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Map of Brampton's wards

The Brampton municipal election, 2006 will take place on 13 November 2006, to elect a mayor, five regional councillors and five city councillors in the city of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is being held in conjunction with all other municipalities in Ontario. See Ontario municipal elections, 2006.

It is called CityVote 2006 by the City's website.

The nomination period ended on Friday 29 September 2006; thirty candidates registered in the two weeks prior. Six candidates withdrew after this point, before the cut-off of 5 pm Monday. There are a total of 96 candidates running for political office.

Candidates

Mayor

Profiles

Susan Fennell (incumbent)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE | GUARDIAN ARTICLE

Mayor Fennell served as a city councillor, then a regional councillor, prior to becoming Mayor.[1] She is currently a member of the Peel Regional Police Services Board,[2] Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario,[3] the board of Hydro One Brampton,[4] the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance,[5] Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council,[6] and two time chair of the Infrastructure and Transportant Committee of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Previously she was commissioner of the National Women's Hockey League,[7] and involved in the Brampton Board of Trade, Downtown Business Improvement Area, and Sheridan College Board of Governors.[8]
Sunny Gandhi

OFFICIAL WEBSITE | GUARDIAN INTERVIEW

Gandhi is a 29-year-old small business owner, with no previous political experience.[1]
Amjid Iqbal

GUARDIAN ARTICLE, stating Iqbal did not participate in interviews.

Iqbal is a 35-year-old mortgage agent,[1] at one point he was an automobile trader.[9] The extent of Iqbal's previous political experience was a 2003 campaign for regional council, placing fourth out of four candidates with 5.74%.[10]
John R.A. Moulton

GUARDIAN INTERVIEW

Moulton is a 49-year-old "enterpreneur",[11] living in downtown Brampton. He is placed 170th out of 174 in the Canadian Classic Table Hockey Federation's rankings as of October 9, 2006.[12] Moulton described himself as a "clown" in the closing statements of a televised debate.[13]
Raj Sharda

OFFICIAL WEBSITE | GUARDIAN INTERVIEW

Rajneesh Sharda is a 40-year-old lawyer.[1] He was appointed as a replacement councillor for both the Town of Oakville and the Halton Region, upon retirement of the Ward 2 representative,[14] serving from June to 30 November 2000.[15] Sharda serves as a provincial adjudicator on the Ontario Consent and Capacity Board,[16] is immediate past president of the Halton Multicultural Council,[17], and was once on the board of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly.[18] He is legal advisor for the Brampton Small Business Enterprise Centre[19] and the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce,[20] He was endorsed for mayor by the Toronto Star on November 6 2006.[21]

Media participation

  • The Brampton Guardian: Susan Fennell, Sunny Gandhi, John Moulton, and Raj Sharda participated in interviews with the Guardian. The newspaper was unable to attract Amjid Iqbal, despite multiple attempts.[22]
  • Rogers Television: Susan Fennell, John Moulton, and Raj Sharda all participated in a televised debate for Rogers Cable. Sunny Gandhi had accepted, but declined when he found out the interview wasn't public; Amjid Iqbal gave the Brampton Guardian no reason for his absence. The program repeats frequently on channel 10 for any Rogers subscriber in Brampton.
  • Wikinews: None of the five candidates have completed interviews for Wikinews. Raj Sharda's campaign had promised a response, but nothing has been received. John Moulton has denied an interview. Campaign offices for Susan Fennell, Sunny Gandhi, and Amjid Iqbal have yet to reply in any fashion.

Wards 1, 5

Regional council

Wikinews has related news:

Long-time incumbent Elaine Moore has three people interested in replacing her as Regional Councillor.

City council

Wikinews has related news:

Incumbent Grant Gibson has six candidates challenging his re-election. Among the challengers is Stephanie Beaumier, daughter of Brampton-West MP Colleen Beaumier. Gibson has held the seat for over a decade.

NOTE: Malcolm Jones dropped out of the campaign; his name may still appear on ballots, however.

Wards 2, 6

Regional council

One of the longest sitting incumbents, Paul Palleschi has five people attempting to take him out of office, including Chuck Jeffrey, husband of local MPP Linda Jeffrey. Template:Wikinewspar3

City council

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Incumbent John Hutton has ten candidates challenging his re-election, the most of any riding. Among the challengers is Doug Whillans, son of the late Ken Whillans, a former Brampton mayor. Hutton has held the seat for 21 years.

Wards 3, 4

Regional council

Wikinews has related news:

Incumbent Susan DiMarco has four candidates challenging her re-election. Among the challengers is John Sanderson who was the City of Brampton Citizen of the Year for 2005 and several other citizen awards.

Note, Tejinder Singh Bhatta has withdrawn from the race.

City council

Wikinews has related news:
Note, Ernie Macdonald has withdrawn from the race.

Wards 7, 8

Regional council

The race for regional councillor for Wards 7 and 8 will be between long-time incumbent Gael Miles and John Villella.

City council

Note, Curtis Grant and Oscar R. Odulio have both withdrawn from the race.

Wards 9, 10

Regional council

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Incumbent John Sprovieri has six candidates challenging his re-election. Among the challengers is Derek Begley, son of retired regional councillor Rhoda Begley. Johal has acted as the representative for MP Gurbax Malhi.[1]

City council

Five candidates are contesting incumbent Garnett Manning's seat, including Daljit Gill, a one-term Peel District School Board trustee. Dhillon is the Brampton—Springdale riding association president for the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario).

Note, Iqbal Dhillon, David A. Esho, and Whoston Wray have all withdrawn from the race.

Peel District School Board

The Peel District School Board runs a website about its trustees and their roles.

Wards 1, 3

Note, Laura J. Zilney has withdrawn from the race.

Wards 2, 9, 10

There is no incumbent in these wards, as one-term trustee Daljit Gill is running for city council.

Note, Mahesh Malhi, Pretam Kaur Purewal, Maninder Singh, and Raguhbir Singh have all withdrawn from the race.

Wards 4, 5, 6

Wards 7, 8

Beryl Ford is the only person elected by acclamation to any political seat in Brampton; this is her eighth term as a trustee.[23]

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

Wards 1, 3, 4

There is no incumbent in these wards.

Wards 2, 5, 6

Wards 7, 8, 9, 10

There is no incumbent in these wards.

Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest

None of the incumbents are seeking re-election

Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Election campaign under way", The Brampton Guardian, Brampton: Metroland Newspapers, 4 October 2006.
  2. ^ Peel Regional Police Services Board: Who We Are
  3. ^ City of Brampton: Susan Fennell
  4. ^ Hydro One press release, "Hydro One Brampton Officially Launched", 1 August 2001.
  5. ^ About the GTMA: Susan Fennell
  6. ^ Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council: Council Members
  7. ^ Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity, "Susan Fennell retires from the NWHL", 14 July 2006.
  8. ^ University of Toronto Great Past: Susan Fennell
  9. ^ http://www.torontomuslims.com/directory/businesses_display.asp?type=Car%20Mechanics/Dealers
  10. ^ http://www.brampton.ca/cityvote2006/2003-results/totals.tml
  11. ^ Quotation marks around the word "entrepreneur" are that of the Brampton Guardian, likely to reflect an ambiguous answer. "Election campaign under way", The Brampton Guardian, Brampton: Metroland Newspapers, 4 October 2006.
  12. ^ Canadian Classic Table Hockey Federation rankings
  13. ^ Rogers Community Cable: "Municipal Votes 2006". Fennell asked Moulton not to make such self-defacing comments. Moulton's only other comments were regarding the level of Fennell's campaign donations, a practice he does not participate in, feeling it leads to bias; Fennell defends the process, stating it essentially to letting citizens know of her platform.
  14. ^ THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON: REGULAR MEETING OF REGIONAL COUNCIL NO. 11-00 (pdf)
  15. ^ Minutes of the Oakville Town Council, unknown date, June 2000.
  16. ^ http://www.pas.gov.on.ca/scripts/en/bios.asp?boardID=876&persID=135118
  17. ^ Staff and Board of directors directory, Halton Multicultural Council.
  18. ^ http://www.advocacycentreelderly.org/
  19. ^ http://www.brampton-business.com/pdfuploads/THINKBIGWINTER2006.pdf
  20. ^ ICCC Gala magazine (pdf)
  21. ^ "Editorial: Endorsements for Peel ", Toronto Star, 6 November 2006.
  22. ^ Iqbal has maintained such a low profile in campaigning that the wrong image was shown with the note about his lack of participation.
  23. ^ "Public board trustee elected by acclimation". The Brampton Guardian. Metroland. 13 October 2006. p. 1. Retrieved 24 October 2006.

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