Ward 2 (Windsor, Ontario)

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Ward 2
Constituency
for the Windsor City Council
Windsor, Ontario Ward Map (Ward 2).svg
Location of Ward 2
City Windsor
Current constituency
Created1977
CouncillorFrazier Fathers

Ward 2 is a municipal ward in the west end of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to Windsor City Council.

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Geography

The ward is bounded on west by Prospect Avenue, and the Ojibwe Parkway, on the south by the E. C. Row Expressway, Huron Church Road and Tecumseh Road, on the east by Michigan Central Railway Tunnel and on the north by the Detroit River. [1] It covers the neighbourhoods of Sandwich and University (Bridgeview).

History

Ward 2 was created in 1977 when Windsor City Council adopted a ward system. [2] From 1978 to 2010, the ward was represented by two members and also contained Downtown Windsor.

Councillors

CouncilMember
1978–80Ron WagenbergRoy Battagello
1980–82Peggy Simpson
1982–85 Ted Bounsall John Millson
1985–88
1988–91 Peter CarlesimoSheila Wisdom
1991–94
1994–97
1997–2000 Brian Masse (until 2002)
2000–03
Ron Jones (from 2002)
2003–06Caroline Postma
2006–10
2010–14 Ron Jones
2014–18 John Elliott
2018–22 Fabio Constante (until 2025)
2022–26
Frazier Fathers (from 2025)

Election results

2025 by-election

A by-election was held on October 27, 2025, to replace Fabio Costante, who vacated the seat to become the CEO of the Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation. [3]

Candidates [4] [5]
Results
Council CandidateVote%
Frazier Fathers98347.17
Sam Romano25912.43
Nick Amlin25412.19
Brian Green22710.89
Mo Zafar803.84
Michael DiPierdomenico723.45
Christie Nelson592.83
Patrick Sutherland401.92
Jake Kelza Pollock341.63
John Cutting241.15
Krystalynn Singh180.86
Tecumseh MacGuigan130.62
Cynthia Ann Van Vrouwerff90.43
Ilene Muise80.38
Jun L Wyuyan40.19

2022

Results of the election in 2022. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. 2022 Windsor Municipal Election - Ward 2 Results by Polling District.png
Results of the election in 2022. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council CandidateVote%
Fabio Costante2,18173.88
Sam Romano32611.04
Chris Soda2307.79
Myriam Faraj2157.28
Ward 2 Voter Turnout:17.02%Decrease2.svg10.08%

2018

Results of the election in 2018. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. 2018 Windsor Municipal Election - Ward 2 Results by Polling District.png
Results of the election in 2018. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council CandidateVote%
Fabio Constante2,13956.86
John Elliott1,62343.14

2014

Results of the election in 2014. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. 2014 Windsor Municipal Election - Ward 2 Results by Polling District.png
Results of the election in 2014. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.

Incumbent Councillor Ron Jones announced he would not run for re-election. [6]

Council CandidateVote%
John Elliott1,72941.08
Frank Favot1,28330.48
Joan Mavrinac69316.46
Kevin Flood3187.56
James Ging1573.73
Dmitrius Djankovic290.69

2010

Results of the election in 2010. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. 2010 Windsor Municipal Election - Ward 2 Results by Polling District.png
Results of the election in 2010. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote.
Council CandidateVote%
Ron Jones2,11141.98
John Elliott2,10641.88
Gary Langril58411.61
George Grant1182.35
Grant Martin1102.19

2006

Map of Windsor's 5 wards used prior to 2010 Windsorwards.PNG
Map of Windsor's 5 wards used prior to 2010
Council Candidate (elect 2)Vote%
Ron Jones4,49737.41
Caroline Postma2,72822.69
Gail Growe1,85415.42
Dan Petoran1,69714.12
Chris Schnurr4343.61
Chris Richie4243.53
Tom Livingston3883.23

2003

Council CandidateVote [7] %
Ron Jones5,06831.88
Caroline Postma3,45521.73
Peter Carlesimo3,13719.73
Dennis Chronopoulos1,62710.23
Robert Petroni1,2377.78
Lawrence Holland1,0146.38
Leo Petrilli3592.26

2002 by-election

A by-election was held September 9, 2002 to replace Brian Masse who had been elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a federal by-election held in Windsor West in May 2002. [8]

Council CandidateVote%
Ron Jones1,98041.96
Caroline Postma1,20225.47
Joe McParland80417.04
Brian Kersey2956.25
Russell Heath2244.75
Robert Potomski1443.05
Bill Wiseman430.91
Elsie Shmyr Swanson270.57

2000

2000 Windsor municipal election
CandidateVotes%
(x)Brian Masse 4,90832.36
(x)Peter Carlesimo3,43022.61
Jim Bennett 2,86118.86
Graham Wilson1,2748.40
Lawrence Holland1,1447.54
Frank DiPierdomenico7144.71
Kevin Flood3732.46
Bob Harper3362.22
Bowen Alkemade1280.84
Total votes15,168100.00

1997

1997 Windsor municipal election
CandidateVotes%
Brian Masse 3,42526.20
(x) Peter Carlesimo2,86521.91
Jim Bennett 2,49119.05
Rolly Marentette1,61312.34
George Dadamo 1,58712.14
Gail Zdyb5974.57
Robert Potomski4963.79
Total votes13,074100.00

1994

Council CandidateVote [9] %
Sheila Wisdom4,58537.96
Peter Carlesimo3,34927.73
Glenn Matthews2,63321.80
Kevin Cathcart1,51112.51

1991

1991 Windsor municipal election
CandidateVotes%
(x)Sheila Wisdom6,37939.74
(x)Peter Carlesimo4,85230.23
Arlene Rousseau2,30014.33
Paul Dale8315.18
George J. Mahler6293.92
Gilles Brunet5543.45
Kevin Cathcart5063.15
Total Valid Votes16,051100.00

1988

Council CandidateVote [10] %
Peter Carlesimo5,64529.04
Sheila Wisdom5,14926.49
Mike Walsh4,98825.66
Robert Joseph Potomski1,0815.56
Greg Nassr9404.84
Jim Meunier6113.14
David Brownell5172.66
Larry St. Denis5072.61

1985

Council CandidateVote [11] %
John Millson 5,92037.00
Ted Bounsall 3,15619.73
Peter Carlesimo3,13919.62
Ted Broad1,1467.16
David Tucker1,1176.98
Dan Murphy5633.52
Robert A. Andrusevich3612.26
Michael J. Collins3111.94
Cully Robinson2851.78

1982

Council CandidateVote [12] %
Ted Bounsall 5,73728.26
John Millson 4,48222.08
John Fitzgerald2,19810.83
Peggy Simpson2,15910.64
Lyle Browning1,7608.67
George Dubauskas1,7068.40
Doglas (Skippy) Kenney1,0695.27
Larry St. Denis7023.46
Bob Potomski4872.40

1980

Council CandidateVote [13] %
Ron Wagenberg3,55825.53
Peggy Simpson2,75719.78
George Dubauskas2,56218.38
Roy A. Battagello2,13915.35
Larry Horwitz1,87613.46
Gerald B. Pageau5954.27
Steven Farron4523.24

1978

Council CandidateVote [14] %
Ron Wagenberg4,50531.25
Roy Battagello3,89627.02
J. Lyle Browning2,54417.65
Robert Moore1,62311.26
George J. Dubauskas1,0447.24
Derek Insley8055.58


References

  1. "Ward 2 Municipal Electoral Map" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  2. "Lines drawn". Windsor Star. May 25, 1977. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  3. "Windsor councillor leaving city hall to take local housing corporation top job". CBC. June 23, 2025.
  4. "Get to know the 15 people vying for Windsor's empty Ward 2 council seat". CBC. June 15, 2025.
  5. "Crowded race: Meet 15 candidates running in Windsor west-side byelection". Windsor Star. October 16, 2025.
  6. CBC Windsor. "Ron Jones 'at peace' with not seeking re-election" . Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  7. "Ward Results". Windsor Star. November 11, 2003. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  8. "Victory called 'NDP win'". Windsor Star. September 10, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  9. "Windsor City Council". Windsor Star. November 15, 1994. p. 14. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  10. "Windsor City Council". Windsor Star. November 15, 1988. p. 24. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  11. "The Municipal Elections '85". Windsor Star. November 13, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  12. "Meet your new council". Windsor Star. November 9, 1982. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  13. "Council vote tally". Windsor Star. November 11, 1980. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  14. "Council results by ward". Windsor Star. November 14, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.