2006 Markham municipal election explained
Election Name: | 2006 Markham municipal election |
City: | Markham |
Type: | municipal |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | no |
Party Name: | no |
Election Date: | October 2006 |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Turnout: | 58,409 |
The 2006 Markham municipal election was held in Markham, Ontario on November 13, 2006. The election was held as required by law for municipalities in the Province of Ontario.[1] Markham has a dual-tier government system where constituents elect ward councillors to town council and regional councillors to regional council and a mayor elected to both town council and regional council.
Election
The election was held to elect a mayor, 4 regional councillors, 8 ward councillors and 8 school board trustees. The election was held in conjugation with other municipal elections across Ontario on this date.
There were 4 candidates running for mayor, 9 candidates running for regional council, 41 candidates running for ward council and 19 candidates running for various school boards. The election saw a turnout of 58,409 constituents out of the total 261,573 constituents living Markham, thus, a 22.33% turnout rate.
Results
Mayor
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Frank Scarpitti[2] | 48,462 | 82.97 |
Partap Dua | 4,912 | 8.41 |
Stephen Kotyck | 3,195 | 5.47 |
Sam Orrico | 1,840 | 3.15 |
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Notes: Orrico was charged with threatening Scarpitti by York Regional Police in relation with this election.[3]
Regional Council
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Carl Bodnar | 6,962 | 3.99 |
Elagu Elaguppillai | 16,246 | 9.30 |
Jack Heath (X) [4] | 29,037 | 16.63 |
Jim Jones (X) | 29,514 | 16.90 |
Gordon Landon (X) | 23,996 | 13.74 |
Joe Li | 18,020 | 10.32 |
Arnel Scott | 7,938 | 4.55 |
Khalid Usman | 17,432 | 9.98 |
Tony C. Wong (X) | 25,491 | 14.60 | |
Notes: 4 councillors and the mayor, representing Markham, were elected into regional council.
Ward 1
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Jason Buchholz | 88 |
Valerie Burke (X)[5] | 3,434 |
Stan Daurio | 2,316 | |
Ward 2
Candidate | Vote |
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Peter Michael Pavlovic | 699 |
Erin Shapero (X)[6] | 4,355 |
Howard Shern | 216 | |
Ward 3
Candidate | Vote |
---|
John Cabrelli | 2,013 |
Spaso Jovcevski | 426 |
Michael Skinner | 216 |
Kenny Szeto | 575 |
George Treheles | 718 |
Joseph Virgilio (X)[7] | 3,327 |
Ivan Q. Yao | 450 | |
Ward 4
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Tony Boseovski | 651 |
Alan Ho | 1,723 |
Ivy Lam | 731 |
Carolina Moretti (X)[8] | 3,049 |
Nirmala Persaud-Armstrong | 1,431 |
Stephen Tonner | 96 |
Jim Treacy | 830 |
Brian Weller | 185 | |
Ward 5
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Bala Balasubramaniam | 567 |
James Bush | 237 |
Colin J. Campbell | 3,758 |
John Webster (X)[9] | 4,311 | |
Ward 6
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Wafik Abadir | 460 |
Dan Horchik (X)[10] | 3,151 |
Jim Kwan | 1,871 | |
Ward 7
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Tessa Benn-Ireland | 1,569 |
William Jeyaveeran | 775 |
Logan Kanapathi (X)[11] | 3,088 |
Manpreet Minhas | 343 |
Yahya Qureshi | 1,224 |
Mohammed Rahman | 1,272 |
Jeffry Ruo | 595 |
Syed Zaidi | 340 | |
Ward 8
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Alex Chiu (X)[12] | 3,431 |
Jeremy Choi | 340 |
Surinder S. Lamba | 1,302 |
Ivy Lee | 1533 |
Millicent Radway | 275 |
Thaya Rajah | 1,452 | |
York Catholic District School Board
Wards 1, 2, 3 and 6
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Carol Cotton (X)[13] | 1,983 |
Michael Viscounti | 1,547 | |
Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Frank Alexander | 2,243 |
Fen Chang | 864 |
Joseph Kurian | 596 |
Marlene Mogaudo (X)[14] | 2,390 | |
York Region District School Board
Wards 1 and 2
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Jay Badiani | 753 |
Susan Geller (X)[15] | 5,223 |
Stan Korolnek | 2,122 | |
Wards 3 and 6
Candidate | Vote |
---|
Marion Menzies | 813 |
Elizabeth Richardson (X)[16] | 3,008 |
Gordon To | 2,546 |
Gary Unitas | 2,891 | |
Wards 7 and 8
Conseil Scolaire De District Du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Candidate | Vote |
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René Laurin (X)[19] | 64 |
Paula Varvaro | 38 | |
Conseil Scolaire De District Catholique Centre-Sud
See also
- 2010 Markham municipal election
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Municipal Elections Act, 1996. S.O. 1996. Province of Ontario. January 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120126060902/http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_96m32_e.htm. 2012-01-26. live.
- Web site: Town of Markham -2006 Election Results (Mayor). Town of Markham. October 2006. January 21, 2012.
- Web site: Joe Voter. York Region Blogs. 2006. January 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313182531/http://yorkregion.blogs.com/joe_voter/. 2012-03-13. live.
- Web site: Regional Council Vote Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/regional.htm. 2007-08-03.
- Web site: Ward 1 Election Results. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/ward1.htm. dead. 2007-08-03. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: Ward 2 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: Ward 3 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/ward3.htm. 2007-08-03.
- Web site: Ward 4 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: Ward 5 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: Ward 6 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: Ward 7 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/ward7.htm. 2007-08-03.
- Web site: Ward 8 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/ward8.htm. 2007-08-03.
- Web site: YCDSB 1236 Election Results. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/YCDSB_1236.htm. dead. 2007-08-03. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: YCDSB 4578 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/YCDSB_4578.htm. 2007-08-03.
- Web site: YRDSB 12 Election Results. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/YRDSB_12.htm. dead. 2007-08-03. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: YRDSB 36 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/YRDSB_36.htm. 2007-08-03.
- Web site: YRDSB 45 Election Results. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/YRDSB_45.htm. 2007-08-03.
- Web site: YRDSB 78 Results. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/YRDSB_78.htm. dead. 2007-08-03. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: FYRDSB Results. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/FYRDSB.htm. dead. 2007-08-03. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.
- Web site: FYCDSB Results. https://archive.today/20070803192725/http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/FYCDSB.htm. dead. 2007-08-03. Town of Markham. October 2006. October 9, 2010.