Following the death of Mayor Lorna Jackson on April 5, 2002, Michael Di Biase was appointed by Vaughan council as interim mayor by virtue of his position as one of two regional councillors representing Vaughan. Gino Rosati, a Vaughan local councillor, was subsequently appointed by Vaughan Council to fill Di Biase’s position as regional councillor and a by-election was held on June 14, 2002 to fill Rosati’s local councillor’s position which was won by Linda Jackson.
Candidates
Mayor
Candidate
Votes
%
Lorna Jackson (incumbent)
29,616
Franco E. Cavaliere
8,340
Regional Council
Candidate
Votes
%
Michael Di Biase (incumbent)
27,839
Joyce Frustaglio (incumbent)
23,668
Phil Aiello
5,222
Fil Folino
4,743
Because Michael Di Biase received the highest vote count among the candidates for Regional Councillor, he was styled as the acting Mayor in cases where the Mayor is unavailable. However commonly confused, this is a different role than being the Deputy Mayor