2014 Barrie municipal election

The 2014 Barrie municipal election was held on October 27, 2014, to elect a Mayor and 10 city councillors of the city of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. School trustees of the English-language Simcoe County District and Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Boards and the French-language Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud were also elected to represent the 10 wards of Barrie.

2014 Barrie mayoral election

← 2010 October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27) 2018 →
Registered	90,089
Turnout	31.75%
RF Candidate Jeff Lehman Ram Faerber Popular vote 26,385 1,181 Percentage 92.25% 4.13%   ZGR RM Candidate Zachary Gillespie-Rogers Ray Mawhinney Popular vote 533 502 Percentage 1.86% 1.76%
Voter turnout by ward
Mayor before election Jeff Lehman Elected mayor Jeff Lehman

The election was held in conjunction with those held other municipalities of Ontario. In the mayoral race, incumbent mayor Jeff Lehman was re-elected with 92.25% of the popular vote. There were 38 candidates running for 10 city councillor positions – 5 councillors were re-elected, one was acclaimed, and 4 wards saw new councillors.

Results

The results of the election are listed below.^[1] Individuals who also won their seat in the last elections of 2010 are denoted as incumbents.^[2][3][4]

Mayor

There were four candidates for Mayor of Barrie: Ram Faerber, Zachary Gillespie-Rogers, incumbent Jeff Lehman, and Ray Mawhinney.

2014 Barrie municipal election, Mayor of Barrie

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Ram Faerber		1,181	4.13	—
Zachary Gillespie-Rogers		533	1.86	—
Jeff Lehman (incumbent)		26,385	92.25	53.05
Ray Mawhinney		502	1.76	—

Candidate information:

• Ram Faerber was the owner of a recycling business.^[5]
• Jeff Lehman was the incumbent Mayor of Barrie, first elected in 2010 and seeking a second term.

City Council elections

Votes received by each ward's elected councillor as a percentage of the total ward's votes

Each of Barrie's 10 wards had elected a councillor to the Barrie City Council. Incumbent Michael Prowse was acclaimed as councillor for Ward 6.

Ward 1 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Bonnie Ainsworth (incumbent)		2,028	62.86
Clare Riepma		1,198	37.14

Ward 2 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Austin Tyler Genge		55	1.38
Steve Jones		1,227	30.88
James McVeigh		1,119	28.16
Rose Romita		1,256	31.61
Barb Stuhlemmer		317	7.98

Ward 3 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Ken Parsons		170	6.67
Doug Shipley (incumbent)		2,060	80.88
Ross Edwin Wuerth		317	12.45

Ward 4 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Adrian Bowles		96	3.01
Justin Heran		659	20.67
Caroline Smith		1,013	31.78
Barry Ward (incumbent)		1,420	44.54

Ward 5 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Harry Ahmed		231	8.5
Yvonne Heath		100	3.68
Mike Montague		462	17
Micheline Piotrowski		425	15.64
Peter Silveira (incumbent)		1,188	43.72
Robert Thomson		311	11.45

Ward 7 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Andrew Barranger		85	3.6
Lincoln Bayda		252	10.66
John Brassard (incumbent)		1,779	75.25
Richard Crocitto		40	1.69
Brandon Vieira		208	8.8

Ward 8 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Julia Gasewicz		760	22.18
Ghulam Jilani		31	0.9
Arif Khan		2,021	58.97
Mike McFarthing		438	12.78
Micheline Robichaud		177	5.16

Ward 9 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Brian H. Jackson (incumbent)		811	43.3
Jason MacLellan		95	5.07
Sergio Morales		967	51.63

Ward 10 Councillor

Candidate		Votes	%
Graham Allary		298	10.69
Paolo Fabrizio		151	5.42
Chris Forde		330	11.84
Doug Jure		706	25.32
Mike McCann		1,303	46.74

School board trustee elections

Seven candidates were elected members of four different school boards across Simcoe County and the Golden Horseshoe. Incumbent Maria Hardie was acclaimed as member of the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, representing Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud would later be known as MonAvenir in 2017.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud Member – Simcoe–Muskoka

Candidate		Votes	%
Donald Blais		879	64.54
Kyna Sivret		483	35.46

Conseil scolaire Viamonde Member – Sector 5 (Bruce, Grey, Simcoe & Dufferin Counties)

Candidate		Votes	%
Guy Belcourt (incumbent)		515	50.05
Eric R. Lapointe		514	49.95

SCDSB Member – Wards 1, 2, 3

Candidate		Votes	%
Kathleen Aikins		2,394	33.71
Paul Archer		1,812	25.51
Stephen Donkers		698	9.83
Suzanne Ley (incumbent)		2,198	30.95

SCDSB Member – Wards 4, 5, 6

Candidate		Votes	%
Steven George Knuff		1,167	20.64
Katherine L. Koculym		1,798	31.79
Krista Mayne (incumbent)		2,690	47.57

SCDSB Member – Wards 7, 8, 9, 10

Candidate		Votes	%
Jennifer Lynn Cameron		2,488	35.5
Jessica McConnell		1,356	19.35
Keith P. Rimmer		795	11.34
Corey Wall		692	9.87
Christine Williams (incumbent)		1,677	23.93

SMCDSB Member – Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Candidate		Votes	%
Nathan Caldwell		824	34.29
Connie Positano (incumbent)		1,579	65.71

References

1. McAlpine, Dawn A. (October 31, 2014). "Final Summary of Election Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. McAlpine, Dawn A. (October 29, 2010). "Final Summary of Election Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. McAlpine, Dawn A. (November 3, 2010). "Final Summary of Election Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. McAlpine, Dawn A. (November 8, 2010). "Final Summary of Election Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. Phillips, Kim (September 26, 2018). "Ram Faerber running for Barrie mayor". CTV Barrie. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022.

External links

• City of Barrie: Government & News