Diane Therrien Elected New Mayor Of Peterborough

Peterborough has a new Mayor. Diane Therrien defeated incumbent Daryl Bennett, with 19,254 votes—68.98 percent of the vote. Bennett finished with 8,659 votes, or 31.02 percent.*

Picture via @DianeNTherrien on Twitter

“Thank you #ptbo for believing in me and for expecting more. Tonight you spoke loudly and I am humbled to be your next mayor of Peterborough,” Therrien says in a tweet.

. @DianeNTherrien has been elected new Mayor of Peterborough. pic.twitter.com/RaEd6Gzt7W

— PTBO_CANADA 🇨🇦 (@Ptbo_Canada) October 23, 2018

She also posted to Instagram to thank voters…

Thank you #ptbo for believing in me and for expecting more. Tonight you spoke loudly and I am humbled to be your next mayor of Peterborough.

162 Likes, 43 Comments - Diane Therrien (@dianetherrienptbo) on Instagram: "Thank you #ptbo for believing in me and for expecting more. Tonight you spoke loudly and I am..."

*Unofficial results for the City of Peterborough 2018 Municipal Election as released by John Kennedy, Returning Officer on October 22, 2018.

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