| Ward 7 |
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Location of Ward 7 in Markham |
| City | Markham |
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| Councillor | Nimisha Patel |
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Ward 7 is a municipal ward in the southeast corner of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to Markham City Council.
Ward 7 is bounded on the north by Highway 407, on the west by McCowan Road, and on the south and east by the city limits.[1]
The ward includes the neighbourhoods of Box Grove, Cedar Grove, Cedarwood, Legacy, Middlefield, Rouge Fairways, and Rouge River Estates.
History
The ward has been based in the southeast part of Markham since 1997.[2] Prior to that, it was located in Thornhill.[3]
Councillors
- Tony C. Wong (1997–2000)
- Khalid Usman (2000–2006)
- Logan Kanapathi (2006–2018)
- Khalid Usman (2018–2022)
- Juanita Nathan (2022–2025)
- Nimisha Patel (2025–present)
Election results
2025 by-election
A by-election will be held in the ward on September 29, 2025, following the election of Juanita Nathan as Liberal Member of Parliament for Pickering—Brooklin in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4]
- Candidates[5][6]
- Kristian Chan
- Killi Chelliah, real estate agent. Ran in this Ward in 2018.
- Jenny Chen, York Region District School Board Trustee for Wards 1 & 8. Worked for MPP Logan Kanapathi's constituency office.
- Abdul Samad Katawazy, York Region District School Board assessor, and business owner.
- Vicky McGrath, business owner. Ran for Aurora Town Council in 2018.
- Aranee Murugananthan, human resources partner.
- Nimisha Patel, Box Grove Residents Association Co-Chair.[7] Ran in this ward in 2022.
- Omar Ullah
- Results[8]
| Council candidate
|
Vote
|
%
|
| Nimisha Patel |
2,954 |
36.10
|
| Killi Chelliah |
2,098 |
25.64
|
| Aranee Murugananthan |
2,055 |
25.11
|
| Jenny Chen |
699 |
8.54
|
| Vicky McGrath |
141 |
1.72
|
| Kristian Chan |
120 |
1.47
|
| Abdul Samad Katawazy |
65 |
0.79
|
| Omar Ullah |
51 |
0.62
|
2022
| Council candidate
|
Vote
|
%
|
| Juanita Nathan |
5,388 |
47.75
|
| Nimisha Patel |
2,648 |
23.47
|
| Shahzad Habib |
1,955 |
17.33
|
| Neetu Gupta |
1,292 |
11.45
|
2018
| Council candidate
|
Vote
|
%
|
| Khalid Usman |
3,308 |
24.14
|
| Kethika Logan Kanapathi |
2,635 |
19.23
|
| Sundy Huang |
2,079 |
15.17
|
| Killi Chelliah |
1,961 |
14.31
|
| Malar Varatharaja |
1,587 |
11.58
|
| Mohammed Rahman |
1,065 |
7.77
|
| Sothy Sella |
481 |
3.51
|
| Johnson Irimpan |
350 |
2.55
|
| Mike Srinathan |
236 |
1.72
|
2014
| Council candidate
|
Vote
|
%
|
| Logan Kanapathi |
5,673 |
48.25
|
| Khalid Usman |
3,539 |
30.10
|
| Shusmita Sharma |
1,308 |
11.12
|
| Sothy Sella |
1,078 |
9.17
|
| Vasu Murugesu |
160 |
1.36
|
2010
| Council candidate
|
Vote
|
%
|
| Logan Kanapathi |
4,027 |
36.21
|
| Debbie Wong |
3,168 |
28.49
|
| Adnan Khan |
1,173 |
10.55
|
| Raman Virk |
1,100 |
9.89
|
| Mohammed Rahman |
1,050 |
9.44
|
| Inderjit Basra |
393 |
3.53
|
| Senthil Varatharajah |
210 |
1.89
|
2006
| Council candidate
|
Vote
|
%
|
| Logan Kanapathi |
3,088 |
33.54
|
| Tessa Benn-Ireland |
1,569 |
17.04
|
| Mohammed Rahman |
1,272 |
13.82
|
| Yahya Qureshi |
1,224 |
13.30
|
| William Jeyaveeran |
775 |
8.42
|
| Jeffry Ruo |
595 |
6.46
|
| Manpreet Minhas |
343 |
3.73
|
| Syed Zaidi |
340 |
3.69
|
2003
| Council Candidate
|
Vote[9]
|
%
|
| Khalid Usman |
2,913 |
38.27
|
| Mohan Nadarajah |
2,290 |
30.09
|
| Sunny Dosanjh |
2,043 |
26.84
|
| Ernest Onyido |
365 |
4.80
|
2000
| Council Candidate
|
Vote[10]
|
%
|
| Khalid Usman |
3,231 |
67.31
|
| Jas Dhanjal |
1,569 |
32.69
|
1997
| Council Candidate
|
Vote[11]
|
%
|
| Tony C. Wong |
1,406 |
33.56
|
| Lily Chauhan |
632 |
15.08
|
| Sydney Zaidi |
524 |
12.51
|
| Marlene Mogado |
501 |
11.96
|
| Joe Sealey |
434 |
10.36
|
| Jean Boutsis |
354 |
8.45
|
| Jim Blackwin |
178 |
4.25
|
| Mike Annamunthodo |
161 |
3.84
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References
- ^ "Ward 7 Councillor". City of Markham.
- ^ "Markham". Toronto Star. November 6, 1997. p. 142. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Markham". Toronto Star. November 10, 1994. p. 23. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ "List of candidates set for Markham Ward 7 byelection Sept. 29". Markham Economist & Sun. August 22, 2025.
- ^ "Who's running for office". City of Markham.
- ^ "Ward 7 by-election occurring Sept. 26 to 29". Markham Review. September 23, 2025.
- ^ "Ratepayer Associations". City of Markham.
- ^ "Unofficial election results for the 2025 Markham Ward 7 By-Election". City of Markham. September 29, 2025.
- ^ "Vote 2003 Official Results". Town of Markham (via Internet Archive). Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Ward 7 - Councillors". Town of Markham (via Internet Archive). Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Markham". Toronto Star. November 11, 1997. p. 39. Retrieved September 28, 2025.