Frank Scarpitti | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| 7th Mayor of Markham | |
| Assumed office November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Don Cousens |
| 5th Mayor of Markham | |
Interim | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Roman |
| Succeeded by | Don Cousens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Independent (since 1985) |
| Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal (1990–1990) |
| Spouse | Nancy Scarpitti |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Politician |
Frank Scarpitti (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 7th and current mayor of Markham since 2006.
Early life
Scarpitti was born in Ontario in 1960. He is the son of Italian immigrants, Lucia and Antonio.[1] He is married to Nancy Scarpitti, and has three children.[2]
He ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1990 Ontario provincial election in Markham, but lost.
Political career and mayoralty
Scarpitti was appointed mayor from 1992 to 1994 following the death of Tony Roman but was defeated by Don Cousens in the 1994 municipal election. He subsequently worked as a broadcaster with CFMT in Toronto during his absence from politics from 1994 to 1997.
Scarpitti has served various roles in municipal politics as York Region Councillor (1985–1994), Budget Chief (2003–2006) and Deputy Mayor (1991–1992, 1997–2006). He was elected in 2006 as mayor to replace Don Cousens who had retired. He was re-elected in 2010 with 85% of the vote. He was re-elected again in 2014 with almost 71% of the vote.
In October 2019, Scarpitti gained negative attention for participating in a Chinese flag-raising ceremony in honour of the National Day of the People's Republic of China.[3]
Electoral record
Provincial electoral record
| 1990 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don Cousens | 25,595 | 49.97 | +5.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Frank Scarpitti | 15,128 | 29.53 | -13.10 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rob Saunders | 8,459 | 16.51 | +6.57 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Eric Skura | 1,086 | 2.12 | -1.11 | ||||
| Libertarian | Ian Hutchison | 642 | 1.25 | |||||
| Independent | Gary Walsh | 311 | 0.61 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 51,221 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +9.44 | ||||||
Municipal
2006 Markham mayoral election
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Scarpitti[4] | 48,462 | 82.97 | |
| Partap Dua | 4,912 | 8.41 | |
| Stephen Kotyck | 3,195 | 5.47 | |
| Sam Orrico | 1,840 | 3.15 | |
2010 Markham mayoral election
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Scarpitti (incumbent) | 54,660 | 85.23 | +2.26 |
| Stephen Kotyck | 5,566 | 8.68 | +3.21 |
| Partap Dua | 3,909 | 6.09 | -2.32 |
2014 Markham mayoral election
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Scarpitti (X) | 50,065 | 70.97 | -14.15 |
| Stephen Kotyck | 10,683 | 15.14 | +6.41 |
| Patrick Cottrell | 3,621 | 5.13 | N/A |
| Partap Dua | 3,326 | 4.71 | -1.43 |
| James Treacy | 2,850 | 4.04 | N/A |
2018 Markham mayoral election
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Scarpitti (X) | 55,553 | 74.94 | |
| Steve Chen | 11,068 | 14.93 | |
| Abdul Rahman Malik | 3,379 | 4.56 | |
| Jawed Syed | 2,294 | 3.09 | |
| Shan Hua Lu | 1,835 | 2.48 |
2022 Markham mayoral election
| Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Scarpitti (X) | 44,172 | 64.35 | |
| Don Hamilton | 24,469 | 35.65 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Mother of Markham mayor dies". YorkRegion.com. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Mayor's Office".
- ↑ Riedner, Heidi (October 31, 2019). "Markham officials under fire over Chinese flag raising ceremony". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ↑ Town of Markham (October 2006). "Town of Markham -2006 Election Results (Mayor)". Retrieved January 21, 2012.