Joe Ortona re-elected EMSB Chair; candidates sweep all 10 seats
Voters within the territory of the English Montreal School Board have cast their ballots for the choice of chair and commissioner in 10 wards. There was a 22.9 percent voter turnout. Joe Ortona was re-elected chair while his candidates swept all 10 seats.
Here are the results:
Chair:
Katherine Korakakis, Team Katherine Korakakis 4,674
Joe Ortona, Team Joe Ortona 13,289
Ward 1
Ahuntsic-Cartierville–Montréal-Nord
Franco Mazzariello, Team Katherine Korakakis 425
Susan Perera , Team Joe Ortona 916
Ward 2
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Chelsea Craig, Team Joe Ortona 820
Howie Silbiger, Team Katherine Korakakis 337
Ward 3
Côte-Saint-Luc. Montreal West, Hampstead
Samara Perez, Team Katherine Korakakis 1,110
Paola Samuel, Team Joe Ortona 1,607
Ward 4
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve–Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie–Plateau-Mont-Royal–Anjou–Montreal-Est
Maria Corsi, Team Joe Ortona 1,121
Viktoriya Grosko, Team Katherine Korakakis 333
Ward 5
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Joseph Lalla, Team Katherine Korakakis 853
Sharon Nelson, Team Joe Ortona 1,132
Ward 6
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Tony Aversano, Team Katherine Korakakis 340
Pietro Mercuri, Team Joe Ortona 2,248
Ward 7
Saint-Laurent
James Kromida, Team Joe Ortona 974
Vicky Pololos, Team Katherine Korakakis 471
Ward 8
Saint-Léonard
Mario Pietrangelo, Team Joe Ortona 1,681
Antonio Zaruso, Team Katherine Korakakis 521
Ward 9
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension–Mont-Royal–Outremont
Joanne Charron, Team Katherine Korakakis 310
Paula Kilian, Team Joe Ortona 938
Ward 10
Westmount–Sud-Ouest–Ville-Marie
Shalani Bel, Team Katherine Korakakis 706
Julien Feldman, Team Joe Ortona 1,243
About the English Montreal School Board
With a youth and adult sector population of more than 35,000 students, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established on July 1, 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines, the EMSB network consists of 73 schools and centres. For more details, visit the EMSB website at www.emsb.qc.ca.