2014 Peel Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Peel of Ontario on October 27, 2014, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Mayoral campaigns were won by Allan Thompson in Caledon, Linda Jeffrey in Brampton, and Bonnie Crombie in Mississauga. Newly re-elected Mississauga councillor Frank Dale was voted by 14 of 24 Regional councillors as the new Chair of the Region of Peel.
Peel Regional Council.
Regional chair.
The list of individuals interested in candidacy include:
Hazel McCallion has cautioned current Mississauga councillors from seeking the seat, or voting for a current Regional councillor, as this would trigger a $500,000 by-election or an appointment. Frank Dale won the appointment by a single vote over John Sanderson which he cast for himself.
Brampton.
The 2014 Brampton municipal election was held on October 27, 2014, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Brampton, Brampton City Council and the Brampton members of the Peel District School Board (Public) and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The election is being held in conjunction with the province wide 2014 municipal elections.
Mayor of Brampton.
There are currently eleven Mayoral candidates in Brampton.
Polling.
Forum Research for "The Toronto Star", January 18, 2014
Forum Research for "The Toronto Star", April 27, 2014
Forum Research for "The Toronto Star", August 7 and 8, 2014 (1178 Brampton voters):
Forum Research for "The Toronto Star", September 27, 2014 (928 Brampton voters):
Initials refer to candidates Hargy Randhawa, Gurjit Grewal, and Devinder Sangha.
Mainstreet Research, October 2, 2014:
Mainstreet Research, October 2, 2014, of only those certain to vote:
Forum Research for "The Toronto Star", October 16, 2014 (1,020 Brampton voters):
Mainstreet Research, October 21, 2014 (1,602 Brampton voters):
City council.
Incumbent Grant Gibson won with a healthy margin, as did his close ally, Regional Councillor Elaine Moore. Gibson endorsed the candidacy of John Sanderson for mayor. Gibson and Elaine Moore were the only councillors to post their expenses online before the public focus on accountability. Gibson's top challengers were Steve Kerr, a certified youth counselor/education liaison and entrepreneur, and Maureen Harper, a veterinarian, recently retired from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Caledon.
Registration for the 2014 election in Caledon had a slow start compared to other municipalities; the first Council registration was incumbent Gord McClure, on February 14.
Mayor of Caledon.
There are currently two Mayoral candidates in Caledon.
Incumbent Marolyn Morrison is not seeking a fourth term in office; her husband intends to retire from teaching in 2015. Morrison experienced continued intimidation from developers throughout her term of office, including an attack on her husband that caused temporary vision damage.
Chris Harker, a former Ward 5 Regional Councillor, registered from August 13; he withdrew August 18, due to "a sudden and unforeseen personal matter".
Regional Councillor.
Those elected as a Regional Councillor serve both on Town of Caledon council and Region of Peel council.
Area Councillor.
Those elected as an Area Councillor serve only on the Town of Caledon council, not the Region of Peel council.
Mississauga.
Mayor of Mississauga.
The mayoral race in Mississauga was noted for the retirement of Hazel McCallion, who had served as the city's mayor since 1978 and often faced only token opposition in past campaigns, thus giving rise to the city's first genuinely competitive mayoral race in many years. The leading candidates were Bonnie Crombie and Steve Mahoney, both former Members of Parliament. A third former MP, Carolyn Parrish, was widely believed to be a potential candidate as well, but instead confirmed her intention to run for a council seat rather than for mayor.
Through much of the year, Mahoney and Crombie were effectively tied in public opinion polling; although Mahoney led slightly in most polls, his lead rarely exceeded the poll's margin of error. Both candidates' platforms were nearly identical, with the only substantive point of distinction between them being Mahoney's proposal to implement high-occupancy vehicle lanes on some city streets as an interim measure, while working toward the longer-term implementation of rapid transit improvements that both candidates favoured. In early October, however, McCallion made a speech in which, while stopping short of calling it an official endorsement, she appeared to favour Crombie as her successor; the speech almost immediately vaulted Crombie into a 25-point lead over Mahoney.
There were a total of 10 registered candidates.
Mike Shoss withdrew his nomination for mayor.
Polling.
Forum Research, March
Forum Research, April
Forum Research, July
Forum Research, August
Forum Research, September 28 (557 respondents)
Forum Research, October 16 (769 respondents)
Awareness polls.
In mid-September 2014, Mahoney commissioned a poll of 824 people using interactive voice response. Main Street Technologies added the names of the three Toronto mayoral front-runners to Mississauga front-runners' names, to demonstrate Mahoney's observation that many Mississauga residents were unaware of the municipal election or its candidates. Mahoney's internal polling found that 63 to 66% of Mississauga residents are undecided as to their choice for mayor.
City and Regional Council.
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Note that Sidney Mondoux was registered for Ward 9, then to Ward 5, and will appear on the ballot for Ward 9.
School trustees.
Peel District School Board.
Janet McDougald was acclaimed as the chair of the Peel District School Board in a 1 December 2014 inaugural meeting.
Brampton.
Wards 1, 5
Wards 2, 6
Wards 3, 4
Wards 7, 8
Wards 9, 10
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Mississauga.
Wards 1 and 7
Wards 2 and 8
Wards 3 and 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Ward 9 and 10
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
Brampton wards 1, 3, 4
Brampton wards 2, 5, 6
Joseph Tanti withdrew his nomination, to run for Brampton City Council in Wards 7 &amp; 8.
Brampton wards 7, 8, 9, 10
Caledon
Mississauga ward 1, 3
Mississauga ward 2, 8
Mississauga ward 4
Mississauga ward 5
Mississauga ward 6, 11
Mississauga ward 7
Mississauga ward 9, 10
Conseil scolaire Viamonde.
The following candidates are running in all of Peel. Locally, the schools represented are École élémentaire Carrefour des jeunes, École élémentaire Horizon Jeunesse, and École secondaire Jeunes sans frontières.
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.
Brampton and Caledon
Mississauga