2014 Durham Region municipal elections

September 2023 2014 Durham Chair election File:Flag_of_the_Regional_Municipality_of_Durham.svg Canada Presidential 2010 Durham Region municipal elections 2010 (appointed) 2018 Durham Region municipal elections 2018 October 27, 2014 31.05% RA Roger Anderson 0066ff 57,905 46.70% MD Michael Deegan 8800aa 18,318 14.77% AA Arthur Augustine c83737 13,169 10.62% LP Lynn Porteous 126e13 10,684 8.62% Chair Roger Anderson (appointed) Roger Anderson File:2014 Durham Regional Chair Election Results.svg Map showing the winning candidate's vote strength in each of the 8 municipalities. The municipalities shaded in #0066ff Blue voted a majority for John Henry. Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each candidate per municipality. Peter Neal 2018 IMG 8326.jpg B68400 Peter Neal 11.68 14,483 ff6600 Barbara Pulst 9,441 7.61% BP 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 Mayor Steve Parish Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 Shaun Collier Regional Councillor, Ward 3 & 4 Colleen Jordan Brock Mayor John Grant Regional Councillor Ted Smith Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 Joe Neal Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4 Willie Woo Oshawa Mayor John Henry Regional Councillor Nancy Diamond Regional Councillor Amy England Regional Councillor Dan Carter Regional Councillor Nester Pidwerbecki Regional Councillor John Aker Regional Councillor John Neal 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 David Pickles Scugog Mayor Tom Rowett Regional Councillor Bobbie Drew Uxbridge Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor Regional Councillor Jack Ballinger Whitby Mayor Don Mitchell Regional Councillor Elizabeth Roy Regional Councillor Lorne Coe Regional Councillor Joe Drumm Durham Regional Chair Roger Anderson, who served as Regional Chair since 1997 through appointment by the Council, won the election.Mangione Kendra 2014-10-28 Durham Region elects first regional chair https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/durham-region-elects-first-regional-chair/ 2026-07-16 CTVNews enFollert Gillian Roger Anderson is Durham's first elected chairman https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4950242-roger-anderson-is-durham-s-first-elected-chairman/ DurhamRegion.com 22 October 2018 The following are the official results for the position of the Durham Regional Chair.Regional Chair Election https://www.durham.ca/parsers/regional-chair-election/ 2026-07-18 Region of Durham en Candidate Vote % Roger Anderson 57,905 46.70 Michael Deegan 18,318 14.77 Peter Neal 14,483 11.68 Arthur Augustine 13,167 10.62 Lynn Porteous 10,684 8.86 Barbara Pulst 9,441 7.61 Ajax The following are the official results for the Town of Ajax.Ajax Votes 2014 Results http://ajaxvotes2014.ca/results/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150819085848/http://ajaxvotes2014.ca/results/ August 19, 2015 Ajax Votes 2014 Mayor Mayor Steve Parish won re-election.Gilligan Keith 2014-10-27 Ajax election results: All incumbents returned and Parish remains as mayor https://www.durhamregion.com/politics/ajax-election-results-all-incumbents-returned-and-parish-remains-as-mayor/article_b6d077e5-342c-5e9a-a4d9-d868b8a2de30.html 2026-07-17 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Steve Parish (X) 18,603 83.16 Waran Vaithilingam 2,171 9.70 Tony Hoosain 1,597 7.14 Regional Councillors CandidateVote%Wards 1 & 2Shaun Collier (X)7,73565.56Tyrone H. Fernando4,06434.44Wards 3 & 4Coleen Jordan (X)7,35974.38Kim Dowds2,53525.62 Ward Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Marilyn Crawford (X)3,44964.47Nadine Walker1,25323.42Julian J. Ramdyal4798.95Krystyna Roussy1693.16Ward 2Renrick Ashby (X)2,13931.67Nancy Henry1,64524.35Rob Tyler Morin1,59723.64Waqqas Syed96014.21Muhammad Asif4146.13Ward 3Joanne Dies (X)2,99764.75Marsha Jones Dooley1,19325.78Veronica Vernon4389.46Ward 4Pat Brown (X)3,94071.71Kurtis McAleer1,55428.29 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.Howard Scott 2014-10-28 Grant wants to ‘hit the ground running’ as Brock’s new mayor https://www.durhamregion.com/news/grant-wants-to-hit-the-ground-running-as-brocks-new-mayor/article_2f7e69e7-9b3a-5327-bbe1-960a38afde00.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % John Grant 2,120 48.04 Terry Clayton (X) 1,919 43.49 Dorothy Sanderson 374 8.47 Regional Councillor CandidateHoward Scott 2014-10-28 Ted Smith Brock’s new regional councillor https://www.durhamregion.com/news/ted-smith-brocks-new-regional-councillor/article_d81b3fdc-9ffe-5ca8-ad43-97d83683f6b2.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com enVote%Ted Smith1,72240.07Joe Allin1,49434.76Penny Judge89120.73Wayne Dunnett1914.44 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.Howard Scott 2016-06-01 Randy Skinner resigns from Brock Township council https://www.durhamregion.com/news/randy-skinner-resigns-from-brock-township-council/article_92a9bf13-cf77-539d-b4f9-33f64315ce84.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en Cyndi Schaffer won the election.September 20, 2026 Certificate of Election Results https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/en/municipal-office/resources/Documents/2016-Election-Result.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240702170343/https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/en/municipal-office/resources/Documents/2016-Election-Result.pdf July 2, 2024 Township of Brock Candidate Vote % Ward 2 Cyndi Schaffer 125 27.96 George Ranich 113 25.28 Wayne Dunnett 107 23.93 Bill Brotherston 96 21.48Dorothy Sanderson61.34 Clarington The following are the results for the Municipality of Clarington. There was a voter turn-out of 30.53%.https://www.clarington.net/en/town-hall/resources/Elections/Declared-2014-Election-Results.pdf Archived copy 2018-07-25 2016-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20160421031313/http://www.clarington.net/en/town-hall/resources/Elections/Declared-2014-Election-Results.pdf dead thumb|Map of Clarington's four wards Mayor Mayor Adrian Foster won re-election, defeating former MPP for Durham John O'Toole.Andrews Brad 2014-10-27 Clarington election results: Adrian Foster beats John O’Toole for mayor’s seat https://www.durhamregion.com/politics/clarington-election-results-adrian-foster-beats-john-otoole-for-mayors-seat/article_a570bfec-a1b9-5a91-8125-a2751cf2cfd2.html 2026-07-17 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Adrian Foster (X) 10,093 53.62 John O'Toole 8,731 46.38 Regional Councillors Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards. Candidate Vote % Wards 1 & 2 Joe Neal 3,962 37.17 Mary Novak (X) 3,959 37.14 Jim Abernethy 2,738 25.69 Wards 3 & 4 Willie Woo (X) Acclaimed Local Councillors Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards. Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Steven Cooke 1,247 24.24 Thomas Sheehan 1,127 21.90 Sami Elhajjeh 1,048 20.37 Steven Conway 929 18.06 Mark Stanisz 422 8.20 Jacqueline Muccio 372 7.23 Ward 2 Ron Hooper (X) 4,132 80.51 Lynn McCullough 1,000 19.49 Ward 3 Corinna Traill (X) 1,593 39.47 Bonnie Seto 1,400 34.69 Tracey Ali 559 13.85 Mark Canning 484 11.99 Ward 4 Wendy Partner (X) 2,135 53.56 Kevin Anyan 1,079 27.07 Zachery Prescott 772 19.37 Oshawa The following are the official results for the City of Oshawa.2014 Oshawa Election Results https://city-oshawa.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/oshawa::2014-oshawa-election-results 2026-07-17 city-oshawa.opendata.arcgis.com en-ca Mayor Mayor John Henry won re-election, defeating former Mayor John Gray.Szekely Reka 2014-10-27 Oshawa election results: Voters hand John Henry a decisive victory https://www.durhamregion.com/politics/oshawa-election-results-voters-hand-john-henry-a-decisive-victory/article_07d634fb-b855-5b2e-b7a5-54d4d4af3772.html 2026-07-17 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % John Henry (X) 14,084 48.93 John Gray 8,229 28.59 Rosemary McConkey 2,619 9.10 Chris Topple 1,978 6.87 Bill Longworth 642 2.23 Lou Devuono 564 1.96 Joe Ingino 374 1.30 Dan Hammond 221 0.77 Donald F. Woermke 72 0.25 Regional & City Councillors Seven Regional & City Councillors were elected. CandidateVote%Nancy Diamond (X)15,62010.35Amy England (X)13,5188.96Dan Carter12,0427.98Nester Pidwerbecki (X)11,8907.88John Aker (X)11,5297.64John Neal (X)10,5637.00Bob Chapman (X)9,3746.21Tito-Dante Marimpietri (X)9,2406.12Dianne C. Ouellette8,8255.85Shane Kelly8,6495.73Brian Nicholson7,8225.18John McVey5,0793.37Debbie Grills4,9553.28Robert Stevenson3,4142.26David Purdy3,2772.17Adam Wagstaffe3,2402.15Mac Moreau2,8781.91George Gus Milosh2,8711.90Chris Bain2,3381.55Fred Hines1,8221.21Tariq Rana1,1290.75Wally Petrie8390.56 City Councillors Three City Councillors were elected. CandidateVote%Doug Sanders (X)8,75113.35John Shields8,23212.55Rick Kerr8,14512.42Gail Bates6,0149.17Bruce Wood (X)5,9589.09Diane Stephen4,4416.77Derek Giberson3,3105.05Dave Thompson2,7484.19Bev A. Tucker2,6053.97Stuart Smith2,3983.66Danny LeBlanc2,2303.40Sean Lockhart1,8992.90Bill Steele1,8832.87George Pappas1,7802.71Bruce F. Smith1,6872.57Joe Arruda1,4852.26Tom Mitchell1,3612.08Matthew Daniel Johanson6450.98 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 % Yes 19,013 71.63 No 7,530 30.27 Pickering The following are the official results for the City of Pickering.City of Pickering http://archive.org/details/2014-pickering-municipal-election-results 2014 Pickering Municipal Election Results 2015-03-24 thumb|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.Calis Kristen 2014-10-27 Pickering election results: Dave Ryan re-elected mayor https://www.durhamregion.com/politics/pickering-election-results-dave-ryan-re-elected-mayor/article_2572fb30-acbb-549b-818c-93b4526a61c6.html 2026-07-17 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Dave Ryan (X) 14,410 64.18 Maurice Brenner 7,205 32.09 Edoh Apaloo 838 3.73 Regional Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Jennifer O'Connell (X)5,55572.08Nics Tsetsakos7329.50Myrna Picotte6568.51Enrico Pistritto6388.28Shawn Sandrasagara1261.63Ward 2Bill McLean (X)4,03368.90Keith Falconer2,24231.10Ward 3David Pickles4,30151.79Peter Rodrigues (X)4,00348.21 City Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Kevin Ashe (X)3,58146.27Deborah Bissett2,21328.59Lisa Robinson1,74222.51Peter Tijiri2042.64Ward 2Ian Cumming2,53642.18Doug Dickerson (X)2,29338.14Cody Morrison1,05317.51Koober Nuckchedee741.23Ward 3Rick Johnson4,58657.00Shaheen Butt1,74321.66Ken Nash97212.08Nick Nikopoulos7459.26 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.Kevin Ashe fills empty seat on Durham Regional Council November 4, 2015 Durham Radio News https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/84024 May 26, 2024 Maurice Brenner, former Ward 1 Local/City Councillor and former Ward 1 Regional Councillor, won the election.Maurice Brenner wins Pickering’s Ward 1 by-election https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/87015 2026-07-17 Durham Radio News en-US The below table shows the official results of the by-election.City of Pickering http://archive.org/details/2016-pickering-ward-1-by-election-results 2016 Pickering Ward 1 By-Election Results 2016-01-25 CandidateVote%Ward 1Maurice Brenner71221.56Lisa Robinson66220.04Chris van der Vliet47214.29Gary Hugh Strange46213.99Lisa McFarland3169.57Peter Rodrigues2758.33Deborah Bissett1915.78Nancy Granados682.06Anita Otto601.82Tate Besso471.42Alma Sandoval270.82Anthony Jordan Navarro110.33 Scugog The following are the official results for the Township of Scugog.Township of Scugog - 2014 Official Election Results https://www.scugog.ca/media/pjoi2ati/official-2014-election-results-accessible-vers.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250814092451/https://www.scugog.ca/media/pjoi2ati/official-2014-election-results-accessible-vers.pdf August 14, 2025 Township of Scugog Mayor Business owner and financial adviser Tom Rowett defeated incumbent Mayor Chuck Mercier.Hall Chris 2014-10-30 Scugog hands mayoral chains to Tom Rowett https://www.durhamregion.com/politics/scugog-hands-mayoral-chains-to-tom-rowett/article_f63f64e5-380e-5585-b65d-95a29c863bae.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Tom Rowett 4,661 55.83 Chuck Mercier (X) 3,687 44.17 Regional Councillor CandidateVote%Bobbie Drew (X)Acclaimed Local Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Betty Somerville67740.83Joe Mahoney41024.73Tony Janssen39924.07Scott Burke17210.37Ward 2Janna Guido1,16353.74John Robert Hancock (X)1,00146.26Ward 3Don Kett64970.31Bill McKee27429.69Ward 4Wilma Wotten (X)1,16174.38Aaron Hopkins40025.62Ward 5Jennifer Back1,39269.70Howard Danson (X)60530.30 Uxbridge The following are the official results for the Township of Uxbridge.October 28, 2014 OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS http://town.uxbridge.on.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2014%20Election%20Results%20-%20Certified_0.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160330032432/http://town.uxbridge.on.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2014%20Election%20Results%20-%20Certified_0.pdf March 30, 2016 Township of Uxbridge Mayor Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor won re-election.Cayley Shawn 2014-10-27 Uxbridge election results: Gerri Lynn O’Connor reaffirmed as mayor https://www.durhamregion.com/politics/uxbridge-election-results-gerri-lynn-oconnor-reaffirmed-as-mayor/article_304ffa1e-f5cb-50ba-b1c8-7c1caf8d1ffc.html 2026-07-17 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Gerri Lynn O'Connor (X) 3,976 49.72 Ted Eng 2,061 25.77 Bob Shepherd 1,960 24.51 Regional Councillor CandidateVote%Jack Ballinger (X)4,05652.61Jon Taylor1,92124.92Michelle Viney1,73322.48 Local Councillors CandidateVote%Ward 1Pamela Beach53144.55Beverly Northeast (X)50942.70Blair Emmerson15212.75Ward 2Patrick Molloy (X)62555.31Gary Ruona50544.69Ward 3Pat Mikuse (X)58153.75Bob Harrison39236.26Bruce Rodman1089.99Ward 4Fred Bryan91938.61Conrad Boyce80733.91Dave Granic65427.48Ward 5Gordon Highet (X)1,25560.28Joy Whalen73735.40Sally Brady904.32 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.Pessian Parvaneh 2014-10-28 Whitby mayor-elect Don Mitchell ready for the job https://www.durhamregion.com/politics/whitby-mayor-elect-don-mitchell-ready-for-the-job/article_c88c1bc7-9b54-5494-844e-df399487eabf.html 2026-07-18 DurhamRegion.com en Candidate Vote % Don Mitchell 16,803 73.20 Donna Butler 2,895 12.61 Ros Whitby 1,268 5.52 Bob Hartley 1,129 4.92 Lumy Omat 859 3.74 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.Whitby fills Region Council seat left vacant after provincial by-election https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/88331 2026-07-18 Durham Radio News en-US Rhonda Mulcahy won the election.Rhonda Mulcahy wins Whitby’s north ward by-election https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/93435 2026-07-18 Durham Radio News en-US The following are the official results.June 17, 2016 Town of Whitby 2016 Municipal By-Election June 16, 2016 http://whitby.ca/en/resources/ca-misc_2016whitbybyelectionnorthwardoneresults.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160705162552/http://whitby.ca/en/resources/ca-misc_2016whitbybyelectionnorthwardoneresults.pdf July 5, 2016 Town of Whitby Ward 1 NorthRhonda Mulcahy1,95036.25Sean Perkins1,14721.32Nathan Staneland1,05419.59Sameena Asghar4277.94Keith McCaughley3807.06Ron Lane1993.70Christian Pritchard1853.44Dave Sansom370.69 References Results Durham Category:Politics of the Regional Municipality of Durham