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{{Infobox election
| election_name     = 1991 Guelph municipal election
| country           = Guelph
| type              = Municipal
| ongoing           = no
| previous_election = 1988 Guelph municipal election
| previous_year     = 1988
| next_election     = 1994 Guelph municipal election
| next_year         = 1994
| election_date     = November 12, 1991
| map_image         = Guelph Wards 1991-2003.png
| map_size          = 
| map_caption       = Map of Guelph's [[Ward (politics)|Wards]]
}}

The '''1991 Guelph municipal election''' was held on November 12, 1991, in [[Guelph]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to elect the [[Mayor of Guelph]], [[Guelph City Council]] and the Guelph members of the [[Upper Grand District School Board]] (Public) and [[Wellington Catholic District School Board]]. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario.

It was also the first since 1930 to use wards to elect members of city council rather a citywide vote.  Two councillors were to be elected in each of the six new wards.

==Results==
Names in '''bold''' denotes elected candidates. <br />
(X) denotes incumbent.

===Mayor===

'''Mayoral race'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
| '''John Counsell''' (X) || style="text-align: right;" | '''11,952''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''57.55'''
|-
| Peter Meisenheimer || style="text-align: right;" | 6,267 || style="text-align: right;" | 30.18
|-
| John Millington || style="text-align: right;" | 2,548 || style="text-align: right;" | 12.27
|}

===Ward 1===

'''Ward 1 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
| '''Joe Young''' (X) || style="text-align: right;" | '''1,865''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''34.64'''
|-
| '''John Carere''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''981''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''18.22'''
|-
| Betty Stone (X) || style="text-align: right;" | 775 || style="text-align: right;" | 14.39
|-
| Bill Hulet || style="text-align: right;" | 717 || style="text-align: right;" | 13.32
|-
| Howard Burke || style="text-align: right;" | 707 || style="text-align: right;" | 13.13
|-
| Nicole Seguin || style="text-align: right;" | 339 || style="text-align: right;" | 6.30
|}

===Ward 2===

'''Ward 2 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
| '''Frank Maine''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''2,329''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''28.34'''
|-
| '''Linda Lennon''' (X) || style="text-align: right;" | '''2,126''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''25.87'''
|-
| Gary Walton || style="text-align: right;" | 1,400 || style="text-align: right;" | 17.04
|-
| Karen Farbridge || style="text-align: right;" | 955 || style="text-align: right;" | 11.62
|-
| John Ustation || style="text-align: right;" | 669 || style="text-align: right;" | 8.14
|-
| Lew Edwards || style="text-align: right;" | 490 || style="text-align: right;" | 5.96
|-
| Louis Szpeflicki || style="text-align: right;" | 249 || style="text-align: right;" | 3.03
|}

===Ward 3===

'''Ward 3 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
| '''[[Norm Jary]]''' (X) || style="text-align: right;" | '''2,588''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''37.10'''
|-
| '''Theresa Stafford''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''1,343''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''19.25'''
|-
| David Kendrick (X) || style="text-align: right;" | 1,019 || style="text-align: right;" | 14.61
|-
| John (Jack) Misener || style="text-align: right;" | 707 || style="text-align: right;" | 10.13
|-
| Edward Pickersgill || style="text-align: right;" | 552 || style="text-align: right;" | 7.91
|-
| Al Krusky, Jr. || style="text-align: right;" | 339 || style="text-align: right;" | 4.86
|-
| Peter Kelley || style="text-align: right;" | 271 || style="text-align: right;" | 3.88
|-
| Ray Mitchell || style="text-align: right;" | 157 || style="text-align: right;" | 2.25
|}

===Ward 4===

'''Ward 4 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
| '''Gloria Kovach''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''1,157''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''26.54'''
|-
| '''James Sinclair''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''908''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''20.83'''
|-
| Philip N. Allt || style="text-align: right;" | 758 || style="text-align: right;" | 17.39
|-
| Alan Smart || style="text-align: right;" | 669 || style="text-align: right;" | 15.35
|-
| Robert Warner || style="text-align: right;" | 459 || style="text-align: right;" | 10.53
|-
| Doug Roach || style="text-align: right;" | 408 || style="text-align: right;" | 9.36
|}

===Ward 5===

'''Ward 5 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
| '''Carl Hamilton''' (X) || style="text-align: right;" | '''1,623''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''25.70'''
|-
| '''Bill McAdams''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''1,456''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''23.06'''
|-
| Clara Marett (X) || style="text-align: right;" | 1,306 || style="text-align: right;" | 20.68
|-
| Tim Mau || style="text-align: right;" | 770 || style="text-align: right;" | 12.19
|-
| Marty Williams || style="text-align: right;" | 671 || style="text-align: right;" | 10.63
|-
| Beverly Ann Izzillo || style="text-align: right;" | 489 || style="text-align: right;" | 7.74
|}

===Ward 6===

'''Ward 6 Councillor, 2 To Be Elected'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
| '''John Pate''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''1,481''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''27.43'''
|-
| '''Walter K. Bilanski''' (X) || style="text-align: right;" | '''1,173''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''21.73'''
|-
| Tim Gaw || style="text-align: right;" | 1,133 || style="text-align: right;" | 20.99
|-
| Donald Peacock (X) || style="text-align: right;" | 856 || style="text-align: right;" | 15.85
|-
| Andrew Oosterhoff || style="text-align: right;" | 756 || style="text-align: right;" | 14.00
|}

==References==
The Guelph Tribune, November 13, 1991

{{Guelph elections}}

[[Category:1991 Ontario municipal elections|Guelph]]
[[Category:Municipal elections in Guelph|1991]]
[[Category:November 1991 events in Canada|Guelph municipal election]]