Certified candidates announced for the 2018 Markham Municipal Election

MARKHAM, ON — July 31, 2018 —  Markham residents will be casting their ballots online or in line for the 2018 Markham Municipal Election during a ten-day voting period from October 12 to 22. Yesterday afternoon, Markham's City Clerk/Returning Officer Kimberley Kitteringham released the names of the 111 certified candidates for the upcoming municipal election after the registration deadline closed on Friday, July 27 at 2 PM. This is the most candidates the City of Markham has received during a municipal election since it started online voting in 2003.

The City of Markham is a leader in digital democracy and multi-channel voting, providing residents with convenient, accessible and barrier-free voting for the last four municipal elections. "We've provided voters with an additional 76 hours to vote during Voting Days this election, which starts October 12 at 10 AM, and ends October 22 at 8 PM," said Markham's City Clerk/Returning Officer Kimberley Kitteringham. "In addition, we've extended online voting to Final Voting Day (October 22) based on previous post-election voter surveys, and to increase convenience and accessibility."

Markham voters will be able to vote online anytime, anywhere using a mobile device or computer during Voting Days. For those who need help casting their ballot, Voter Assistance Centres are located across the city to all eligible voters. Special Voting Locations will also be available at select locations for increased convenience for seniors.

Not only is online voting easy and convenient, it also supports Markham's accessibility objectives, vision for digital leadership and is greener than voting in person.

In order to vote in the upcoming election, you must be on the Municipal Voters’ List. Check to make sure you are on the list at electionsmarkham.ca .

For updates about the 2018 Markham Municipal Election, follow @MarkhamVotes on Twitter. #MarkhamVotes

CERTIFIED CANDIDATES:

Mayor

Steven Chen 
Shan Hua Lu 
Abdul Rahman Malik 
Frank Scarpitti 
Jawed Syed
 

Regional Councillor

Nirmala Armstrong 
Don Hamilton 
Jack Heath 
Niran Jeyanesan 
Jim Jones 
Ray Lai 
Jeffrey Lee 
Jeff Leung 
Joe Li 
Aaron Madar 
Tammy Mok 
Peter Pavlovic

Councillor - Ward 1

Caryn Bergmann 
Keith Irish 
Jasmine Kang 
Ricardo Mashregi 
Hilary Neubauer 
Barry Nelson 
Howard Shore 
Peter Wong

Councillor - Ward 2

Tammy Armes 
Tom Brindley 
Alan Ho 
Charles Jiang 
Larry Lau 
Bola Otaraki

Councillor - Ward 3

Ed Law 
Soraya Mangal 
Reid McAlpine 
Shanta Sundarason 
Jennifer Carrie Wan

Councillor - Ward 4

Ivy Lee 
Karen Rea 
Shaarmina A. Rodrigo 
Viradhi Sansanwal

Councillor - Ward 5

Scott Au 
Ashok Bangia 
Tommy Chan 
Compass Chung 
Andrew Keyes 
Marlene Mogado 
Rajeev Narang 
Sean O'Leary 
Mo Shakir 
Sri Sivasubramaniam 
Jeremiah Vijeyaratnam 
Fred K. Wong 
Grace Woo

Councillor - Ward 6

Victor Chan 
Amanda Yeung Collucci 
Arif Mahmood 
Gin Siow 
Shawn Wang

Councillor - Ward 7

Killi Chelliah 
Sundy Huang 
Johnson Irimpan 
Kethika Logan Kanapathi 
Mohammed Rahman 
Sothy Sella 
Elaguppillai (Mike) Srinathan 
Khalid Usman 
Malar Varatharaja

Councillor - Ward 8

Alex Chiu 
Benson Lau 
Isa Lee 
Joseph (Mohan) Remisiar 
Howard Shen

York Region District School Board Trustee 
Area 1 - Markham Ward 1 & Vaughan Ward 5 
 

Sahar Adaskar 
Brenndon Goodman 
Aviva Polonsky 
David Sherman 
Todd Silverman 
Simon Strelchik

York Region District School Board Trustee 
Area 1 - Wards 2, 3 & 6

Kevin Chan 
Edward Choi 
Catherine Leung 
Jerrica Lin 
AJ Luo 
Ron Lynn 
Lisa Ren 
Ada Yeung

York Region District School Board Trustee 
Area 3 - Wards 4 & 5

George M. George 
Michael Kim 
Rukshan Para 
Amit Sharda 
Allan Tam

York Region District School Board Trustee 
Area 4 - Wards 7 & 8

Sonia Babra 
Ali Chatha 
Sabbir Chawala 
Jenny Chen 
Gagan Garcha 
Charanjeet Singh Lamba 
Juanita Nathan 
Kavitha Senthil 
Taha Shaikh 
 

York Catholic District School Board Trustee 
Area 1 - Wards 1, 2, 3, & 6 
 

Carol Cotton 
Nader Deif

York Catholic District School Board Trustee 
Area 2 - Wards 4, 5, 7 & 8 
 

Patrice Chisholm 
Sam Cuda 
James Ecker 
Albert Ko 
Ben Smith

Conseil scolaire Viamonda Trustee 
 

François Guérin 
Karine Ricard

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Trustee 
 

Kathleen Beal 
Maxime Papillon

For a complete list of certified candidates for the Regional Chair position, visit york.ca. 

For more information on the 2018 Markham Municipal Election, and to learn more about the certifed candidates, visit electionsmarkham.ca .

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For all media inquiries / interview requests for the City of Markham: 
Erynn Sally, Media Relations Coordinator at esally@markham.ca or 416-737-2684