# 2006 Richmond Hill municipal election

The Town of Richmond Hill 2006 Municipal Elections were held on November 13, 2006. One mayor, two Regional & Local Councillors and six local Councillors were elected to represent residents of the town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Additionally, school trustees were elected to the York Region District School Board, York Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.
These elections were held in conjunction with all other municipalities across Ontario (see 2006 Ontario municipal elections).

## Potential issues

* development and urban sprawl
* protection of the Oak Ridges Moraine
* waste management

## Changes to ward boundaries

The boundaries for all six Richmond Hill wards changed on December 1, 2006. Although the boundary changes did not officially take place until shortly after the election, voters cast their ballots for Local Councillor based upon the following new boundaries:
* Richmond Hill - All Wards
* Richmond Hill - Ward 1
* Richmond Hill - Ward 2
* Richmond Hill - Ward 3
* Richmond Hill - Ward 4
* Richmond Hill - Ward 5
* Richmond Hill - Ward 6

## Candidates
### Mayor

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dave Barrow | 22007 | 78.86 |
| David McCann | 2261 | 9.54 |
| Anastasios Baxevanidis | 2276 | 8.16 |
| Ramon Datol | 962 | 3.45 |

### Local Council
#### Ward 1

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Greg Beros | 1568 | 38.34 |
| Carrie Hoffelner | 1209 | 29.56 |
| Don Ciccone | 746 | 18.24 |
| Heather Sinclair | 328 | 8.02 |
| Donna Perrette | 161 | 3.94 |
| Adam Dodwell | 78 | 1.91 |

#### Ward 2

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Arnie Warner (incumbent) | 2128 | 44.54 |
| Asghar Naqvi | 1138 | 23.82 |
| Carmine Perrelli | 1095 | 22.92 |
| Mike McCallum | 354 | 7.41 |
| D.L. Meitz | 63 | 1.32 |

#### Ward 3

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| David L. Cohen (incumbent) | 2179 | 61.76 |
| Natalie Helferty | 685 | 19.42 |
| Vik Gandhi | 436 | 12.36 |
| Arif Khan | 228 | 6.46 |

#### Ward 4

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lynn Foster (incumbent) | 4046 | 86.94 |
| Shiraz Hudda | 608 | 13.06 |

#### Ward 5

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Nick Papa | 2509 | 37.72 |
| Elio Di Iorio (incumbent) | 2480 | 37.28 |
| Marg Aldridge | 609 | 9.16 |
| Michael McGouran | 552 | 8.30 |
| Nancy Storey | 502 | 7.55 |

#### Ward 6

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Godwin Chan | 1627 | 33.17 |
| Michael Latour | 1292 | 26.34 |
| Sandra Di Iorio | 1069 | 21.79 |
| Derek Wu | 614 | 12.52 |
| Muhammad Ali | 303 | 6.18 |

### School Boards
#### York Region District School Board - Wards 1, 4 and 6

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Giangrande (incumbent) | 5625 | 59.73 |
| Carol Chan | 3792 | 40.27 |

#### York Region District School Board - Wards 2, 3 and 5

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Carrie L. Sheppard | 4753 | 48.15 |
| Peter Luchowski | 2214 | 22.43 |
| Renu Duggal | 1465 | 14.84 |
| Shabbir Mohamed | 1439 | 14.58 |
Note: On July 3, 2007 Trustee Carrie Sheppard submitted her resignation, on July 10, 2007 the position was awarded to the runner-up candidate Peter Luchowski

#### York Catholic District School Board

| Candidate (2 Elected) | Votes | % |
| Ann Stong (incumbent) | 4300 | 43.41 |
| Mike Rizzi (incumbent) | 3749 | 37.85 |
| Jonathan J. Chan | 1857 | 18.75 |

#### Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| René Laurin (incumbent) | 91 | 64.08 |
| Paula Varvaro | 51 | 35.92 |

#### Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Yves Levesque | acclaimed | |