2006 Markham municipal election|
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.
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
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]
Regional Council
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
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Notes: 4 councillors and the mayor, representing Markham, were elected into regional council.
Ward 1
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Jason Buchholz |
88
|
Valerie Burke (X)[5] |
3,434
|
Stan Daurio |
2,316
|
Ward 2
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Peter Michael Pavlovic |
699
|
Erin Shapero (X)[6] |
4,355
|
Howard Shern |
216
|
Ward 3
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
|
Ward 4
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
|
Ward 5
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Bala Balasubramaniam |
567
|
James Bush |
237
|
Colin J. Campbell |
3,758
|
John Webster (X)[9] |
4,311
|
Ward 6
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Wafik Abadir |
460
|
Dan Horchik (X)[10] |
3,151
|
Jim Kwan |
1,871
|
Ward 7
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
|
Ward 8
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
|
York Catholic District School Board
Wards 1, 2, 3 and 6
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Carol Cotton (X)[13] |
1,983
|
Michael Viscounti |
1,547
|
Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Frank Alexander |
2,243
|
Fen Chang |
864
|
Joseph Kurian |
596
|
Marlene Mogaudo (X)[14] |
2,390
|
York Region District School Board
Wards 1 and 2
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Jay Badiani |
753
|
Susan Geller (X)[15] |
5,223
|
Stan Korolnek |
2,122
|
Wards 3 and 6
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Marion Menzies |
813
|
Elizabeth Richardson (X)[16] |
3,008
|
Gordon To |
2,546
|
Gary Unitas |
2,891
|
Wards 4 and 5
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Bill Crothers (X)[17] |
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Wards 7 and 8
Conseil Scolaire De District Du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Candidate
|
Vote
|
René Laurin (X)[19] |
64
|
Paula Varvaro |
38
|
Conseil Scolaire De District Catholique Centre-Sud
Candidate
|
Vote
|
Yves Levesque (X)[20] |
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