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 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.
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 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 36.21Debbie Wong 3,168 28.49Adnan Khan 1,173 10.55Raman Virk 1,100 9.89Mohammed Rahman 1,050 9.44Inderjit Basra 393 3.53Senthil Varatharajah 210 1.89
2006
Council candidate Vote %Logan Kanapathi 3,088 33.54Tessa Benn-Ireland 1,569 17.04Mohammed Rahman 1,272 13.82Yahya Qureshi 1,224 13.30William Jeyaveeran 775 8.42Jeffry Ruo 595 6.46Manpreet Minhas 343 3.73Syed Zaidi 340 3.69
2003 Council Candidate Vote % 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 % Khalid Usman 3,231 67.31 Jas Dhanjal 1,569 32.69
1997 Council Candidate Vote % 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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