1991 Windsor municipal election explained

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

Council

• 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]

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.

Notes and References

1. "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.
2. "Job creation said key to Windsor's outlook", Windsor Star, 3 October 1991, C12.
3. "Newcomer seeking Ward 1 council spot", Windsor Star, 21 September 1991, A5.