St. Catharines municipal election, 2003

St. Catharines municipal election, 2003

2000 ← November 10, 2003 → 2006

The Ward boundaries for the 2003 Election. The Mayor and regional councillors are elected across the city, Councillors in their respective wards.

Mayor before election Tim Rigby Elected Mayor Tim Rigby

The St. Catharines municipal election of 2003 was held on 10 November 2003 to determine a mayor, regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario.

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Eligible Voters	102190
Ballots Cast	30427
Turnout	29.77%

Candidates for Mayor

• Rondi Craig
  • 35 years old at the time of the election.[1] Before running for mayor, he represented Ward Three (St. George's) on the St. Catharines city council.
• Mark Klimchuk
  • Appointed by council to the St. Catharines Clean City Committee in January 2004.[2][3]
• Burt Koiter
• Wendy Patriquin
  • A businessperson in St. Catharines.[4] Before running for mayor, she represented Ward One (Merritton) on the St. Catharines city council. She opposed a $17 million plan for an arena in the city.[5]
• Boris Petrovici
  • Been a candidate four times for Mayor of St. Catharines, and was not considered a serious candidate. In 1982, he was found in contempt of court for refusing to move tonnes of debris (primarily newspapers) from the house of his estranged wife. He was 55 years old at the time, and was an unemployed freelance photographer.^[1] His campaign slogan in 2003 was "Vote for the Smaller Crook".[6]
• Tim Rigby
  • Incumbent Mayor

Mayoral results

2003 St. Catharines municipal election, Mayoredit

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Tim Rigby	9,558	31.81
Wendy Patriquin	9,504	31.63
Rondi Craig	9,189	30.59
Mark Klimchuk	1,166	3.88
Burt Koiter	415	1.38
Boris Petrovici	212	0.71
Total valid votes	30,044	100.00

Niagara Regional Council

2003 St. Catharines municipal election, Niagara Regional Councillor (six elected)edit

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Judy Casselman	13,666	10.54
Ronna Katzman	13,096	10.09
(x) Bruce Timms	11,456	8.83
(x) Peter Partington	11,340	8.74
Brian Heit	11,085	8.54
(x) Michael R. Collins	10,926	8.42
Jamie Almas	10,691	8.24
Brian McMullan	10,045	7.74
Bob Kennedy	9,956	7.67
Christel Haeck	8,000	6.17
Ted Mouradian	6,128	4.72
Ara Torigian	4,941	3.81
Bill LeFeuvre	4,591	3.54
Salvatore Sorrento	3,815	2.94
Total valid votes	129,738	100.00

Electors could vote for six candidates.
Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

St. Catharines City Council

Ward 1 - Merriton

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
SHEILA MORRA	1615	21.12%
JENNIE STEVENS	1528	19.98%
MIKE O'LEARY	1326	17.34%
JOHN ANDERSON	830	10.85%
JACK WALLACE	533	6.97%
ROB HUBBERT	523	6.84%
ROBBIE CRAINE	410	5.36%
GEORGE GOFF	371	4.85%
JIM FANNON	230	3.01%
JONATHON INKOL	159	2.08%
FELY ANTE WHITFIELD	123	1.61%

Ward 2 - St. Andrew's

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x) JOSEPH KUSHNER	3270	37.98%
CAM DONEVAN	2303	26.75%
RUTH McMULLAN	1973	22.92%
WAYNE KRETZ	678	7.87%
RICK MARCANTONIO	386	4.48%

Ward 3 - St. George's

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x) GREG WASHUTA	2804	42.10%
PETER SECORD	2440	36.63%
JERRY SHANAHAN	782	11.74%
VALOREE MACKONKA	635	9.53%

Ward 4 - St. Patrick's

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x) CAROL DISHER	1715	22.83%
CHARLES K. GERVAIS	1530	20.37%
PAUL FERRACUTI	1274	16.96%
JIM MEYERS	1184	15.76%
SIMON CLERY	1031	13.73%
JEANNETTE TOSSOUNIAN	412	5.49%
ROBERT W. BATTER	365	4.86%

Ward 5 - Grantham

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x) DAWN DODGE	1615	35.88%
BRIAN DORSEY	1528	30.53%
DAN ANTONIDES	1326	11.02%
TRACY M. COTTON	830	10.76%
TONY TULLO	533	6.52%
DOUG HAGAR	523	5.29%

Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x) BRUCE WILLIAMSON	1615	31.06%
(x) SUE ERSKINE	1528	28.50%
NORM ST. GEORGE	1326	16.36%
DAN HILL	830	8.11%
JOHN BRANDS	533	6.94%
WILLIE WAKULICH	523	5.35%
JAMES A. HAND	410	3.68%

Footnotes

1. ^ "Court orders newspaper hoard cleared out", Globe and Mail, 3 July 1982, S8.