1994 Ontario municipal elections

The 1994 Ontario municipal elections were held on November 14, 1994, to elect mayors, reeves, councillors, and school trustees in all municipalities across Ontario. Some communities also held referendum questions.

The most closely watched contest was in Toronto, where Barbara Hall defeated one-term incumbent June Rowlands for the mayoralty.[1]

Elected mayors

• Ajax: James Whitty[2]
• Barrie: Janice Laking[2]
• Brampton: Peter Robertson
• Brantford: Chris Friel[2] (details)
• Burlington: Walker Mulkewich[2]
• Cambridge: Jane Brewer[2]
• Clarington: Diane Hamre[3]
• East York: Michael Prue[2]
• Etobicoke: Doug Holyday[2]
• Gloucester: Claudette Cain[2] (details)
• Guelph: Joe Young (details)
• Hamilton: Bob Morrow[2] (details)
• Kingston: Gary Bennett[2]
• Kitchener: Richard Christie[2]
• London: Dianne Haskett[2]
• Markham: Don Cousens[2]
• Mississauga: Hazel McCallion[2]
• Nepean: Ben Franklin[2] (details)
• Niagara Falls: Wayne Thomson[2]
• North Bay: Jack Burrows[2]
• North York: Mel Lastman[2]
• Oakville: Ann Mulvale
• Oshawa: Nancy Diamond[2]
• Ottawa: Jacquelin Holzman[2] (details)
• Peterborough: Jack Doris[2]
• Pickering: Wayne Arthurs
• Richmond Hill: Bill Bell[2]
• Sarnia: Mike Bradley[2]
• Sault Ste. Marie: Joe Fratesi[2]
• Scarborough: Frank Faubert[2]
• St. Catharines: Al Unwin[2]
• Sudbury: Jim Gordon[2]
• Thunder Bay: David Hamilton[2]
• Timmins: Vic Power
• Toronto: Barbara Hall[2] (details)
• Vaughan: Lorna Jackson
• Waterloo: Brian Turnbull[2]
• Whitby: Tom Edwards[4]
• Windsor: Mike Hurst[2]
• York: Frances Nunziata[2]

Toronto

v t e 1994 Toronto municipal election: Mayor of Toronto
Candidate	Votes	%
Barbara Hall	70,248	43.05
(x) June Rowlands	58,952	36.13
Gerry Meinzer	20,868	12.79
Jenny Friedland	2,858	1.75
Don Andrews	2,839	1.74
Ben Kerr	1,634	1.00
Lili Weemen	1,296	0.79
Lorna Houston	1,214	0.74
John Steele	1,200	0.74
Sam Bornstein	1,193	0.73
Bob Hyman	857	0.53
Total valid votes	163,159	100.00

Source: Toronto Elections, City of Toronto.

References

1. Royson James, "Hall sweeps in as storm blows over incumbents," Toronto Star, 15 November 1994, A1.
2. "Mayoralty winners". The Sault Star. November 15, 1994. p. A3. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
3. "Orono Weekly Times, 16 Nov 1994, p. 2". Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection. Clarington Public Library / Clarington Museum and Archives. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
4. "Whitby Free Press, 16 Nov 1994, p. 1".