BarrieVotes.ca 2026 municipal election

Bonnie Ainsworth

Appeared on the ballot in Barrie municipal elections. This page is a record of those candidacies.

Electoral record

In office: Ward 1

Offices held and elections contested by Bonnie Ainsworth 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Ward 1
When Bonnie Ainsworth held office (lines, coloured by office) and the elections they contested without winning (dots). Terms are drawn from election records alone: a line runs from each election to the next one for that office — or ends early where winning a different office ended the term — so a resignation for any other reason would not appear here. Hover or tap any mark for the detail; the table below is the record.
Candidacies on record for Bonnie Ainsworth, all levels of government
YearContest VotesShare Result
2014 Ward 1 councillor 2,028 62.9% Elected
2010 Ward 1 councillor recorded as “Bonnie J. Ainsworth” 2,654 53.2% Elected

Sources: City of Barrie certificates of election results. See all election results for the full documents.

In full

Each contest Bonnie Ainsworth was part of, with the whole field, because a result only means something next to what it was up against.

2014: Ward 1 councillor

Ward 1 councillor, 2014
CandidateVotesShare
Bonnie Ainsworth Elected Incumbent 2,028
Clare Riepma 1,198

2010: Ward 1 councillor

Ward 1 councillor, 2010
CandidateVotesShare
Bonnie J. Ainsworth Elected 2,654
Kevin T. Richards 2,339

Expenses

What Bonnie Ainsworth's disclosed spending went to, from the public record, reclassified into the same spending-type buckets on both sides — see council expenses and campaign finance for how every member and candidate compares.

Council expenses Corporate expenses

Council expenses by year, Bonnie Ainsworth, 2016–2018. 2016 2.0 $2.0K 2017 2.0 $2.0K 2018 1.1 $1.2K
Annual totals only — the itemized quarterly reports below start at 2019; 2016–2018 survive only as each year's own remuneration statement, which gives no line-item description to reclassify into the buckets above. See the full table for the source and every member's figures.

Compliance & Legal Voter Outreach & Data Conference & Travel Meals & Appreciation Events & Sponsorships Advertising & Media Print & Communications Office & Administration Corporate (phone/tablet) Other / miscellaneous

Campaign spending by election cycle, Bonnie Ainsworth. 2014 0.3 5.4 $5.8K
Every itemized expense line across this person's filed campaign financial statements, one bar per cycle, reclassified by keyword match on each line's description. See campaign finance for the filing itself, cycle by cycle.

Recorded council votes

Every recorded vote in the council minutes that names Bonnie Ainsworth, from the City's own meeting records. Recorded votes are the exception, not the rule — read the note under the table before reading anything into the count.

Recorded council votes involving Bonnie Ainsworth
DateItem Their voteOutcome
June 18, 2018 18-G-151 — BARRIE MOLSON CENTRE RENAMING the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 14, 2018 18-G-106 — DEPUTY MAYOR POSITION the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 14, 2018 18-G-107 — PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS TO ALTER HIP DEVELOPMENTS AND CITY PROPERTY OWNERSHIP (WARD 2) the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 29, 2018 18-G-014 — of Section “C” of the General Committee Meeting of January 22, 2018 concerning the 2018 Business Plan, be amended by adding the following p… the meeting Yes —
December 18, 2017 17-G-325 — YEAR ROUND DOWNTOWN PUBLIC MARKET the meeting Yes CARRIED
December 4, 2017 17-G-304 — INVESTIGATION OF A DEPUTY MAYOR POSITION the meeting Yes CARRIED
November 6, 2017 17-G-274 — FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING A POTENTIAL FAMILY ORIENTED SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY IN THE CITY OF BARRIE the meeting No CARRIED
October 23, 2017 17-G-253 — of Section “G” of the Second General Committee Report dated October 16, 2017 concerning the Application for Official Plan and Zoning By -la… the meeting No CARRIED
October 23, 2017 17-G-254 — RESTRICTION OF DRIVING SCHOOLS IN NEIGHBOURHOODS USED FOR PROVINICAL DRIVE-TEST the meeting Yes CARRIED
October 2, 2017 17-G-225 — W.A. FISHER AUDITORIUM the meeting Yes CARRIED
September 18, 2017 17-G-211 — ) the meeting Yes CARRIED
July 24, 2017 17-G-199 — BARRIE SIMCOE EMERGENCY SERVICES CAMPUS ALTERNATIVES the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 19, 2017 17-G-172 — be amended by adding the following paragraph “3. That as part of the application process, each applicant be required to indicate whether or… the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 6, 2017 17-G-094 — CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER RECRUITMENT NEXT STEPS the meeting Yes CARRIED
February 13, 2017 17-G-024 — of Section “A” of the General Committee Report dated February 6, 2017 concerning the 2017 Business Plan be amended by adding the following … the meeting Absent —
December 5, 2016 16-G-279 — SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SUPPORT FOR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTRES AND THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTRE SIMCOE/MUSKOKA the meeting Yes CARRIED
October 24, 2016 16-G-230 — LIVING WAGE CALCULATION FOR BARRIE the meeting Yes CARRIED
September 19, 2016 16-G-205 — APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT - THE HEDBERN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - 233 ARDAGH ROAD (WARD 6) the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 27, 2016 16-G-148 — of Section “G” of the General Committee Report dated June 6, 2016 concerning the South Barrie Secondary School - 225 Prince William Way - S… the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 27, 2016 16-G-157 — SIR ROBERT BARRIE PROJECT PRESENTATION the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 27, 2016 16-G-176 — SALE OF CITY OWNED INDUSTRIAL LAND - 250 MAPLEVIEW DRIVE WEST AND EXTENSION IN CONSTRUCTION START DATE, REID DRIVE AND CAPLAN AVENUE (WARD … the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 27, 2016 16-G-177 — APPLICATION FOR ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT - PINEMOUNT DEVELOPMENTS - 400/430 FERNDALE DRIVE AND 134 HAWTHORNE CRESCENT (WARD 6) the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 13, 2016 16-G-150 — of Section “I” of the General Committee Report dated June 6, 2016 concerning Removal of Minimum Distance Separation - Tattoo Parlours be am… the meeting Yes LOST
May 9, 2016 16-G-101 — GEORGIAN COLLEGE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE PROJECT AND FUNDING REQUEST the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 9, 2016 16-G-104 — DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY RELATED TO POTENTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE MARINA the meeting Yes CARRIED
April 25, 2016 16-G-082 — , be further amended by deleting the date of “May 9, 2016” and replacing it with “May 30, 2016”. the meeting Yes CARRIED
April 11, 2016 16-G-074 — of Section “H” of the General Committee Report dated April 4, 2016 concerning the Memorandum from G. Allison, Director of Building and By -… the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 21, 2016 16-G-051 — SURPLUS OF 60 WORSLEY STREET (WARD 2) the meeting Absent CARRIED
January 25, 2016 16-G-018 — of Section “B” of the General Committee Report dated January 18, 2016 concerning the 2016 Business Plan be amended by: a) Adding the follow… the meeting Yes —
January 25, 2016 16-G-019 — CITY OF BARRIE PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE BURSARY PROGRAM CARRIED the meeting Yes —
November 9, 2015 15-G-223 — RESIDENTIAL MULTI-UNIT WASTE DIVERSION STRATEGY the meeting Yes CARRIED
October 26, 2015 15-G-187 — of Section “D” of the General Committee Report dated September 14, 2015 concerning City Council ‘Bump-Up’ request for Site Plan Approval fo… the meeting Yes CARRIED
September 21, 2015 15-G-187 — of Section “D” of the General Committee Report dated September 14, 2015 concerning City Council ‘Bump-Up’ request for Site Plan Approval fo… the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 8, 2015 15-G-129 — WATERFRONT AND MARINA STRATEGIC PLAN CARRIED the meeting Yes —
June 8, 2015 15-G-131 — YEAR ROUND DOWNTOWN PUBLIC MARKET - REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY STUDY CARRIED the meeting Yes —
May 4, 2015 15-G-096 — REMUNERATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO POWERSTREAM Mayor Lehman declared a pecuniary interest on the foregoing matter, as he would personally bene… the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 4, 2015 15-G-097 — of Section “E” of the Second General Committee Report dated April 27, 2015 concerning the Outdoor Solid Fuel Burning Appliances Ban Effecti… the meeting No CARRIED
March 9, 2015 15-G-049 — of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 2, 2015 concerning the 2015 Business Plan be amended by adding the following par… the meeting Yes —
February 18, 2015 15-G-037 — of Section “D” of the General Committee Report dated February 9, 2015 concerning the Affordable Housing Strategy be amended by adding the f… the meeting Yes CARRIED
February 18, 2015 15-G-038 — INFILL SIDEWALK POLICY Councillor, S. Morales declared a potential pecuniary interested in the foregoing matter as he resides in the area o… the meeting No CARRIED
October 6, 2014 14-A-151 — ALTERATION TO THE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS - NOVEMBER 3RD AND 10TH, 2014 GENERAL COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL MEETINGS That the General Committee meet… the meeting Yes CARRIED
September 29, 2014 14-A-141 — REVIEW OF PEDESTRIAN/VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AT SCHOOL SITES the meeting Absent CARRIED
September 29, 2014 14-G-252 — QUEEN’S PARK SOPHIA STREET WEST PATHWAY (WARD 2) the meeting Absent CARRIED
September 15, 2014 14-G-238 — ARTIFICIAL ICE RINK PILOT PROJECT the meeting Yes CARRIED
September 15, 2014 14-G-241 — of Section "F" of the General Committee Report dated September 8, 2014 regarding Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment… the meeting Yes CARRIED
August 25, 2014 14-G-223 — of Section "H" of the Second General Committee Report dated August 11, 2014, concerning the City -wide Development Charge By -law be amende… the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 25, 2014 (item title not parsed — see the minutes) the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 25, 2014 (item title not parsed — see the minutes) the meeting No CARRIED
June 25, 2014 14-G-182 — of Section “F” of the General Committee Report dated June 23, 2014 concerning Road Diets Parking Restrictions be amended to delete the foll… the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 25, 2014 14-G-182 — of Section “F” of the General Committee Report dated June 23, 2014 concerning Road Diets Parking Restrictions be amended to delete the foll… the meeting No —
June 16, 2014 14-G-158 — CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SERVICING REQUESTS OUTSIDE CITY BOUNDARIES CARRIED the meeting No —
June 2, 2014 14-G-125 — of Section “A” of the General Committee Report dated May 21, 2014 concerning the Growth Management Update - Salem and Hewitt’s Secondary Pl… the meeting Yes —
June 2, 2014 14-G-126 — GROWTH MANAGEMENT UPDATE: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND APPROVAL OF SECONDARY PLANS CARRIED the meeting Yes —
April 7, 2014 14-G-080 — of Section “F” of the General Committee Report dated March 31, 2014 concerning the Growth Management Update be amended by adding the follow… the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 24, 2014 14-G-064 — INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE - DOCK ROAD (WARD 10) RPF0003-14.pdfAttachments: CARRIED the meeting Yes —
February 10, 2014 14-G-027 — CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT STATUS FOR THE GEORGIAN COLLEGE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRE (WARD 1) CCS001-140203.pdfAttachments: CARRIED the meeting Yes —
February 10, 2014 14-G-029 — SHARED SOCIAL SERVICES FACILITY - BARRIE PATHWAYS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND REQUEST FOR START -UP FUNDING 140203 - INV002-02.pdfAttac… the meeting Yes —
February 10, 2014 14-G-034 — UPDATE - APPEAL OF BY-LAW 2013-132 (LG002-14) (File: L01-30) CARRIED the meeting Yes —
January 27, 2014 14-G-017 — of Section “E” of the General Committee Report dated January 20, 2014 be amended by adding the following paragraphs: “27 That a service rev… the meeting Yes CARRIED
December 16, 2013 13-G-323 — DOWNTOWN MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY EDOOO10-13 131209.docxAttachments: CARRIED the meeting Yes —
December 16, 2013 13-G-324 — GROWTH MANAGEMENT UPDATE: SALEM AND HEWITT’S SECONDARY PLANS AND RELATED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENTS IGM001-13-131209.pdfAttachments: CARRIED the meeting Yes —
December 2, 2013 13-G-289 — of Section “B” of General Committee Report dated November 20, 2013 concerning the Growth Management Update: Infrastructure Master Plans and… the meeting No —
December 2, 2013 13-G-306 — APPROVAL TO SELL EQUITY IN THE LAKE SIMCOE REGIONAL AIRPORT TO THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE INV001-131125.pdfAttachments: CARRIED the meeting Yes —
November 4, 2013 13-G-258 — WIFI SERVICE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR CARRIED the meeting Yes —
October 21, 2013 13-G-248 — ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD JOINT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SIMCOE COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD (WARD 10) 1. That the recommendation of the Barrie Spo… the meeting No —
October 21, 2013 13-G-249 — EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTRE VEHICLE BID OPPORTUNITY The General Committee met and discussed the following motion: 1. That a bid be submitted f… the meeting Yes —
June 24, 2013 13-G-167 — of Section "B" of the General Committee Report dated June 17, 2013 concerning the 2014 Budget Directions be amended as follows: 1. By delet… the meeting Yes LOST
June 24, 2013 13-G-168 — REBATE OF 2012 WATER SURPLUS FIN010-130610.pdfAttachments: the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 24, 2013 13-G-189 — CONFIDENTIAL POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF LAND MATTER - FIRST RESPONDERS CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 17, 2013 13-G-145 — of Section "A" of the First General Committee Report dated June 10, 2013 concerning the First Responders Campus Development be amended by a… the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 17, 2013 13-G-153 — of Section "B" of the Second General Committee Report dated June 10, 2013 concerning Memorial Square Redevelopment be amended by adding the… the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 17, 2013 13-G-159 — REBATE OF 2012 WATER SURPLUS FIN010-130610.pdfAttachments: the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 17, 2013 13-G-160 — Section "G" be further amended by deleting the amount of "$250,000" and replacing it with "$200,000". CARRIED the meeting Yes —
June 17, 2013 13-G-164 — INVESTIGATION -TAXI STAND PARKING ON OWEN STREET the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 3, 2013 13-G-138 — APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT - CITY OF BARRIE - 155 DUNLOP STREET EAST (PORTION OF BAYVIEW PARK) (WARD 2) PLN… the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 13, 2013 13-G-123 — CULTURAL GRANTS PROGRAM Cultural Grants Program 2013 Memorandum.pdfAttachments: the meeting Absent CARRIED
March 25, 2013 13-G-070 — PROCEDURAL BY-LAW CHANGES CLK004-130318.pdfAttachments: the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 25, 2013 13-G-071 — of Section "E" of the Second General Committee dated March 18, 2013 concerning the Plan for Transit Routes and Implementation Plan, be amen… the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 25, 2013 13-G-071 — of Section “E” of the Second General Committee Report dated March 18, 2013 concerning the Plan for Transit Routes and Implementation Plan, … the meeting Yes LOST
March 25, 2013 13-G-071 — PLAN FOR TRANSIT ROUTES AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN RFT002-130318.pdfAttachments: the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 25, 2013 13-G-072 — OUTDOOR SOLID FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES AND THE PERMIT PROCESS the meeting No CARRIED
March 25, 2013 13-G-073 — OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT TO PERMIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 650 BIG BAY POINT ROAD AND 63 KELL PLACE - SIERRA VISTA HOL… the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 25, 2013 13-G-079 — INVESTIGATION OF PERMANENT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES - GRAND FOREST DRIVE (WARD 10) the meeting No LOST
February 11, 2013 13-G-031 — DECLARATION OF CITY OWNED LANDS AS SURPLUS - 155 DUNLOP STREET EAST (WESTERLY PORTION OF BAYVIEW PARK) (WARD 2) the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 28, 2013 13-G-019 — of Section “B” of the General Committee Report dated January 21, 2013 concerning the 2013 Business Plan be amended by deleting 1 l) which w… the meeting No LOST
January 28, 2013 13-G-019 — of Section “B” of the General Committee Report dated January 21, 2013 be amended by deleting 1 l), to re-instate the original allocation to… the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 28, 2013 13-G-019 — of Section “B” of the General Committee Report dated January 21, 2013 concerning the 2013 Business Plan be amended as follows: 1. Adding th… the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 28, 2013 13-G-019 — of Section “B” of the General Committee Report dated January 21, 2013 concerning the 2013 Business Plan be amended in paragraph 9 f) by add… the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 28, 2013 13-G-019 — of Section “B” of the General Committee Report dated January 21, 2013 concerning the 2013 Business Plan be amended by adding the following … the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 28, 2013 13-G-019 — 2013 BUSINESS PLAN EMT001-130121.pdfAttachments: the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 14, 2013 13-G-017 — ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT TO PERMIT A MEDIUM AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 700 AND 725 MAPLEVIEW DRIVE EAST - BAYWOOD HOMES (W… the meeting Yes CARRIED

How to read this table. Most council business passes on consent with no member-by-member vote in the minutes. When one appears is itself a recording practice that has changed with the City's minutes systems — routine in the era through 2019, usually on a member's request from 2020 on. So this is the complete set of votes the minutes record by name, not of positions taken — absence from this table is not absence of a position. The voice votes are in the record too: every motion outcome printed in every council meeting's minutes — 2,872 across 257 meetings, beside these 178 recorded votes — each listed on its meeting's page, always as an outcome and never as anyone's position, because a voice vote records none. The public record also has a hole: the City's meeting system lists no meetings at all between October 22, 2025 and January 20, 2026, so any recorded votes from that window are missing until the Clerk provides the minutes. Where the minutes print no outcome beside a vote, none is shown here.

Source: City of Barrie council minutes, 2013–present, as published on the City's public meeting system (pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com) and archived locally on 2026-08-09. Each row links to the minutes document it was transcribed from; names appear exactly as the minutes print them.

Compiled from the public electoral record. If anything here is wrong, please tell us on the corrections page. Names are linked across elections only where we have confirmed by hand that the records refer to the same person; where we are unsure, they are kept separate.