Markham municipal election, 2006

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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.

Markham, Ontario City in Ontario, Canada

Markham is a city in the Regional Municipality of York within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Downtown Toronto. The city is the fourth-most populous community within the Greater Toronto Area after Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton and is York Region's most populous municipality.

Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

The Markham City Council is the governing body of the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It consists of the mayor, eight councillors who each represent one of the city's eight wards, and four regional councillors who, along with the mayor, are elected via double direct election to represent the city at York Regional Council.

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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

CandidateVote%
Frank Scarpitti (X) [2] 48,46282.97
Partap Dua4,9128.41
Stephen Kotyck3,1955.47
Sam Orrico1,8403.15

Notes: Orrico was charged with threatening Scarpitti by York Regional Police in relation with this election. [3]

York Regional Police Ontario law enforcement organization

The York Regional Police (YRP) are a law enforcement organization that serves over 1.1 million residents in the York Region of Ontario, Canada, located north of Toronto. YRP was formed in 1971 from the police forces maintained by the nine municipalities which amalgamated into York Region at the time.

Regional Council

CandidateVote%
Carl Bodnar6,9623.99
Elagu Elaguppillai16,2469.30
Jack Heath (X) [4] 29,03716.63
Jim Jones (X)29,51416.90
Gordon Landon (X)23,99613.74
Joe Li18,02010.32
Arnel Scott7,9384.55
Khalid Usman17,4329.98
Tony C. Wong (X)25,49114.60

Notes: 4 councillors and the mayor, representing Markham, were elected into regional council.

York Regional Council is the political body for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1970, it consists of 20 elected representatives plus the Regional Chair. The elected members are the mayors of each of its nine municipalities, as well as an additional eleven Regional Councillors from the more populous municipalities—four from Markham, three from Vaughan, two from Richmond Hill and one each from Georgina and Newmarket. These members are elected via double direct election.

Ward 1

CandidateVote
Jason Buchholz88
Valerie Burke (X) [5] 3,434
Stan Daurio2,316

Ward 2

CandidateVote
Peter Michael Pavlovic699
Erin Shapero (X) [6] 4,355
Howard Shern216

Ward 3

CandidateVote
John Cabrelli2,013
Spaso Jovcevski426
Michael Skinner216
Kenny Szeto575
George Treheles718
Joseph Virgilio (X) [7] 3,327
Ivan Q. Yao450

Ward 4

CandidateVote
Tony Boseovski651
Alan Ho1,723
Ivy Lam731
Carolina Moretti (X) [8] 3,049
Nirmala Persaud-Armstrong1,431
Stephen Tonner96
Jim Treacy830
Brian Weller185

Ward 5

CandidateVote
Bala Balasubramaniam567
James Bush237
Colin J. Campbell3,758
John Webster (X) [9] 4,311

Ward 6

CandidateVote
Wafik Abadir460
Dan Horchik (X) [10] 3,151
Jim Kwan1,871

Ward 7

CandidateVote
Tessa Benn-Ireland1,569
William Jeyaveeran775
Logan Kanapathi (X) [11] 3,088
Manpreet Minhas343
Yahya Qureshi1,224
Mohammed Rahman1,272
Jeffry Ruo595
Syed Zaidi340

Ward 8

CandidateVote
Alex Chiu (X) [12] 3,431
Jeremy Choi340
Surinder S. Lamba1,302
Ivy Lee1533
Millicent Radway275
Thaya Rajah1,452

York Catholic District School Board

Wards 1, 2, 3 and 6

CandidateVote
Carol Cotton (X) [13] 1,983
Michael Viscounti1,547

Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8

CandidateVote
Frank Alexander2,243
Fen Chang864
Joseph Kurian596
Marlene Mogaudo (X) [14] 2,390

York Region District School Board

Wards 1 and 2

CandidateVote
Jay Badiani753
Susan Geller (X) [15] 5,223
Stan Korolnek2,122

Wards 3 and 6

CandidateVote
Marion Menzies813
Elizabeth Richardson (X) [16] 3,008
Gordon To2,546
Gary Unitas2,891

Wards 4 and 5

CandidateVote
Bill Crothers (X) [17] ACCLAIMED

Wards 7 and 8

CandidateVote
Susie Gotha4,197
Neethan Shan [18] 8,230

Conseil Scolaire De District Du Centre-Sud-Ouest

CandidateVote
René Laurin (X) [19] 64
Paula Varvaro38

Conseil Scolaire De District Catholique Centre-Sud

CandidateVote
Yves Levesque (X) [20] ACCLAIMED

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  1. ↑ Province of Ontario. "Municipal Elections Act, 1996. S.O. 1996" . Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Town of Markham -2006 Election Results (Mayor)" . Retrieved January 21, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ York Region Blogs (2006). "Joe Voter" . Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Regional Council Vote Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 1 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 2 Election Results" . Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 3 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 4 Election Results" . Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 5 Election Results" . Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 6 Election Results" . Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 7 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 8 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  13. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YCDSB 1236 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  14. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YCDSB 4578 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  15. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 12 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  16. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 36 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  17. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 45 Election Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  18. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 78 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  19. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "FYRDSB Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  20. ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "FYCDSB Results". Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 2006.Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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