2014 Durham Region municipal elections explained
| Election Name: | Candidates in the 2014 Durham Region municipal elections |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
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 | |
| 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
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]
Mayor
Regional Councillors
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
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 |
| 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
- Web site: Follert . Gillian . Roger Anderson is Durham's first elected chairman . DurhamRegion.com . 22 October 2018.
- Web site: Ajax Votes 2014 Who's Running . 2014-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913084518/http://ajaxvotes2014.ca/who-is-running/ . 2014-09-13 . dead .
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- Web site: Archived copy . 2018-07-25 . 2016-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160421031313/http://www.clarington.net/en/town-hall/resources/Elections/Declared-2014-Election-Results.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Vote Oshawa. 11 February 2022.
- Web site: Candidates - City of Pickering . 2014-01-10 . 2014-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110205359/https://www.pickering.ca/en/cityhall/Candidates.asp . dead .
- Web site: 2014 Candidates - Township of Scugog . 2014-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110210725/http://www.scugog.ca/2014_Candidates.29.php . 2014-01-10 . dead .
- Web site: 2014 Municipal Election | the Township of Uxbridge . 2014-01-10 . 2014-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110205852/http://www.town.uxbridge.on.ca/2014_elections . dead .
- Web site: 2014 Municipal Election Registered Candidates - Town of Whitby . 2014-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110205319/http://www.whitby.ca/en/townhall/2014-Municipal-Election-Registered-Candidates.asp . 2014-01-10 . dead .
