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| Turnout | 58,409 | |
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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.
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.
| Candidate | Vote | % | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
Notes: Orrico was charged with threatening Scarpitti by York Regional Police in relation with this election. [3]
| Candidate | Vote | % | 
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Jason Buchholz | 88 | 
| Valerie Burke (X) [5] | 3,434 | 
| Stan Daurio | 2,316 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Peter Michael Pavlovic | 699 | 
| Erin Shapero (X) [6] | 4,355 | 
| Howard Shern | 216 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Bala Balasubramaniam | 567 | 
| James Bush | 237 | 
| Colin J. Campbell | 3,758 | 
| John Webster (X) [9] | 4,311 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Wafik Abadir | 460 | 
| Dan Horchik (X) [10] | 3,151 | 
| Jim Kwan | 1,871 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Carol Cotton (X) [13] | 1,983 | 
| Michael Viscounti | 1,547 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Frank Alexander | 2,243 | 
| Fen Chang | 864 | 
| Joseph Kurian | 596 | 
| Marlene Mogaudo (X) [14] | 2,390 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Jay Badiani | 753 | 
| Susan Geller (X) [15] | 5,223 | 
| Stan Korolnek | 2,122 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Marion Menzies | 813 | 
| Elizabeth Richardson (X) [16] | 3,008 | 
| Gordon To | 2,546 | 
| Gary Unitas | 2,891 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Bill Crothers (X) [17] | ACCLAIMED | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Susie Gotha | 4,197 | 
| Neethan Shan [18] | 8,230 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| René Laurin (X) [19] | 64 | 
| Paula Varvaro | 38 | 
| Candidate | Vote | 
|---|---|
| Yves Levesque (X) [20] | ACCLAIMED |