Ward 7 (Windsor, Ontario)

Ward 7
Constituency for the Windsor City Council
Map of the 10 Wards of Windsor, Ontario. Ward 7 is highlighted in red.
City	Windsor
Current constituency
Created	2010
Councillor	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.

Results of the election in Ward 7 in the 2010 municipal election. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. Pie charts show the vote of all candidates and are scaled in size relative to the number of votes cast (except for the Advanced votes).

2010

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

Results of the 2013 Ward 7 By-Election. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. Pie charts show the vote of all candidates and are scaled in size relative to the number of votes cast (except for the Advanced votes).

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

Results of the election in Ward 7 in the 2014 municipal election. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. Pie charts show the vote of all candidates and are scaled in size relative to the number of votes cast (except for the Advanced votes).

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

Results of the election in Ward 7 in the 2018 municipal election. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. Pie charts show the vote of all candidates and are scaled in size relative to the number of votes cast (except for the Advanced votes).

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 of the 2020 By-election in Ward 7.

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

Results of the election in Ward 7 in the 2022 municipal election. Polling districts are shaded by which candidate gained the majority of the vote. Pie charts show the vote of all candidates and are scaled in size relative to the number of votes cast (except for the Advanced votes).

2022

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

References

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