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Frank Scarpitti
His Worship Frank Scarpitti
	Official portrait, 2014
7th Mayor of Markham
	Incumbent
	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

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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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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	K.A.
Partap Dua	3,326	4.71	-1.43
James Treacy	2,850	4.04	K.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

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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Mother of Markham mayor dies". YorkRegion.com. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[2] "Mayor's Office".

[3] 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.

[4] Town of Markham (October 2006). "Town of Markham -2006 Election Results (Mayor)". Retrieved January 21, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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-| birth_place = Ontario
+| caption          = Official portrait, 2014
-| death_date =
+| office1          = 7th [[List of mayors of Markham, Ontario|Mayor of Markham]]
-| residence = Markham
+| term_start1      = November 2006
-| office1 = 7th [[List of mayors of Markham, Ontario|Mayor of Markham]]
+| term_end1        =
-| term_start1 = 2006
+| predecessor1     = [[Don Cousens]]
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+| successor1       =
-| predecessor1 = [[Don Cousens]]
+| office2          = 5th [[List of mayors of Markham, Ontario|Mayor of Markham]]
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+| status2          = Interim
-| office2 = 5th [[List of mayors of Markham, Ontario|Mayor of Markham]]
-| term_start2 = 1992
+| term_start2      = 1992
-| term_end2 = 1994
+| term_end2        = 1994
-| predecessor2 = [[Tony Roman]]
+| predecessor2     = [[Tony Roman]]
-| successor2 = [[Don Cousens]]
+| successor2       = [[Don Cousens]]
-| occupation =
+| birth_name       =
+| birth_date       = {{Birth year and age|1960}}
-| spouse = Nancy Scarpitti
+| birth_place      = [[Ontario]], Canada
-| children = 3
+| death_date       =
+| death_place      =
+| party            = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (since 1985)
+| otherparty       = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberal]] (1990–1990)
+| spouse           = Nancy Scarpitti
+| children         = 3
+| residence        = [[Markham, Ontario]], Canada
+| occupation       = Politician
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-'''Frank Scarpitti''' is the [[mayor]] of the city of [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]], [[Ontario]], Canada.
+'''Frank Scarpitti''' (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 7th and current [[List of mayors of Markham, Ontario|mayor of Markham]] since 2006.
+==Early life==
 Scarpitti was born in [[Ontario]] in 1960.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} He is the son of Italian immigrants, Lucia and Antonio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4413862-mother-of-markham-mayor-dies/|title=Mother of Markham mayor dies|date=March 14, 2014|website=YorkRegion.com|access-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008141201/https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/4413862-mother-of-markham-mayor-dies/|archive-date=October 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He is married to Nancy Scarpitti, and has three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/home/about/city-hall/mayor/01-mayors-office|title=Mayor's Office}}</ref>
 He ran for the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] in the [[1990 Ontario provincial election]] in [[Markham (provincial electoral district)|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 Ontario municipal elections|1994 municipal election]]. He subsequently worked as a broadcaster with [[CFMT-DT|CFMT]] in [[Toronto]] during his absence from politics from 1994 to 1997.
+Scarpitti was appointed mayor from 1992 to 1994 following the death of [[Tony Roman]] but was defeated by [[Don Cousens]] in the [[1994 Ontario municipal elections|1994 municipal election]]. He subsequently worked as a broadcaster with [[CFMT-DT|CFMT]] in [[Toronto]] during his absence from politics from 1994 to 1997.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-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.
+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.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-Scarpitti has also served on various town committees, including:
+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]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Riedner |first=Heidi |date=October 31, 2019 |title=Markham officials under fire over Chinese flag raising ceremony |work=[[Toronto Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/31/markham-officials-under-fire-over-chinese-flag-raising-ceremony.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101140755/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/31/markham-officials-under-fire-over-chinese-flag-raising-ceremony.html |archive-date=November 1, 2019}}</ref>
-* Chair of [[York Region]]'s Planning and Economic Development Committee
-* member of the Finance and Administrative Committee
-* member of the Community Services Committee
-* Co-chair Kyoto at the city of Markham
-* Chair of [[York Region]]al Planning and Economic Development Committee
-* member of the Transit Committee
-* member of the Solid Waste Committee
-* member of the [[York Region]]'s Youth Advisory Committee
-* member of the [[Markham Theatre Board]]
-* member of the [[Rouge Park Alliance]]
-* member of the [[Canada Day]] Committee
-* Vice-Chairman of [[Power Stream]]
-* Chair of [[York Regional Police]] Services Board
+==Electoral record==
-In October 2019, Scarpitti gained attention for participating in a Chinese flag-raising ceremony in honour of the [[National Day of the People's Republic of China]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/31/markham-officials-under-fire-over-chinese-flag-raising-ceremony.html|title=Markham officials under fire over Chinese flag raising ceremony|last=Riedner|first=Heidi|date=October 31, 2019|work=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101140755/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/31/markham-officials-under-fire-over-chinese-flag-raising-ceremony.html|archive-date=November 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
+===Provincial electoral record===
+{{CANelec/top|ON|1990|percent=yes|change=yes}}
+{{CANelec|ON|PC|[[Don Cousens]]| 25,595|49.97|+5.77}}
+{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Frank Scarpitti | 15,128|29.53|-13.10}}
+{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Rob Saunders| 8,459| 16.51|+6.57}}
+{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Eric Skura|1,086 |2.12 | -1.11}}
+{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Ian Hutchison|642 |1.25 | }}
+{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Gary Walsh|311 |0.61 | }}
+{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|51,221|100.0   }}
+{{CANelec/hold|ON|PC|+9.44}}
+{{end}}
+===Municipal===
+====2006 Markham mayoral election====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral candidate
+! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
+! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
+! style="background:#ddf; width:40px;"| ±%
+|-
+|Frank Scarpitti<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.markham.ca/Vote2006/voteresults/mayor.htm|title=Town of Markham -2006 Election Results (Mayor)|author=Town of Markham|date=October 2006|accessdate=January 21, 2012}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ||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====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral candidate
+! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
+! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
+! style="background:#ddf; width:40px;"| ±%
+|-
+|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====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral candidate
+! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
+! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
+! style="background:#ddf; width:40px;"| ±%
+|-
+| 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====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral candidate
+! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
+! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
+! style="background:#ddf; width:40px;"| ±%
+|-
+| '''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====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral candidate
+! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
+! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
+! style="background:#ddf; width:40px;"| ±%
+|-
+| '''Frank Scarpitti''' (X) || '''44,172''' || '''64.35'''
+|-
+| Don Hamilton || 24,469 || 35.65
+|}
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Ontario Liberal Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections]]
-{{Ontario-mayor-stub}}

v t e Mayors and Reeves of Markham, Ontario
Corporation of the City of Markham, Ontario (2012-present)	Frank Scarpitti
Corporation of the Town of Markham, Ontario (1971-2012)	Anthony Roman Carole Bell Anthony Roman Frank Scarpitti Don Cousens Frank Scarpitti
Incorporated Township of Markham, Ontario (1968-1971)	Alma Walker Anthony Roman
Village of Markham, Canada West (1850-1867) and Ontario (1867-1968)	Amos Wright David Reesor George P Dickson Henry Miller David Reesor William Marr Button David Reesor William Marr Button John Bowman William Marr Button John Bowman William Marr Button James Robinson William Eakin Thomas Williamson David James Robert Bruce Anthony Forster Jonathan Slater Walter Scott James Laurie Arthur Quantz James Dimma Abner Summerfeldt Jonathan Slater William H. Lapp Jonathan Nigh George P. Padget Wesley Gohn George P. Padget James Rennie Charles H. Hooper William W. Griffin Winfred Timbers Alfred DeMasurier William L. Clark Alma Walker