The 1974 Brantford municipal election took place on December 2, 1974, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Elections also took place in the rural and small-town communities surrounding Brantford.
Charles Bowen was elected to a second two-year term as the mayor of Brantford.
Results
| 1974 Brantford municipal election: Mayor of Brantford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Charles Bowen | 10,660 | 58.02 | ||||||
| Ronald Stockdale | 6,364 | 34.64 | ||||||
| Gerry Risser | 1,348 | 7.34 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 18,372 | 100 | ||||||
| 1974 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward One (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Doug McNicol | 1,706 | 31.76 | ||||||
| (x)Walter Halyk | 1,641 | 30.55 | ||||||
| (x)Howard Jones | 1,463 | 27.23 | ||||||
| John Sless | 360 | 6.70 | ||||||
| Robert Martinow | 202 | 3.76 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 5,372 | 100 | ||||||
| 1974 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Mabel Cooper | 2,360 | 30.71 | ||||||
| (x)Pat Luciani | 1,711 | 22.26 | ||||||
| (x)Vic Symes | 1,609 | 20.94 | ||||||
| William Humble | 1,093 | 14.22 | ||||||
| John Tubman | 912 | 11.87 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 7,685 | 100 | ||||||
| 1974 Brantford municipal election: Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Mac Makarchuk | 1,480 | 39.01 | ||||||
| Wynn Harding | 1,216 | 32.05 | ||||||
| Bev Lavelle | 1,098 | 28.94 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 3,794 | 100 | ||||||
- Bev Lavelle, who finished third in the 1974 election, was appointed to the Brantford City Council to replace Mac Makarchuk after he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1975. She resigned from council in October 1976 and was not a candidate in the 1976 municipal election.
References
- Brantford Expositor, 7 December 1976, p. 1.