Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2014

The 2014 Greater Sudbury municipal election was held on October 27, 2014 to elect a mayor and 12 city councillors in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario and Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario.

The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. For other elections, see Ontario municipal elections, 2014.

Candidate registration opened on January 2, 2014. The last day for candidate registration was September 12, 2014; although the offices of mayor and all twelve city council seats saw contested elections, some candidates for election to the school boards were declared acclaimed to office on that date as no opposing candidates registered by the deadline.

For the first time in the city's history, the 2014 election included an online voting option as part of efforts to increase voter turnout.

The predominant election issue was the functioning of Greater Sudbury City Council in the 2010-14 term. Under mayor Marianne Matichuk, who was widely criticized as lacking the leadership skills necessary to build a working coalition of support for her agenda, the council's work frequently bogged down in a state of political gridlock.

In addition, the council faced extensive criticism for its 2013 decision to refuse oversight from the Ontario Ombudsman's office, as well as the management of community development funds, disbursed by city councillors, which have been widely criticized as having the potential to be misused as political slush funds.

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