# 2014 York Region municipal elections

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 | |
| 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 | Acclaimed |

## Markham
### Mayor

| Mayoral candidate | Votes | Vote % | Vote Δ(%) |
| 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(%) |
| 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 % |
| 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(%) |
| 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 % |
| 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 % |
| 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 % |
| 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(%) |
| 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 % |
| 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 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 |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 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.