Municipal elections in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Municipal elections in Richmond Hill, Ontario are held every four years, concurrent with other municipal elections in Ontario. Historically, elections were held more often. Elected positions include mayor, regional and local councillor and ward councillors (for six different wards) on the Richmond Hill City Council, as well as trustees for the York Region District School Board, the York Catholic District School Board and for a Conseillere for the Conseil Scholare de District de Centre SudOuest.

1873 election

The first election in Richmond Hill was held January 6, 1873, just after its incorporation as a village.[1] The campaign focused on the need to build a new high school as the one built in the 1850s was becoming crowded.

Abraham Law, elected the first reeve of Richmond Hill

The vote tallies were (elected candidates bolded):

Reeve Votes Councillors Votes
Abraham Law 56 William Warren 98
Andrew McNair 47 Jacob Brillinger 83
Dr. John Duncumb 5 William Powell 77
David Hopkins 62
James Freek 58
J.R. Arnold 42

1985 election

Concurrent with the 1985 election, two plebiscites were held, one relating to the ward system and one relating to Nuclear-free zones.[2] Voters rejected the new ward system 5057 to 5460 and endorsed the nuclear-free zone declaration 7073 to 3272. Low voter turnout was credited to the poor weather and the lack of a mayoral race.[3]

Mayor Votes Local and Regional Councillor Votes Ward 1 Votes Ward 2 Votes Ward 3 Votes Ward 4 Votes Ward 5 Votes Ward 6 Votes
Al DuffyAccl. Gordon Rowe4890 Tom Simpson681 Doug Smith1455 William F. Bell1042 Gail Blackburn1345 Bob Case1108 Bryon Wilfert810
Lois Hancey6232 Bill Corcoran3468 Frank Gallant1058 Terence Munsey128 Paul Hunter585 Bernie Gaten755 Nick Papa333
David Amos2814 Larry Ashton207 James Justin Hogan106 Gerry O'Donnell313 Frank Cavallo381
Steven Rotman747 John Fearon44 Joe Pacitto151

1988 election

The election was held November 14, 1988.[4][5] Issues in the election included the rapid building of houses in Richmond Hill which many felt had outpaced the growth of corresponding services.[6] The relationship between the town councillors and developers had also been the subject of controversy.[7]

Mayor Votes Local and Regional Councillor Votes Ward 1 Votes Ward 2 Votes Ward 3 Votes Ward 4 Votes Ward 5 Votes Ward 6 Votes
William F. Bell8887 Frank Endean6277 Tom Simpson1737 Janet Mabley1901 David Cohen1456 Gail Blackburn2466 Catherine Bishop1907 Bryon Wilfert1479
Al Duffy5386 Lois Hancey6002 Bonnie Tiffin589 Nicholas Legge802 Bronwyn Frazer976 Dennis Chris919 Nick Papa1636 Rosario DeGregorio671
Isabelle Gargarella4811 Linda Christie5940 David Amos530 Terence Munsey433 Nick Negri322
Bill Monroe4407 Joanne Leroux-Willison138 Stephen Kaye350
Robert Cage3749
Larry Ashton1165

1991 election

One of the main issue of the 1991 election was plans to scrap the building of a large civic centre in the downtown area, and instead lease office space in Beaver Creek Industrial Park for that purpose, and build a single purpose library downtown instead of integrating it into a multi-purpose facility.[8]

2003 election

The 2003 election was held on November 12, 2003.

Mayor[9] Votes Local and Regional Councillor Votes Ward 1[10] Votes Ward 2[11] Votes Ward 3[12] Votes Ward 4[13] Votes Ward 5[14] Votes Ward 6[15] Votes
William F. Bell2373 Vito Spatafora2052 Arnie Warner2027 David Cohen1750 Lynn Foster1830 Elio Di Iorio2420 Joe DiPaola1444
William Lazenby917 Vince Agozzino2006 Gary Schecter614 Agnes Chan-Wong1257 Bruce Gilmour1121 Nick Papa2175 Michael Charles Latour858
Sonny Khan202 Cathy Leung-Rosnuk995 Ali Mian399 Shirley Chan86 Ted Bunker850 Lucy Rosina Cunningham294 Godwin Chan702
Joe Pacitto315 Blair Kingsland107 Ali Zahedi43 Jane Robertson608

2006 election
Main article: Richmond Hill municipal election, 2006

The election debates centred on urban sprawl, especially with regards to the Oak Ridges Moraine, waste management and urban renewal in the downtown area of Richmond Hill.[16]

Mayor[17] Votes Local and Regional Councillor[18] Votes Ward 1[19] Votes Ward 2[20] Votes Ward 3[21] Votes Ward 4[22] Votes Ward 5[23] Votes Ward 6[24] Votes
Dave Barrow22007 Brenda Hogg15296 Greg Beros1568 Arnie Warner2128 David Cohen2179 Lynn Foster4046 Nick Papa2509 Godwin Chan1627
David McCann2661 Vito Spatafora14536 Carrie Hoffelner1209 Asghar Naqvi1138 Natalie Helferty685 Shiraz Hudda608 Elio di Iorio2480 Michael

Charles Latour

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Anastasios Baxevanidis2276 Joe DiPaola13916 Don Ciccone746 Carmine Perrelli1095 Vik Gandhi436 Marg Aldridge609 Sandra di Iorio1069
Ramon Datol962 Heather Sinclair328 Mike McCallum354 Arif Khan228 Michael McGouran552 Derek Wu614
Adam Dodwell78 D.L. Meitz63 Nancy Storey502 Muhammad Ali303

2010 election

The 2010 election was held on October 25, 2010.[25] This was the first election in Richmond Hill where the ballots were tabulated electronically instead of manually.[26] Issues in the election included regional transit planning (e.g. VIVA rapidways, Line 1 Yonge extension), the future of the David Dunlap Observatory, and debt in York Region.[27][28]

2010 Richmond Hill Election Results[29]
Position Electee
Mayor Dave Barrow
Local and Regional Councillor Vito Spatafora
Local and Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg
Ward 1 Councillor Greg Beros
Ward 2 Councillor Carmine Perrelli
Ward 3 Councillor Castro Liu
Ward 4 Councillor Lynn Foster
Ward 5 Councillor Nick Papa
Ward 6 Councillor Godwin Chan

2014 election

The 2014 election was held on October 27, 2014.

2014 Richmond Hill Election Results [30]
Mayor Votes Local and Regional Councillor Votes Ward 1 Votes Ward 2 Votes Ward 3 Votes Ward 4 Votes Ward 5 Votes Ward 6 Votes
Dave Barrow 23397 Vito Spatafora 16112 Greg Beros 3426 Tom Muench 958 Castro Liu 3758 David West 3815 Karen Cilevitz 3405 Godwin Chan 4177
Carmine Perrelli 12320 Brenda Hogg 14145 Todd Hansen 1352 Stan Daneman 937 Donalda Johnson 950 Angel Freedman 2007 Nick Papa 2730 Frank Mastroianni 1365
Anastasios Baxevanidis 989 Joe DiPaola 13269 Trifon Haitas 749 Marjan Moridi-Arcuri 923 Alireza Rafiee 286 Ted Schneider 819 Ted Leider 1292 Igor Bily 190
David Cohen 11561 Alex Khoroshylov 289 Ramona Singh 756 Davood Borojerdi-Azar 151
Karen Trofimchuk 3672 Keith Menezes 734
Ally Hemani 535
Paul Tuen Muk 216
Paul Pilli 196
Morteza Behrooz 104

2018 election

The 2018 election was held on October 22, 2018.

2018 Richmond Hill Election Results [31]
Mayor Votes Local and Regional Councillor Votes Ward 1 Votes Ward 2 Votes Ward 3 Votes Ward 4 Votes Ward 5 Votes Ward 6 Votes
Dave Barrow 23304 Joe DiPaola 11758 Greg Beros 2323 Tom Muench 1827 Castro Liu Accl. David West 3963 Karen Cilevitz 3137 Godwin Chan 4146
Susan Korman 4756 Carmine Perrelli 11418 Carol Davidson 1687 Scott Thompson 1076 Bob Aurora 1228 Nick Papa 2247 Julie Maxey 912
Abu Alam 1238 Carol Chan 9448 Lidia Kafieh 1167 Keith Menezes 636 Michael D'Amelio 799 Mahnaz Shahbazi 542
Ali Noroozi 770 Jason Cherniak 8878 Trifon Haitas 211 Michael Aziz 520 Nima Shahi 129
Mino Tari 567 Ramin Faraji 3706 Mike Rajbar 284
Weibo Cheng 3523
Sabine Ho 2605
Murtaza Bhujwalla 1269

2022 mayoral by-election
2022 Richmond Hill mayoral by-election
January 24, 2022
Turnout32.10%
 
Nominee David West Godwin Chan
Popular vote 13,053 10,167
Percentage 33.55% 26.13%
 
Nominee Carmine Perrelli Joe DiPaola
Popular vote 8,017 6,074
Percentage 20.60% 15.61%
Mayor before election

Dave Barrow

 Elected Mayor

David West

The 2022 mayoral by-election was held on January 18-24, 2022. City council passed By-Law 133-21 on October 13, 2021 authorizing the use of internet voting to accommodate voters for the by-election during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reasons for the by-election

Then incumbent mayor Dave Barrow went on indefinite medical leave on February 24, 2021, leaving city council with 8 voting members.[32] According to local media reports, this left city council frequently gridlocked, as there was no leader in council and council votes would often end in a tie. City council meetings were characterized as "dysfunctional", where members would divulge into squabbling and name-calling.[33]

Barrow returned to preside over a special council meeting on September 8, 2021 regarding the future of the governance of council given the inefficiencies during his absence. Four councillors left the meeting in protest before it was adjourned.[34][35] On September 15, 2021, Barrow retired as mayor.[36]

On September 29, 2021, city council agreed to hold a by-election to fill the mayor's vacant seat instead of appointing a mayor.[37]

Candidates
  • Godwin Chan, incumbent city councillor (Ward 6)
  • Joe DiPaola, acting mayor and incumbent city councillor
  • Susan Korman, CEO, Furry Friends Company[38]
  • Carmine Perrelli, deputy mayor and regional councillor
  • Ruida Tian, Founder/CEO, Smair Inc.[39]
  • Rona Wang, President & CEO at GoBest Immigration Services[40]
  • David West, incumbent city councillor (Ward 4)
  • Juni Yeung, music teacher, author, cultural historian, and interpreter[41]
  • Michael Zambakkides, Vice president, Z3 Controls[42]

Results
2022 Richmond Hill Mayoral By-election Results[43]
Candidate Votes Share
David West 13053 33.55%
Godwin Chan 10167 26.13%
Carmine Perrelli 8017 20.60%
Joe DiPaola 6074 15.61%
Rona Wang 406 1.04%
Ruida Tian 389 1.00%
Susan Korman 364 0.94%
Michael Zambakkides 237 0.61%
Juni Yeung 202 0.52%

Voter turnout for this election was 32.10%.

2022 election

The 2022 election will be held on October 24, 2022.

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