Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario, Canada were held on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

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 Vote % Geoffrey Dawe (X) 8,903 68.44 John Gallo 4,106 31.56

East Gwillimbury Mayoral candidate Vote % Virginia Hackson (X) 4,068 58.41 Cathy Morton 2,897 41.59

Georgina Mayoral candidate Vote % Margaret (Jordan) Quirk 7,226 58.86 Robert Grossi (X) 4,618 37.62 John Ancuta 367 2.99

King Mayoral candidate Vote % Steve Pellegrini (X) Acclaimed

Markham

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. 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 Mayor

Community Groups "Markham Residents for Responsible Community Planning" endorsed the following: 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: 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 Vote % 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. Perrelli is incumbent Ward 2 councillor running as mayor.

Mayoral candidate Vote % Dave Barrow (X) 23,397 63.74 Carmine Perrelli 12,320 33.56 Anastasios Baxevanidis 989 2.69

Vaughan

Mayor Mayoral candidate 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 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 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 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 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 Vote % Sandra Yeung Racco (X) 3,162 52.99 Styles Q. Weinberg 2,352 39.42 Jonathan Gorenstein 453 7.59

Ward 5 candidate 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. Incumbent Ward 2 councillor Bannon was a mayoral candidate.

Mayoral candidate Vote % Justin Altmann4,36533.35 Phil Bannon4,00630.61 Richard Bartley3,46426.47 Arnold Neufeldt-Fast1,0478.00 Willie Reodica2051.57

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