Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario, Canada were held on 25 October 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. The results below are unofficial, pending review from the respective clerk's office for each municipality. Each elected representative becomes a member of York Regional Council.
Position | Representing | Councillor | Notes |
Chair | | (to be selected by council) | |
Councillor | Aurora | Geoff Dawe | Mayor of Aurora |
Councillor | East Gwillimbury | Virginia Hackson | Mayor of East Gwillimbury |
Councillor | Georgina | Robert Grossi | 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 | Gordon Landon | |
Councillor | Markham | Joe Li | |
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 | Gino Rosati | |
Councillor | Vaughan | Michael Di Biase | |
Councillor | Vaughan | Deb Schulte | |
Councillor | Whitchurch-Stouffville | Wayne Emmerson | Mayor of Whitchurch-Stouffville |
Mayoral Candidate [1] |
Vote[2] |
% |
Geoff Dawe | 7,254 | 55.1 |
Phyllis M. Morris (X) | 2,805 | 21.3 |
Nigel Kean | 2,239 | 17.0 |
Roger Clowater | 652 | 5.0 |
Miroslav Prikryl | 218 | 1.7 |
Mayoral Candidate [3] |
Vote[4] |
% |
Virginia Hackson | 3,776 | 59.7 |
Jack W. Hauseman | 1,964 | 31.0 |
Matthew C. Teeple | 587 | 9.3 |
Mayoral Candidate [5] |
Vote[6] |
% |
Robert Grossi (X) | 6,151 | 52.9 |
Peter Juras | 3,983 | 34.3 |
Dave G. Pollock | 1,012 | 8.7 |
Ken Craine | 475 | 4.1 |
The official results for King were declared on 28 October 2010.[7] Of eligible voters, 49.94% cast a ballot.
Mayoral Candidate [8] |
Vote[7] |
% |
Steve Pellegrini | 3,627 | 48.8 |
Margaret Black (X) | 3,050 | 41.1 |
Gordon Craig | 456 | 6.1 |
Jeff Laidlaw | 296 | 4.0 |
Markham municipal election, 2010
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Results
The following results are unofficial pending any recounts for closes races.
Mayor
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Frank Scarpitti (x) | 54,660 | 85.23 |
Stephen Kotyck | 5,566 | 8.68 |
Partap Dua | 3,909 | 6.09 |
Regional councillor
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Jack Heath (x) | 37,364 | 20.08 |
Jim Jones (x) | 27,715 | 14.89 |
Gordon Landon (x) | 27,461 | 14.76 |
Joe Li | 26,764 | 14.38 |
Nirmala Armstrong | 23,160 | 12.44 |
Dan Horchik | 20,870 | 11.21 |
Peter Pavlovic | 17,101 | 9.19 |
Sunny Deol | 8,573 | 4.61 |
Surinder Issar | 5,670 | 3.05 |
Heath, Jones and Landon were incumbent members of Regional Council. Jones is a former Progressive Conservative MP and Town Councillor. Landon is an incumbent member and longtime Regional Councillor. Horchik was incumbent Ward 6 Town Councillor.
Heath was former Ward 5 Town Councillor.
Joseph Virgilio, who was appointed to council to replace the late Tony C. Wong, did not run in 2010.
Li has previously run for council in 2006. He ran as a Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Markham- Unionville in 2006 and 2004 and as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Scarborough—Rouge River in 1997.
Ward 1
Candidate |
Vote |
Valerie Burke (x) | 4,142 |
Jim Common | 1,005 |
Mitch Klinger | 109 |
Burke has been councillor since 2006 and was former executive assistant to York Regional Council.
Ward 2
Incumbent councillor Erin Shapero decided not to run for re-election.
Candidate |
Vote |
Howard Shore | 1928 |
Gary Kay | 1072 |
Peter Usprech | 255 |
Marlene Gallyot | 680 |
Ali Majidi | 77 |
Ward 3
Candidate |
Vote |
Don Hamilton (x) | 5,310 |
John Cabrelli | 2,586 |
Gohar Jadoon | 109 |
Hamilton won the by-election in 2009 to replace Joseph Virgilio, who left to become York Regional Councillor in 2009 following the death of Tony C. Wong.
Ward 4
Candidate |
Vote |
Carolina Moretti (x) | 4,803 |
Gin Siow | 3,201 |
Nadeem Qureshi | 702 |
Ward 5
Candidate |
Vote |
Colin Campbell | 5,285 |
John Webster (x) | 4,671 |
Webster is a lifelong resident with family history in Markham and seeking a third term. Webster is also Markham's Town Crier.
Longtime Markham resident Hamilton is acting Chief Officer with the Toronto Fire Services.
Ward 6
Incumbent Dan Horchik sought a seat as Regional Councillor.
Candidate |
Vote |
Alan Ho | 1,915 |
Jim Kwan | 1,710 |
David Papadimitrou | 1,552 |
Khalid Usman | 1,413 |
Meg Stokes | 1,078 |
Usman is former Ward 7 councillor 1998-2006 (left to run as Regional Councillor) and ran as a Liberal in the provincial election in 1995. Kwan former candidate for Ward 6 in 2006.
Ward 7
Candidate |
Vote |
Logan Kanapathi (x) | 4,027 |
Debbie Wong | 3,168 |
Adnan Khan | 1,173 |
Raman Virk | 1,100 |
Mohammed Rahman | 1,050 |
Inderjit Basra | 393 |
Senthil Varatharajah | 210 |
Kanapathi was first elected in 2006 when former councillor Khalid Usman ran for Regional Council.
Ward 8
Candidate |
Vote |
Alex Chiu (x) | 3,458 |
Joseph (Mohan) Remisiar | 2,274 |
Ivy Lee | 1,716 |
Bhopinder Mancoo | 349 |
Chiu is longtime Ward 8 councillor and was Ward 7 councillor before the re-division created new wards for Miliken Mills. Chiu has been in elected office since 1986 and is also a retailer at Market Village Mall.
Mayoral Candidate [9] |
Vote |
% |
Tony Van Bynen (X) | 13,768 | 81.0 |
Michael Casicone | 3,231 | 19.0 |
Van Bynen won his second term as mayor and has been in elected office in Newmarket since 2000.
Mayor
Mayoral Candidate [10] |
Vote |
% |
Dave Barrow (X) | 27,567 | 89.8 |
Abu Alam | 3,132 | 10.2 |
Regional councillor
Two regional council seats were contested in Richmond Hill.
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Brenda Hogg (X) | 15889 | 34.19% |
Vito Spatafora (X) | 16734 | 36.01% |
David L. Cohen | 13845 | 29.79% |
Cohen is former Ward 3 councillor.
Town Council
The incumbents of four of the six wards were challenged for council seats.
Ward 1 - Wilcox Lake, Bond Lake, Oak Ridges, Quaker
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Greg Beros (X) | 2113 | 44.76% |
Carrie Hoffelner | 1965 | 41.62% |
Jose Souto | 307 | 6.5% |
Adam Matanovic | 171 | 3.62% |
Adam Dodwell | 165 | 3.5% |
Ward 2 - Newkirk, Leno Park, Town Park
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Carmine Perrelli (X) | 1590 | 37.15% |
Brian Hatt | 854 | 19.95% |
Karen Gelineau | 604 | 14.11% |
Marianne Yake | 533 | 12.45% |
Mahdieh Hajighazi | 369 | 8.62% |
Ehsan Haghi | 330 | 7.71% |
Incumbent councillor Arnie Warner did not run for re-election.
Ward 3 - Helmkay Park, Headford
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Castro Liu (X) | 2061 | 38.3% |
Thomas Chong | 833 | 15.48% |
Lidia Kafieh | 697 | 12.95% |
Vik Gandhi | 618 | 11.48% |
Sarkis Assadourian | 519 | 9.65% |
Mehrdad Sabouhi | 471 | 8.75% |
Justin Lee | 182 | 3.38% |
Incumbent councillor Cohen ran for Regional Council. Gandhi ran in 2006 in Ward 3. Assadourian is a former Liberal MPP. Liu is a broadcaster with Fairchild Radio.
Ward 4 - Jefferson, Elgin Mills
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Lynn Foster (X) | 3553 | 65.65% |
Angel Freedman | 1859 | 34.35% |
Ward 5 - Yongehurst, Beverley Arces, Richvale
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Nick Papa (X) | 3572 | 57.18% |
Karen Cilevitz | 2146 | 34.35% |
Bruce Kurta | 337 | 5.39% |
Christopher Dimpopoulos | 192 | 3.07% |
Ward 6 - West Beaver Creek, East Beaver Creek
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Godwin Chan (X) | 3722 | 72.29% |
Frank Mastroianni | 1063 | 20.64% |
Sheeraz Hudda | 364 | 7.07% |
Mayoral Candidate [12] |
Vote[13] |
% |
Wayne Emmerson (X) | 4,178 | 39.9 |
Justin Altmann | 3,113 | 30.0 |
Sue Sherban | 3,064 | 29.2 |
Christine Vlachos | 129 | 1.2 |
References
- ↑ "Registered Candidates". Town of Aurora. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ "Aurora's unofficial election results". Town of Aurora. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ "Registered Candidates". Town of East Gwillimbury. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ↑ "Unofficial 2010 Municipal Election Results" (PDF). Town of East Gwillimbury. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ "Registered Candidates". Town of Georgina. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ↑ "Town of Georgina - Elections 2010". Town of Georgina. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- 1 2 "2010 Election Results - Official" (PDF). Clerk's Office, The Corporation of the Township of King. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ↑ "Registered Candidates". Township of King. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ↑ "Election Results - Town of Newmarket". Town of Newmarket. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ↑ "Vote 2010 - Town of Richmond Hill" (PDF). Town of Richmond Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ↑ "Vaughan Votes". City of Vaughan. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ↑ Whitchurch-Stouffville Votes. Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Accessed 2010-09-12.
- ↑ "2010 Whitchurch-Stouffville Municipal Election Unofficial Results" (PDF). Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Retrieved 2010-10-26.