Ward 7 (Windsor, Ontario) Explained

Ward 7
Region Label:	City
Region:	Windsor
Year:	2010
Members Label:	Councillor
Members:	Angelo Marignani

Ward 7 is a municipal ward in the east end of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Its representation on Windsor City Council is currently Angelo Marignani. It contains that part of the city of Windsor east of the Little River and north of the E. C. Row Expressway.^[1] It covers the neighbourhoods of Forest Glade and East Riverside.

Ward 7 was created for the 2010 municipal elections when Windsor City council went from having five wards (two councillors each) to 10 (one councillor each).^[2] Previously most of the area had been part of Ward 5, with a small part belonging to Ward 4.

Election results

NOTE: (X) denotes an incumbent candidate.

2010

Council Candidate	Vote^[3]	%
Percy Hatfield	4,264	52.75
Angelo Marignani	2,286	28.28
Rick Particelli	1,533	18.97

2013 by-election

A by-election was held on December 9, 2013 to replace Hatfield who had been elected as an MPP for Windsor—Tecumseh.^[4]

Council Candidate	Vote^[5]	%
Irek Kusmierczyk	1,140	31.39
Angelo Marignani	1,088	29.87
Tom Wilson	639	17.55
Robin L. Fortier	262	7.19
Tosin Bello	231	6.34
Laurie Komon	112	3.08
Steve Gavrilidis	67	1.84
Steve Farrell	40	1.10
Ernie "The Baconman" Lamont	33	0.91
Robert Bialkowski	21		0.58
Clint Weir	9	0.25

2014

Council Candidate	Vote^[6]	%
Irek Kusmierczyk (X)	3,761	50.76
Angelo Marignani	2,539	34.27
Daniel William Speal	909	12.27
Jeffery Kocsis	200	2.70

2018

Council Candidate	Vote^[7]	%
Irek Kusmierczyk (X)	4,745	69.85
Angelo Marignani	982	14.46
Barbara Holland	658	9.69
Albert Saba	408	6.01

2020 by-election

A by-election was held on October 5, 2020 to replace Kusmierczyk who was elected as the MP for Windsor—Tecumseh.^[8] The by-election was originally scheduled for April 27,^[9] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.^[10]

Candidates

• Igor Dzaic - part-time administrator and economics student at the University of Windsor. Campaigned on his connections to the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Has come under fire for past "misogynistic, homophobic (and) transphobic" statements made on social media.^[11] Ran for the Catholic school board in 2014.^[9]
• Farah El-Hajj - constituency assistant^[12] for Windsor West New Democratic Party MP Brian Masse and Windsor West Ontario New Democratic Party MPP Lisa Gretzky.^[13]
• Michelle Gajewski - customs broker^[12]
• Jeewen Gill - real estate broker^[12] Ran for the Liberal Party of Canada nomination in Windsor—Tecumseh for the 2019 federal election.^[14]
• Barb Holland - business owner (The Holland Benefits Group);^[12] former Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board trustee (2000-2018); ran in this ward in 2018.^[9]
• Ernie Lamont - salesman ^[12]
• Greg Lemay - business owner (Alpha Pro Floor Care & Machine Repair)^[12]
• Michael Malott - Chrysler Canada employee;^[12] labour activist.^[9]
• Angelo Marignani - Works for Magna International, Materials Department.^[12] Has run in this ward in every election and by-election since its creation.
• Thérèse Papineau - Care worker; retired public servant (Toronto Police Service).^[12]
• Albert Saba - Employment Counsellor, Job Developer, College Professor & Community Organizer;^[12] Ran in this ward in 2018.
• Howard Weeks - Retired^[12] Son of former mayor Bert Weeks.^[14]

Results

Council Candidate	Vote^[15]	%
Jeewen Gill	1,015	19.69
Angelo Marignani	879	17.05
Greg Lemay	781	15.15
Barbara Holland	426	8.26
Michael Malott	404	7.84
Igor Dzaic	396	7.68
Michelle Gajewski	378	7.33
Thérèse Papineau	311	6.03
Farah El-Hajj	266	5.16
Albert Saba	189	3.67
Howard Weeks	78	1.51
Ernie Lamont	33	0.64

Council Candidate	Vote	%
Angelo Marignani	2,678	36.75
Greg Lemay	2,248	30.85
Jeewen Gill (X)	1,983	25.98
Sydney Brouillard-Coyle	243	3.33
Sophia Sevo	225	3.09

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ward 7 Municipal Electoral Map. City of Windsor. September 16, 2020.
2. Web site: Windsor's 10-ward municipal map now official. CBC News. 9 October 2009 . 18 April 2023.
3. Web site: CITY OF WINDSOR 2010 MUNICIPAL ELECTION STATEMENT OF RESULTS. City of Windsor. September 16, 2020.
4. Web site: Kusmierczyk wins Windsor Ward 7 seat. CTV Windsor. 9 December 2013. September 16, 2020.
5. Web site: Official Results City of Windsor December 9, 2013 Municipal By-Election 2013. City of Windsor. September 16, 2020.
6. Web site: Official Results City of Windsor October 27, 2014 Municipal Election 2014. City of Windsor. September 16, 2020.
7. Web site: Official Results City of Windsor October 22, 2018 Municipal Election 2018. City of Windsor. September 16, 2020.
8. Web site: City sets byelection date for Ward 7 councillor. CBC. September 16, 2020.
9. Web site: Four candidates so far for Ward 7 byelection. Windsor Star. September 17, 2020.
10. Web site: Councillor Ward 7 . September 16, 2020 . City of Windsor.
11. Web site: Controversial social media posts haunt Windsor Ward 7 candidate. Windsor Star. September 17, 2020.
12. Web site: Meet the candidates for Windsor Ward 7 byelection. CBC. September 17, 2020.
13. Web site: Byelection race heats up with entrance of El-Hajj, Saba. Windsor Star. September 17, 2020.
14. Web site: The people's choices: A look at the candidates in Ward 7 byelection. Windsor Star. October 5, 2020.
15. Web site: City of Windsor 2020 Live Election Results. City of Windsor. October 5, 2020.