2014 York Region municipal elections

September 2023 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 Regional Municipality no 2010 York Region municipal elections 2010 2018 York Region municipal elections 2018 October 27, 2014 Council (2010) (2014) York Regional Council 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 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. 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. Aurora Mayoral candidate http://www.town.aurora.on.ca/aurora/candidates Town of Aurora Town.aurora.on.ca 16 October 2014 10 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140310131247/http://town.aurora.on.ca/aurora/candidates live Votehttp://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran/?p=8674 Dawe re-elected for second term; new and familiar faces join Council Weir Brock 27 October 2014 29 October 2014 29 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629125127/http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran/?p=8674 live % Geoffrey Dawe (X) 8,903 68.44 John Gallo 4,106 31.56 East Gwillimbury Mayoral candidate http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/Government/EG_Vote_2014/Certified_List_of_Candidates.htm Certified List of Candidates Eastgwillimbury.ca 16 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141020225033/http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/Government/EG_Vote_2014/Certified_List_of_Candidates.htm October 20, 2014 Vote2014 Municipal Election Certified Results http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/Government/EG_Vote_2014/2014_Municipal_Election_Certified_Results.htm Town of East Gwillimbury 29 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141029224818/http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/Government/EG_Vote_2014/2014_Municipal_Election_Certified_Results.htm October 29, 2014 % Virginia Hackson (X) 4,068 58.41 Cathy Morton 2,897 41.59 Georgina Mayoral candidate http://georgina.ca/pn-election-list-of-nominees.aspx Corporation of the Town of Georgina Official Website Georgina.ca 16 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141022131509/http://georgina.ca/pn-election-list-of-nominees.aspx October 22, 2014 Votehttp://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4947517-quirk-knocks-off-5-time-mayor-grossi-in-georgina/ Quirk knocks off 5-time mayor Grossi in Georgina Riedner Heidi Georgina Advocate 27 October 2014 29 October 2014 1 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141101041844/http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4947517-quirk-knocks-off-5-time-mayor-grossi-in-georgina livehttp://georgina.ca/PDF/elections/2014-cert-election-results.pdf Certificate of Election Results Town of Georgina 27 October 2014 29 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141029225329/http://georgina.ca/PDF/elections/2014-cert-election-results.pdf October 29, 2014 % Margaret (Jordan) Quirk 7,226 58.86 Robert Grossi (X) 4,618 37.62 John Ancuta 367 2.99 King Mayoral candidate http://www.king.ca/Government/2014%20Election/Pages/2014-Candidates-.aspx 2014 Election King.ca 16 October 2014 13 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140913101641/http://www.king.ca/Government/2014%20Election/Pages/2014-Candidates-.aspx live Vote % Steve Pellegrini (X) Acclaimed Markham 2014 Markham Mayoral election Presidential 2010 York Region municipal elections#Markham 2010 2018 York Region municipal elections#Markham 2018 October 27, 2014 File:Frank_Scarpitti_December_2014.jpg 125 Frank Scarpitti 50,065 70.97% SK Stephen Kotyck 10,683 15.14% PC Patrick Cottrell 3,621 5.13% Mayor Frank Scarpitti Frank Scarpitti Mayor 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.Bartholet Brenda Markham mayoral hopeful Treacy joins rival Kotyck's campaign team http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4916992-markham-mayoral-hopeful-treacy-joins-rival-kotyck-s-campaign-team/ 26 October 2014 Markham Economist and Sun Metroland Media 16 October 2014 26 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026233419/http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4916992-markham-mayoral-hopeful-treacy-joins-rival-kotyck-s-campaign-team/ live However his name still appeared on the ballot as his 'withdrawal' was past the deadline. Regional Councillor 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. Ward 1 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. Ward 2 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. Ward 3 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. Ward 4 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. Ward 5 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. Ward 6 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. Ward 7 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. Ward 8 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. Endorsements Media The Toronto Star endorsed Stephen Kotyck for MayorTime to oust Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti in York: Editorial https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/10/26/time_to_oust_markham_mayor_frank_scarpitti_in_york_editorial.html 26 October 2014 Toronto Star Toronto Star Newspapers 26 October 2014 26 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026233327/http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/10/26/time_to_oust_markham_mayor_frank_scarpitti_in_york_editorial.html live Community Groups "Markham Residents for Responsible Community Planning" endorsed the following:O'Neil Bernie Markham groups offer candidate endorsements http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4941313-markham-groups-offer-candidate-endorsements/ 26 October 2014 Markham Economist and Sun Metroland Media 23 October 2014 26 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026233609/http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4941313-markham-groups-offer-candidate-endorsements/ liveMRRCP Review of 2014 Markham Candidates for Council: Our Recommendations on Candidates by Position and Ward http://app.streamsend.com/ss/1/78j5yd4a6w/1webdwfh3x October 17, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026214924/http://app.streamsend.com/ss/1/78j5yd4a6w/1webdwfh3x October 26, 2014 Markham Residents for Responsible Community Planning 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:http://mccrg.org/candidate-endorsement/ Candidate Endorsement - MCCRG | Markham Citizens Coalition for Responsive Government 21 October 2014 26 October 2014 26 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141026224842/http://mccrg.org/candidate-endorsement/ live 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 Newmarket Mayoral candidate http://www.newmarket.ca/en/townhall/2014RegisteredCandidates.asp 2014 Registered Candidates Newmarket.ca 16 October 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141022071644/http://www.newmarket.ca/en/townhall/2014RegisteredCandidates.asp October 22, 2014 Votehttp://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4947524-newmarket-mayor-tony-van-bynen-regional-councillor-john-taylor-convincingly-win-re-election/ Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen, Regional Councillor John Taylor convincingly win re-election Simon Chris Newmarket Era 27 October 2014 29 October 2014 28 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028083501/http://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4947524-newmarket-mayor-tony-van-bynen-regional-councillor-john-taylor-convincingly-win-re-election/ live % Tony Van Bynen (X) 10,816 54.01 Chris Campbell 7,804 38.97 Dorian Baxter 1,407 7.03 Richmond Hill 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.http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/09/richmond-hill-mayoral-story-slides-under-the-radar Richmond Hill mayoral story slides under the radar Toronto Sun 16 October 2014 11 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141111004538/http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/09/richmond-hill-mayoral-story-slides-under-the-radar live Perrelli is incumbent Ward 2 councillor running as mayor. Mayoral candidate Town of Richmond Hill: 2014 Municipal Election: "Unofficial" List of Candidates - By Office http://www.richmondhill.ca/documents/2014_master_unofficial_candidate_list.pdf Markham.ca https://web.archive.org/web/20141023231728/http://www.richmondhill.ca/documents/2014_master_unofficial_candidate_list.pdf October 23, 2014 deadhttp://www.richmondhill.ca/documents/Election_Results_Unofficial.pdf Richmond Hill Unofficial 2014 Municipal Election Results October 28, 2014 Town of Richmond Hill October 29, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141029184725/http://www.richmondhill.ca/documents/Election_Results_Unofficial.pdf Vote % Dave Barrow (X) 23,397 63.74 Carmine Perrelli 12,320 33.56 Anastasios Baxevanidis 989 2.69 Vaughan Mayor Mayoral candidate https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/List%20of%20Nominated%20Candidates%20Municipal%20Elections%202014.pdf List of Nominated Candidates for the 2014 Municipal Elections City of Vaughan October 16, 2014 October 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020115729/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/List%20of%20Nominated%20Candidates%20Municipal%20Elections%202014.pdf live 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 Regional councillor candidate https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Local%20and%20Regional.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151126061235/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Local%20and%20Regional.pdf dead November 26, 2015 Election results - 2014 - Poll by Poll.xlsx City of Vaughan July 23, 2018 Vote % Michael Di Biase (X) 29,296 21.82 Mario Ferri 27,647 20.59 Gino Rosati (X) 26, 283 19.57 Deb Schulte (X) 22,206 16.54 Richard T. Lorello 12,577 9.37 Carrie Liddy 9,602 7.15 Max Power 6,668 4.97 Ward councillors Ward 1 candidate https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%201.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180723165656/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%201.pdf dead 23 July 2018 Election results - 2014 - Poll by Poll.xlsx Vaughan.ca July 23, 2018 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 https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%202.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180723221750/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%202.pdf dead July 23, 2018 Election results - 2014 - Poll by Poll.xlsx Vaughan.ca 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 https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%203.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180723222130/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%203.pdf dead July 23, 2018 Election results - 2014 - Poll by Poll.xlsx Vaughan.ca 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 https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%204.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180723234531/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%204.pdf dead July 23, 2018 Election results - 2014 - Poll by Poll.xlsx Vaughan.ca Vote % Sandra Yeung Racco (X) 3,162 52.99 Styles Q. Weinberg 2,352 39.42 Jonathan Gorenstein 453 7.59 Ward 5 candidate https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%205.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180724015027/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/General%20Documents/Results/Election%20Results%20-%202014%20-%20Poll%20by%20Poll%20-%20Ward%205.pdf dead July 24, 2018 Election results - 2014 - Poll by Poll.xlsx Vaughan.ca Vote % Alan Shefman (X) 7,142 52.97 Josh Martow 6,341 47.03 Whitchurch–Stouffville Incumbent mayor Wayne Emmerson did not run in 2014.http://www.yorkregion.com/opinion-story/4294885-mutual-admiration-for-retiring-mayor/ Mutual admiration for retiring mayor Yorkregion.com October 16, 2014 September 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907191501/https://www.yorkregion.com/opinion-story/4294885-mutual-admiration-for-retiring-mayor/ live Incumbent Ward 2 councillor Bannon was a mayoral candidate. Mayoral candidate http://www.townofws.ca/en/town-hall/elections.asp Elections Townofws.ca 16 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141003011230/http://www.townofws.ca/en/town-hall/elections.asp 3 October 2014 dead Votehttp://www.townofws.ca/en/News/index.aspx?newsId=774ec8ba-0ac9-4ca6-9a1d-43efe4eed8a4 2014 Municipal election - Official results Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville October 28, 2014 October 29, 2014 October 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029212318/http://www.townofws.ca/en/News/index.aspx?newsId=774ec8ba-0ac9-4ca6-9a1d-43efe4eed8a4 live % Justin Altmann4,36533.35 Phil Bannon4,00630.61 Richard Bartley3,46426.47 Arnold Neufeldt-Fast1,0478.00 Willie Reodica2051.57 Footnotes "Vaughan"https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/7397357-vaughan-council-chooses-sunder-singh-to-replace-ex-councillor-di-biase/ Vaughan council chooses Sunder Singh to replace ex-councillor Di Biase https://web.archive.org/web/20180723174537/https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/7397357-vaughan-council-chooses-sunder-singh-to-replace-ex-councillor-di-biase/ dead July 23, 2018 www.yorkregion.com en-CAFormer Vaughan councillor Di Biase used influence to help developer: report https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/7360529-former-vaughan-councillor-di-biase-used-influence-to-help-developer-report/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171002023552/https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/7360529-former-vaughan-councillor-di-biase-used-influence-to-help-developer-report/ dead October 2, 2017 www.yorkregion.com July 23, 2018 en-CA References York Category:Municipal elections in the Regional Municipality of York