reside in the area bounded by Lake Ontario and the Niagara escarpment...
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Bentley (X) | Acclaimed | |
LincolnLincoln, OntarioLincoln is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The town's administrative and commercial centre is in the community of Beamsville.-Geography:...
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Hodgson (X) | 3,624 | 60.27 |
| Alvin Danyluck | 1,269 | 21.10 |
| Norm Groff | 1,120 | 18.63 |
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...
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Diodati Jim Diodati Jim Diodati is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was elected in the 2010 municipal election, defeating incumbent mayor Ted Salci.... |
13,520 | 52.9 |
| Ted Salci Ted Salci Ted Salci is the former mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was elected in 2003, defeating Wayne Thomson, for whom Salci once acted as campaign chair... (X) |
10,464 | 40.9 |
| Steve King | 1,594 | 6.2 |
Niagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-Lake, OntarioNiagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara river from Youngstown, New York, USA...
| Lord Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Eke | 2,310 | |
| Patrick Darte | 1,537 | |
| Thomas W. Braybrook | 1,328 | |
| Ray Guy | 915 |
PelhamPelham, OntarioThe Town of Pelham is located in the centre of Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada.The town's southern boundary is formed by the Welland River, a meandering waterway that flows into the Niagara River. To the west is the township of West Lincoln, to the east the city of Welland, and to the north the...
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Augustyn (X) | 4,676 | |
| Sharon Cook | 1,266 |
Port ColbornePort Colborne, OntarioPort Colborne is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, Canada...
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Vance Badawey | 4,800 | |
| Frank DiBartolomeo | 2,995 |
Mayor
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brian McMullan Brian McMullan Brian James McMullan is the mayor of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He was elected to the position in the 2006 St. Catharines municipal election. He was previously a St. Catharines city councillor and a Niagara regional councillor.-Early life and career:... (i) |
22,015 | 78.65 |
| David D'Intino | 2,749 | 9.82 |
| Terry LeBlanc | 1,296 | 4.63 |
| Alexander Davidoff | 1,022 | 3.65 |
| John W. Beam | 908 | 3.24 |
| Total valid votes | 29,372 | 100.00 |
Niagara Regional CouncilNiagara Regional CouncilThe Niagara Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Ontario, Canada.The council consists of a Regional Chair, the Mayors of all twelve Niagara Regional municipalities, and eighteen additional regional councillors elected to represent the various...
(6 elected)
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Timms (i) | 12,625 | 10.82% |
| Ronna Katzman (i) | 12,098 | 10.37% |
| Tim Rigby Tim Rigby Timothy H. Rigby is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of St. Catharines from 1997 to 2006, and is currently a Niagara Regional Councillor.... (i) |
12,076 | 10.35% |
| Brian Heit (i) | 10,443 | 8.95% |
| Alan Caslin | 8,053 | 6.90% |
| Andrew Petrowski | 8,018 | 6.87% |
| Carlos Garcia (i) | 7,891 | 6.76% |
| Ted Mouradian | 7,585 | 6.50% |
| Kelly Edgar | 5,060 | 4.34% |
| Phil Porter | 5,048 | 4.33% |
| Patricia Lindal | 4,520 | 3.87% |
| Norm St. George | 4,240 | 3.63% |
| Michael O'Leary | 4,173 | 3.58% |
| Mike Coakley | 3,970 | 3.40% |
| Chris Clarke | 2,829 | 2.42% |
| Tom Ferguson | 2,735 | 2.34% |
| Mark Belchior | 2,041 | 1.75% |
| David Graham | 1,978 | 1.69% |
| Jon Radick | 1,318 | 1.13% |
| Total valid votes | 116,701 | 100.00 |
Ward 1 - Merriton
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jennie Stevens (i) | 2,294 | 32.96% |
| Jeff Burch (i) | 2,064 | 29.66% |
| David Haywood | 1,134 | 16.29% |
| Garry Robbins | 817 | 11.74% |
| Sam Sacco | 491 | 7.05% |
| Cameron Alderdice | 160 | 2.30% |
| Total valid votes | 6,960 | 100.00 |
Ward 2 - St. Andrew's
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kushner (i) | 2,750 | 35.57% |
| Matthew Harris | 2,172 | 28.09% |
| Sean Polden | 1,940 | 25.09% |
| Patti Radick | 869 | 11.24% |
| Total valid votes | 7,731 | 100.00 |
Ward 3 - St. George's
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Washuta (i) | 2,211 | 37.91% |
| Peter Secord (i) | 1,812 | 31.06% |
| Laura Ip | 1,021 | 17.50% |
| Dale Millar | 789 | 13.53% |
| Total valid votes | 5,833 | 100.00 |
Ward 4 - St. Patrick's
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Elliott (i) | 2,128 | 32.27% |
| Mathew Siscoe | 1,913 | 29.01% |
| John Bacher | 1,372 | 20.81% |
| Scott Duff | 729 | 11.06% |
| Robert George | 452 | 6.85% |
| Total valid votes | 6,594 | 100.00 |
Ward 5 - Grantham
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Phillips (i) | 2,946 | 28.65% |
| Dawn Dodge (i) | 2,296 | 22.33% |
| Brian Dorsey | 2,274 | 22.12% |
| Salvatore Sorrento | 1,287 | 12.52% |
| Alan Ziemianin | 805 | 7.83% |
| James Black | 674 | 6.56% |
| Total valid votes | 10,282 | 100.00 |
Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Williamson (i) | 3,381 | 34.63% |
| Len Stack (i) | 2,285 | 23.40% |
| Marty Mako | 2,259 | 23.14% |
| Kelly George | 1,079 | 11.05% |
| Richard Naldjieff | 450 | 4.61% |
| Todd Melville | 309 | 3.17% |
| Total valid votes | 9,763 | 100.00 |
Trustee, Ward 1 Thorold/Merritton
| Candidate | Votes | % of vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rhianon Burkholder | 1,513 | 52.28% |
| Leonard Ferry | 798 | 27.57% |
| Alex McKee | 583 | 20.15% |
| Total valid votes | 2,894 | 100.00 |
Trustee, Ward 2-6 (2 Elected)
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total vote |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice Charbonneau (i) | 3,265 | 32.86% |
| Kathy Burtnik (i) | 2,648 | 26.65% |
| Lorna Costantini | 1,271 | 12.79% |
| Jane Pillitteri | 1,223 | 12.31% |
| Dominic Diserafino | 947 | 9.53% |
| Mary-Jo Au | 581 | 5.85% |
| Total valid votes | 9,935 | 100.00 |
District School Board of NiagaraDistrict School Board of NiagaraDistrict School Board of Niagara is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Its head office is in St. Catharines. The DSBN operates schools in each of the twelve municipalities in the region. It employs close to 2,500 instructional...
(4 Elected)
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Lora Campbell (i) | 6,821 | 10.12% |
| Jonathan Fast | 6,618 | 9.82% |
| Dalton Clark (i) | 6,129 | 9.09% |
| Alex Bradnam | 6,011 | 8.92% |
| Lynn D. Campbell (i) | 5,953 | 8.83% |
| Linda Crouch | 5,729 | 8.50% |
| Henry Durksen | 5,193 | 7.71% |
| Paolo Miele | 5,139 | 7.63% |
| Kristine Akilie | 5,087 | 7.55% |
| John A. Pula | 4,790 | 7.11% |
| Barry Wilding | 3,688 | 5.47% |
| Don MacDougall | 3,629 | 5.38% |
| Elaine Manocha | 2,605 | 3.87% |
| Total valid votes | 67,392 | 100.00 |