2014 Guelph municipal election

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]

2014 Guelph municipal election

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Turnout	43.21%
Map of Guelph's wards

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.

2014 Guelph municipal election: Mayor
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Cam Guthrie	19,672	50.75	–	$91,314.72[4]
Karen Farbridge (X)	14,174	36.57	-17.54	$80,263.17[5]
Jason Blokhuis	3,987	10.29	–	$6,766.23[6]
Andrew Donovan	296	0.76	–	$1,074.50[7]
John Legere	269	0.69	–	$7,204.24[8]
Joseph St. Denis	250	0.64	–	$6,192.70[9]
Nicholas A. Ross	112	0.29	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit	38,760	100.0		$82,168.25
Turnout	38,873	43.21
Eligible voters	89,968
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Mayor, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Opinion polls

List of opinion polls
Polling firm	Last date of polling	Link	Blokhuis	Farbridge	Guthrie	Other	Don't know/ Wouldn't vote
Forum Research	September 2, 2014	PDF	4	21	36	1	36

Councillors

Two candidates per ward are to be elected.

Ward 1

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 1
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Dan Gibson	3,419	28.03	–	$5,873.93[10]
Bob Bell (X)	2,984	24.46	+4.41	$2,196.70[11]
Karolyne Pickett	2,705	22.17	+9.71	$5,755.34[12]
Terry O'Connor	1,705	13.98	–	$2,406.01[13]
Maria Pezzano	1,386	11.36	–	$4,014.88[14]
Total valid votes/expense limit	12,199	100.0		$18,589.80
Turnout	7,171	43.21
Eligible voters	16,595
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 1, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Ward 2

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 2
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Andy Van Hellemond (X)	3,266	27.50	-1.56	$2,012.04[15]
James Gordon	2,990	25.17	–	$5,450.18[16]
Ray Ferraro	2,615	22.02	+0.80	$2,458.07[17]
Martin Collier	1,314	11.06	–	$3,662.99[18]
Sian Matwey	1,109	9.34	–	none listed
Chris Keleher Sr.	583	4.91	–	$270.13[19]
Mark Paralovos (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2]	–	–	–	$100.00[20]
Total valid votes/expense limit	11,877	100.0		$16,446.10
Turnout	6,846	48.50
Eligible voters	14,116
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 2, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit withdrew nomination September 4

Ward 3

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 3
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Phil Allt	2,299	22.40	–	$6,319.97[21]
June Hofland (X)	2,050	19.95	-8.29	$3,580.09[22]
Craig Chamberlain	2,045	19.93	-1.62	$7,773.93[23]
Maggie Laidlaw (X)	1,861	18.13	-11.32	$5,775.68[24]
Bob Moore	1,131	11.02	–	$4,394.66[25]
Jason Dodge	878	8.56	–	$2,059.42[26]
Total valid votes/expense limit	10,264	100.0		$16,356
Turnout	5,789	44.37
Eligible voters	13,047
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 3, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Ward 4

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 4
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Christine Billings	2,300	24.68	–	$5,604.14[27]
Mike Salisbury	2,197	23.57	+7.50	$3,526.67[28]
Laurie Garbutt	1,061	11.38	–	$2,157.68[29]
Scott Tracey	992	10.64	–	$1,549.15[30]
Gary Walton	760	8.15	–	$2,729.50[31]
Greg Roffey	620	6.65	–	$1,206.50[32]
Greg Schirk	608	6.52	–	none listed
Rob Dunn-Dufault	559	6.00	–	$306.92[33]
Mark Briestensky	224	2.40	–	$100.00[34]
Linda Busuttil (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2]	–	–	–	$1,076.17[35]
Total valid votes/expense limit	9,321	100.0		$16,630.55
Turnout	5,376	38.65
Eligible voters	13,909
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 4, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit withdrew nomination and registered for UGDSB 2, 3, & 4 September 10

Ward 5

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 5
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Leanne Piper (X)	3,386	28.44	-11.16	$4,194.71[36]
Cathy Downer	2,795	23.48	–	$6,153.20[37]
Scott R. Butler	2,316	19.46	–	$4,322.26[38]
Bob Senechal	1,599	13.43	–	$2,630.22[39]
Dimitrios Jim Galatianos	1,049	8.81	–	none listed
Alex Green	759	6.38	–	$1,937.59[40]
Robert Routledge (withdrawn)[lower-alpha 2]	–	–	–	$1,385.84[41]
Lise Burcher (X, withdrawn)[lower-alpha 3]	–	–	–	$100.00[42]
Total valid votes/expense limit	11,904	100.0		$21,712.70
Turnout	6,840	44.03
Eligible voters	15,535
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 5, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit withdrew nomination August 19 withdrew nomination August 25

Ward 6

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Ward 6
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Mark MacKinnon	3,806	33.46	–	$3,149.15[43]
Karl Wettstein (X)	2,886	25.37	-11.85	$2,527.70[44]
Todd J. Dennis (X)	2,044	17.97	-18.36	$2,586.11[45]
Glen Tolhurst	1,968	17.30	–	$3,446.85[46]
Keith Poore	671	5.90	–	$1,266.55[47]
Total valid votes/expense limit	11,375	100.0		$18,824.40
Turnout	6,851	40.86
Eligible voters	16,766
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph, 2014 Election - Ward 6, City of Guelph, and Voter Statistics, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

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.

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Upper Grand District School Board - Wards 1 & 5
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Mark Bailey (X)	4,517	30.84	-7.72	$1,244.06[52]
Martha MacNeil	2,919	19.93	–	$1,701.89[53]
Juanita Burnett	2,249	15.36	+0.78	$1,433.75[54]
Malcolm Bell	1,940	13.25	–	none listed
Ralph Edwards	1,622	11.08	–	$1,657.65[55]
Dan Baker	1,398	9.55	–	$100.00[56]
Total valid votes/expense limit	14,645	100.0		$28,921.55
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Wards 2, 3, & 4

Two candidates to be elected.

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Upper Grand District School Board - Wards 2, 3, & 4
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Susan Moziar (X)	5,017	25.48	-8.30	$3,971.84[57]
Linda Busuttil	4,974	25.26	–	$1,769.37[58]
Rob McLean	3,978	20.20	–	$1,714.64[59]
Carrie Proudfoot	3,073	15.61	–	$389.46[60]
Aaron Blair	2,649	13.45	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit	19,691	100.0		$32,132.00
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Ward 6 and Puslinch

One candidate to be elected.

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Upper Grand District School Board - Ward 6 and Puslinch
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Marty Fairbairn (X)	3,469	61.72	-0.92	$3,416.05[61]
Christopher Cassel	1,424	25.34	–	$100.00[62]
Tyler Rockliffe	727	12.94	–	$262.72[63]
Total valid votes/expense limit	5,620	100.0		$20,022.05
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Wellington Catholic District School Board

Four candidates to be elected.

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Wellington Catholic District School Board
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Joe Tersigni	5,789	29.64	–	$1,113.60[64]
Marino L. Gazzola (X)	4,636	23.74	-1.90	$650.87[65]
Victoria Dupuis (X)	3,577	18.32	-1.17	$788.16[66]
Sebastian Dal Bo (X)	3,155	16.16	-1.02	$228.15[67]
Michelle Fach	2,371	12.14	–	$893.79[68]
Total valid votes/expense limit	19,528	100.0		$18,795.50
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud

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

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Geneviève Grenier	145	78.38	–	none listed
Blaise Liaki	32	17.30	–	none listed
Tammy Knibbs (X)	8	4.32	-61.73	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit	185	100.0		–
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

Conseil Scolaire Viamonde

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

Guelph municipal election, 2014: Conseil Scolaire Viamonde
Candidate	Votes	%	Δ%	Expenditures[lower-alpha 1]
Denis Trudel (X)	73	41.95	–	none listed
Denise Alice Carter	51	29.31	–	none listed
Johanne R. Gray	50	28.74	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit	174	100.0		–
Sources: 2014 Official Election Results, City of Guelph
includes expenses not subject to spending limit

References

1. "Guelph Votes". City of Guelph. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014.
2. "Municipal Elections". Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
3. "Guelph voters can head to their laptops for 2014 municipal election". Guelph Mercury.
4. Financial Statement: Cam Guthrie. City of Guelph.
5. Financial Statement: Karen Farbridge. City of Guelph.
6. Financial Statement: Jason Blokhuis. City of Guelph.
7. Financial Statement: Andrew Donovan. City of Guelph.
8. Financial Statement: John Legere. City of Guelph.
9. Financial Statement: Joseph St. Denis. City of Guelph.
10. Financial Statement: Dan Gibson. City of Guelph.
11. Financial Statement: Bob Bell. City of Guelph.
12. Financial Statement: Karolyne Pickett. City of Guelph.
13. Financial Statement: Terry O'Connor. City of Guelph.
14. Financial Statement: Maria Pezzano. City of Guelph.
15. Financial Statement: Andy Van Hellemond. City of Guelph.
16. Financial Statement: James Gordon. City of Guelph.
17. Financial Statement: Ray Ferraro. City of Guelph.
18. Financial Statement: Martin Collier. City of Guelph.
19. Financial Statement: Chris Keleher Sr. City of Guelph.
20. Financial Statement: Mark Paralovos. City of Guelph.
21. Financial Statement: Phil Allt. City of Guelph.
22. Financial Statement: June Hofland. City of Guelph.
23. Financial Statement: Craig Chamberlain. City of Guelph.
24. Financial Statement: Maggie Laidlaw. City of Guelph.
25. Financial Statement: Bob Moore. City of Guelph.
26. Financial Statement: Jason Dodge. City of Guelph.
27. Financial Statement: Christine Billings. City of Guelph.
28. Financial Statement: Mike Salisbury. City of Guelph.
29. Financial Statement: Laurie Garbutt. City of Guelph.
30. Financial Statement: Scott Tracey. City of Guelph.
31. Financial Statement: Gary Walton. City of Guelph.
32. Financial Statement: Greg Roffey. City of Guelph.
33. Financial Statement: Robert Dunn-Dufault. City of Guelph.
34. Financial Statement: Mark Briestnsky. City of Guelph.
35. Financial Statement: Linda Busuttil (Ward 4). City of Guelph.
36. Financial Statement: Leanne Piper. City of Guelph.
37. Financial Statement: Cathy Downer. City of Guelph.
38. Financial Statement: Scott Butler. City of Guelph.
39. Financial Statement: Robert Senechal. City of Guelph.
40. Financial Statement: Alex Green. City of Guelph.
41. Financial Statement: Robert Routledge. City of Guelph.
42. Financial Statement: Lise Burcher. City of Guelph.
43. Financial Statement: Mark MacKinnon. City of Guelph.
44. Financial Statement: Karl Wettstein. City of Guelph.
45. Financial Statement: Todd Dennis. City of Guelph.
46. Financial Statement: Glen Tolhurst. City of Guelph.
47. Financial Statement: Keith Poore. The City of Guelph.
48. "Guelph Coun. Lise Burcher's future still to be tied to municipal government". Guelph Mercury.
49. "Findlay not seeking re-election in Guelph city council race". Guelph Mercury.
50. "Furfaro latest to not run for council". Guelph Tribune.
51. "After 23 years on city council, Kovach announces retirement". Guelph Mercury.
52. Financial Statement: Mark Bailey. City of Guelph.
53. Financial Statement: Marcia MacNeil. City of Guelph.
54. Financial Statement: Juanita Burnett. City of Guelph.
55. Financial Statement: Ralph Edwards. City of Guelph.
56. Financial Statement: Daniel Baker. City of Guelph.
57. Financial Statement: Susan Moziar. City of Guelph.
58. Financial Statement: Linda Busuttil (UGDSB 2, 3, & 4). City of Guelph.
59. Financial Statement: Rob McLean. City of Guelph.
60. Financial Statement: Carrie Proudfoot. City of Guelph.
61. Financial Statement: Marty Fairbairn. City of Guelph.
62. Financial Statement: Christopher Cassel. City of Guelph.
63. Financial Statement: Tyler Rockliffe. City of Guelph.
64. Financial Statement: Joe Tersigni. City of Guelph.
65. Financial Statement: Marino L. Gazzola. City of Guelph.
66. Financial Statement: Victoria Dupuis. City of Guelph.
67. Financial Statement: Sebastian Dal Bo. City of Guelph.
68. Financial Statement: Michelle Fach. City of Guelph.