The 2014 Guelph municipal election was held on October 27, 2014 in

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, to elect the Mayor of Guelph,

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, the Guelph members of the

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(Public) and

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, and the regional members of

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and

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(Public). The election was held in conjunction with the provincewide 2014 municipal elections. For the first time during this election, the City of Guelph used online voting during the advanced polling, in an attempt to boost voter turnout and increase accessibility options for voters.

Timeline

* January 2: Nomination period begins * September 12: Nomination period ends * October 7: Advanced Internet voting begins * October 15: Advanced Ballot voting begins * October 19: Advanced Ballot voting ends * October 24: Advanced Internet voting ends * October 27: Election Day

Election results

Names in bold denotes elected candidates.
(X) denotes incumbent.

Mayor

One candidate to be elected.

Opinion polls

Councillors

Two candidates per ward to be elected.

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Incumbents Not Seeking Re-Election

* Lise Burcher (Ward 5) * Ian Findlay (Ward 2) * Jim Furfaro (Ward 1) * Gloria Kovach (Ward 4)

Upper Grand District School Board

Wards 1 & 5

Two candidates to be elected.

Wards 2, 3, & 4

Two candidates to be elected.

Ward 6 and Puslinch

One candidate to be elected.

Wellington Catholic District School Board The Wellington Catholic District School Board is a school board in Ontario, Canada, serving the students of the City of Guelph and Wellington County. There are 4 high schools and 18 elementary schools serving roughly 8000 students. History The W ...

Four candidates to be elected.

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One candidate to be elected, representing

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, Caledon,

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and Wellington County.

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 ...

One candidate to be elected, representing

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, Middlesex County, Wellington County, Perth County and Huron County.

References

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