# 2006 Markham municipal election

The 2006 Markham municipal election was held in Markham, Ontario on November 13, 2006. The election was held as required by law for municipalities in the Province of Ontario. Markham has a dual-tier government system where constituents elect ward councillors to town council and regional councillors to regional council and a mayor elected to both town council and regional council.

## Election

The election was held to elect a mayor, 4 regional councillors, 8 ward councillors and 8 school board trustees. The election was held in conjugation with other municipal elections across Ontario on this date.
There were 4 candidates running for mayor, 9 candidates running for regional council, 41 candidates running for ward council and 19 candidates running for various school boards. The election saw a turnout of 58,409 constituents out of the total 261,573 constituents living Markham, thus, a 22.33% turnout rate.

## Results
### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Frank Scarpitti | 48,462 | 82.97 |
| Partap Dua | 4,912 | 8.41 |
| Stephen Kotyck | 3,195 | 5.47 |
| Sam Orrico | 1,840 | 3.15 |
Notes: Orrico was charged with threatening Scarpitti by York Regional Police in relation with this election.

### Regional Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Carl Bodnar | 6,962 | 3.99 |
| Elagu Elaguppillai | 16,246 | 9.30 |
| Jack Heath (X) | 29,037 | 16.63 |
| Jim Jones (X) | 29,514 | 16.90 |
| Gordon Landon (X) | 23,996 | 13.74 |
| Joe Li | 18,020 | 10.32 |
| Arnel Scott | 7,938 | 4.55 |
| Khalid Usman | 17,432 | 9.98 |
| Tony C. Wong (X) | 25,491 | 14.60 |
Notes: 4 councillors and the mayor, representing Markham, were elected into regional council.

### Ward 1

| Candidate | Vote |
| Jason Buchholz | 88 |
| Valerie Burke (X) | 3,434 |
| Stan Daurio | 2,316 |

### Ward 2

| Candidate | Vote |
| Peter Michael Pavlovic | 699 |
| Erin Shapero (X) | 4,355 |
| Howard Shern | 216 |

### Ward 3

| Candidate | Vote |
| John Cabrelli | 2,013 |
| Spaso Jovcevski | 426 |
| Michael Skinner | 216 |
| Kenny Szeto | 575 |
| George Treheles | 718 |
| Joseph Virgilio (X) | 3,327 |
| Ivan Q. Yao | 450 |

### Ward 4

| Candidate | Vote |
| Tony Boseovski | 651 |
| Alan Ho | 1,723 |
| Ivy Lam | 731 |
| Carolina Moretti (X) | 3,049 |
| Nirmala Persaud-Armstrong | 1,431 |
| Stephen Tonner | 96 |
| Jim Treacy | 830 |
| Brian Weller | 185 |

### Ward 5

| Candidate | Vote |
| Bala Balasubramaniam | 567 |
| James Bush | 237 |
| Colin J. Campbell | 3,758 |
| John Webster (X) | 4,311 |

### Ward 6

| Candidate | Vote |
| Wafik Abadir | 460 |
| Dan Horchik (X) | 3,151 |
| Jim Kwan | 1,871 |

### Ward 7

| Candidate | Vote |
| Tessa Benn-Ireland | 1,569 |
| William Jeyaveeran | 775 |
| Logan Kanapathi (X) | 3,088 |
| Manpreet Minhas | 343 |
| Yahya Qureshi | 1,224 |
| Mohammed Rahman | 1,272 |
| Jeffry Ruo | 595 |
| Syed Zaidi | 340 |

### Ward 8

| Candidate | Vote |
| Alex Chiu (X) | 3,431 |
| Jeremy Choi | 340 |
| Surinder S. Lamba | 1,302 |
| Ivy Lee | 1533 |
| Millicent Radway | 275 |
| Thaya Rajah | 1,452 |

### York Catholic District School Board
#### Wards 1, 2, 3 and 6

| Candidate | Vote |
| Carol Cotton (X) | 1,983 |
| Michael Viscounti | 1,547 |

#### Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8

| Candidate | Vote |
| Frank Alexander | 2,243 |
| Fen Chang | 864 |
| Joseph Kurian | 596 |
| Marlene Mogaudo (X) | 2,390 |

### York Region District School Board
#### Wards 1 and 2

| Candidate | Vote |
| Jay Badiani | 753 |
| Susan Geller (X) | 5,223 |
| Stan Korolnek | 2,122 |

#### Wards 3 and 6

| Candidate | Vote |
| Marion Menzies | 813 |
| Elizabeth Richardson (X) | 3,008 |
| Gordon To | 2,546 |
| Gary Unitas | 2,891 |

#### Wards 4 and 5

| Candidate | Vote |
| Bill Crothers (X) | ACCLAIMED |

#### Wards 7 and 8

| Candidate | Vote |
| Susie Gotha | 4,197 |
| Neethan Shan | 8,230 |

### Conseil Scolaire De District Du Centre-Sud-Ouest

| Candidate | Vote |
| René Laurin (X) | 64 |
| Paula Varvaro | 38 |

### Conseil Scolaire De District Catholique Centre-Sud

| Candidate | Vote |
| Yves Levesque (X) | ACCLAIMED |