School board
Trustee
- French: Conseillère ou conseiller scolaire
York Region District School Board · York Region District School Board area
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected at the regular municipal and school board election (next on 26 October 2026; the new term starts 15 November 2026) by the board's electors in each of its geographic areas: 12 trustees for 2026-2030 (O. Reg. 412/00 s. 2.1: the lesser of 12 and the 2022 number). Student trustees and First Nation trustees appointed under s. 188 also sit on the board and are not counted here.
- Seats
- 12
Who holds these seats now
- Carolyn Butterworth Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
Cindy Liang
Report Source: ontario.ca,
checked (+1 more)- Ed Law Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
Elizabeth Sinclair
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checked (+1 more)- Estelle Cohen Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
Jenny Chen
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checked (+1 more)
Melanie Wright
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checked (+1 more)
Michael Chen
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checked (+1 more)
Nadeem Mahmood
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checked (+1 more)- Pamela McCarthy Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Robert Kolosowski Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Ron Lynn Report Source: ontario.ca, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
- in 14 days General election
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Sources
- ontario.ca · checked Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2 (consolidated from 2026-09-22): s. 58.1(10)-(11) a district school board has 5 to 12 members, not counting First Nation trustees under s. 188, student trustees or the director of education; ss. 58.7-58.9 elections; ss. 230.3 and 230.15(2) Minister's vesting order and appointment of a person to exercise the board's powers For: Trustee, Trustee in French
- ontario.ca · checked O. Reg. 412/00, Elections to and Representation on District School Boards (consolidated from 2026-04-13, last amended by O. Reg. 100/26): s. 2.1 number of members for a regular election is the lesser of 12 and the 2022 number; ss. 4-9 distribution of members to geographic areas by 31 March of the election year For: Trustee
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked YRDSB: 13 trustees including the Indigenous trustee; directory lists 12 elected trustees by area (checked 2026-10-11) For: Trustee
- ontario.ca · checked Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (consolidated from 2026-05-07): s. 4 regular elections on the fourth Monday of October every four years (26 October 2026); s. 6 four-year term beginning 15 November; district school boards elected the same way as councils (Education Act s. 58.7) For: Carolyn Butterworth, current term, Cindy Liang, current term, Ed Law, current term, Elizabeth Sinclair, current term, Estelle Cohen, current term and 8 more
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Georgina and East Gwillimbury) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Carolyn Butterworth, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Richmond Hill Wards 3, 5 and 6) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Cindy Liang, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Markham Wards 3 and 4) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Ed Law, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Vaughan Wards 2 and 3) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Elizabeth Sinclair, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Vaughan Wards 4 and 5) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Estelle Cohen, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Markham Wards 1 and 8) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Jenny Chen, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Aurora and Whitchurch-Stouffville) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Melanie Wright, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Markham Wards 5 and 7) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Michael Chen, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (King and Vaughan Ward 1) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Nadeem Mahmood, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Newmarket) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Pamela McCarthy, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Richmond Hill Wards 1, 2 and 4) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Robert Kolosowski, current term
- www2.yrdsb.ca · checked Listed as trustee (Markham Wards 2 and 6) on the board's website, checked 2026-10-11 For: Ron Lynn, current term
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked contest.seats_up = 1 from the clerk's certified candidate list ("1 to elect"), migration 032 backfill For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ontario.ca · checked Municipal Elections Act, 1996: s. 4 (voting day 26 October 2026), s. 31 (nomination day, third Friday in August), s. 37(1) (acclamation at 4 p.m. on the Monday after nomination day), s. 6 (term from 15 November) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'YRDSB Trustee - Area 1 (Township of King & Vaughan Ward 1)', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'YRDSB Trustee - Area 2 (Ward 2 & 3)', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'YRDSB Trustee - Area 3 (Ward 4 & 5)', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked contest.seats_up = 1 from the clerk's certified candidate list ("1 to elect"), migration 032 backfill For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Trustee, York Region District School Board (Wards 1 & 8)', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Trustee, York Region District School Board (Wards 2 & 6)', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Trustee, York Region District School Board (Wards 3 & 4)', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Trustee, York Region District School Board (Wards 5 & 7)', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked contest.seats_up = 1 from the clerk's certified candidate list ("1 to elect"), migration 032 backfill For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Trustee - York Region District School Board Wds 1,2,4', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'Trustee - York Region District School Board Wds 3,5,6', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked contest.seats_up = 1 from the clerk's certified candidate list ("1 to elect"), migration 032 backfill For: General election, October 26, 2026
- ovs.voterview.ca · checked Certified candidates for the 2026 regular election published by the municipal clerk through VoterView (Dominion Voting), ballot heading 'York Region District School Board Trustee for Aurora and Whitchurch-Stouffville', retrieved 2026-10-11; names converted from capitals to mixed case; number to elect: one trustee per area: the board has 12 elected trustees (board website) for its 12 areas (3 Vaughan/King, 4 Markham, 2 Richmond Hill, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket, Georgina/East Gwillimbury) For: General election, October 26, 2026