1988 Brantford municipal election

The 1988 Brantford municipal election was held on November 14, 1988, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities around the city.

## Results

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1988 Brantford municipal election: Mayor

Candidate  | Votes | %
(x)Karen George | 17,611  | 65.09
Pat Luciani  | 7,859  | 29.05
Roy Jones  | 945  | 3.49
William Stewart  | 640  | 2.37
Total valid votes  | 27,055  | 100.00

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1988 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Two (two members elected)

Candidate  | Votes | %
(x)Kevin Davis | acclaimed  | \-
(x)Brad Ward | acclaimed  | \-

* Kevin Davis has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University.[1] He is a lawyer in Brantford and has chaired both the Brantford Regional Chamber of Commerce and the city's economic development board.[2] Davis was first elected to Brantford City Council in 1985 and was returned without opposition in 1988; he did not seek re-election in 1991. He has also served on the board of Brantford's Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario association.[3] Many expected that he would run for the party in the 2007 provincial election, but he declined.[4]

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1988 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)

Candidate  | Votes | %
Mike Hancock | 3,148  | 27.45
(x)Max Sherman | 3,065  | 26.73
Chris Brown  | 2,982  | 26.01
Vince Bucci  | 2,272  | 19.81
Total valid votes  | 11,467  | 100

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1988 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)

Candidate  | Votes | %
(x)Andy Woodburn  | 2,925  | 34.94
Rina Colaiacovo  | 2,217  | 26.48
Dan Houssar  | 1,763  | 21.06
Bob Szoke  | 1,466  | 17.51
Total valid votes  | 8,371  | 100

## References

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1. ^ Kevin Davis Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Waterous Holden, accessed 27 July 2009.
2. ^ "Our vanishing tax break" [editorial], Brantford Expositor, 7 July 1999, A3; Michelle Ruby and Vincent Ball, "City urged to borrow again: Money would be used to finance northwest industrial park", Brantford Expositor, 14 November 2002, A3; Vincent Ball, "Developing industrial area should be priority: CAO", Brantford Expositor, 27 May 2002, A3.
3. ^ "Leo Renzella heads Brant provincial PCs", Brantford Expositor, 13 September 2000, A4; Susan Gamble, "Local Conservatives are sitting pretty", Brantford Expositor, 20 April 2009, A3.
4. ^ "Broken promises", Brantford Expositor, 28 May 2007, A9.

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