# Don Darling

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**Donald B. Darling**[1] is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) politician, who served as the [mayor](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Saint_John,_New_Brunswick) of [Saint John, New Brunswick](/source/Saint_John,_New_Brunswick) for one term, 2016 to 2021. He was elected on May 9, 2016 in the [2016 New Brunswick municipal elections](/source/2016_New_Brunswick_municipal_elections),[2] and was sworn in as mayor on May 25. He did not run for re-election [in 2021](/source/2021_New_Brunswick_municipal_elections#Saint_John).

Darling is known to have an interest in colourful, flamboyant socks.[3] He is known to have engaged citizens in person, at local coffee shops, his mayoral office, and online through social media channels. [4] Darling was a professional bowler prior to taking office and won many championships in the 1990s; including the Fairview Lanes Centennial Closer Tournament.[5]

## Electoral record

Mayoral Candidate Vote % Don Darling 8,139 42.95 Shelley Rinehart 6,812 35.94 Bill Farren 3,184 16.80 Patty Higgins 604 3.19 Howard Arthur Yeomans 213 1.12

## References

1. ["Search for Contributions"](https://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CCS/ContributionReport?returnStatus=1&reportOption=5&queryId=6fa766babb8f40099cfd74e611f3dc5c&sortDirection=asc&sortOrder=0%2C1%2C2&totalRecordFound=8&current200Page=1&total200Pages=1&reportExists=True&displaySorting=True). *Elections Canada*. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

1. ["Don Darling wins mayor's race in Saint John"](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-rothesay-quispamsis-election-1.3574008). CBC News. May 9, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2017.

1. ["Don Darling"](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155084949521301&set=pb.562531300.-2207520000.1518491009.&type=3&theater). *Facebook.com*. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

1. ["Don Darling - Facebook"](https://www.facebook.com/dondarlingsj/posts/10156619345731301). *www.facebook.com*. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

1. ["Fairview Lanes"](http://www.fairviewbowling.ca/leagues.php). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141108135725/http://fairviewbowling.ca/leagues.php) 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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