Residents of Richmond Hill have cast their votes and David West has been elected the city’s new mayor.
In a news release issued Tuesday, the city said 38,909 votes were cast, representing a 32 per cent voter turnout.
Approximately 93 per cent of votes were cast online.
Read more: Canada election results: Richmond Hill
Results posted to the city’s website said West garnered 13,053 votes.
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Godwin Chan collected the second-highest number of votes at 10,167, while Carmine Perrelli finished third with 8,017 votes. The city’s acting mayor Joe DiPaola won 6,074 votes in Monday’s election.
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The city clerk has certified the by-election results.
According to the city, West was scheduled to be sworn in to office at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
He will serve the rest of the present term of council, ending on Nov. 14.
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