The 2014 Barrie municipal election was held on October 27, 2014, to elect a Mayor and 10 city councillors of the city of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. School trustees of the English-language Simcoe County District and Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Boards and the French-language Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud were also elected to represent the 10 wards of Barrie.
The election was held in conjunction with those held other municipalities of Ontario. In the mayoral race, incumbent mayor Jeff Lehman was re-elected with 92.25% of the popular vote. There were 38 candidates running for 10 city councillor positions – 5 councillors were re-elected, one was acclaimed, and 4 wards saw new councillors.
Results
The results of the election are listed below. Individuals who also won their seat in the last elections of 2010 are denoted as incumbents.
Mayor
There were four candidates for Mayor of Barrie: Ram Faerber, Zachary Gillespie-Rogers, incumbent Jeff Lehman, and Ray Mawhinney.
Candidate information: Ram Faerber was the owner of a recycling business. Jeff Lehman was the incumbent Mayor of Barrie, first elected in 2010 and seeking a second term.
City Council elections
Each of Barrie's 10 wards had elected a councillor to the Barrie City Council. Incumbent Michael Prowse was acclaimed as councillor for Ward 6.
School board trustee elections
Seven candidates were elected members of four different school boards across Simcoe County and the Golden Horseshoe. Incumbent Maria Hardie was acclaimed as member of the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, representing Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud would later be known as MonAvenir in 2017.
References
External links City of Barrie: Government & News