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2014 London, Ontario Municipal Election
The 2014 London municipal election was held on October 27, 2014 in London, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of London, London City Council and the Thames Valley District School Board, London District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Conseil scolaire Viamonde. The election was held in conjunction with the province-wide 2014 municipal elections. Timeline * January 2: Nomination period begins * September 12: Nomination period ends * September 15: List of candidates elected by acclamation released. * October 11: Advanced Ballot voting begins * October 18: Advanced Ballot voting ends * October 27: Election Day Election results Official List of Candidates Names in bold denotes elected candidates. (X) denotes incumbent. Mayor One candidate to be elected. Councillors One candidate per ward to be elected. Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Ward 9 Ward 10 Ward 11 Ward 12 Ward 13 Ward 14 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Brown (Canadian Politician)
Matthew Brown is a Canadian politician who served as the 63rd mayor of London from 2014 and 2018. Background Brown was born in London, Ontario in 1973. He grew up in Woodstock before graduating from the University of Waterloo. He has two sons. Mayoralty In the 2014 mayoral race, he defeated runner up Paul Cheng. Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Brown represented Ward 7 on London City Council. As mayor, Brown oversaw the planning phase of the controversial Shift bus rapid transit (BRT) network, on which construction began after his term as mayor. In a 2017 episode of the television series ''Political Blind Date'', Brown and Giorgio Mammoliti discussed their differing perspectives on the issue of safe injection sites. In April 2018 Brown announced that he would not seek re-election in the upcoming municipal election. Affair On June 14, 2016, he temporarily suspended his duties as mayor following his disclosure of an affair with deputy mayor Maureen Cassidy. The af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, Ontario
London (pronounced ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximately from both Toronto and Detroit; and about from Buffalo, New York. The city of London is politically separate from Middlesex County, though it remains the county seat. London and the Thames were named in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe, who proposed the site for the capital city of Upper Canada. The first European settlement was between 1801 and 1804 by Peter Hagerman. The village was founded in 1826 and incorporated in 1855. Since then, London has grown to be the largest southwestern Ontario municipality and Canada's 11th largest metropolitan area, having annexed many of the smaller communities that surround it. London is a regional centre of healthcare and education, being home to the University of Western Ontario (which brands it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of London, Ontario
The mayor of London is head of London City Council. The 65th and current mayor of the city is Josh Morgan. London was incorporated as a town in 1848, and became a city in 1855. Originally, mayors were elected on January 1 for one-year terms. The following is a list of mayors of London: Chain of office Since 1957, each sitting mayor has been honoured and presented with the chain of office to wear during their term of office. The chain of office is to be worn by the mayor during council sessions and other official occasions, including opening and closing ceremonies such as London's hosting of national and international sports and athletic competitions. The chain contains medallions engraved with subjects of local significance. The chain is also engraved with the names of the mayors who have worn it since it was commissioned. There are currently eleven names of previous mayors engraved on the chain. Town of London * Simeon Morrill (1848) * Thomas C. Dixon (1849) *Simeon Morrill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London City Council
London City Council is the governing body of the city of London, Ontario, Canada. Composition London is divided into 14 wards, with residents in each ward electing one councillor. The mayor is elected citywide, who along with the councillors forms a 15-member council. 2017 reform In spite of some controversy about this move, London was the first city in Canada (in May 2017) to decide to move a ranked choice ballot for municipal elections starting in 2018. Voters will mark their ballots in order of preference, ranking their top three favourite candidates. An individual must reach 50 per cent of the total to be declared elected; in each round of counting where a candidate has not yet reached that target, the person with the fewest votes is dropped from the ballot and their second or third choice preferences reallocated to the remaining candidates, with this process repeating until a candidate has reached 50 per cent. On November 20, 2020, the Ontario Legislature passed Bill 218, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thames Valley District School Board
The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 11 prior to 1999) is a public school board in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created on January 1, 1998, by the amalgamation of the Elgin County Board of Education, The Board of Education for the City of London, Middlesex County Board of Education, and Oxford County Board of Education. The TVDSB serves an area over 7,000 square kilometres which includes urban, suburban and rural communities. It spans three counties and includes the cities of London, St. Thomas, and Woodstock, plus the towns of Ingersoll, Tillsonburg, and Strathroy-Caradoc, as well as several smaller towns and villages. In 2006, the Board administered 184 schools (154 elementary and 30 secondary schools). They also provide alternative education programs for approximately 40,000 students through adult day school, continuing education, general interest, night school and summer school courses. Four fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London District Catholic School Board
The London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB), known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 38 prior to 1999) is a separate school board offering Catholic education in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It serves students from the cities of London, St. Thomas and Woodstock, as well as the counties of Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford. Secondary schools London * Catholic Central High School * John Paul II Catholic Secondary School * Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School * Regina Mundi Catholic College * St. Andre Bessette Catholic Secondary School * St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School St. Thomas * St. Joseph's Catholic High School Woodstock * St. Mary's Catholic High School Elementary schools Aylmer *Assumption Catholic School Delaware *Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Dorchester *St. David Catholic School Glencoe *St. Charles Catholic School Ingersoll *St. Jude's Catholic School London *Blessed Sacrament Catholic School *Holy Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence
The ''Conseil scolaire catholique Providence'' (Csc Providence) is the French-language Catholic school board for southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Providence Catholic School Board includes 10,000 students in its 31 schools: 23 elementary schools and 8 high schools for the communities of Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton, London/Middlesex, Oxford-Woodstock, Grey-Bruce and Huron-Perth. The large French-language Catholic school network allows each student to feel as though he or she is part of a big Francophone school community based on faith, and to enjoy a high-quality education in a well-meaning, respectful and safe learning environment. The Providence CSB ranks first among all school boards located in Southwestern Ontario with a graduation rate of 93% as of 2020. The board was previously known as the ''Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest'' (CSDÉCSO). The board's head office is in Windsor, and it maintains satellite offices in the Pain Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conseil Scolaire Viamonde
The Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) is a public-secular French first language school board, and manages elementary and secondary schools in the Ontario Peninsula and the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The school board operates 41 elementary schools and 15 secondary schools within that area. The school board operates two offices, one in Toronto, and one in Welland. The educational management office is located in the Maple Leaf neighbourhood of Toronto, whereas the business and financial management office is located in Welland. The school board was formed in 1998 after several local school boards were amalgamated into the French-language Public District School Board No. 58. From 1999 to 2010, the school board was known as Conseil Scolaire de District du Centre-Sud-Ouest.http://www.csviamonde.ca/csviamonde/index.php?q=node/1655 Press release CSV is one of four members of the ''Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario'' (ACÉPO). History The board was creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Ontario Municipal Elections
The 2014 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 27, 2014. Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the List of municipalities in Ontario, province's municipalities. Electoral period Submissions for candidate nominations were first accepted on 1 January 2014, at which time the campaign period began. The last day for acceptance of nominations or candidacy withdrawal was 12 September 2014. From 1978 until 2006 the second Monday of November was the fixed date. Notwithstanding advance polling arrangements, municipal elections will be held on the fourth Monday of October, that is 27 October 2014. The elected representatives will begin their council terms on 1 December 2014. Officials will serve a four-year term excepting death or resignation. All candidates must terminate their campaigning activity by 31 December 2014; this includes, for example, collecting electoral signs. They must fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Morgan (politician)
Joshua Douglas Morgan is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 65th mayor of London since 2022. He was elected mayor in the 2022 London municipal election.Matthew Trevithick"Josh Morgan elected 65th mayor of London, Ont. with 65 per cent of vote" Global News, October 25, 2022. Early life Joshua Douglas Morgan was born on March 23, 1978, in rural Ontario near a small town named Camlachie. He delivered the ''Sarnia Observer'' as a child and worked at TD Bank to pay his way through school. Morgan was the first in his family to go to university after first pursuing art at Sheridan College, and later deciding it wasn’t what he wanted to do. He moved to London in 1998 to study economics and political science at the University of Western Ontario, receiving a combined honours BA in 2002. In 2004, he received an MA in political science (local government; Canadian government) from Western. It was at Western University where Morgan met his future wife Melanie. They were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
