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The '''1997 Brantford municipal election''' was held on November 10, 1997, to elect a [[mayor]], councillors, and school trustees in the city of [[Brantford]], [[Ontario]]. Some of the rural and small-town communities outside of Brantford also held elections on the same day.

[[Chris Friel (politician)|Chris Friel]] was easily re-elected as mayor of Brantford, defeating right-wing challenger Andy Woodburn.

==Results==
{{Brantford municipal election, 1997/Position/Mayor of Brantford}}
*'''Wayne Barlett''' was a first-time candidate in 1997. He has served on Brantford's economic development board.<ref>Ross Marowits, "Former CAO on library board," ''Brantford Expositor'', 8 February 2000, A3; Ross Marowits, "City appointments questioned after candidates passed over," ''Brantford Expositor'', 16 January 2001, A4.</ref>
*'''Patrick Clement''' (born September 9, 1949) was a first-time candidate in 1997. He intended to run for mayor a second time in [[2000 Brantford municipal election|2000]], but was informed that he could not do so because he had not filed an expenses report for the 1997 campaign. Clement had planned to run on a platform of reducing taxes and pursuing an anti-poverty strategy and described his disqualification as a prejudicial act.<ref>Ross Marowits and Michael-Allan Marion, "Municipal election process begins," ''Brantford Expositor'', 5 January 2000, A3; Ross Marowits, "Mayoral campaign cut short," ''Brantford Expositor'', 15 August 2000, A1.</ref>

{{Brantford municipal election, 1997/Position/Councillor, Ward One (two members elected)}}

{{Brantford municipal election, 1997/Position/Councillor, Ward Two (two members elected)}}

{{Brantford municipal election, 1997/Position/Councillor, Ward Three (two members elected)}}
*'''Cam Gillespie''' has served on the boards of the Brantford General Hospital, the Brantford Community Services Advisory Board, and the Brantford Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Advisory Committee.<ref>"New blood for board at BGH," ''Brantford Expositor'', 14 July 1999, A5; Ross Marowits, "Former CAO on library board," ''Brantford Expositor'', 8 February 2000, A3; Ross Marowits, "City appointments questioned after candidates passed over," ''Brantford Expositor'', 16 January 2001, A4.</ref> In 1999, he wrote that revenues from the [[Elements Casino Brantford|Brantford Charity Casino]] should be put in a reserve fund against future property tax increases.<ref>Cam Gillespie, "Casino cash should go to taxpayers," ''Brantford Expositor'', 7 December 1999, A10.</ref>

{{Brantford municipal election, 1997/Position/Councillor, Ward Four (two members elected)}}

{{Brantford municipal election, 1997/Position/Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected)}}
*'''George W. Karmiris''' is a real estate broker and has chaired the Brantford Regional Real Estate Association.<ref>"Real estate sales rising," ''Brantford Expositor'', 9 September 1999, A3; "Karmiris heads association," ''Brantford Expositor'', 7 January 2000, A4; "Housing market still hot," ''Brantford Expositor'', 4 May 2000, A3.</ref> He wrote a public letter criticizing the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] during the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]].<ref>George Karmiris, "McGuinty coy about true costs of promises" [letter], ''Brantford Expositor'', 27 May 1999, A10. Karmiris did not indicate his political affiliation in this letter, although his criticisms were generally from the right.</ref> He was barred from running in the [[2000 Brantford municipal election|2000 municipal election]] after not filing an expenses return for 1997.<ref>Ross Marowits and Michael-Allan Marion, "Municipal election process begins: Nominations now being accepted," ''Brantford Expositor'', 5 January 2000, A3.</ref>
*'''Robert Corby''' was a first-time political candidate. He was barred from running in the [[2000 Brantford municipal election|2000 election]] after not filing an expenses return for 1997.<ref>Ross Marowits and Michael-Allan Marion, "Municipal election process begins: Nominations now being accepted," ''Brantford Expositor'', 5 January 2000, A3.</ref>
*'''Ron Rattie''' has been active with disability issues in Brantford. He has chaired Brantford's Operation Lift program and co-chaired the Brantford Equal Access Team, and was a peer support coordinator of the [[Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario]].<ref>"Around Town," ''Brantford Expositor'', 12 May 1999, C6; Susan Gamble, "Panel will help city become barrier-free," ''Brantford Expositor'', 9 February 2001, A4.</ref> He himself was involved in a car accident in 1981 that resulted in his becoming a quadriplegic. Rattie was named as Brantford's Citizen of the Year in 2002 and served on the board that chose his successor in 2003.<ref>Vincent Ball, "Ron Rattie," ''Brantford Expositor'', 23 April 2002, A2; David Judd, "Name your candidate for Citizen of the Year," ''Brantford Expositor'', 21 March 2003, A8.</ref> In June 2003, he wrote a public letter criticizing excessive [[political correctness]] in the language around disability issues.<ref>Ron Rattie, "Everyone needs a sense of humour" [letter], ''Brantford Expositor'', 5 June 2003, A11.</ref>

''Source: "City Council," ''Brantford Expositor'', 8 November 2000, D4.''

==Surrounding communities==

In 1998, the newly amalgamated community of [[Brant County, Ontario|Brant County]] (outside of Brantford) held a special municipal election to elect a mayor and councillors.

Veteran politician [[Ron Eddy]] was elected as mayor.<ref>Michael-Allan Marion, "Eddy seeks full term as Brant County mayor," ''Brantford Expositor'', 29 June 2000, A1.</ref>

{{Brant municipal election, 1998/Position/Councillor, Ward Fourteen}}
*'''William (Bill) Stewart''' (died January 5, 2000) was the [[Reeve (Canada)|reeve]] of [[Onondaga Township, Ontario|Onondaga Township]] from 1951 to 1957. He later became a [[perennial candidate]] for public office, running for reeve of Onondaga in [[1972 Brantford municipal election|1972]] and [[1974 Brantford municipal election|1974]] and for mayor of Brantford in [[1978 Brantford municipal election|1978]], [[1982 Brantford municipal election|1982]], [[1985 Brantford municipal election|1985]], [[1988 Brantford municipal election|1988]], and [[1991 Brantford municipal election|1991]] (there may also have been other candidacies). He came within seven votes of winning in 1972, but in every election thereafter he lost by a significant margin. Described as a "down-to-earth farmer," Stewart was outspoken on many issues, including what he believed was high taxation. On one occasion, he recommended removing all [[parking meter]]s from Brantford's downtown. The 1998 election seems to have been his last bid for public office. He died in 2000, at age seventy-nine.<ref>Susan Gamble, "Former reeve of Onondaga dies," ''Brantford Expositor'', 7 January 2000, A4.</ref>

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