1988 Brantford municipal election

The 1988 Brantford municipal election was held on November 14, 1988, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town communities around the city.

Results

v t e 1988 Brantford municipal election: Mayor
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Karen George	17,611	65.09
Pat Luciani	7,859	29.05
Roy Jones	945	3.49
William Stewart	640	2.37
Total valid votes	27,055	100.00

v t e 1988 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Two (two members elected)
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Kevin Davis	acclaimed	-
(x)Brad Ward	acclaimed	-

• Kevin Davis has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University.^[1] He is a lawyer in Brantford and has chaired both the Brantford Regional Chamber of Commerce and the city's economic development board.^[2] Davis was first elected to Brantford City Council in 1985 and was returned without opposition in 1988; he did not seek re-election in 1991. He has also served on the board of Brantford's Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario association.^[3] Many expected that he would run for the party in the 2007 provincial election, but he declined.^[4]

v t e 1988 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)
Candidate	Votes	%
Mike Hancock	3,148	27.45
(x)Max Sherman	3,065	26.73
Chris Brown	2,982	26.01
Vince Bucci	2,272	19.81
Total valid votes	11,467	100

v t e 1988 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Andy Woodburn	2,925	34.94
Rina Colaiacovo	2,217	26.48
Dan Houssar	1,763	21.06
Bob Szoke	1,466	17.51
Total valid votes	8,371	100

References

1. Kevin Davis Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Waterous Holden, accessed 27 July 2009.
2. "Our vanishing tax break" [editorial], Brantford Expositor, 7 July 1999, A3; Michelle Ruby and Vincent Ball, "City urged to borrow again: Money would be used to finance northwest industrial park", Brantford Expositor, 14 November 2002, A3; Vincent Ball, "Developing industrial area should be priority: CAO", Brantford Expositor, 27 May 2002, A3.
3. "Leo Renzella heads Brant provincial PCs", Brantford Expositor, 13 September 2000, A4; Susan Gamble, "Local Conservatives are sitting pretty", Brantford Expositor, 20 April 2009, A3.
4. "Broken promises", Brantford Expositor, 28 May 2007, A9.