Ward 7 (Markham, Ontario)

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.

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. Prior to that, it was located in Thornhill.

Councillors

1. Tony C. Wong (1997–2000)
2. Khalid Usman (2000–2006)
3. Logan Kanapathi (2006–2018)
4. Khalid Usman (2018–2022)
5. Juanita Nathan (2022–2025)
6. 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.

Candidates

• 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. Ran in this ward in 2022.
• Omar Ullah

Results

2022

2018

2014

2010

2006

2003

2000

1997

References