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2010 Durham Region municipal elections

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Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

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Candidates in the 2010 Durham Region municipal elections
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Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they were the incumbent for that position.

Durham Regional Council

More information Position, Elected ...
Position Elected
Chair
Roger Anderson (appointed by council)
Ajax
Mayor Steve Parish
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 Shaun Collier
Regional Councillor, Ward 3 & 4 Colleen Jordan
Brock
Mayor Larry O'Connor
Regional Councillor Debbie Bath
Clarington
Mayor Adrian Foster
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 Mary Novak
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4 Willie Woo
Oshawa
Mayor John Henry
Regional Councillor Nancy Diamond
Regional Councillor Nester Pidwerbecki
Regional Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri
Regional Councillor John Neal
Regional Councillor John R. Aker
Regional Councillor Amy England
Regional Councillor Bob Chapman
Pickering
Mayor Dave Ryan
Regional Councillor, Ward 1 Jennifer O'Connell
Regional Councillor, Ward 2 Bill McLean
Regional Councillor, Ward 3 Peter Rodrigues
Scugog
Mayor Chuck Mercier
Regional Councillor Bobbie Drew
Uxbridge
Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor
Regional Councillor Jack Ballinger
Whitby
Mayor Pat Perkins
Regional Councillor Don Mitchell
Regional Councillor Lorne Earle Coe
Regional Councillor Joe Drumm
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Referendum

Quick facts Results, Choice ...
2010 Durham Region Referendum
October 25, 2010
Are you in favour of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham passing the necessary resolutions and by-laws to change the method of selecting its Chair from appointment by the members of Regional Council to election by general vote of all electors in the Region?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 95,377 79.70%
No 24,289 20.30%
Valid votes 119,666 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 119,666 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 432,256 27.68%
Map showing the vote strength of each option in each of the 8 municipalities. The municipalities shaded in Blue voted a majority for "Yes". Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each option per municipality.
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Voters were asked whether they were in favour of the Regional Council changing the method of selecting the Regional Chair from appointment by the Council to election by the voters. 79.70% of voters voted Yes.[1]

These results would be binding if turnout exceeded 50%. However, turnout remained only at 27.68%, meaning there was no legislative requirement for the Regional Council to implement these results.[2] Despite this, on April 4, 2012, the Council voted 24-2 in favour of implementing the results.[3] The change required a "triple-vote majority": from voters, from the Council, and from the eight lower-tier municipal councils.[4] On May 29, 2012, Whitby became the fifth municipality to approve the change, joining Ajax, Clarington, Oshawa, and Pickering. The change also required the electors in the approving municipalities to form a majority of electors in the region, and this requirement was also fulfilled when Whitby Town Council approved the change. As a result, the method of selecting the Regional Chair was changed from an appointment by the Regional Council to a general vote by all voters in the region, and the position was first elected in the 2014 elections.[5]

The method remained until the 2026 elections, when, following the passage of the "Better Regional Governance Act", the provincial government will appoint the Regional Chair.[6]

The following are the results of the plebiscite, broken down by each lower-tier municipality (i.e., city, town, township, and municipality) of the region.[7]

More information Lower-tier Municipality, Yes ...
Lower-tier Municipality Yes No
Votes % Votes %
Ajax 13,788 85.31 2,375 14.69
Brock 3,017 72.87 1,123 27.13
Clarington 13,532 82.48 2,874 17.52
Oshawa 21,117 78.36 5,833 21.64
Pickering 14,905 83.38 2,972 16.62
Scugog 5,082 66.45 2,566 33.55
Uxbridge 4,765 68.83 2,158 31.17
Whitby 19,171 81.37 4,388 18.63
Total 95,377 79.70 24,289 20.30
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Ajax

The following are the official results for the Town of Ajax.[8]

Mayor

Mayor Steve Parish was re-elected.[9]

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Steve Parish (X)13,54179.08
Sherry Clymer3,58220.92
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Regional Councillors

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Shaun Collier 3,385
Scott Crawford (X) 3,047
Khari Gaynor 1,257
Wards 3 & 4
Coleen Jordan (X) 5,516
Kim Dowds 3,403
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Ward Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Marilyn Crawford 1,753
Katie Kortekaas 1,314
Robert MacArthur 571
Jacob McMaster 220
Raymond Durrani 198
Ward 2
Renrick Ashby (X) 2,064
Nancy Henry 1,494
Chandra Kumaran 246
Ward 3
Joanne Dies (X) 1,999
Marsha Jones Dooley 1,217
Terry Knox 1,007
Ward 4
Pat Brown (X) 2,589
Lisa Patel 1,276
Lynda Everson 1,259
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Brock

The following are the official results for the Township of Brock.[10]

Mayor

Larry O'Connor, the incumbent mayor of Brock, was reelected by a margin of just 13 votes over challenger Terry Clayton, who had previously been mayor of the township from 2000 to 2003.[11] The narrow margin resulted in an ongoing judicial recount battle;[12] the township used a mail-in voting system in 2010, and when ballots which were postmarked before election day but arrived late were counted, O'Connor's margin of victory was reduced to just three votes.[12]

O'Connor voluntarily resigned as mayor on March 28, 2011,[13] and the township council subsequently appointed Clayton as the new mayor.[14]

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Larry O'Connor (X)2,33950.14
Terry Clayton2,32649.86
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Regional Councillor

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Debbie Bath 2,320 50.22
John Grant (X) 1,609 34.83
Allan Simpson 691 14.96
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Local Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Mike Manchester (X) 584 69.19
Mike Da Costa 260 30.81
Ward 2
Randy Skinner (X) Acclaimed[15]
Ward 3
Walter Schummer 699 61.26
Anthony Woodruff (X) 442 38.74
Ward 4
Keith Shier 464 54.27
David Marquis (X) 391 45.73
Ward 5
Ted Smith (X) Acclaimed[15]
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Clarington

The following are the official results for the Municipality of Clarington.

Mayor

Local Councillor for Ward 1 Adrian Foster defeated Mayor Jim Abernathy.[16]

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Adrian Foster6,90535.51
Jim Abernethy (X)6,13531.55
Paul Adams5,74029.52
Jeremy Woodcock6643.42
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Regional Councillors

Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Mary Novak (X)4,11339.15
Don MacArthur3,47533.08
Lynn McCullough2,91727.77
Wards 3 & 4
Willie Woo5,96070.73
Gord Robinson2,35427.93
Carl Zmozynski1131.34
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Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Joe Neal2,04636.73
Oudit Rai1,21621.83
Mark Stanisz73313.16
Steven Conway59010.59
Paul Powers57010.23
Karen Hills3015.40
Donald Baragar1152.06
Ward 2
Ron Hooper (X)4,06782.26
Steve Rowland51110.34
Kenneth Finney3667.40
Ward 3
Corinna Traill1,69443.69
Tracey Ali1,01226.10
Mark Canning63516.38
Steve Simic53613.83
Ward 4
Wendy Partner1,18327.85
Tim Tufts92521.77
Robert Jackson59213.94
Cecil Mackesey58113.28
Dean Perrin56413.28
Chris Brown3257.65
Robert Willett781.84
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Oshawa

The following are the official results for the City of Oshawa.[17]

Following a plebiscite in 2006, Oshawa got rid of the ward system which had been in place since 1985 returned to electing councillors at-large, which had been the historical system from 1933 to 1985.[18]

Mayor

City Councillor John Henry defeated Mayor John Gray.[19][20]

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
John Henry15,26846.58
John Gray (X)8,97327.37
Louise V. Parkes3,94112.02
Cathy Clarke2,9599.02
Bill Longworth1,3834.21
Eve E. Simson1370.41
Dale Jodoin1150.35
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Regional & City Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Nancy Diamond 16,011 9.79
Nester Pidwerbecki (X) 13,451 8.23
Tito-Dante Marimpietri 12,189 7.45
John Neal (X) 12,105 7.40
John R. Aker 11,934 7.30
Amy England 10,266 6.28
Bob Chapman 10,008 6.12
Brian C. Nicholson (X) 9,681 5.92
Robert Lutczyk (X) 7,113 4.35
Bruce F. Smith 6,065 3.71
Johnny Milosh 5,962 3.65
Joy Wawrzyniak 5,591 3.42
Debbie M. Grills 5,261 3.22
Kevin E. Brady 4,754 2.91
Doug Hawkins 4,744 2.90
Bill Steele 4,253 2.60
Shane W. G. Kelly 4,239 2.59
Bob Rutherford 3,790 2.32
Bill P. Harris 3,110 1.90
Trevor K. Bardens 2,720 1.66
Richard E. Stark 2,294 1.40
Bonnie A. Powers-Edgar 2,243 1.37
Brandon J. Harris 1,925 1.18
Thomas E. Mitchell 1,435 0.88
Dave A. Spackman 1,251 0.77
Brian T. Clabby 1,124 0.69
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City Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Roger Bouma12,43216.52
Bruce Wood7,4429.89
Mike A. Nicholson5,8867.82
Maryanne Sholdra (X)5,4827.28
Doug R. Sanders 5,184 6.89
Mark Paton 4,294 5.70
George Gus Milosh 4,228 5.62
William D. Thurber 4,153 5.52
Jesse M. Cullen 4,022 5.34
Gordon K. Vickers3,6804.89
Doug R. Terwillegar3,5264.68
Nick Post 3,140 4.17
Mike A. Kalynko 2,599 3.45
Dave R. Gilbert 2,416 3.21
Danny LeBlanc 2,267 3.01
Pierre Dupont1,9892.64
Barry L. Dutton 1,712 2.27
Esrick H. Quintyn 816 1.08
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Pickering

The following are the official results for the City of Pickering.[21]

Mayor

Mayor Dave Ryan won re-election, defeating Maurice Brenner, former Ward 1 Local/City Councillor and former Ward 1 Regional Councillor.[22]

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Dave Ryan (X)10,36151.21
Maurice Brenner8,66142.80
Ken W. Nash1,2125.99
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Regional Councillors

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Jennifer O'Connell4,06555.10
Bonnie Littley (X)3,31344.90
Ward 2
Bill McLeanAcclaimed
Ward 3
Peter Rodrigues 4,021 54.18
Rick Johnson (X) 3,400 45.82
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City Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Kevin Ashe2,61535.47
Sherry Croteau2,10128.50
James Blair 1,174 15.92
Rob McCaig 993 13.47
Joe Przybylo 490 6.65
Ward 2
Doug Dickerson (X)2,614 50.09
Ian Cumming 1,905 36.50
Garth Atkinson 548 10.50
Pasquale Malandrino 152 2.91
Ward 3
David Pickles (X) 4,602 63.64
Laurissa M. Hraiki 982 13.58
Michael Odle 843 11.66
Brian Evely 804 11.12
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Scugog

The following are the official results for the Township of Scugog.[23]

Mayor

Mayor did not run for re-election. Retired Deputy Police Chief Chuck Mercier won the election, defeating Regional Councillor Jim McMillen.[24]

More information Mayoral Candidate, Vote ...
Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Chuck Mercier4,69055.95
Jim McMillen3,69244.05
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Regional Councillor

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Bobbie Drew 4,421 53.81
Donovan Smith 3,795 46.19
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Local Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Larry Corrigan 798 49.20
Cindy Schut 483 29.78
Dan Worner 341 21.02
Ward 2
John Hancock 1,438 67.99
Rick Pearce 677 32.01
Ward 3
Jim Howard 267 28.83
Don Kett 239 25.81
Frank Smith 230 24.84
Mike Kapustin 190 20.52
Ward 4
Wilma Wotten 1,415 81.00
David Nicholishen 332 19.00
Ward 5
Howard Danson 938 54.63
David Robinson 779 45.37
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Uxbridge

The following are the official results for the Township of Uxbridge.[25]

Mayor

Former Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor defeated incumbent Mayor Bob Shepherd.[26]

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Gerri Lynn O'Connor4,29353.04
Bob Shepherd (X)3,15038.92
George Apostolou6518.04
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Regional Councillor

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Candidate Vote %
Jack Ballinger 3,647 45.75
Ted Eng 2,605 32.68
Kathy Wasylenky 1,719 21.57
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Local Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Bev J Northeast (X) 587 55.27
Beverley J. Leslie 475 44.73
Ward 2
Patrick Mollloy 678 58.50
Edward Beach 481 41.50
Ward 3
Pat Mikuse (X) 698 58.02
Mary Dube 342 28.43
Thomas Collins 163 13.55
Ward 4
Jacob Mantle 790 31.78
Chris Smith 566 22.77
Roger Varley 521 20.96
Michale R Whiston 422 16.98
Christy Moores 187 7.52
Ward 5
Gordon Highet (X) 1,303 63.94
Blaire Emmerson 311 15.26
Paul Mateciuk 256 12.56
Joe Amarelo 168 8.24
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Whitby

The following are the official results for the Town of Whitby.[27]

Mayor

Mayor Pat Perkins won re-election, defeating business owner Rocky Varcoe and former Mayor Marcel Brunelle.[28]

More information Mayoral Candidate, Vote ...
Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Pat Perkins (X)12,06447.55
Rocky Varcoe8,98735.42
Marcel Brunelle4,32217.03
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Regional Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Don Mitchell (X) 13,319 22.59
Lorne Coe 13,264 22.50
Joe Drumm (X) 12,076 20.48
John Dolstra 8,817 14.96
Linda Lyons 8,096 13.73
Dave Sansom 3,383 5.74
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Local Councillors

More information Candidate, Vote ...
Candidate Vote %
Ward 1 North
Tracy Hanson 2,110 46.12
Sue Ptichforth (X) 1,908 41.70
John Shaver 557 12.17
Ward 2 West
Elizabeth Roy (X) 4,354 64.02
Debra Shadlock 970 14.26
Chudi Asidianya 903 13.28
Ayoub Ali 574 8.44
Ward 3 Centre
Michael G. Emm 2,785 49.92
Shirley Scott (X) 2,462 44.13
Bill Caukwell 332 5.95
Ward 4 East
Ken Montague 2,293 32.13
Michael O'Hare 2,135 29.91
Julie Rennie 1,830 25.64
Kelly Kane 519 7.27
Richard Morphew 360 5.04
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