UPDATE, Oct. 25, 4 p.m.: The numbers have been updated and are now official.
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The faces around the Town of Newmarket council table remain unchanged for the next term. Here are the unofficial results of the Newmarket municipal elections, as of about 9:15 p.m. tonight, Oct. 24.
In total, 15,221 people voted, dropping to a new low in turnout compared to recent elections with 24.8 per cent of eligible voters casting a ballot.
Prior to the polls closing, as of 6 p.m., 13,530 residents had cast a ballot, representing 22.1 per cent of eligible voters. The majority of votes, 98.5 per cent, were made online.
Voter turnout in Newmarket’s 2018 election was 35 per cent, dropping from 37 per cent turnout for the 2014 election. In the 2018 election, 17,871 people voted online.
Mayor
John Taylor, incumbent, acclaimed
Deputy Mayor and Regional Councillor
Tom Vegh, incumbent, 9,396
Gordon Prentice 5,455
Ward 1 Councillor
Grace Simon, incumbent, 1,899
Mark Holmes 794
Ward 2 Councillor
Victor Woodhouse, incumbent, 1,211
Brian Andrews 841
Hunter Murchison-Doggart 191
Ward 3 Councillor
Jane Twinney, incumbent, acclaimed
Ward 4 Councillor
Trevor Morrison, incumbent, 1,222
Grant Waddell 627
Chris Dupee 261
Ward 5 Councillor
Bob Kwapis, incumbent, acclaimed
Ward 6 Councillor
Kelly Broome, incumbent, 1,726
Lukas Fuina 733
Ward 7 Councillor
Christina Bisanz, incumbent, 1,687
Nadia Hansen 527
York Region District School Board Trustee
Pamela McCarthy 4,414
Shameela Shakeel 4,034
Donald Smith 1,622
Jessica Neto 1,316
York Catholic District School Board Trustee*
Theresa McNicol, incumbent, 2,794
Peter Fracassi 1,125
Donnie Aloisi - 257 (Withdrew candidacy after nomination day)
Conseil scolaire Viamonde**
(French Public School Board Trustee)
Stefania Sigurdson Forbes 199
Nicolas Bigaignon 187
Hanane Jaouich 162
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
(French Catholic School Board Trustee)
Donald Blais, acclaimed
*Final results for the York Catholic District School Board trustee race are based on combined votes cast in the towns of Newmarket, Georgina and East Gwillimbury. This means that the timing of the results of this race will depend on when Newmarket receives all results.
** Official results are provided by the City of Vaughan. Visit vaughan.ca/elections for more information.
