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.
On October 16, 2014, Treacy 'withdrew' from the race and endorsed Kotyck.[9] 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.
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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
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Councillor candidate
Votes
Vote%
Election spending
Valerie Burke (X)
7,055
71.48
Howard Ian Shore
2,815
28.52
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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
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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
Close
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
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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
Close
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
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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
Close
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
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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
Close
Ward 5 boundaries changed from 2010 with parts of former Ward 4.
Ward 6
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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
Close
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.
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
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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
Close
Ward 8 has new boundaries with parts transferred from old Wards 2 and 6.
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.[16] Perrelli is incumbent Ward 2 councillor running as mayor.
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.
