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ELECTION RESULTS 2011

The College of Opticians held elections for three (3) districts on Thursday, November 24, 2011. The three districts up for election were District 1 (SOUTHERN ONTARIO), District 5 (TORONTO), and District 8 (CENTRAL ONTARIO). The results are as follows:

Elections Results for District #1 (southern Ontario)

The deadline for receipt of nominations was September 20, 2011. Two nominations were received by the College: Mr. Junaide (Jay) Hakim, C-1856 and Mr. Edward Viveiros, C-1423.

The election took place on November 24, 2011 and Mr. Junaide (Jay) Hakim was declared the winner. Mr. Hakim will serve as representative of District 1 for the three-year term January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014.

District 1 (Southern Ontario)
Number of Eligible Voters	262
Number of Ballots received prior to 4:30pm November 24, 2011	141
Number of spoiled Ballots received	2
Voter Turnout	54%

Election Results for District #5 (Toronto Ontario)

The deadline for receipt of nominations was September 20, 2011. Three Nominations were received by the College: Mr. Ali Baddredine, C-1469, Mr. Muhammad Anwar Hussain, C-4050 and Mr. Shahram (Chris) Namvarazad, C-3128.

The election took place on November 24, 2011 and Mr. Shahram (Chris) Namvarazad was declared the winner. Mr. Namvarazad will serve as representative of District 5 for the three-year term January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014.

District 5(Toronto Ontario)
Number of Eligible Voters	456
Number of Ballots received prior to 4:30pm November 24, 2011	100
Number of spoiled Ballots received	1
Voter Turnout	22%

Elections Results for District #8 (Central Ontario)

The deadline for receipt of nominations was September 20, 2011. Two nominations were received by the College: Mr. Ahmed Abdolrazzak, C-3362 and Ms. Sheela Moloo, C-1574.

The election took place on November 24, 2011 and Ms. Sheela Moloo was declared the winner. Ms. Moloo will serve as representative of District 8 for the three-year term January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014.

District 8(central Ontario)
Number of Eligible Voters	602
Number of Ballots received prior to 4:30pm November 24, 2011	78
Number of spoiled Ballots received	2
Voter Turnout	13%

Complete Listing of Electoral Names and Districts:

DISTRICT	NAME	DISTRICT ENCOMPASSES	MEMBER	TERM	NEXT ELECTION
1	Southern	The County of Brant, the City of Hamilton, the regional municipalities of Halton and Niagara and the counties of Haldimand and Norfolk, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	J. Hakim	2012 - 2014	2014 (for 2015 - 2017)
2	Eastern	The City of Kawartha Lakes, the counties of Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Prince Edward, Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell, Stormount, Dundas and Glengarry, the regional municipality of Durham and the City of Ottawa, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	R. Vezina	2010 - 2012	2012 (for 2013 - 2015)
3	Northern	Territorial districts of Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Cochrane, Temiskaming, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Algoma, Manitoulin, and Muskoka, and the District of Dubury, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	B. Todd	2010 - 2012	2012 (for 2013 - 2015)
4	Western	Counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Kent and Essex, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	P. Dreyer	2011 - 2013	2013 (for 2014 - 2016)
5	Toronto	City of Toronto, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	C. Namvarazad	2012 - 2014	2014 (for 2015 - 2017)
6	CCLF	Whole province of Ontario	R. Fernandes	2011 - 2013	2013 (for 2014 - 2016)
7 (was part of 1)	Central Western	The counties of Dufferin and Wellington and the regional municipalities of Peel and Waterloo, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	P. Dhillon	2011 - 2013	2013 (for 2014-2016)
8 (was part of 5)	Central	County of Simcoe and the Regional Municipality of York or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	S. Moloo	2012 - 2014	2014 (for 2015 - 2017)

Should you have any questions about the election or the nomination process please contact Belinda Forrest at 416-368-3616 ext. 213 or elections@coptont.org