Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario , Canada were held on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province .
2014 York Region municipal election
Council before election (2010 )
Elected Council (2014 )
Position
Representing
Councillor
Notes
Chair
(selected by council)
Wayne Emmerson
former Mayor of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Councillor
Aurora
Geoffrey Dawe
Mayor of Aurora
Councillor
East Gwillimbury
Virginia Hackson
Mayor of East Gwillimbury
Councillor
Georgina
Margaret (Jordan) Quirk
Mayor of Georgina
Councillor
Georgina
Danny Wheeler
Councillor
King
Steve Pellegrini
Mayor of King
Councillor
Markham
Frank Scarpitti Mayor of Markham
Councillor
Markham
Jack Heath
Councillor
Markham
Jim Jones
Councillor
Markham
Joe Li
Councillor
Markham
Nirmala Armstrong
Councillor
Newmarket
Tony Van Bynen Mayor of Newmarket
Councillor
Newmarket
John Taylor
Councillor
Richmond Hill
Dave Barrow Mayor of Richmond Hill
Councillor
Richmond Hill
Vito Spatafora
Councillor
Richmond Hill
Brenda Hogg
Councillor
Vaughan
Maurizio Bevilacqua Mayor of Vaughan
Councillor
Vaughan
Mario Ferri
Councillor
Vaughan
Gino Rosati
Councillor
Vaughan
Sunder Singh
[ Vaughan 1]
Councillor
Whitchurch–Stouffville
Justin Altmann
Mayor of Whitchurch–Stouffville
Returning candidates who stood for election included Heath (Markham), Jones (Markham) and Li (Markham). Long-time Markham councillor Landon and current Chair Bill Fisch did not return to council.
Mayoral candidate [ 1]
Vote[ 2]
%
Geoffrey Dawe (X)
8,903
68.44
John Gallo
4,106
31.56
Mayoral candidate [ 3]
Vote[ 4]
%
Virginia Hackson (X)
4,068
58.41
Cathy Morton
2,897
41.59
Mayoral candidate [ 5]
Vote[ 6] [ 7]
%
Margaret (Jordan) Quirk
7,226
58.86
Robert Grossi (X)
4,618
37.62
John Ancuta
367
2.99
Mayoral candidate [ 8]
Vote
%
Steve Pellegrini (X)
Acclaimed
Mayoral candidate
Votes
Vote %
Vote Δ(%)
Election spending
Frank Scarpitti (X)50,065
70.97
-14.15
Stephen Kotyck
10,683
15.14
+6.41
Patrick Cottrell
3,621
5.13
Partap Dua
3,326
4.71
-1.43
James Treacy
2,850
4.04
On October 16, 2014, Treacy 'withdrew' from the race and endorsed Kotyck.[ 9]
Regional Councillor [ edit ] In Markham, Regional Councillors serve on both the City Council as well as York Region Council. Electors can vote for up to four candidates on their ballots, equal to the total number that may be elected. The four winning candidates are those whom receive the highest number of votes. The candidate with the highest number of votes received also serves as Deputy Mayor.
Regional councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Vote Δ(%)
Election spending
Jack Heath (X)
37,668
16.67
-3.41%
Jim Jones (X)33,119
14.65
-0.24%
Joe Li (X)
29,247
12.94
-1.44%
Nirmala Armstrong (X)
23,834
10.54
-1.90%
Sophia Sun
16,931
7.49
Peter Pavlovic
16,413
7.26
-1.93%
Ivy Lee
15,799
6.99
Bin Chang
14,863
6.58
Charles Deacon
14,042
6.21
Tammy Mok
11,827
5.23
Nadeem Qureshi
7,315
3.24
Surinder Issar
4,971
2.20
-0.85%
Incumbents Jack Heath, Jim Jones, and Joe Li sought re-election, while Gordon Landon announced his retirement before the close of nominations.
The election returned all standing incumbents to office. Landon's vacated seat was won by Nirmala Armstrong.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Election spending
Valerie Burke (X)
7,055
71.48
Howard Ian Shore
2,815
28.52
Markham reviewed the boundaries of its ward system in 2013. In an attempt to balance the City's electoral districts to match current population and growth patterns, it merged Thornhill's two wards into one. As a result, incumbents Burke and Shore ran against each other to represent the new ward.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Election spending
Alan Ho (X)
2,932
39.29
Jim Kwan
1,905
25.53
David Papadimitriou
1,693
22.69
Daphne Wong
933
12.50
New Ward 2 created for 2014 from former Ward 6 with old Ward 6 councillor Alan Ho running. David Papadimitriou and Jim Kwan ran in old Ward 6 in last election.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Vote Δ(%)
Election spending
Don Hamilton (X)
6,212
74.17
+8.55
Nelson Cheng
604
7.21
Vincent Cheung
592
7.07
Christine Brawley
465
5.55
Adam Poon
330
3.94
Jawed Syed
172
2.05
The boundaries of the ward were left unchanged after the 2013 review. Incumbent Don Hamilton faced a wider field of challengers, none of which stood against him in 2010.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Election spending
Karen Rea (X)
4,754
42.89
Carolina Moretti
3,158
28.49
Neil Thomas
1,941
17.51
Stephen McLeod
1,231
11.11
Ward 4 is newly created from former parts of old Ward 4 and 6. Phil Richardson has withdrawn from the race in Ward 4.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Election spending
Colin Campbell (X)
3,527
55.21
Raj Subramaniam
1,313
20.55
Compass Chung
855
13.38
John Egsgard
567
8.88
Siva Sivagnanam
126
1.97
Ward 5 boundaries changed from 2010 with parts of former Ward 4.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Election spending
Amanda Yeung-Collucci (X)
1,683
25.86
Benson Lau
1,442
22.16
Cliff Redford
1,092
16.78
Raymond Miu
934
14.35
Gin Siow
990
15.21
Zach Armstrong
366
5.62
Ward 6 is newly created from parts of old Wards 4 and 6. All new candidates as current Ward 6 councillor Alan Ho ran in the new Ward 2 and current Ward 4 Councillor Carolina Moretti ran in the new ward 4. Siow ran in the old Ward 4 in last election.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Vote Δ(%)
Election spending
Logan Kanapathi (X)5,673
48.25
+12.04
Khalid Usman
3,539
30.10
Shusmita Sharma
1,308
11.12
Sothy Sella
1,078
9.17
Vasu Murugesu
160
1.36
The ward boundaries were unchanged following the 2013 review. Khalid Usman is former Ward 7 councillor and ran for Ward 6 in 2010 and as regional councillor in 2006.
Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote %
Election spending
Alex Chiu (X)
2,828
30.54
Isa Lee
2,692
29.07
Joseph (Mohan) Remisiar
2,238
24.17
Miriam Ku
759
8.20
Peter Deboran
743
8.02
Ward 8 has new boundaries with parts transferred from old Wards 2 and 6.
The Toronto Star endorsed Stephen Kotyck for Mayor[ 10]
"Markham Residents for Responsible Community Planning" endorsed the following:[ 11] [ 12]
Mayor - Frank Scarpitti
Regional Councillors - Jim Jones, Joe Li, Peter Pavlovic, Sophia Sun
Ward 1 - Valerie Burke
Ward 2 - No Endorsement
Ward 3 - Don Hamilton
Ward 4 - Neil Thomas
Ward 5 - John Egsgard
Ward 6 - Cliff Redford
Ward 7 - Logan Kanapathi
Ward 8 - Peter Deboran "Markham Citizens Coalition for Responsive Government" endorsed:[ 11] [ 13]
Mayor - Stephen Kotyck
Regional Councillors - Jack Heath, Jim Jones, Joe Li
Ward 1 - Valerie Burke
Ward 2 - Jim Kwan
Ward 3 - Don Hamilton
Ward 4 - Karen Rea
Ward 5 - John Egsgard
Ward 6 - Gin Siow
Ward 7 - No Endorsement
Ward 8 - Miriam Ku As of September 2014, incumbent mayor Barrow is in court facing conflict on interest complaint and may be removed from office if found guilty, but the ruling may not be made until after the elections in October.[ 16]
Mayoral candidate [ 17] [ 18]
Vote
%
Dave Barrow (X)23,397
63.74
Carmine Perrelli
12,320
33.56
Anastasios Baxevanidis
989
2.69
Mayoral candidate [ 19]
Vote
%
Maurizio Bevilacqua (X)43,894
78.41
Daniel De Vito
6,792
12.13
Paul Donofrio
4,440
7.93
Savino Quatela
852
1.52
Regional councillors [ edit ]
Ward 1 candidate [ 21]
Vote
%
Marilyn Iafrate (X)
5,466
42.17
Peter Meffe
3,659
28.23
Maria Gagliardi
2,294
17.70
Antony Niro
1,160
8.95
Muhammad Islam
383
2.95
Ward 2 candidate [ 22]
Vote
%
Tony Carella (X)
4,964
41.42
Nick Pinto
3,567
29.76
Frank Miele
1,442
12.03
Adriano Volpentesta
1,100
9.18
Marco Villella
573
4.78
Sam Acquaviva
338
2.82
Ward 3 candidate [ 23]
Vote
%
Rosanna DeFrancesca (X)
6,385
56.23
Lorenzo Catuzza
3,522
31.02
Francesco Ferraro
719
6.33
Nick Lima
384
3.38
Anthony Liberio
315
2.77
Ward 4 candidate [ 24]
Vote
%
Sandra Yeung Racco (X)
3,162
52.99
Styles Q. Weinberg
2,352
39.42
Jonathan Gorenstein
453
7.59
Ward 5 candidate [ 25]
Vote
%
Alan Shefman (X)
7,142
52.97
Josh Martow
6,341
47.03
Incumbent mayor Wayne Emmerson did not run in 2014.[ 26]
Mayoral candidate [ 27]
Vote[ 28]
%
Justin Altmann
4,365
33.35
Phil Bannon
4,006
30.61
Richard Bartley
3,464
26.47
Arnold Neufeldt-Fast
1,047
8.00
Willie Reodica
205
1.57
^ a b On May 19, 2017, Michael Di Biase stepped down amidst sexual harassment allegations. He was replaced on June 28, 2017 by Sunder Singh in a council vote, and Mario Ferri took his place as Deputy Mayor.
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