2018 Brant municipal election explained

Election Name:2018 Brant mayoral election
Type:Mayoral
Ongoing:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:2014 Brant mayoral election
Previous Year:2014
Election Date:October 22, 2018
Next Year:2022
Candidate1:David Bailey
Popular Vote1:4,478
Percentage1:47.58%
Image1:Mayor 8 (cropped).jpg
Color1:4D832F
Candidate2:Ronald Eddy
Popular Vote2:3,156
Percentage2:33.54%
Color2:6495ed
Candidate4:Don Cardy
Popular Vote4:1,133
Percentage4:12.04%
Image4:Don Cardy at 2016 AMO (cropped).jpg
Color4:E81B23
Candidate5:Shawn Pratt
Popular Vote5:644
Percentage5:6.84%
Image5:

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Color5:FFFF00
Mayor of Brant
Before Election:Ronald Eddy
After Election:David Bailey

The 2018 Brant municipal election took place on October 22, 2018. Seven-term incumbent Ronald Eddy lost re-election to businessman David Bailey. Bailey is the first openly gay mayor of Brant.[1] [2]

Mayoral candidates

Results

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate[4] [5] Vote%
David Bailey 4,478 47.58
Ronald Eddy (incumbent) 3,156 33.54
Don Cardy 1,133 12.04
Shawn Pratt 644 6.84

Brant County Council

Two to be elected from each ward. The results for Brant County Council are as follows:

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Ward 1
CandidateVote%
John Wheat (incumbent) 1,254 33.26
John MacAlpine 1,148 30.45
Willie Morley 958 25.41
Nick Quail 410 10.88
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Ward 2
CandidateVote%
Marc Laferriere 1,378 34.02
Steve Howes 1,211 28.99
Shirley Simons (incumbent) 770 19.01
Steven Acheson 344 8.49
Ellay Heys 296 7.31
Phil Ogborne 52 1.28
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Ward 3
CandidateVote%
John Peirce (incumbent) 850 27.00
John Bell 642 20.39
Marty Verhey 559 17.76
Clifford Atfield 416 13.21
Edith Stone 383 12.17
Myles D. Rusak 261 8.29
Murray Powell (incumbent)37 1.18
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Ward 4
CandidateVote%
Robert Chambers (incumbent) 1,061 37.45
David Miller (incumbent) 960 33.89
Marilyn Baptist 548 19.34
Laura Mordaunt 264 9.32
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Ward 5
CandidateVote%
Brian Coleman (incumbent) 1,067 32.32
Joan Gatward (incumbent) 994 30.11
Ella Haley 800 24.24
Owen DeBoer 440 13.33

School board trustees

English trustees

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CandidateVote%
Christina Speers 5,453 32.82
Rita Collver 4,394 26.44
David VanTilborg 3,592 21.62
Tom Waldschmidt 3,178 19.12

French trustee

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CandidateVote%
Pierre Girouard 724 73.28
Denis Frawley 264 26.72

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Change is needed' . Vincent . Ball . . . 2018-11-01 . 2021-05-19 .
  2. Web site: Brant County flies first Pride flag . Michelle . Rubio . . . 2019-06-10 . 2021-05-19 .
  3. Web site: Four vie for Brant mayor's job . Vincent . Ball . . . 2018-10-11 . 2020-06-22 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212247/https://www.brant.ca/en/county-government/resources/Elections/2018/2018-Municipal-and-School-Board-Election-Candidates.pdf . 2018-07-23 . dead .
  5. Web site: Election Results. County of Brant. 2021-05-19.