1985 Brantford municipal election

The 1985 Brantford municipal election was held on November 12, 1985, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The rural and small-town communities surrounding Brantford also held elections on the same day.

Results
1985 Brantford municipal election, Mayor of Brantford
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Dave Neumann 14,285 83.77
William Stewart 1,589 9.32
Andy Woolley 1,178 6.91
Total valid votes 17,052 100
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)John Starkey 1,804 27.33
(x)Jo Brennan 1,634 24.75
Don Francis 1,155 17.50
Clive Wellington 714 10.82
Fred Kelley 532 8.06
Paul Urbanowicz 468 7.09
Michael Miles 294 4.45
Total valid votes 6,601 100
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Two (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Kevin Davis 2,483 32.28
Brad Ward 1,906 24.78
Vince Bucci 1,292 16.80
Tom Potter 974 12.66
Enid Green 648 8.43
Paul Mellor 388 5.04
Total valid votes 7,691 100
  • Tom Potter used the slogan, "Active Representative, Accessible Alderman" in the 1985 campaign.[3] Three years later, he wrote a letter to The Globe and Mail criticizing a requirement that all members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and their families be required to declare their assets. Potter described as an invasion of privacy.[4]
  • Paul Mellor appears to have been a first-time candidate for public office. He is not the same person as a Paul Mellor from Niagara Falls who was accused of murder in 2009.
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Karen George 2,507 37.88
(x)Max Sherman 2,144 32.39
Chris Brown 1,362 20.58
Ron Houston 606 9.16
Total valid votes 6,619 100
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Andy Woodburn 1,756 36.51
Steve Bosanac 1,171 24.35
Bob Bell 673 13.99
Dan Houssar 618 12.85
Ivan Vander Deen 591 12.29
Total valid votes 4,809 100
1985 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Pat Luciani 1,608 29.41
Raymond Simpson 1,435 26.25
Wally Lucente 914 16.72
Tom Oldham 788 14.41
Lillian Currell 368 6.73
Yvonne McMahon 354 6.48
Total valid votes 5,467 100
  • Yvonne McMahon ran for Brantford's fifth ward in 1976 and 1985, losing both times. She also ran a protest campaign for mayor of Brantford in 1982, finishing a distant second against incumbent Dave Neumann.

References
  1. See Rudy Platiel, "Several long-serving mayors step down this year," The Globe and Mail, 12 November 1985, A18.
  2. Rudy Platiel, "Voters go to polls in 801 municipalities," The Globe and Mail, 10 November 1980, p. 1.
  3. Brantford Expositor, 11 November 1985, p. 6.
  4. Tom Potter, "Nobody's business," The Globe and Mail, 24 February 1988, A6.
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