The 2014 Guelph municipal election was held on October 27, 2014, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council, the Guelph members of the Upper Grand District School Board (Public) and Wellington Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (Public). The election was held in conjunction with the provincewide 2014 municipal elections.[1][2]

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2014 Guelph municipal election

 2010 October 27, 2014 2018 
Turnout43.21%

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For the first time during this election, the City of Guelph used online voting during the advanced polling, in an attempt to boost voter turnout and increase accessibility options for voters.[3]

Timeline

  • January 2: Nomination period begins
  • September 12: Nomination period ends
  • October 7: Advanced Internet voting begins
  • October 15: Advanced ballot voting begins
  • October 19: Advanced ballot voting ends
  • October 24: Advanced Internet voting ends
  • October 27: Election day

Election results

Names in bold denote elected candidates.
(X) denotes incumbent.

Mayor

One candidate to be elected.

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2014 Guelph municipal election: Mayor
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Cam Guthrie19,67250.75$91,314.72[4]
Karen Farbridge (X)14,17436.57-17.54$80,263.17[5]
Jason Blokhuis3,98710.29$6,766.23[6]
Andrew Donovan2960.76$1,074.50[7]
John Legere2690.69$7,204.24[8]
Joseph St. Denis2500.64$6,192.70[9]
Nicholas A. Ross1120.29none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit38,760100.0   $82,168.25
Turnout38,87343.21
Eligible voters89,968
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Mayor, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
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Opinion polls

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Councillors

Two candidates per ward are to be elected.

Ward 1

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 1
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Dan Gibson3,41928.03$5,873.93[10]
Bob Bell (X)2,98424.46+4.41$2,196.70[11]
Karolyne Pickett2,70522.17+9.71$5,755.34[12]
Terry O'Connor1,70513.98$2,406.01[13]
Maria Pezzano1,38611.36$4,014.88[14]
Total valid votes/expense limit12,199100.0   $18,589.80
Turnout7,17143.21
Eligible voters16,595
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 1, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
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Ward 2

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 2
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Andy Van Hellemond (X)3,26627.50-1.56$2,012.04[15]
James Gordon2,99025.17$5,450.18[16]
Ray Ferraro2,61522.02+0.80$2,458.07[17]
Martin Collier1,31411.06$3,662.99[18]
Sian Matwey1,1099.34none listed
Chris Keleher Sr.5834.91$270.13[19]
Mark Paralovos (withdrawn)[b]$100.00[20]
Total valid votes/expense limit11,877100.0   $16,446.10
Turnout6,84648.50
Eligible voters14,116
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 2, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
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  2. withdrew nomination September 4
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Ward 3

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 3
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Phil Allt2,29922.40$6,319.97[21]
June Hofland (X)2,05019.95-8.29$3,580.09[22]
Craig Chamberlain2,04519.93-1.62$7,773.93[23]
Maggie Laidlaw (X)1,86118.13-11.32$5,775.68[24]
Bob Moore1,13111.02$4,394.66[25]
Jason Dodge8788.56$2,059.42[26]
Total valid votes/expense limit10,264100.0   $16,356
Turnout5,78944.37
Eligible voters13,047
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 3, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
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Ward 4

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 4
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Christine Billings2,30024.68$5,604.14[27]
Mike Salisbury2,19723.57+7.50$3,526.67[28]
Laurie Garbutt1,06111.38$2,157.68[29]
Scott Tracey99210.64$1,549.15[30]
Gary Walton7608.15$2,729.50[31]
Greg Roffey6206.65$1,206.50[32]
Greg Schirk6086.52none listed
Rob Dunn-Dufault5596.00$306.92[33]
Mark Briestensky2242.40$100.00[34]
Linda Busuttil (withdrawn)[b]$1,076.17[35]
Total valid votes/expense limit9,321100.0   $16,630.55
Turnout5,37638.65
Eligible voters13,909
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 4, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
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  2. withdrew nomination and registered for UGDSB 2, 3, & 4 September 10
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Ward 5

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 5
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Leanne Piper (X)3,38628.44-11.16$4,194.71[36]
Cathy Downer2,79523.48$6,153.20[37]
Scott R. Butler2,31619.46$4,322.26[38]
Bob Senechal1,59913.43$2,630.22[39]
Dimitrios Jim Galatianos1,0498.81none listed
Alex Green7596.38$1,937.59[40]
Robert Routledge (withdrawn)[b]$1,385.84[41]
Lise Burcher (X, withdrawn)[c]$100.00[42]
Total valid votes/expense limit11,904100.0   $21,712.70
Turnout6,84044.03
Eligible voters15,535
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 5, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
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  2. withdrew nomination August 19
  3. withdrew nomination August 25
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Ward 6

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 6
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Mark MacKinnon3,80633.46$3,149.15[43]
Karl Wettstein (X)2,88625.37-11.85$2,527.70[44]
Todd J. Dennis (X)2,04417.97-18.36$2,586.11[45]
Glen Tolhurst1,96817.30$3,446.85[46]
Keith Poore6715.90$1,266.55[47]
Total valid votes/expense limit11,375100.0   $18,824.40
Turnout6,85140.86
Eligible voters16,766
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 6, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
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Incumbents not seeking re-election

  • Lise Burcher (Ward 5)[48]
  • Ian Findlay (Ward 2)[49]
  • Jim Furfaro (Ward 1)[50]
  • Gloria Kovach (Ward 4)[51]

Upper Grand District School Board

Wards 1 & 5

Two candidates to be elected.

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Upper Grand District School Board - Wards 1 & 5
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Mark Bailey (X)4,51730.84-7.72$1,244.06[52]
Martha MacNeil2,91919.93$1,701.89[53]
Juanita Burnett2,24915.36+0.78$1,433.75[54]
Malcolm Bell1,94013.25none listed
Ralph Edwards1,62211.08$1,657.65[55]
Dan Baker1,3989.55$100.00[56]
Total valid votes/expense limit14,645100.0   $28,921.55
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
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Wards 2, 3, & 4

Two candidates to be elected.

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Upper Grand District School Board - Wards 2, 3, & 4
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Susan Moziar (X)5,01725.48-8.30$3,971.84[57]
Linda Busuttil4,97425.26$1,769.37[58]
Rob McLean3,97820.20$1,714.64[59]
Carrie Proudfoot3,07315.61$389.46[60]
Aaron Blair2,64913.45none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit19,691100.0   $32,132.00
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
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Ward 6 and Puslinch

One candidate to be elected.

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Upper Grand District School Board - Ward 6 and Puslinch
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Marty Fairbairn (X)3,46961.72-0.92$3,416.05[61]
Christopher Cassel1,42425.34$100.00[62]
Tyler Rockliffe72712.94$262.72[63]
Total valid votes/expense limit5,620100.0   $20,022.05
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
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Wellington Catholic District School Board

Four candidates to be elected.

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Wellington Catholic District School Board
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Joe Tersigni5,78929.64$1,113.60[64]
Marino L. Gazzola (X)4,63623.74-1.90$650.87[65]
Victoria Dupuis (X)3,57718.32-1.17$788.16[66]
Sebastian Dal Bo (X)3,15516.16-1.02$228.15[67]
Michelle Fach2,37112.14$893.79[68]
Total valid votes/expense limit19,528100.0   $18,795.50
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
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Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud

One candidate to be elected, representing Brampton, Caledon, Dufferin County and Wellington County.

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Geneviève Grenier14578.38none listed
Blaise Liaki3217.30none listed
Tammy Knibbs (X)84.32-61.73none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit185100.0   
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
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Conseil Scolaire Viamonde

One candidate to be elected, representing Waterloo Region, Middlesex County, Wellington County, Perth County and Huron County.

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Guelph municipal election, 2014: Conseil Scolaire Viamonde
CandidateVotes %Δ%Expenditures[a]
Denis Trudel (X)7341.95none listed
Denise Alice Carter5129.31none listed
Johanne R. Gray5028.74none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit174100.0   
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
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