Ward 2 (Windsor, Ontario)

Ward 2
Constituency
for the Windsor City Council
Location of Ward 2
CityWindsor
Current constituency
Created1977
CouncillorFrazier Fathers

Ward 2 is a municipal ward in the west end of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to Windsor City Council.

Geography

The ward is bounded on west by Prospect Avenue, and the Ojibwe Parkway, on the south by the E. C. Row Expressway, Huron Church Road and Tecumseh Road, on the east by Michigan Central Railway Tunnel and on the north by the Detroit River.[1] It covers the neighbourhoods of Sandwich and University (Bridgeview).

History

Ward 2 was created in 1977 when Windsor City Council adopted a ward system.[2] From 1978 to 2010, the ward was represented by two members and also contained Downtown Windsor.

Councillors

Council Member
1978–80 Ron Wagenberg Roy Battagello
1980–82 Peggy Simpson
1982–85 Ted Bounsall John Millson
1985–88
1988–91 Peter Carlesimo Sheila Wisdom
1991–94
1994–97
1997–2000 Brian Masse (until 2002)
2000–03
Ron Jones (from 2002)
2003–06 Caroline Postma
2006–10
2010–14 Ron Jones
2014–18 John Elliott
2018–22 Fabio Constante (until 2025)
2022–26
Frazier Fathers (from 2025)

Election results

2025 by-election

A by-election was held on October 27, 2025, to replace Fabio Costante, who vacated the seat to become the CEO of the Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation.[3]

Candidates[4][5]
  • Nick Amlin, international relations and sociology student at the University of Windsor, retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force
  • John Cutting, tile setter, businessperson, CEO of the Huron-Wyandot Council of Ontario
  • Michael DiPierdomenico, letter carrier for Canada Post
  • Frazier Fathers, independent, non-profit and affordable housing consultant, formerly with the United Way
  • Brian Green, salesperson
  • Jake Kelza Pollock, salesperson, social media marketing
  • Tecumseh MacGuigan, bank teller, formerly a CNC machinist, and custodian
  • Ilene Muise, social sector worker
  • Christie Nelson, project manager with a non-profit, Greater Essex County District School Board school trustee, former auxiliary police officer and news reporter
  • Sam Romano, retired banker for RBC, ran in this ward in 2022
  • Krystalynn Singh, businessperson and property manager
  • Patrick Sutherland, appliance repair and salesperson, computer consultant, web designer, former disc jockey
  • Cynthia Ann Van Vrouwerff, former janitorial and house and hospitality industry worker
  • Jun Wuyan, production technician
  • Mo Zafar, lawyer, former member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Results
Council Candidate Vote %
Frazier Fathers 983 47.17
Sam Romano 259 12.43
Nick Amlin 254 12.19
Brian Green 227 10.89
Mo Zafar 80 3.84
Michael DiPierdomenico 72 3.45
Christie Nelson 59 2.83
Patrick Sutherland 40 1.92
Jake Kelza Pollock 34 1.63
John Cutting 24 1.15
Krystalynn Singh 18 0.86
Tecumseh MacGuigan 13 0.62
Cynthia Ann Van Vrouwerff 9 0.43
Ilene Muise 8 0.38
Jun L Wyuyan 4 0.19

2022

Main article: 2022 Windsor municipal election
Council Candidate Vote %
Fabio Costante 2,181 73.88
Sam Romano 326 11.04
Chris Soda 230 7.79
Myriam Faraj 215 7.28
Ward 2 Voter Turnout: 17.02% 10.08%

2018

Main article: 2018 Windsor municipal election
Council Candidate Vote %
Fabio Constante 2,139 56.86
John Elliott 1,623 43.14

2014

Main article: 2014 Windsor municipal election

Incumbent Councillor Ron Jones announced he would not run for re-election.[6]

Council Candidate Vote %
John Elliott 1,729 41.08
Frank Favot 1,283 30.48
Joan Mavrinac 693 16.46
Kevin Flood 318 7.56
James Ging 157 3.73
Dmitrius Djankovic 29 0.69

2010

Main article: 2010 Windsor municipal election
Council Candidate Vote %
Ron Jones 2,111 41.98
John Elliott 2,106 41.88
Gary Langril 584 11.61
George Grant 118 2.35
Grant Martin 110 2.19

2006

Main article: 2006 Windsor municipal election
Council Candidate (elect 2) Vote %
Ron Jones 4,497 37.41
Caroline Postma 2,728 22.69
Gail Growe 1,854 15.42
Dan Petoran 1,697 14.12
Chris Schnurr 434 3.61
Chris Richie 424 3.53
Tom Livingston 388 3.23

2003

Council Candidate Vote[7] %
Ron Jones 5,068 31.88
Caroline Postma 3,455 21.73
Peter Carlesimo 3,137 19.73
Dennis Chronopoulos 1,627 10.23
Robert Petroni 1,237 7.78
Lawrence Holland 1,014 6.38
Leo Petrilli 359 2.26

2002 by-election

A by-election was held September 9, 2002 to replace Brian Masse who had been elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a federal by-election held in Windsor West in May 2002.[8]

Council Candidate Vote %
Ron Jones 1,980 41.96
Caroline Postma 1,202 25.47
Joe McParland 804 17.04
Brian Kersey 295 6.25
Russell Heath 224 4.75
Robert Potomski 144 3.05
Bill Wiseman 43 0.91
Elsie Shmyr Swanson 27 0.57

2000

Main article: 2000 Windsor municipal election
2000 Windsor municipal election
Candidate Votes %
(x)Brian Masse 4,908 32.36
(x)Peter Carlesimo 3,430 22.61
Jim Bennett 2,861 18.86
Graham Wilson 1,274 8.40
Lawrence Holland 1,144 7.54
Frank DiPierdomenico 714 4.71
Kevin Flood 373 2.46
Bob Harper 336 2.22
Bowen Alkemade 128 0.84
Total votes 15,168 100.00

1997

Main article: 1997 Windsor municipal election
1997 Windsor municipal election
Candidate Votes %
Brian Masse 3,425 26.20
(x) Peter Carlesimo 2,865 21.91
Jim Bennett 2,491 19.05
Rolly Marentette 1,613 12.34
George Dadamo 1,587 12.14
Gail Zdyb 597 4.57
Robert Potomski 496 3.79
Total votes 13,074 100.00

1994

Council Candidate Vote[9] %
Sheila Wisdom 4,585 37.96
Peter Carlesimo 3,349 27.73
Glenn Matthews 2,633 21.80
Kevin Cathcart 1,511 12.51

1991

Main article: 1991 Windsor municipal election
1991 Windsor municipal election
Candidate Votes %
(x)Sheila Wisdom 6,379 39.74
(x)Peter Carlesimo 4,852 30.23
Arlene Rousseau 2,300 14.33
Paul Dale 831 5.18
George J. Mahler 629 3.92
Gilles Brunet 554 3.45
Kevin Cathcart 506 3.15
Total Valid Votes 16,051 100.00

1988

Main article: 1988 Windsor municipal election
Council Candidate Vote[10] %
Peter Carlesimo 5,645 29.04
Sheila Wisdom 5,149 26.49
Mike Walsh 4,988 25.66
Robert Joseph Potomski 1,081 5.56
Greg Nassr 940 4.84
Jim Meunier 611 3.14
David Brownell 517 2.66
Larry St. Denis 507 2.61

1985

Council Candidate Vote[11] %
John Millson 5,920 37.00
Ted Bounsall 3,156 19.73
Peter Carlesimo 3,139 19.62
Ted Broad 1,146 7.16
David Tucker 1,117 6.98
Dan Murphy 563 3.52
Robert A. Andrusevich 361 2.26
Michael J. Collins 311 1.94
Cully Robinson 285 1.78

1982

Council Candidate Vote[12] %
Ted Bounsall 5,737 28.26
John Millson 4,482 22.08
John Fitzgerald 2,198 10.83
Peggy Simpson 2,159 10.64
Lyle Browning 1,760 8.67
George Dubauskas 1,706 8.40
Doglas (Skippy) Kenney 1,069 5.27
Larry St. Denis 702 3.46
Bob Potomski 487 2.40

1980

Council Candidate Vote[13] %
Ron Wagenberg 3,558 25.53
Peggy Simpson 2,757 19.78
George Dubauskas 2,562 18.38
Roy A. Battagello 2,139 15.35
Larry Horwitz 1,876 13.46
Gerald B. Pageau 595 4.27
Steven Farron 452 3.24

1978

Council Candidate Vote[14] %
Ron Wagenberg 4,505 31.25
Roy Battagello 3,896 27.02
J. Lyle Browning 2,544 17.65
Robert Moore 1,623 11.26
George J. Dubauskas 1,044 7.24
Derek Insley 805 5.58


References

  1. ^ "Ward 2 Municipal Electoral Map" (PDF). City of Windsor. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Lines drawn". Windsor Star. May 25, 1977. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Windsor councillor leaving city hall to take local housing corporation top job". CBC. June 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Get to know the 15 people vying for Windsor's empty Ward 2 council seat". CBC. June 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Crowded race: Meet 15 candidates running in Windsor west-side byelection". Windsor Star. October 16, 2025.
  6. ^ CBC Windsor. "Ron Jones 'at peace' with not seeking re-election". Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ward Results". Windsor Star. November 11, 2003. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "Victory called 'NDP win'". Windsor Star. September 10, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "Windsor City Council". Windsor Star. November 15, 1994. p. 14. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "Windsor City Council". Windsor Star. November 15, 1988. p. 24. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  11. ^ "The Municipal Elections '85". Windsor Star. November 13, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  12. ^ "Meet your new council". Windsor Star. November 9, 1982. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  13. ^ "Council vote tally". Windsor Star. November 11, 1980. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "Council results by ward". Windsor Star. November 14, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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