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{{Infobox Mayor
|name=John Mutton

|birth_name =John Mutton

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1966|08|05}}
| order = Mayor of [[Clarington]], Ontario
| term_start = 2000
| term_end = 2006
| predecessor = Diane Hamre 
| successor = Jim Abernthy
| spouse = Divorced
| children = 2 (Janine, Katie)
| residence = [[Bowmanville]], Ontario
| profession = Business Owner
}}
'''John Mutton''' (born August 5, 1966) is a former Mayor of [[Clarington]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. He is the youngest person to become Mayor of Clarington <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_youngest_mayors_in_Canada</ref> and held office for 6 years.<br/><br/>
==Background==
John Mutton was born and raised in [[Bowmanville]], Ontario. He graduated from [[Bowmanville High School]], Ontario. He received a BSc from the [[State University of New York]], USA, and a Masters Certificate, Municipal Management from the [[University of Ontario Institute of Technology]], Oshawa, Ontario.

==Politics==
John Mutton was elected Mayor in 2000 at age 34. <ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/324/Page1.aspx</ref> He is the youngest person to become mayor of Clarington and was one of the [[youngest Mayors in Canada]]. Mutton held office for 6 years (2000 – 2006). <ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/26351/Page1.aspx</ref> <ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/26352/Page2.aspx</ref>

He began his political career in 1997 as a Regional and Local Councillor of Clarington. <ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/9115/Page1.aspx</ref>

While in office, Mutton focused on greater accountability in regional government, urban development and nuclear power expansion for Clarington. <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1211727--courtice-arena-to-proceed</ref>

He is credited with pioneering a method to finance new construction or major additions of buildings through issue of [[debentures]] by municipal government. First employed in 2001 to fund the South Courtice Arena and Recreation Complex, it is viewed as a cost-effective method to undertake large scale publicly funded projects. <ref>https://clarington.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/advantage-clarington/</ref> <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1216848--local-leaders-preach-iter</ref>  
 
Mutton was part of the failed Canadian bid to become the site of the new [[International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor]] (ITER) in 2003. <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1212897--durham-s-iter-hopes-dashed</ref> After the loss of the project, Mutton championed for [[Darlington Nuclear Generating Station]] to become the site of a new nuclear facility in Ontario. <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1210557--mutton-looks-to-bring-candu-reactors-to-clarington</ref> <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1197255--clarington-council-will-welcome-new-nuclear</ref> <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1489367--darlington-new-build-issued-licence-to-prepare-the-site</ref> 

Mutton returned to municipal politics in 2010 in an unsuccessful bid for appointment of Regional Chair, [[Durham Region]]. <ref>http://www.oshawaexpress.ca/viewposting.php?view=554</ref> He lobbied for and supported the campaign to reform the position from an appointment to one that is elected. A referendum was held in the 2010 election and 80% of voters were in favour of the reform. <ref>http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/09/26/voters_asked_how_to_fill_durhams_top_job.html</ref> <ref>http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/10/25/durham_residents_vote_yes_for_elected_regional_chair_in_referendum.html</ref> Durham Region Council passed By-law No. 19-2012 to change the selection method to election by general vote in 2012. <ref>http://www.durham.ca/default.asp?nr=/departments/clerk/election.htm&setFooter=/includes/clerkfooter.inc</ref> Commencing in 2014, voters will elect the position. Durham Region was the second region in the [[Greater Toronto Area]] to adopt the reform. <ref>http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2012/05/30/voters_will_pick_next_durham_region_chair_in_2014.html</ref><br/>

==Achievements==
•	Established the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/DurhamRegion/Article/1178399</ref> <ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/sports/article/1214440--matador-mutton-taking-hall-by-the-horns</ref><br/>
•	Newsmaker of the Year, 2006, Durham Region Metroland Newspapers.<ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1167778--john-mutton-newsmaker-of-the-year</ref><br/>
•	Received the [[Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal]] from Her Majesty and the Government of Canada in 2013 for his years of service to Canada.

==Personal Life==
John Mutton is an amateur body builder who started competing in the Masters Division at age 41.<br/><br/>
'''Ontario Bodybuilding Championships'''
•	2008, Masters, 3rd Place<br/> 
•	2009, Masters, 3rd Place 

'''[http://cbbf.ca/ Canadian Bodybuilding Championships]'''
•	2008, Masters, 13th Place <br/>
•	2009, Masters, 8th Place 

'''[http://www.nationalphysiquecommittee.com/ NPC] Regional Championships''' <br/>
•	2011, Europa Tournament of Champions, 2nd Place <br/>
•	2012, [http://www.nationalphysiquecommittee.com/ NPC] PA, Brandywine Cup Championships, Masters, Champion <br/> 
•	2012, Delaware State, Masters, 2nd Place 

'''[http://www.ifbb.com/index.php IFBB] North American Championships'''<br/>
•	2009, Masters, 5th Place <br/>
•	2010, Masters, 6th Place

==Electoral Record==
1997, 2000, 2003, 2006



==Electoral Results==



{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="240px" | <big>1997 (1)</big> <br/>Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
|John Mutton ||  || 
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="240px" | <big>2000 (3)</big> <br/>Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
|John Mutton || 8,717 || 44%
|-
|Mary Novak || 4,346 || 22%
|-
|Bill Stockwell || 3,173 || 16%
|-
|Troy Young || 3,490 || 18%
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="240px" | <big>2003 (4)</big> <br/>Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
|John Mutton || 16,061 || 90%
|-
|Richard Ward || 1,824 || 10%
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="240px" | <big>2006 (5)</big> <br/>Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF"  | %
|-
|Jim Abernethy || 11,204 || 50%
|-
|John Mutton || 5,968 || 27%
|-
|Jim Schell || 4,596 || 20%
|-
|Richard Ward || 495 || 2%
|-
|Wayne Chaskavich || 291 || 1%
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian politicians]]
[[Category:Mayors]]
[[Category:People from Ontario]]