Jaworsky elected mayor of Waterloo

(Jackson, 2014)

If Monday’s election was indeed a referendum on the light rail transit project, voters in the City of Waterloo have spoken loud and clear.

Former BlackBerry executive Dave Jaworsky was elected mayor with 14,103 votes, or 55 per cent of all ballots cast Monday, defeating lawyer Erika Traub by nearly 8,000 votes. Anti-LRT candidate Dave MacDonald finished third with just over 4,400 votes and newcomer Rami Said finished fourth with 696.

“I think it really has to do with direction and vision,” said Jaworsky Monday night after being declared the winner at the Waterloo Inn, surrounded by hundreds of supporters. “People in Waterloo are really looking for a vision of where we can take the city.

“I truly believe it can be the best small city in North America.”

Regionally, voters opted to go with Ken Seiling for chair — a position he’s held since 1985 — over Jay Aissa, who built his campaign around cancelling the LRT.

“I had a good feeling about it, but you know what? That’s the beauty about democracy,” said Aissa. “The people have spoken and I wish Ken Seiling the best on his vision and we will see what happens.”

Waterloo city council may have a new mayor but it will still have a slate of familiar faces around the horseshoe for the next four years. Five incumbent councillors (Angela Vieth, Diane Freeman, Mark Whaley, Jeff Henry and Melissa Durrell) will all return.

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Jackson, J. (2014, October 28). Jaworsky elected mayor of Waterloo. Retrieved  2014, from http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news/jaworsky-elected-mayor-of-waterloo/