Oakville municipal election, 2006
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The 2006 Oakville municipal elections took place on 13 November 2006, to elect a Regional Government chair, the Town mayor, six Town and Regional Councillors, and six Town Councillors in Oakville
, Ontario
, Canada
.
Oakville elects two councillors from each of six wards to its Town Council for a total of 13, including the Mayor. Each ward elects one of its two councillors to serve also on the 21 member Council of the Regional Government of the Municipality of Halton
. The Mayor of Oakville is a voting member of both Councils. The other members of the Halton Council come from Burlington (7), Milton (3) and Halton Hills (3), plus the directly elected at large Chair of the Region.
In addition, school trustees were elected to the Halton District Public School Board, Halton District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. These elections ran in conjunction with those in all other municipalities across the province of Ontario
(see Ontario municipal elections, 2006
).
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Town Mayor and Town Council Member (1 of 13) & Regional Councillor (1 of 21)
Town (6 of 13) and Regional Councils (6 of 21)
Town Council (6 of 13)
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, Ontario
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, Canada
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Oakville elects two councillors from each of six wards to its Town Council for a total of 13, including the Mayor. Each ward elects one of its two councillors to serve also on the 21 member Council of the Regional Government of the Municipality of Halton
Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality of Ontario, Canada located in Southern Ontario in the southwest part of the Greater Toronto Area and until 1973 was known as Halton County...
. The Mayor of Oakville is a voting member of both Councils. The other members of the Halton Council come from Burlington (7), Milton (3) and Halton Hills (3), plus the directly elected at large Chair of the Region.
In addition, school trustees were elected to the Halton District Public School Board, Halton District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. These elections ran in conjunction with those in all other municipalities across the province of 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....
(see Ontario municipal elections, 2006
Ontario municipal elections, 2006
In the 2006 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in the province of Ontario, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities. These elections were regulated by the .- Date :...
).
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Town Mayor and Town Council Member (1 of 13) & Regional Councillor (1 of 21)
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Burton Rob Burton Rob Burton is the mayor of Oakville, Ontario, in Canada. He was elected in the municipal elections of 2006, having very narrowly lost the 2003 elections to Ann Mulvale. He was re-elected to office in the 2010 municipal elections.-External links:* * *... |
15,120 | 38.36% |
| Ann Mulvale Ann Mulvale Ann Mulvale is a Canadian politician. She served as mayor of Oakville, Ontario for 18 years, from 1988 to 2006. Mulvale is currently a candidate in the 2010 mayoral race in Oakville, running against incumbent, Rob Burton.-Mayor of Oakville:... (X) |
13,484 | 34.21% |
| Chris Stoate | 7,409 | 18.08% |
| Janice Wright | 3,096 | 7.85% |
| Daniela Z. Giecewicz | 309 | 0.78% |
Town (6 of 13) and Regional Councils (6 of 21)
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | |||
| Alan Johnston | 1,905 | 40.18% | |
| Margaret Mercer | 1,544 | 32.57% | |
| Michael Glynne | 1,292 | 27.25% | |
| Ward 2 | |||
| Fred Oliver (X) | 1,980 | 40.15% | |
| John Hogg | 1,935 | 39.24% | |
| Glenn Woolfrey | 1,016 | 20.60% | |
| Ward 3 | |||
| F. Keith Bird (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Ward 4 | |||
| Al Elgar (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Ward 5 | |||
| Jeff Knoll (X) | 4,287 | 65.21% | |
| Angus Scott | 2,287 | 34.79% | |
| Ward 6 | |||
| Tom Adams (Was Town Councillor) | 4,593 | 87.56% | |
| Marius Frederick | 652 | 12.43% | |
Town Council (6 of 13)
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | |||
| Ralph Robinson (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Ward 2 | |||
| Cathy Duddeck (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Ward 3 | |||
| Mary Chapin | 2,186 | 31.87% | |
| Scott McColeman | 2,139 | 31.19% | |
| Andrew Pask | 1,650 | 24.06% | |
| Stephen Cowan | 448 | 6.53% | |
| Wayne Moorehead | 436 | 6.36% | |
| Ward 4 | |||
| Roger Lapworth | 4,429 | 57.44% | |
| Jeff Gareau | 3,281 | 42.56% | |
| Ward 5 | |||
| Marc Grant (X) | 2,479 | 38.58% | |
| Janice Caster | 2,197 | 34.19% | |
| Brian Hopkins | 1,581 | 24.06% | |
| John Ransom | 169 | 2.63% | |
| Ward 6 | |||
| Max Khan | 2,527 | 45.31% | |
| Maria Robinson | 1,053 | 18.88% | |
| John K. Hussein | 619 | 11.01% | |
| Del McIntee | 486 | 8.71% | |
| Emmett Sullivan | 426 | 7.64% | |
| Milorad Mitrovic | 419 | 7.51% | |
| Joseph Kus | 47 | 0.84% | |