1972 Brantford municipal election
The 1972 Brantford municipal election was held on December 4, 1972, to elect a mayor, councillors, school trustees, and public utility commissioners in the city of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Charles Bowen was elected to his first term as mayor.
Results
[edit]| 1972 Brantford municipal election: Mayor of Brantford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Charles Bowen | 8,703 | 42.98 | ||||||
| Ronald Stockdale | 6,254 | 30.88 | ||||||
| Howard Minard | 4,774 | 23.58 | ||||||
| Karl Edmison | 519 | 2.56 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 20,250 | 100 | ||||||
| 1972 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Vic Symes | 2,134 | 25.09 | ||||||
| Patrick Luciani | 1,779 | 20.91 | ||||||
| Bill Painter | 1,442 | 16.95 | ||||||
| Freeman Farrington | 1,392 | 16.36 | ||||||
| Orville Kerlew | 1,174 | 13.80 | ||||||
| Norman Pauwels | 586 | 6.89 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 8,507 | 100 | ||||||
| 1972 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| James C. Kent | 2,834 | 36.49 | ||||||
| (x)Charles Ward | 1,745 | 22.47 | ||||||
| Dave Neumann | 1,642 | 21.14 | ||||||
| Jack Arnold | 757 | 9.75 | ||||||
| Arne Zabell | 489 | 6.30 | ||||||
| George AuCoin | 300 | 3.86 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 7,767 | 100 | ||||||
- John Robert (Jack) Arnold (died August 13, 2010) was born in Brantford, served in the Canadian Navy during his youth (including a stint in Halifax, Nova Scotia during World War II), and later returned to Brantford to become a businessman in the city.[1] He also became a pilot in the 1960s, worked in aviation history, and restored several vintage planes.[2] He died in 2010, at age eighty-three.
| 1972 Brantford municipal election: Brant County Roman Catholic School Board, City of Brantford (eight members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Fred Grundy | 1,953 | 12.30 | ||||||
| (x)V.W. McNamara | 1,884 | 11.87 | ||||||
| (x)Keith Sims | 1,374 | 8.65 | ||||||
| (x)Steve Kukulski | 1,364 | 8.59 | ||||||
| (x)Margaret McDonald | 1,286 | 8.10 | ||||||
| John Curran | 1,244 | 7.83 | ||||||
| (x)Jack Griffin | 1,086 | 6.84 | ||||||
| Moe Boire | 1,022 | 6.44 | ||||||
| Vincent Bucci | 1,020 | 6.42 | ||||||
| Paula Clark | 952 | 6.00 | ||||||
| Daniel McPhee | 925 | 5.83 | ||||||
| Michael Whalen | 887 | 5.59 | ||||||
| Bill Shock | 881 | 5.55 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 15,878 | 100 | ||||||
Note: Vincent Bucci's city council page indicates that he won the final seat following a recount.[3]
Source: Brantford Expositor, 5 December 1972.
References
[edit]- ^ Heather Ibbotson, "City man had passion for flying, vintage aircraft," Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Brantford Expositor, 2010, accessed 12 November 2010.
- ^ Obituary: John Robert (Jack) Arnold, Yourlifemoments.ca, accessed 12 November 2010.
- ^ Vince Bucci: Ward 2 Councillor Archived December 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, City of Brantford, accessed 17 February 2011.