Brantford municipal election, 1978
- Brantford municipal election, 1978
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The 1978 Brantford municipal election was held on November 13, 1978, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities surrounding the city.
Charles Bowen was narrowly re-elected to a fourth two-year term as mayor, defeating rival candidate Jo Brennan.
Results
1978 Brantford municipal election, Mayor of Brantfordedit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Charles Bowen |
9,968 |
49.20 |
| Jo Brennan |
8,823 |
43.55 |
| Andy Woolley |
946 |
4.67 |
| William Stewart |
522 |
2.58 |
| Total valid votes |
20,259 |
100 |
1978 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (two members elected)edit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| John Starkey |
2,092 |
27.21 |
| Deborah O'Connell |
2,032 |
26.43 |
| (x)Bill Tovell |
2,019 |
26.26 |
| Gordon Adams |
1,286 |
16.73 |
| John Steer |
259 |
3.37 |
| Total valid votes |
7,688 |
100 |
1978 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)edit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Max Sherman |
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- |
| Mike Woodburn |
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- |
- Mike Woodburn was elected to city council in 1978 following a failed bid in 1976 and served for one term. He is the brother of Andy Woodburn, who served on council from 1976 to 1980 and again from 1982 to 1997.[1]
1978 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)edit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Andy Woodburn |
1,972 |
36.19 |
| (x)Charles Ward |
1,327 |
24.35 |
| Ross Baker |
1,117 |
20.50 |
| Mike Sosteric |
598 |
10.97 |
| Enid Green |
435 |
7.98 |
| Total valid votes |
5,449 |
100 |
1978 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected)edit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Dave Neumann |
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- |
| (x)Doug Reeves |
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- |
- Doug Reeves was elected to Brantford City Council for the city's fifth ward in 1976 and was re-elected without opposition in 1978. In January 1978, he spoke against a proposed anti-smoking by-law.[2] Reeves later served as the Brant County area director for Legal Aid Ontario.[3] He also chaired Brantford's downtown Business Improvement Area in the 1990s,[4] and he welcomed the arrival of more police officers to the neighbourhood in 1999.[5]
References
- ^ Brantford Expositor, 14 November 1978.
- ^ "Flashback," Brantford Expositor, 31 January 2003, C3.
- ^ "Public defender idea under fire," Brantford Expositor, 4 October 2002, A5.
- ^ Ross Marowits, "City putting limits on use of Victoria Park," Brantford Expositor, 27 April 1999, A3.
- ^ Heather Ibbotson, "Police vow to clean up downtown," Brantford Expositor, 21 October 1999, A3.
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- 1978 elections in Canada
- Municipal elections in Brantford
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