1976 Brantford municipal election

The 1976 Brantford municipal election was held on December 6, 1976, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The rural and small-town communities near Brantford also held elections on the same day.

Charles Bowen was elected to a third two-year term as mayor of Brantford.

Results
1976 Brantford municipal election, Mayor of Brantford
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Charles Bowen 14,108 78.64
Kenneth McColeman 3,831 21.36
Total valid votes 17,939 100
1976 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Jo Brennan 1,567 30.05
(x)Douglas McNicol 1,300 24.93
John Starkey 1,152 22.09
John Sless 917 17.58
Norman Greenfield 279 5.35
Total valid votes 5,215 100
1976 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Mabel Cooper 2,450 27.66
Max Sherman 2,250 25.40
Michael Woodburn 2,179 24.60
Howard Minard 1,707 19.27
Raymond Lever 271 3.06
Total valid votes 8,857 100
1976 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Andy Woodburn 1,928 30.26
(x)Charles Ward 1,330 20.87
Ross Baker 1,274 19.99
(x)Paul Randorf 1,210 18.99
Ronald Finucan 630 9.89
Total valid votes 6,372 100
1976 Brantford municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Doug Reeves 1,538 33.22
Dave Neumann 1,072 23.15
Ernie Fish 757 16.35
(x)Wynn Harding 591 12.76
Charles McPhail 435 9.40
Yvonne McMahon 237 5.12
Total valid votes 4,630 100
  • Ernie Fish was active with the Brant Naval Veterans Association.[1] He was, like Dave Neumann, supported by the United Auto Workers.[2]
  • Wynn Harding was elected to the Brantford City Council in 1974 but was defeated in 1976. She later worked as a freelance writer and was active with the University Women's Club of Brantford.[3]
1976 Brantford municipal election, Brant County Board of Education, City of Brantford (eight members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Dick Verrity 9,902 12.89
(x)Grant Darling 6,955 9.05
(x)Edward D. Pass 6,589 8.58
Karen George 6,493 8.45
Melodie Daboll 6,391 8.32
K. Keith Brett 5,015 6.53
Kaye Davies 4,907 6.39
John K. Lewis 4,774 6.21
(x)F.M. Farrington 4,617 6.01
Ray M. Waghorn 4,479 5.83
Barbara Harvey 2,904 3.78
(x)M.L. Pete Kilgore 2,885 3.76
Dennis Finucan 2,652 3.45
James Friel 2,539 3.31
John G. Henry 2,185 2.84
Daniel O'Regan 1,957 2.55
Chester Phillips 1,578 2.05
Total valid votes 76,822 100
  • James Friel was the father of Chris Friel, who served as mayor of Brantford from 1994 to 2003 and was elected to the same position again in 2010. James died of lung cancer at age forty-three, due in large part to a lifelong habit of heavy smoking. In 2002, Chris Friel cited his father's illness and death as reasons for supporting a municipal anti-smoking by-law.[4]
1976 Brantford municipal election, Brant County Roman Catholic School Board, City of Brantford (eight members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)John Lambertus 2,432 15.04
(x)Jack Paleczny 2,094 12.95
(x)Fred Grundy 1,777 10.99
(x)Margaret McDonald 1,496 9.25
(x)Vincent Bucci 1,431 8.85
(x)John Griffin 1,312 8.12
Moe Boire 1,228 7.60
(x)Keith Sims 1,187 7.34
Joseph Quinto 1,118 6.92
Bob Adie 1,110 6.87
W. Paul Ferriss 980 6.06
Total valid votes 16,165 100

References
  1. Brant Naval Veterans History - BNVA Club History Archived August 2, 2012, at archive.today, accessed 11 November 2010.
  2. Brantford Expositor, 3 December 1976, p. 17.
  3. "Around Town," Brantford Expositor, 23 February 2000, C3; Wynn Harding, "Ethical analysis vital to reproductive techniques," Brantford Expositor, 26 April 2002, C2.
  4. Chris Brennan, "Mayor's personal history drives fight against smoking," Brantford Expositor, 16 October 2002, A10.
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