2014 Durham Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Candidates in the 2014 Durham Region municipal elections
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It marked the first time Durham residents will be electing their regional chair, after voting for the right to do so in a plebiscite held in 2010.

Position Elected
Chair
Roger Anderson
Ajax
Mayor Steve Parish
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 Shaun Collier
Regional Councillor, Ward 3 & 4 Colleen Jordan
Brock
Mayor John Grant
Regional Councillor Ted Smith
Clarington
Mayor Adrian Foster
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 Joe Neal
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4 Willie Woo
Oshawa
Mayor John Henry
Regional Councillor Nancy Diamond
Regional Councillor Amy England
Regional Councillor Dan Carter
Regional Councillor Nester Pidwerbecki
Regional Councillor John Aker
Regional Councillor John Neal
Regional Councillor Bob Chapman
Pickering
Mayor Dave Ryan
Regional Councillor, Ward 1 Jennifer O'Connell
Regional Councillor, Ward 2 Bill McLean
Regional Councillor, Ward 3 David Pickles
Scugog
Mayor Tom Rowett
Regional Councillor Bobbie Drew
Uxbridge
Mayor Gerri-Lynn O'Connor
Regional Councillor Jack Ballinger
Whitby
Mayor Don Mitchell
Regional Councillor Elizabeth Roy
Regional Councillor Lorne Coe
Regional Councillor Joe Drumm

Durham Regional Chair

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The following are the official results for the position of the Durham Regional Chair.[1]

Candidate Vote %
Roger Anderson 57,905 46.70
Michael Deegan 18,318 14.77
Peter Neal 14,483 11.68
Arthur Augustine 13,167 10.62
Lynn Porteous 10,684 8.86
Barbara Pulst 9,441 7.61
Mayoral Candidate [2] Vote %
Steve Parish (incumbent) 18,603 83.16
Waran Vaithilingam 2,171 9.70
Tony Hoosain 1,597 7.14
Mayoral Candidate [3] Vote %
John Grant 2,120 48.04
Terry Clayton (incumbent) 1,919 43.49
Dorothy Sanderson 374 8.47

The following are the results for the Municipality of Clarington. There was a voter turn-out of 30.53%.[4]

 
Map of Clarington's four wards

Mayor

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Candidate Vote %
Adrian Foster (X) 10,093 53.62
John O'Toole 8,731 46.38

Regional Councillors

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Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Joe Neal 3,962 37.17
Mary Novak (X) 3,959 37.14
Jim Abernethy 2,738 25.69
Wards 3 & 4
Willie Woo (X) Acclaimed

Local Councillors

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Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Steven Cooke 1,247 24.24
Thomas Sheehan 1,127 21.90
Sami Elhajjeh 1,048 20.37
Steven Conway 929 18.06
Mark Stanisz 422 8.20
Jacqueline Muccio 372 7.23
Ward 2
Ron Hooper (X) 4,132 80.51
Lynn McCullough 1,000 19.49
Ward 3
Corinna Traill (X) 1,593 39.47
Bonnie Seto 1,400 34.69
Tracey Ali 559 13.85
Mark Canning 484 11.99
Ward 4
Wendy Partner (X) 2,135 53.56
Kevin Anyan 1,079 27.07
Zachery Prescott 772 19.37
Mayoral Candidate [5] Vote %
John Henry (X) 14,084 48.93
John Gray 8,229 28.59
Rosemary McConkey 2,619 9.10
Chris Topple 1,978 6.87
Bill Longworth 642 2.23
Lou Devuono 564 1.96
Joe Ingino 374 1.30
Dan Hammond 221 0.77
Donald F. Woermke 72 0.25
Mayoral Candidate [6] Vote %
Dave Ryan (X) 14,410 64.18
Maurice Brenner 7,205 32.09
Edoh Apaloo 838 3.73
Mayoral Candidate [7] Vote %
Tom Rowett 4,661 55.83
Chuck Mercier (X) 3,687 44.17
Mayoral Candidate [8] Vote %
Gerri Lynn O'Connor (X) 3,976 49.72
Ted Eng 2,061 25.77
Bob Shepherd 1,960 24.51
Mayoral Candidate [9] Vote %
Don Mitchell 16,803 73.20
Donna Butler 2,895 12.61
Ros Whitby 1,268 5.52
Bob Hartley 1,129 4.92
Lumy Omat 859 3.74

References

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  1. ^ Follert, Gillian. "Roger Anderson is Durham's first elected chairman". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ajax Votes 2014 | Who's Running". Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. ^ https://oyez.lexum.com/site/en/1707/p/12048/pdf.do[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Vote Oshawa". February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Candidates - City of Pickering". Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 Candidates - Township of Scugog". Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  8. ^ "2014 Municipal Election | the Township of Uxbridge". Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 Municipal Election Registered Candidates - Town of Whitby". Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.