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 CandidateVote[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 CandidateVote[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 CandidateVote[6] %
Irek Kusmierczyk (X) 3,76150.76
Angelo Marignani 2,539 34.27
Daniel William Speal 909 12.27
Jeffery Kocsis 200 2.70

2018

Council CandidateVote[7] %
Irek Kusmierczyk (X) 4,74569.85
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

Results

Council CandidateVote[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 CandidateVote%
Angelo Marignani 2,67836.75
Greg Lemay 2,248 30.85
Jeewen Gill (X) 1,983 25.98
Sydney Brouillard-Coyle 243 3.33
Sophia Sevo 2253.09

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.