2006 Markham municipal election Turnout 58,409
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 (X)[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
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]
ACCLAIMED
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]
ACCLAIMED
See also [ ]
2010 Markham municipal election
References [ ]
^ Province of Ontario. "Municipal Elections Act, 1996. S.O. 1996" . Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Town of Markham -2006 Election Results (Mayor)" . Retrieved January 21, 2012 . [permanent dead link ]
^ York Region Blogs (2006). "Joe Voter" . Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved January 21, 2012 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Regional Council Vote Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 1 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 2 Election Results" . Retrieved October 9, 2010 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 3 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 4 Election Results" . Retrieved October 9, 2010 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 5 Election Results" . Retrieved October 9, 2010 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 6 Election Results" . Retrieved October 9, 2010 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 7 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Ward 8 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YCDSB 1236 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YCDSB 4578 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 12 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 36 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 45 Election Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "YRDSB 78 Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "FYRDSB Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
^ Town of Markham (October 2006). "FYCDSB Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-08-03. Retrieved October 9, 2010 .
External links [ ]
Education
Elementary
All Saints Catholic Elementary School
Armadale Public School
Ashton Meadows Public School
Black Walnut Public School
Boxwood Public School
Castlemore Public School
Central Park Public School
Coledale Public School
Cornell Park Public School
Little Rouge Public School
Reesor Park Public School
San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Elementary School
William Berczy Public School
Secondary Post-secondary
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Angus Glen Community Centre (arena, sports centre, pool, library)
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Cornell Community Centre (library and pool)
Crosby Arena
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Milliken Mills Community Centre
Mount Joy Community Centre
Parks
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Media
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