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 90.97% of the popular vote. There were 38 candidates running for 10 city councillor positions – three councillors were re-elected, one was acclaimed, and six wards saw new councillors.
Voter turnout was at an all-time low at 29.65% of registered voters. Turnout would later increase in 2022 up to 30.45%.[2]
The results of the election are listed below.[3] Individuals who also won their seat in the last elections of 2014 are denoted as incumbents.[4]
Mayoredit
There were two candidates for Mayor of Barrie: perennial candidate Ram Faerber and incumbent Jeff Lehman. The mayoral election had 11 declined ballots.[1]
Jeff Lehman was the incumbent Mayor of Barrie, first elected in 2010 and seeking a third term. He announced his intentions to run in March, campaigning for a "strong economy, strong society and strong neighbourhoods" for the city.[7]
City Council electionsedit
Votes received by each ward's elected councillor as a percentage of the total ward's votes
Each of Barrie's 10 wards had elected a councillor to the Barrie City Council. Incumbent Sergio Morales was acclaimed as councillor for Ward 9, something that only happened twice in the last 20 years.[8]
A by-election was held on February 24, 2020, in Ward 3 to fill the vacancy of Doug Shipley, who was elected to the House of Commons. Ann-Marie Kungl, who ran unsuccessfully in Ward 1 in 2018, was elected councillor.[9]
Ward 3 Councillor
Candidate
Votes
%
Stephen James Ciesielski
19
1.03
Ram Faerber
105
5.70
Ann-Marie Kungl
542
29.42
Gerry Marshall
176
9.55
Kelly Patterson McGrath
234
12.70
Tanya Saari
427
23.18
Devin Scully
308
16.72
Peter Silveira
31
1.68
The by-election also saw the return of Ram Faerber, Tanya Saari, and Peter Silveira, who ran for mayor, Ward 3, and Ward 5, respectively, in 2018.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Official 2018 Municipal Election Results". City of Barrie. from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^Simon, Chris (October 27, 2022). "'An incredible team that's been elected': City of Barrie certifies municipal election results". Barrie Advance. Metroland Media Group. from the original on October 27, 2022.
^Cooke, Wendy (October 28, 2018). "Certificate of Election Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. (PDF) from the original on November 18, 2022.
^McAlpine, Dawn A. (October 31, 2014). (PDF). City of Barrie. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ abPhillips, Kim (September 26, 2018). "Ram Faerber running for Barrie mayor". CTV Barrie. from the original on November 18, 2022.
^Gibson, Shawn (October 16, 2018). "Faerber and Lehman sound off at Barrie Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate". Barrie Today. from the original on November 3, 2018.
^Jackson, Hannah (October 22, 2018). "Jeff Lehman re-elected as mayor". Global News. from the original on September 26, 2021.
^Bowe, Raymond (July 27, 2018). "Several municipal election races in the works as candidate filing deadline passes". Barrie Today. from the original on July 28, 2018.
^Cooke, Wendy (February 25, 2020). "Certificate of Elections Results" (PDF). City of Barrie. (PDF) from the original on November 18, 2022.
External linksedit
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2018, barrie, municipal, election, held, october, 2018, elect, mayor, city, councillors, city, barrie, ontario, canada, school, trustees, english, language, simcoe, county, district, simcoe, muskoka, catholic, district, school, boards, french, language, consei. The 2018 Barrie municipal election was held on October 22 2018 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 catholique MonAvenir were also elected to represent the 10 wards of Barrie 2018 Barrie mayoral election 2014 October 22 2018 2018 10 22 2022 Registered92 156 1 Turnout29 65 2 10pp RF Candidate Jeff Lehman Ram Faerber Popular vote 24 854 2 467 Percentage 90 97 9 03 Voter turnout by wardMayor before election Jeff Lehman Elected Mayor Jeff Lehman 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 90 97 of the popular vote There were 38 candidates running for 10 city councillor positions three councillors were re elected one was acclaimed and six wards saw new councillors Voter turnout was at an all time low at 29 65 of registered voters Turnout would later increase in 2022 up to 30 45 2 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Mayor 1 2 City Council elections 1 3 School board trustee elections 2 Ward 3 by election 3 References 4 External linksResults editThe results of the election are listed below 3 Individuals who also won their seat in the last elections of 2014 are denoted as incumbents 4 Mayor edit There were two candidates for Mayor of Barrie perennial candidate Ram Faerber and incumbent Jeff Lehman The mayoral election had 11 declined ballots 1 2018 Barrie municipal election Mayor of Barrie Candidate Votes Ram Faerber 2 467 9 03 108 89 Jeff Lehman incumbent 24 854 90 97 5 80 Candidate information Ram Faerber was the owner of a recycling business 5 He was previously a mayoral candidate in 2014 and unsuccessfully ran for Member of Parliament of Barrie Springwater Oro Medonte in the 2015 Canadian federal election and Member of Provincial Parliament of Barrie Springwater Oro Medonte in the 2018 Ontario general election as an independent politician If elected he hoped to focus on homelessness freeze municipal tax increases 5 and reducing drug addiction 6 Jeff Lehman was the incumbent Mayor of Barrie first elected in 2010 and seeking a third term He announced his intentions to run in March campaigning for a strong economy strong society and strong neighbourhoods for the city 7 City Council elections edit nbsp Votes received by each ward s elected councillor as a percentage of the total ward s votes Each of Barrie s 10 wards had elected a councillor to the Barrie City Council Incumbent Sergio Morales was acclaimed as councillor for Ward 9 something that only happened twice in the last 20 years 8 Ward 1 Councillor Candidate Votes Shaughna Ainsworth 852 25 98 Graham Allary 176 5 37 Ryan Cardwell 514 15 68 Erin Hennigar 61 1 86 Dusko Jankov 186 5 67 Avery Konda 113 3 45 Ann Marie Kungl 370 11 28 Clare Riepma 974 29 70 Cole Walsh 33 1 01 Ward 2 Councillor Candidate Votes Keenan Aylwin 1 766 42 04 Richard Forward 1 359 32 35 Yolanda T Gallo 199 4 74 Rose Romita incumbent 877 20 88 Ward 3 Councillor Candidate Votes Lynn Anne Hill 277 12 01 Tanya Saari 415 18 00 Doug Shipley incumbent 1 614 69 99 Ward 4 Councillor Candidate Votes Daniel Boucher 446 15 21 Bryan Harris 1 010 34 44 Barry Ward incumbent 1 477 50 36 Ward 5 Councillor Candidate Votes Harry Ahmed 70 2 85 Brandon Cassidy 87 3 55 Peter Silveira incumbent 942 38 39 Robert Thomson 1 355 55 22 Ward 6 Councillor Candidate Votes Natalie Harris 1 042 39 23 Colin Nelthorpe 153 5 76 Micheline Robichaud 524 19 73 Steve Trotter 937 35 28 Ward 7 Councillor Candidate Votes Gary Harvey 1 066 46 94 John McEachern 67 2 95 Bonnie North 362 15 94 Andrew Prince 776 34 17 Ward 8 Councillor Candidate Votes Jim Harris 998 30 78 Brian Miller 755 23 29 Shelly Skinner 500 15 42 Brad Thompson 989 30 51 Ward 10 Councillor Candidate Votes Peter Culyer 86 3 46 Mike McCann incumbent 1 719 69 18 John Olthuis 680 27 36 School board trustee elections edit Seven candidates were elected members of four different school boards across Simcoe County and the Golden Horseshoe 1 SCDSB Member Wards 1 2 3 Candidate Votes Gillian MacLean 2 211 33 93 David William O Brien 2 222 34 10 Neli Trevisan 755 11 59 Amanda Trinacty 1 328 20 38 SCDSB Member Wards 4 5 6 Candidate Votes Beth Mouratidis 2 914 54 23 Mike Washburn 2 459 45 77 SCDSB Member Wards 7 8 9 10 Candidate Votes Derek Dath 816 13 15 Heidi MacNeil 1 441 23 22 Ajmal Noushahi 479 7 72 David Quigley 1 089 17 55 Lisa Marie Wilson 2 381 38 37 SMCDSB Member Wards 1 2 3 4 5 Candidate Votes Nathaniel Brown 985 44 55 Robert Matthew LeCollier 673 30 44 Paul Rasiulis 553 25 01 SMCDSB Member Wards 6 7 8 9 10 Candidate Votes Andrew Hall 577 28 13 Maria Hardie incumbent 1 299 63 33 Corey James Henderson 175 8 53 Conseil scolaire Viamonde Member Sector 5 Bruce Grey Simcoe amp Dufferin Counties Candidate Votes Guy Belcourt 441 36 97 Saveria Caruso 292 24 48 Eric Lapointe 460 38 56 Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Member Simcoe Muskoka Candidate Votes Ryan Malenfant 196 15 22 Claire Thibideau 1 092 84 78Ward 3 by election editA by election was held on February 24 2020 in Ward 3 to fill the vacancy of Doug Shipley who was elected to the House of Commons Ann Marie Kungl who ran unsuccessfully in Ward 1 in 2018 was elected councillor 9 Ward 3 Councillor Candidate Votes Stephen James Ciesielski 19 1 03 Ram Faerber 105 5 70 Ann Marie Kungl 542 29 42 Gerry Marshall 176 9 55 Kelly Patterson McGrath 234 12 70 Tanya Saari 427 23 18 Devin Scully 308 16 72 Peter Silveira 31 1 68 The by election also saw the return of Ram Faerber Tanya Saari and Peter Silveira who ran for mayor Ward 3 and Ward 5 respectively in 2018 References edit a b c Official 2018 Municipal Election Results City of Barrie Archived from the original on November 18 2022 Retrieved November 18 2022 Simon Chris October 27 2022 An incredible team that s been elected City of Barrie certifies municipal election results Barrie Advance Metroland Media Group Archived from the original on October 27 2022 Cooke Wendy October 28 2018 Certificate of Election Results PDF City of Barrie Archived PDF from the original on November 18 2022 McAlpine Dawn A October 31 2014 Final Summary of Election Results PDF City of Barrie Archived from the original on January 19 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Phillips Kim September 26 2018 Ram Faerber running for Barrie mayor CTV Barrie Archived from the original on November 18 2022 Gibson Shawn October 16 2018 Faerber and Lehman sound off at Barrie Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate Barrie Today Archived from the original on November 3 2018 Jackson Hannah October 22 2018 Jeff Lehman re elected as mayor Global News Archived from the original on September 26 2021 Bowe Raymond July 27 2018 Several municipal election races in the works as candidate filing deadline passes Barrie Today Archived from the original on July 28 2018 Cooke Wendy February 25 2020 Certificate of Elections Results PDF City of Barrie Archived PDF from the original on November 18 2022 External links editCity of Barrie Government amp News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Barrie municipal election amp oldid 1214566508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
