# Daryl Bennett > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daryl_Bennett > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daryl_Bennett.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Bennett > Source revision: 1349844449 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian politician (born 1948) For the musician, see [Daryl Bennett (musician)](/source/Daryl_Bennett_(musician)). Daryl Bennett Mayor of Peterborough In office December 1, 2010 – November 26, 2018[1] Preceded by Paul Ayotte Succeeded by Diane Therrien Personal details Born (1948-05-27) May 27, 1948 (age 78) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Party Independent **Daryl Bennett** (born May 27, 1948) is a retired Canadian politician in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Ontario](/source/Ontario). He was twice-elected as the mayor of [Peterborough](/source/Peterborough%2C_Ontario), having won the position in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. In October 2018, councillor Diane Therrien defeated him in his bid for a third term.[2] ## Early life and business career Bennett was born in Peterborough and graduated from the [Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School](/source/Peterborough_Collegiate_and_Vocational_School). His father, George Bennett, was a city councillor from 1971 to 1980, and his father-in-law, [Keith Brown](/source/Keith_Brown_(Ontario_politician)), was a [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario) [Member of Provincial Parliament](/source/Member_of_Provincial_Parliament_(Ontario)) (MPP) from 1959 to 1967.[3] Bennett worked for his father-in-law's businesses after graduating high school, founded Liftlock Coach Lines in 1974, and later established the Liftlock Group of Companies.[4] He chaired the Greater Peterborough Business Development Centre and the Greater Peterborough Community Futures Development Corporation in the 2000s.[5] Bennett was also a founding member of the Market Hall Fund-raising Committee,[6] and in 2003 he was named to a committee that oversaw plans for Peterborough's centennial celebrations.[7] He served on the board of governors of [Trent University](/source/Trent_University) from 2000 to 2004, and there was some surprise when his position was not renewed; Bennett has suggested this may have been because of difficult questions he posed to university officials.[8] He organized a campaign for local businesses affected by a major flood in mid-2004 and shortly thereafter was named as person of the year by the Greater Peterborough [Chamber of Commerce](/source/Chamber_of_Commerce).[9] In the [2003 provincial election](/source/2003_Ontario_general_election), Bennett co-chaired the unsuccessful re-election campaign of [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario) incumbent [Gary Stewart](/source/Gary_Stewart_(politician)).[10] He supported [Sylvia Sutherland](/source/Sylvia_Sutherland)'s re-election as mayor of Peterborough in the same year's [municipal election](/source/2003_Peterborough_municipal_election).[11] ## Politician Bennett challenged one-term incumbent mayor [Paul Ayotte](/source/Paul_Ayotte) in the [2010 Peterborough municipal election](/source/2010_Peterborough_municipal_election) and won by a significant margin. Bennett's supporters included former MPPs [Keith Brown](/source/Keith_Brown_(Ontario_politician)), [John Turner](/source/John_Melville_Turner), and Gary Stewart, as well as prominent municipal politician [Paul Rexe](/source/Paul_Rexe) (who died before the election). Ayotte has said that some of his financial backers from 2006 shifted to Bennett's campaign in 2010.[12] In the 2014 municipal election, Bennett was reelected to a second term as mayor. In the 2018 municipal election, Bennett was defeated by city councillor Diane Therrien.[13] Bennett ran for mayor of [Cavan Monaghan](/source/Cavan_Monaghan) in the [2022 municipal elections](/source/2022_Peterborough_County_municipal_elections#Cavan_Monaghan), but lost. ## Electoral record 2014 Peterborough municipal election – Mayor of Peterborough[14] Candidate Votes % of vote Daryl Bennett 11,210 41.4 Maryam Monsef 9,879 36.5 Alan Wilson 4,052 14.9 Patti S. Peeters 1,564 5.8 George "Terry" LeBlanc 202 0.7 Tom Young 183 0.7 Total 27,090 100.0 v t e 2010 Peterborough municipal election: Mayor of Peterborough Candidate Votes % Daryl Bennett 14,061 58.46 (x)Paul Ayotte 9,990 41.54 Total valid votes 24,051 100.00 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Peterborough's new mayor Diane Therrien, council sworn in - Peterborough | Globalnews.ca"](https://globalnews.ca/news/4700394/peterboroughs-new-mayor-council-sworn-in/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["32-year-old defeats Peterborough mayor in landslide win | CBC News"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/32-year-old-defeats-peterborough-mayor-in-landslide-win-1.4874586). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Paul Rexe, "Businesses with their roots in community," *Peterborough Examiner*, July 3, 2002, A4; [Brendan Wedley, "Daryl Bennett stresses leadership in launching campaign to become mayor of Peterborough,"](https://archive.today/20130204081350/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2563847) *Peterborough Examiner*, 2010, accessed November 13, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Brendan Wedley, "Men who would be mayor: Bennett,"](http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2801673) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101221110932/http://thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2801673) December 21, 2010, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) *Peterborough Examiner*, 2010, accessed November 13, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Daryl Bennett for Mayor: About Daryl](http://www.darylbennett.ca/about_daryl.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100925064429/http://darylbennett.ca/about_daryl.htm) September 25, 2010, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), accessed November 13, 2010; Karen Snider, "Warrant issued for man wanted in cabbie stabbing," *Peterborough Examiner*, March 27, 2002, B1; "Business program gets funding," *Peterborough Examiner*, October 26, 2002, B1; JoElle Kovach, "Jobs co-operation vital," *Peterborough Examiner*, March 21, 2003, B3. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "Peterborough Civic Award winners," *Peterborough Examiner*, June 6, 2001, A5. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** JoElle Kovach, "Negative campaigning," *Peterborough Examiner*, December 5, 2003, A1. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Ingrid Nielsen, "Downtown colleges `most profitable,'" *Peterborough Examiner*, November 29, 2000, B2; Don MacKay, "Trent governors out of touch," *Peterborough Examiner*, July 14, 2004, A4; Lee Berthiaume, "'The silencing of Trent': Profs speak out against secrecy by board of governors," *Peterborough Examiner*, July 17, 2004, B3. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Matthew van Dongen, "Businesses hurt by flood can access interest-free loans," *Peterborough Examiner*, July 24, 2004, A1; Matthew van Dongen, "Bennett named Citizen of the Year," *Peterborough Examiner*, October 21, 2004, A1. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** R. Gary Stewart, "Negative campaigning," *Peterborough Examiner*, June 6, 2003, A4. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Elizabeth Bower, "Cost mayor more to get elected in 2003, papers show," *Peterborough Examiner*, March 30, 2004, A1. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Brendan Wedley, "Ayotte blames late start, lack of ad dollars](https://archive.today/20130204022902/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2816719), *Peterborough Examiner*, 2010, accessed November 13, 2010; [Joel Wiebe, "Firefighters Association endorses Bennett](http://www.mykawartha.com/news/article/891465--firefighters-association-endorses-bennett), *MyKawartha.com*, October 21, 2010, accessed November 13, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["32-year-old defeats Peterborough mayor in landslide win"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/32-year-old-woman-defeats-peterborough-mayor-seeking-3rd-term-1.4874586). [CBC News](/source/CBC_News) Toronto, October 23, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["2014 Municipal Election Results"](http://www.peterborough.ca/City_Hall/City_Council_2833/2014_Municipal_Election/Results.htm). *peterborough.ca*. [City of Peterborough](/source/Peterborough%2C_Ontario). ## External links - [https://web.archive.org/web/20100902135142/http://www.darylbennett.ca/](https://web.archive.org/web/20100902135142/http://www.darylbennett.ca/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Daryl Bennett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Bennett) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Bennett?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.