Sylvia Sutherland

Sylvia Sutherland is a retired Canadian politician who was mayor of Peterborough from 1986 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2006.^[1]

Sylvia Sutherland
Mayor of Peterborough
In office 1986–1991
In office 1998–2006
Succeeded by	Paul Ayotte
Personal details
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal (until 1986)
Profession	Broadcaster

Sutherland has a diploma in journalism from the Ryerson Institute of Technology, a BA (Hons) in history from Trent University, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Reading.^[2]

She ran as the Liberal candidate against Progressive Conservative MP Bill Domm in the federal election of 1980, losing by 2,215 votes.^[3] Sutherland was also a Liberal candidate for Member of Provincial Parliament in the 1995 provincial election. She lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Stewart.^[4]

In March 2007, she was appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board for a 5-year term.^[5]

On April 5, 2010, Sutherland hit a passenger van, killing the female passenger, Min-Hua Shao. Sutherland was convicted on August 10, 2010, of driving through a stop sign. Sutherland was fined $500, and donated $500 to a charity selected by the victim's family.^[6]

Electoral record

v t e 2003 Peterborough municipal election: Mayor of Peterborough
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Sylvia Sutherland	11,194	39.70
Doug Peacock	10,522	37.32
Paul Ayotte	5,155	18.28
Margeree Edwards	1,326	4.70
Total valid votes	28,197	100.00

v t e 2000 Peterborough municipal election: Mayor of Peterborough
Candidate	Votes	%
(x)Sylvia Sutherland	15,962	59.21
Len Vass	9,933	36.84
Jeff Ruhl	813	3.02
Kenneth T. Burgess	252	0.93
Total valid votes	26,960	100.00

v t e 1995 Ontario general election: Peterborough
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Stewart	22,735	52.66		$45,102
	Liberal	Sylvia Sutherland	10,326	23.92	–	$42,101
	New Democratic	Jenny Carter	7,581	17.56		$26,275
	Family Coalition	Paul Morgan	2,064	4.78	–	$12,225
	Libertarian	Vic Watts	251	0.58		$1,047
	Natural Law	Peter Leggat	213	0.49		$0
Total valid votes			43,170	100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			329
Turnout			43,499	66.23
Electors on the lists			65,678

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election: Peterborough
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Domm	19,417	40.25
	Liberal	Sylvia Sutherland	17,202	35.66
	New Democratic	Paul Rexe	10,776	22.34
	Libertarian	Sally Hayes	469	0.97
	Rhinoceros	Mark Elson	243	0.50	–
	Independent	Robert J. Norris	69	0.14
	Marxist–Leninist	Richard Anthony	67	0.14
Total valid votes			48,243	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Turnout			48,359	73.16
Electors on the lists			66,097