2014 Durham Region municipal elections

2014 Durham Chair election
October 27, 2014
Turnout31.05%
 
RA
MD
Candidate Roger Anderson Michael Deegan Peter Neal
Popular vote 57,905 18,318 14,483
Percentage 46.70% 14.77% 11.68
 
AA
LP
BP
Candidate Arthur Augustine Lynn Porteous Barbara Pulst
Popular vote 13,169 10,684 9,441
Percentage 10.62% 8.62% 7.61%
Map showing the winning candidate's vote strength in each of the 8 municipalities. The municipalities shaded in Blue voted a majority for John Henry. Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each candidate per municipality.
Chair before election

Roger Anderson (appointed)

 Elected Chair

Roger Anderson

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

It marked the first time Durham residents elected their regional chair, after voting for the right to do so in a plebiscite held in 2010.

Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they were the incumbent for that position.

Durham Regional Council

Position Elected
Chair
Roger Anderson
Ajax
MayorSteve Parish
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2Shaun Collier
Regional Councillor, Ward 3 & 4Colleen Jordan
Brock
MayorJohn Grant
Regional CouncillorTed Smith
Clarington
MayorAdrian Foster
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2Joe Neal
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4Willie Woo
Oshawa
MayorJohn Henry
Regional CouncillorNancy Diamond
Regional CouncillorAmy England
Regional CouncillorDan Carter
Regional CouncillorNester Pidwerbecki
Regional CouncillorJohn Aker
Regional CouncillorJohn Neal
Regional CouncillorBob Chapman
Pickering
MayorDave Ryan
Regional Councillor, Ward 1Jennifer O'Connell
Regional Councillor, Ward 2Bill McLean
Regional Councillor, Ward 3David Pickles
Scugog
MayorTom Rowett
Regional CouncillorBobbie Drew
Uxbridge
MayorGerri Lynn O'Connor
Regional CouncillorJack Ballinger
Whitby
MayorDon Mitchell
Regional CouncillorElizabeth Roy
Regional CouncillorLorne Coe
Regional CouncillorJoe Drumm

Durham Regional Chair

Roger Anderson, who served as Regional Chair since 1997 through appointment by the Council, won the election.[1][2]

The following are the official results for the position of the Durham Regional Chair.[3]

Candidate Vote %
Roger Anderson57,90546.70
Michael Deegan18,31814.77
Peter Neal14,48311.68
Arthur Augustine13,16710.62
Lynn Porteous10,6848.86
Barbara Pulst9,4417.61

Ajax

The following are the official results for the Town of Ajax.[4]

Mayor

Mayor Steve Parish won re-election.[5]

Candidate Vote %
Steve Parish (X)18,60383.16
Waran Vaithilingam2,1719.70
Tony Hoosain1,5977.14

Regional Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Shaun Collier (X) 7,735 65.56
Tyrone H. Fernando 4,064 34.44
Wards 3 & 4
Coleen Jordan (X) 7,359 74.38
Kim Dowds 2,535 25.62

Ward Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Marilyn Crawford (X) 3,449 64.47
Nadine Walker 1,253 23.42
Julian J. Ramdyal 479 8.95
Krystyna Roussy 169 3.16
Ward 2
Renrick Ashby (X) 2,139 31.67
Nancy Henry 1,645 24.35
Rob Tyler Morin 1,597 23.64
Waqqas Syed 960 14.21
Muhammad Asif 414 6.13
Ward 3
Joanne Dies (X) 2,997 64.75
Marsha Jones Dooley 1,193 25.78
Veronica Vernon 438 9.46
Ward 4
Pat Brown (X) 3,940 71.71
Kurtis McAleer 1,554 28.29

Brock

The following are the official results for the Township of Brock.

Mayor

Former Regional Councillor and former Local Councillor John Grant defeated Mayor Terry Clayton, who was appointed by the township council after the resignation of Mayor Larry O'Connor.[6]

Candidate Vote %
John Grant2,12048.04
Terry Clayton (X)1,91943.49
Dorothy Sanderson3748.47

Regional Councillor

Candidate[7] Vote %
Ted Smith 1,722 40.07
Joe Allin 1,494 34.76
Penny Judge 891 20.73
Wayne Dunnett 191 4.44

By-election

On September 19, 2016, a by-election was held in Ward 2 to replace Local Councillor Randy Skinner, who resigned due to being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[8] Cyndi Schaffer won the election.[9]

Candidate Vote %
Ward 2
Cyndi Schaffer12527.96
George Ranich11325.28
Wayne Dunnett10723.93
Bill Brotherston9621.48
Dorothy Sanderson 6 1.34

Clarington

The following are the results for the Municipality of Clarington. There was a voter turn-out of 30.53%.[10]

Map of Clarington's four wards

Mayor

Mayor Adrian Foster won re-election, defeating former MPP for Durham John O'Toole.[11]

Candidate Vote %
Adrian Foster (X)10,09353.62
John O'Toole8,73146.38

Regional Councillors

Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Joe Neal3,96237.17
Mary Novak (X)3,95937.14
Jim Abernethy2,73825.69
Wards 3 & 4
Willie Woo (X)Acclaimed

Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Steven Cooke1,24724.24
Thomas Sheehan1,12721.90
Sami Elhajjeh1,04820.37
Steven Conway92918.06
Mark Stanisz4228.20
Jacqueline Muccio3727.23
Ward 2
Ron Hooper (X)4,13280.51
Lynn McCullough1,00019.49
Ward 3
Corinna Traill (X)1,59339.47
Bonnie Seto1,40034.69
Tracey Ali55913.85
Mark Canning48411.99
Ward 4
Wendy Partner (X)2,13553.56
Kevin Anyan1,07927.07
Zachery Prescott77219.37

Oshawa

The following are the official results for the City of Oshawa.[12]

Mayor

Mayor John Henry won re-election, defeating former Mayor John Gray.[13]

Candidate Vote %
John Henry (X)14,08448.93
John Gray8,22928.59
Rosemary McConkey2,6199.10
Chris Topple1,9786.87
Bill Longworth6422.23
Lou Devuono5641.96
Joe Ingino3741.30
Dan Hammond2210.77
Donald F. Woermke720.25

Regional & City Councillors

Seven Regional & City Councillors were elected.

Candidate Vote %
Nancy Diamond (X) 15,620 10.35
Amy England (X) 13,518 8.96
Dan Carter 12,042 7.98
Nester Pidwerbecki (X) 11,890 7.88
John Aker (X) 11,529 7.64
John Neal (X) 10,563 7.00
Bob Chapman (X) 9,374 6.21
Tito-Dante Marimpietri (X) 9,240 6.12
Dianne C. Ouellette 8,825 5.85
Shane Kelly 8,649 5.73
Brian Nicholson 7,822 5.18
John McVey 5,079 3.37
Debbie Grills 4,955 3.28
Robert Stevenson 3,414 2.26
David Purdy 3,277 2.17
Adam Wagstaffe 3,240 2.15
Mac Moreau 2,878 1.91
George Gus Milosh 2,871 1.90
Chris Bain 2,338 1.55
Fred Hines 1,822 1.21
Tariq Rana 1,129 0.75
Wally Petrie 839 0.56

City Councillors

Three City Councillors were elected.

Candidate Vote %
Doug Sanders (X) 8,751 13.35
John Shields 8,232 12.55
Rick Kerr 8,145 12.42
Gail Bates 6,014 9.17
Bruce Wood (X) 5,958 9.09
Diane Stephen 4,441 6.77
Derek Giberson 3,310 5.05
Dave Thompson 2,748 4.19
Bev A. Tucker 2,605 3.97
Stuart Smith 2,398 3.66
Danny LeBlanc 2,230 3.40
Sean Lockhart 1,899 2.90
Bill Steele 1,883 2.87
George Pappas 1,780 2.71
Bruce F. Smith 1,687 2.57
Joe Arruda 1,485 2.26
Tom Mitchell 1,361 2.08
Matthew Daniel Johanson 645 0.98

Plebiscite

Are you in favour of electing Oshawa Councillors, being: (i) those elected only to City Council, and (ii) those elected to both City Council and Durham Regional Council, other than the Mayor, by ward vote instead of general city-wide vote?

Option Vote %
Yes19,01371.63
No7,53030.27

Pickering

The following are the official results for the City of Pickering.[14]

Map of Pickering's three wards

Mayor

Mayor Dave Ryan won re-election, defeating Maurice Brenner, former Ward 1 Local/City Councillor and former Ward 1 Regional Councillor.[15]

Candidate Vote %
Dave Ryan (X)14,41064.18
Maurice Brenner7,20532.09
Edoh Apaloo8383.73

Regional Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Jennifer O'Connell (X) 5,555 72.08
Nics Tsetsakos 732 9.50
Myrna Picotte 656 8.51
Enrico Pistritto 638 8.28
Shawn Sandrasagara 126 1.63
Ward 2
Bill McLean (X) 4,033 68.90
Keith Falconer 2,242 31.10
Ward 3
David Pickles 4,301 51.79
Peter Rodrigues (X) 4,003 48.21

City Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Kevin Ashe (X) 3,581 46.27
Deborah Bissett 2,213 28.59
Lisa Robinson 1,742 22.51
Peter Tijiri 204 2.64
Ward 2
Ian Cumming 2,536 42.18
Doug Dickerson (X) 2,293 38.14
Cody Morrison 1,053 17.51
Koober Nuckchedee 74 1.23
Ward 3
Rick Johnson 4,586 57.00
Shaheen Butt 1,743 21.66
Ken Nash 972 12.08
Nick Nikopoulos 745 9.26

By-election

On January 25, 2016, a by-election was held in Ward 1 to replace City Councillor Kevin Ashe, who was appointed to the Regional Council seat vacated due to the election of Jennifer O'Connell to Parliament in the 2015 federal election.[16] Maurice Brenner, former Ward 1 Local/City Councillor and former Ward 1 Regional Councillor, won the election.[17]

The below table shows the official results of the by-election.[18]

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Maurice Brenner 712 21.56
Lisa Robinson 662 20.04
Chris van der Vliet 472 14.29
Gary Hugh Strange 462 13.99
Lisa McFarland 316 9.57
Peter Rodrigues 275 8.33
Deborah Bissett 191 5.78
Nancy Granados 68 2.06
Anita Otto 60 1.82
Tate Besso 47 1.42
Alma Sandoval 27 0.82
Anthony Jordan Navarro 11 0.33

Scugog

The following are the official results for the Township of Scugog.[19]

Mayor

Business owner and financial adviser Tom Rowett defeated incumbent Mayor Chuck Mercier.[20]

Candidate Vote %
Tom Rowett4,66155.83
Chuck Mercier (X)3,68744.17

Regional Councillor

Candidate Vote %
Bobbie Drew (X) Acclaimed

Local Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Betty Somerville 677 40.83
Joe Mahoney 410 24.73
Tony Janssen 399 24.07
Scott Burke 172 10.37
Ward 2
Janna Guido 1,163 53.74
John Robert Hancock (X) 1,001 46.26
Ward 3
Don Kett 649 70.31
Bill McKee 274 29.69
Ward 4
Wilma Wotten (X) 1,161 74.38
Aaron Hopkins 400 25.62
Ward 5
Jennifer Back 1,392 69.70
Howard Danson (X) 605 30.30

Uxbridge

The following are the official results for the Township of Uxbridge.[21]

Mayor

Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor won re-election.[22]

Candidate Vote %
Gerri Lynn O'Connor (X)3,97649.72
Ted Eng2,06125.77
Bob Shepherd1,96024.51

Regional Councillor

Candidate Vote %
Jack Ballinger (X) 4,056 52.61
Jon Taylor 1,921 24.92
Michelle Viney 1,733 22.48

Local Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Pamela Beach 531 44.55
Beverly Northeast (X) 509 42.70
Blair Emmerson 152 12.75
Ward 2
Patrick Molloy (X) 625 55.31
Gary Ruona 505 44.69
Ward 3
Pat Mikuse (X) 581 53.75
Bob Harrison 392 36.26
Bruce Rodman 108 9.99
Ward 4
Fred Bryan 919 38.61
Conrad Boyce 807 33.91
Dave Granic 654 27.48
Ward 5
Gordon Highet (X) 1,255 60.28
Joy Whalen 737 35.40
Sally Brady 90 4.32

Whitby

The following are the official results for the Town of Whitby.

Mayor

Mayor Pat Perkins initially ran for re-election, but dropped out to run in the 2014 Whitby—Oshawa federal by-election. Regional Councillor, Deputy Mayor, and Acting Mayor Don Mitchell won the election.[23]

Candidate Vote %
Don Mitchell16,80373.20
Donna Butler2,89512.61
Ros Whitby1,2685.52
Bob Hartley1,1294.92
Lumy Omat8593.74

By-election

On June 9, 2016, a by-election was held to replace Local Councillor Derrick Gleed, who was appointed as Regional Councillor after Regional Councillor Lorne Coe won the 2016 Whitby—Oshawa provincial by-election.[24] Rhonda Mulcahy won the election.[25]

The following are the official results.[26]

Ward 1 North
Rhonda Mulcahy 1,950 36.25
Sean Perkins 1,147 21.32
Nathan Staneland 1,054 19.59
Sameena Asghar 427 7.94
Keith McCaughley 380 7.06
Ron Lane 199 3.70
Christian Pritchard 185 3.44
Dave Sansom 37 0.69

References

  1. ↑ Mangione, Kendra (October 28, 2014). "Durham Region elects first regional chair". CTVNews. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ Follert, Gillian. "Roger Anderson is Durham's first elected chairman". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Regional Chair Election". Region of Durham. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ajax Votes 2014 Results". Ajax Votes 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ Gilligan, Keith (October 27, 2014). "Ajax election results: All incumbents returned and Parish remains as mayor". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  6. ↑ Howard, Scott (October 28, 2014). "Grant wants to 'hit the ground running' as Brock's new mayor". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ Howard, Scott (October 28, 2014). "Ted Smith Brock's new regional councillor". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ Howard, Scott (June 1, 2016). "Randy Skinner resigns from Brock Township council". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Certificate of Election Results" (PDF). Township of Brock. September 20, 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 21, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ Andrews, Brad (October 27, 2014). "Clarington election results: Adrian Foster beats John O'Toole for mayor's seat". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  12. ↑ "2014 Oshawa Election Results". city-oshawa.opendata.arcgis.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  13. ↑ Szekely, Reka (October 27, 2014). "Oshawa election results: Voters hand John Henry a decisive victory". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  14. ↑ City of Pickering (March 24, 2015). 2014 Pickering Municipal Election Results.
  15. ↑ Calis, Kristen (October 27, 2014). "Pickering election results: Dave Ryan re-elected mayor". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Kevin Ashe fills empty seat on Durham Regional Council". Durham Radio News. November 4, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Maurice Brenner wins Pickering's Ward 1 by-election". Durham Radio News. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  18. ↑ City of Pickering (January 25, 2016). 2016 Pickering Ward 1 By-Election Results.
  19. ↑ "Township of Scugog - 2014 Official Election Results" (PDF). Township of Scugog. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2025.
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  21. ↑ "OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF). Township of Uxbridge. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2016.
  22. ↑ Cayley, Shawn (October 27, 2014). "Uxbridge election results: Gerri Lynn O'Connor reaffirmed as mayor". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  23. ↑ Pessian, Parvaneh (October 28, 2014). "Whitby mayor-elect Don Mitchell ready for the job". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Whitby fills Region Council seat left vacant after provincial by-election". Durham Radio News. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Rhonda Mulcahy wins Whitby's north ward by-election". Durham Radio News. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Town of Whitby 2016 Municipal By-Election June 16, 2016" (PDF). Town of Whitby. June 17, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016.
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