Unseated Sudbury councillors admit 'people wanted change'

Morning North4:49Shocking loss for incumbent Sudbury councillors this election

Two veteran Greater Sudbury city councillors talk about the shocking loss they suffered in the municipal election. One of them is Terry Kett, the other Jacques Barbeau. Both councillors reflect on what happened with the vote.

City councillors who were voted out by Sudburians this week say they were "shocked" and disappointed by the results.

Four incumbents were unseated on Monday night, with only two city councillors staying on.

Compare that with the 2010 election, when all nine city councillors running again were re-elected.

Jacques Barbeau lost his bid to represent the Lively and Copper Cliff areas for a third term.

"I mean, how do you not take that personally? I do, but at the same point, it's democracy and you move on, he said.

I'll feel better about it in a day or two."

Veteran Sudbury city councillors Andre Rivest, Terry Kett and Dave Kilgour were also voted out.

Kett has had a long career in municipal politics and was voted off Sudbury city council once before. And further back, he lost a run for regional chair.

"This one feels different in the sense that I feel sort of helpless. That there's this tide of change and you're swept up in it and there's nothing you can do about it, he said.

Kett said he still feels he did a good job for the people of his ward, despite losing by about 500 votes to Lynne Reynolds a former city councillor now returning to the fold.

Barbeau lost his seat to newcomer Michael Vagnini in Ward 2.

"You know people wanted change, they certainly got change. [Its] going to be an interesting four years ahead, he said.

Both Barbeau and Kett said they doubt the tax freeze promised by new mayor Brian Bigger is possible without major cuts.

Both also said it's too early to say if they're just going to be political spectators from now on.

Former councillors gather for one last city council meeting next week, before the new council is sworn in early in December.

Greater Sudburymunicipal ward election results

Ward 1:

• Mark Signoretti 1,780votes (39.67per cent)
• Chris Spry 1,125votes (25.07per cent)
• Matt Alexander 589votes (13.13per cent)
• Paul Soucie 274votes (6.11 per cent)
• Tom Trainor 261votes (5.82per cent)
• Denis Ferron 232(5.17per cent)
• Mathieu Labont 167votes (3.72per cent)
• Sidney Shaprio 59votes (1.31per cent)

Ward 2:

• Michael Vagnini 2,752votes (49.36 per cent)
• Jacques Barbeau 2,130votes (39.28per cent)
• Daniel Xilon 398 votes (7.14 per cent)
• Chad Odnokon 152 votes (2.73 per cent)
• Joseph Palmateer 83votes (1.49per cent)

Ward 3:

• Gerry Montpellier 1884 votes (42.14 per cent)
• Marcel Montpellier 1,311 votes (29.32 per cent)
• Matt Belanger 960 votes (21.47 per cent)
• Jesse Gaudet 316 votes (7.07 per cent)

Ward 4:

• Evelyn Dutrisac 2,112votes (48.1per cent)
• Francois Couture 1,713votes (39.01per cent)
• Paul Lefebvre 566votes (12.89per cent)

Ward 5:

• Robert Kirwan 1,467(35.78per cent)
• John Lundrigan 969votes (23.63per cent)
• Richard Larcher 891 votes (21.73per cent)
• Joseph Berthlot 483votes (11.78per cent)
• Kent MacNeill 290votes (7.07 per cent)

Ward 6:

• Ren Lapierre 1,933votes (37.56per cent)
• Andre Rivest 1,663votes (32.31 per cent)
• Fernand Bidal 865 votes (16.81per cent)
• Kevin Brault 686 votes (13.33per cent)

Ward 7:

• Mike Jakubo 2,486votes (50.9per cent)
• Dave Kilgour 1,525votes (31.22per cent)
• Robin Auger 414votes (8.48per cent)
• Gordon Drysdale 371votes (7.6per cent)
• Walter Prus 88votes (1.8per cent)

Ward 8:

• Al Sizer 1,973votes (45.04per cent)
• Stefano Presenza 1,042 votes (23.78 per cent)
• Michael Cullen 1,013 votes (23.12per cent)
• Gerry Perras 219votes (5.0per cent)
• Kerry Latham 134 votes (3.06 per cent)

Ward 9:

• Deb McIntosh 2,000votes (35.28per cent)
• Les Lisk 1,037 votes (18.29per cent)
• Wyman MacKinnon 691votes (12.19per cent)
• Lin Gibson 679 votes (11.98per cent)
• Paul Stopciati 657 votes (11.59per cent)
• Aaron Beaudry 353 votes (6.23 per cent)
• Will Thomson 252votes (4.45per cent)

Ward 10:

• Fern Cormier 2,085votes (38.84per cent)
• John Antonioni 1,200votes (22.53 per cent)
• Hannu Piironen 1,042votes (19.41per cent)
• Mila Wong 794votes (14.79per cent)
• Steve Ripley 247votes (4.6per cent)

Ward 11:

• Lynne Reynolds 2,194votes (40.96per cent)
• Terry Kett 1,700 votes (31.73per cent)
• Mike Bleskie 851votes (15.89per cent)
• Chris Nerpin 356 votes (6.65 per cent)
• Vincent Lacroix 256 (4.78 per cent)

Ward 12:

• Joscelyne Landry-Altmann 2,179votes (52.98per cent)
• Tay Butt 1,136votes (27.62 per cent)
• Shawn Ouimet 496 votes (12.06per cent)
• Robert McCarthy 302 votes (7.34 per cent)