1991 Windsor municipal election
The 1991 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada on November 12, 1991, to elect a mayor, ten councillors, utility commissioners and school trustees.
Results
Mayor
| : Mayor | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Mike Hurst | 38,154 | 64.95 | ||||||
| Jerry Woloschuk | 17,759 | 30.23 | ||||||
| Tony Di Millo | 654 | 1.11 | ||||||
| Lawrence Holland | 480 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Jason Bechard | 445 | 0.76 | ||||||
| Joe Crouchman | 445 | 0.76 | ||||||
| Paul Sood | 308 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Ronald Harrison | 268 | 0.46 | ||||||
| Emery Szekely | 235 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Total Valid Votes | 58,748 | 100.00 | ||||||
Council
| : Council, Ward One (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Dwight Duncan | 8,438 | 36.95 | ||||||
| Margaret Williams | 6,288 | 27.54 | ||||||
| Al Santing | 3,285 | 14.39 | ||||||
| Karen Bennett | 1,905 | 8.34 | ||||||
| Rick Cian | 1,905 | 8.34 | ||||||
| Joseph Theriault | 1,014 | 4.44 | ||||||
| Total Valid Votes | 22,835 | 100.00 | ||||||
- Karen Bennett was a civil engineer technologist, and served as chair of the Court of Revisions - Local Improvements in the 1990s. The 1991 election was her first campaign. She campaigned again in the 1994 municipal election under the name "Karen Spencer-Gibbs", calling for property tax reform and infrastructural upgrades.[1]
- Rick P. Cian holds Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Windsor. He was thirty years old in 1991, and worked as a pension analyst for Chrysler Canada Ltd. He called for a reduction in welfare rolls, and argued that city government should be run as a business.[2]
- Joseph Theriault was a contract administrator for Tri-Way Machine Ltd., and was active in a Brighton Beach ratepayers organization. He was thirty-five years old in 1991.[3]
| : Council, Ward Two (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Sheila Wisdom | 6,379 | 39.74 | ||||||
| (x)Peter Carlesimo | 4,852 | 30.23 | ||||||
| Arlene Rousseau | 2,300 | 14.33 | ||||||
| Paul Dale | 831 | 5.18 | ||||||
| George J. Mahler | 629 | 3.92 | ||||||
| Gilles Brunet | 554 | 3.45 | ||||||
| Kevin Cathcart | 506 | 3.15 | ||||||
| Total Valid Votes | 16,051 | 100.00 | ||||||
| : Council, Ward Three (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Donna Gamble | 6,406 | 31.55 | ||||||
| (x)Tom Porter | 6,344 | 31.24 | ||||||
| Jim McKenzie | 3,422 | 16.85 | ||||||
| Lyle J. Browning | 1,223 | 6.02 | ||||||
| Margaret A. Faulkner | 842 | 4.15 | ||||||
| Kirk Scott | 665 | 3.28 | ||||||
| Cal Maniscalco | 563 | 2.77 | ||||||
| Rick Pane | 499 | 2.46 | ||||||
| Ernie Lamont | 341 | 1.68 | ||||||
| Total Valid Votes | 20,305 | 100.00 | ||||||
| : Council, Ward Four (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)David Cassivi | 6,716 | 36.12 | ||||||
| (x)Tom Toth | 5,038 | 27.09 | ||||||
| Fred Alexander | 4,463 | 24.00 | ||||||
| Helen Bechard | 1,411 | 7.59 | ||||||
| Roy Oney | 967 | 5.20 | ||||||
| Total Valid Votes | 18,595 | 100.00 | ||||||
| : Council, Ward Five (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Rick Limoges | 9,439 | 39.27 | ||||||
| (x)Tom Wilson | 6,493 | 27.01 | ||||||
| Douglas Friend | 3,262 | 13.57 | ||||||
| Ann Iliganic | 3,250 | 13.52 | ||||||
| Frank Batal | 1,192 | 4.96 | ||||||
| Duncan Boutilier | 402 | 1.67 | ||||||
| Total Valid Votes | 24,038 | 100.00 | ||||||
Electors in each ward could vote for two candidates for council. Percentages refer to the total number of votes.
Source: Windsor Star newspaper, 13 November 1991.
Footnotes
- ^ "Spencer-Gibbs runs in Ward 1", Windsor Star, 21 October 1994, A5; Gary Rennie, "Ward 1: Wealth of good ideas makes it tough choice", Windsor Star, 27 October 1994, A3.
- ^ "Job creation said key to Windsor's outlook", Windsor Star, 3 October 1991, C12.
- ^ "Newcomer seeking Ward 1 council spot", Windsor Star, 21 September 1991, A5.