The 1997 Ontario municipal elections were led in all municipalities across the Canadian province of Ontario on November 10, 1997, to elect mayors and reeves, councillors, and school trustees. There were also referendum questions in some municipalities.
The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Toronto, where Mel Lastman narrowly defeated Barbara Hall to win the mayoralty. In other results, Hazel McCallion was re-elected in Mississauga, Bob Morrow was returned in Hamilton, and Dianne Haskett was elected in London.Murray Campbell and Susan Delacourt, "Ontario Municipal Elections," Globe and Mail, 11 November 1997, A1.
Elected mayors Ajax: Steve Parish Aurora: Tim Jones Barrie: Janice Laking Belleville: Ross McDougall Brampton: Peter Robertson Brantford: Chris Friel (details) Burlington: Robert MacIsaac Caledon: Carol Seglins Cambridge: Jane Brewer Chatham-Kent: Bill Erickson Clarington: Diane Hamre Cornwall: Brian Sylvester Cumberland: Brian Coburn (details) Flamborough: Ted McMeekin Fort Erie: Wayne Redecop Georgina: Robert Grossi Gloucester: Claudette Cain (details) Guelph: Joe Young (details) Halton Hills: Marilyn Serjeantson Hamilton: Bob Morrow (details) Innisfil: Brian Jackson Kanata: Merle Nicholds (details) Kingston: Gary Bennett Kitchener: Carl Zehr London: Dianne Haskett Markham: Don Cousens Milton: Gordon Krantz Mississauga: Hazel McCallion Nepean: Mary Pitt (details) Newmarket: Tom Taylor Niagara Falls: Wayne Thomson North Bay: Jack Burrows (details) Oakville: Ann Mulvale Orillia: Ken McCann Oshawa: Nancy Diamond Ottawa: Jim Watson (details) Peterborough: Sylvia Sutherland Pickering: Wayne Arthurs Quinte West: Jack Arthur Richmond Hill: Bill Bell Sarnia: Mike Bradley Sault Ste. Marie: Steve Butland St. Catharines: Tim Rigby (details) Stoney Creek: Anne Bain Stratford: David Hunt St. Thomas: Stephen Peters Sudbury: Jim Gordon (details) Thunder Bay: Ken Boshcoff Timmins: Vic Power Toronto: Mel Lastman (details) Vaughan: Lorna Jackson Waterloo: Joan McKinnon Welland: Dick Reuter Whitby: Marcel Brunelle Windsor: Mike Hurst (details) Woodstock: John Geoghegan
Elected regional chairs Hamilton–Wentworth: Terry Cooke Ottawa–Carleton: Bob Chiarelli (details) Sudbury: Peter Wong Waterloo: Ken Seiling
Results Lakefield + 1997 Lakefield election, Reeve of Lakefield Candidate Total votes % of total votes Bob Helsing 663 89.23 Bill Wellman 80 10.77 Total valid votes 743 100.00
+ 1997 Lakefield election, Deputy Reeve of Lakefield Candidate Total votes % of total votes Mary Smith accl. .
Source: Bill Hodgins, "Battle on for Lakefield pair," Peterborough Examiner, 6 November 2000, B3.
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