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The 2022 Toronto municipal election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the
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and 25 city councillors in
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, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the
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,
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, and . The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. Candidate registration opened on May 2, 2022. The deadline for nominations was August 19, 2022, at 2 p.m.


Mayoral election

31 candidates ran to be Mayor of Toronto including incumbent
John Tory John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since 2014. After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 2003 ...
, seeking a third term, and facing prominent urbanist Gil Peñalosa.


Council elections


Incumbents not running for re-election and/or who resigned prior to the election

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Ana Bailão Ana Bailão (, ; born August 10, 1976) is a Canadian politician who served as the deputy mayor of Toronto representing Toronto and East York from 2017 to 2022. She has also represented Ward 9 Davenport on the Toronto City Council from 2010 until ...
, councillor for Ward 9 Davenport, announced that she will not run again.David Rider
"Ana Bailão, housing advocate on Toronto city council, won’t run for re-election"
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Joe Cressy Joseph Cressy (born July 10, 1984) is a former Canadian politician and activist who served on the Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2022. Cressy represented Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York, and was the chair of the Toronto Board of Health. He resign ...
, councillor for Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York and its predecessor since 2014, resigned to become a vice-president of
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Joe Mihevc Joe Mihevc ( ; born February 24, 1954) is a Canadian politician who was appointed to represent Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York on Toronto City Council on June 1, 2022. He was previously elected to represent Ward 21 St. Paul's from 2000 to 2018, Ward ...
was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Cressy's resignation and has pledged to serve only for the remainder of Cressy's term and not be a candidate in the election. *
John Filion John Filion ( ; born 1950) is a former Toronto city councillor represented Ward 18 Willowdale. Although he had planned to retire in 2018, after the legislation from Premier Doug Ford which expanded ward boundaries, he decided to run for re-electio ...
, councillor for Ward 18 Willowdale, is retiring after 40 years in municipal politics, first as a school trustee, then as a
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city councillor and as Toronto city councillor since amalgamation in 1998. * Michael Ford, councillor for
Ward 1 Etobicoke North Ward 1 Etobicoke North is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2018, with Michael Ford being elected c ...
, vacated his seat as a result of his election to the
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in the June 2,
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. Rosemarie Bryan, a
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family counsellor, was appointed to fill the seat on June 25, on Ford's recommendation, but resigned the same day after it became known that she had shared anti-LGBTQ content on social media. Rose Milczyn was appointed in August to serve the remainder of Ford's term. *
Mike Layton Michael Layton (born November 26, 1980) is a Canadian politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2010 until 2022. Layton most recently represented Ward 11 University—Rosedale. He was first elected in the 2010 municipal election in W ...
, councillor for Ward 11 University—Rosedale, announced in July 2022 that he will not run for another term.Matthew Bingley
"Longtime Toronto city councillor Mike Layton will not seek re-election"
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Denzil Minnan-Wong Denzil Minnan-Wong (born ) is a former Canadian politician who was the deputy mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2022. Minnan-Wong served on Toronto City Council from 1995 to 2022, representing a succession of wards in the Don Mills. Background Bo ...
, councillor for Ward 16 Don Valley East, announced that he will not run again.Francine Kopun
"City councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong says he will not be seeking re-election"
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'', July 13, 2022.
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Kristyn Wong-Tam Kristyn Wong-Tam (born ) is a Canadian politician who has represented Toronto Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). They served on Toronto City Council from 2010 to 2022 ...
, councillor for
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and its predecessor since 2010, resigned to run for the
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in the
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. Robin Buxton Potts was appointed by council to fill the vacancy created by Wong-Tam's resignation and pledged to act as a caretaker councillor and not run in the election.


Ward 1 Etobicoke North Ward 1 Etobicoke North is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2018, with Michael Ford being elected c ...

Incumbent city councillor Michael Ford was elected in 2018 with 42.26% of the vote. He was the candidate for the
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in the
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in the
York South—Weston York South—Weston (french: York-Sud—Weston) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. In 2015, York South—Weston elected Can ...
riding and was elected to the Ontario legislature on June 2, 2022. Rose Milczyn was appointed by council to serve the remainder of Ford's term and is not running in the election. ;Registered candidates *Abraham Abbey *Bill Britton *Subhash Chand *
Vincent Crisanti Vincent Crisanti ( , ; born 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent Ward 1 Etobicoke North on Toronto City Council following the 2022 municipal election. He previously represented a former ward by the same name from 2010 to 2 ...
, former city councillor for
Ward 1 Etobicoke North Ward 1 Etobicoke North is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2018, with Michael Ford being elected c ...
(2010-2018) *Michelle Garcia * John Genser * Avtar Minhas * Dev Narang * Christopher Noor * Charles Ozzoude, endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *Donald Pell * Kristian Santos *Mohit Sharma *Keith Stephen ;Results


Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Stephen Holyday being elect ...

Incumbent city councillor Stephen Holyday was elected in 2018 with 38.58% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates *Catherine Habus *Maryam Hashimi * Stephen Holyday, incumbent city councillor *Sam Raufi *Thomas Yanuziello ;Results


Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Amber Morley elected coun ...

Incumbent city councillor
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was elected in 2018 with 40.90% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * Zeynel Ari, a Turkish pizza-maker who achieved fame for giving out free pizza to homeless residents of Toronto. *
Mark Grimes Mark Grimes is a Canadian former politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2003 to 2022. Grimes represented Etobicoke—Lakeshore when it was Ward 6 until 2018 and Ward 3 onwards. Background Grimes was born in Orillia and grew up in New T ...
, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. *Bonnie Hu *Mary Markovic *
Amber Morley Amber Morley is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore on Toronto City Council since 2022. Background Prior to her election to council, Morley worked at the LAMP Community Health Centre, and as an administrative ...
, a community health promoter who ran against Grimes in the 2018 election and placed second. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *Marco Valle is a Sergeant in the Canadian Armed Forces. He has been a member of the CAF for over 18 years. He works and lives in Ward 3 where he is raising a young family. ;Results


Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Gord Perks elected councillor for the ...

Incumbent city councillor
Gord Perks Gordon Perks (born October 7, 1963) is a Canadian politician and environmental activist who has served on Toronto City Council since 2006. Perks currently represents Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park. Career Perks has worked for a number of environ ...
was elected in 2018 with 44.55% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * Siri Agrell, a former journalist who served as
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's director of strategic initiatives during his first term and was a senior political adviser to
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* Andrew Gorham *Christopher Jurik * Chemi Lhamo *
Gord Perks Gordon Perks (born October 7, 1963) is a Canadian politician and environmental activist who has served on Toronto City Council since 2006. Perks currently represents Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park. Career Perks has worked for a number of environ ...
, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *Steve Yuen ;Results


Ward 5 York South—Weston

Incumbent city councillor
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was elected in 2018 with 32.18% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates *
Frances Nunziata Frances Nunziata ( , ; born ) is a Canadian politician who has served as the speaker of Toronto City Council since December 1, 2010. Nunziata presently represents Ward 5 York South—Weston. She is the sister of former member of Parliament (MP ...
, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. * Chiara Padovani, an advocate for housing rights, housing advocate, and founding member of York South-Weston (YSW) Tenants. Padovani ran for election in York South-Weston in 2018 and placed third. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. * Gabriel Takang ;Results


Ward 6 York Centre

Incumbent city councillor
James Pasternak James Pasternak ( ; born February 15, 1959) is a Canadian politician who represents Ward 6 York Centre on the Toronto City Council. Pasternak has served on council since he was elected in 2010, representing Ward 10 (later amalgamated into Ward 6) ...
was elected in 2018 with 47.61% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * Mike Arkin *Basil Canning *
James Pasternak James Pasternak ( ; born February 15, 1959) is a Canadian politician who represents Ward 6 York Centre on the Toronto City Council. Pasternak has served on council since he was elected in 2010, representing Ward 10 (later amalgamated into Ward 6) ...
, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. * Hope Schrier ;Results


Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek

Incumbent city councillor
Anthony Perruzza Anthony Perruzza ( , ; born 1959 or 1960) is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2006. He currently represents Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek. Perruzza was a North York councillor from 1988 to 1990, and served in ...
was elected in 2018 with 36.80% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * Amanda Coombs * Christopher Mammoliti,
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Vice-Chair and Trustee for Ward 4, Humber River - Black Creek and son of former city councillor
Giorgio Mammoliti Giorgio Mammoliti ( , ; born George Mammoliti on September 20, 1961) is a former Canadian politician who represented Ward 7 York West on the Toronto City Council from 2000 to 2018. He ran for mayor of Toronto in 2010. Mammoliti previously repre ...
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Anthony Perruzza Anthony Perruzza ( , ; born 1959 or 1960) is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2006. He currently represents Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek. Perruzza was a North York councillor from 1988 to 1990, and served in ...
, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. ;Results


Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence

Incumbent city councillor
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was elected in 2018 with 41.34% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates *
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, incumbent city councillor *Philip Davidovits *Domenico Maiolo * Evan Sambasivam, *Wendy Weston ;Results


Ward 9 Davenport

Incumbent city councillor
Ana Bailão Ana Bailão (, ; born August 10, 1976) is a Canadian politician who served as the deputy mayor of Toronto representing Toronto and East York from 2017 to 2022. She has also represented Ward 9 Davenport on the Toronto City Council from 2010 until ...
was elected in 2018 with 83.62% of the vote. She is not running for re-election. ;Registered candidates *
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, candidate for the
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in Davenport for the
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. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *Simon Fogel * Grant Gonzales, former President of the Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre. Co-Chair, Pride Toronto. Endorsed by John Tory. *Mosea Houghron * Shaker Jamal, a union representative for the United Steelworkers, co-organizer of BetterTO, a
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that ran quarterly events from 2017-2018 dedicated to discussing topical city issues, including housing, policing, and childcare. * Steven Leca *Jacob Maydansky *Lazare Shorter * Allie Spencer ;Results


Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York

Joe Mihevc Joe Mihevc ( ; born February 24, 1954) is a Canadian politician who was appointed to represent Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York on Toronto City Council on June 1, 2022. He was previously elected to represent Ward 21 St. Paul's from 2000 to 2018, Ward ...
was appointed by city council on June 1, 2022 to fill the remainder of
Joe Cressy Joseph Cressy (born July 10, 1984) is a former Canadian politician and activist who served on the Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2022. Cressy represented Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York, and was the chair of the Toronto Board of Health. He resign ...
's term. Cressy had been elected in 2018 with 55.06% of the vote. Cressy announced that he would not be seeking re-election and resigned effective April 30, 2022 to accept a position as vice-president of
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. Mihevc pledged to act as a caretaker councillor and not run in the election. ;Registered candidates * Rocco Achampong, a lawyer who previously ran in the 2018 municipal elections, but withdrew to focus his efforts on a court case challenging the legality of the 2018 council cut. * Rob Cooke * April Engelberg, a lawyer who came in second place to Joe Cressy in 2018. *Kyle Enslen * Peter George * Ausma Malik, the Director of Advocacy and Organizing at the
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and former
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Trustee for Ward 10 (Trinity-Spadina) from 2014-2018. Cressy has endorsed Malik as a candidate. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. * Karlene Nation, former reporter with
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*Laura-Maria Nicolareizi * Arber Puci * Igor Samardzic an urban planner, person with disability. Igor was the former Chair for the Toronto Transit Commissions Accessibility Committee. *Stephanie Soltermann * Andrei Zodian ;Results


Ward 11 University—Rosedale

Incumbent city councillor
Mike Layton Michael Layton (born November 26, 1980) is a Canadian politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2010 until 2022. Layton most recently represented Ward 11 University—Rosedale. He was first elected in the 2010 municipal election in W ...
was elected in 2018 with 69.56% of the vote. He is not running for re-election. ;Registered candidates *Axel Arvizu *Michael Borrelli * Robin Buxton Potts, city councillor (appointed) for
Ward 13 Toronto Centre Ward 13 Toronto Centre is a municipal Electoral district, electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 Toronto municipal election, 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in ...
* Norm Di Pasquale, candidate for the
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Spadina—Fort York Spadina—Fort York is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Spadina—Fort York was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into ...
for the
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,
Toronto Catholic District School Board The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 40 prior to 1999) is an English-language public-separate school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada, headquartered in North York. I ...
Trustee for Ward 9. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *David Fielder * Adam Golding, * Andrew Layman * Peter Lovering *Alison Pang * Ann Rohmer, former broadcaster on
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. Ended her campaign on August 28 due to "unforeseen family issues", but remained on the ballot. *
Dianne Saxe Dianne Saxe is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to represent Ward 11 University—Rosedale on Toronto City Council following the 2022 municipal election. Before entering politics, Saxe practised environmental law and served as ...
, former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (2015-2019), deputy leader of the
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, Green Party candidate in the
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. *Heather Shon *Pierre Therrien * Diana Yoon, candidate for the
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for the
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. Ended her campaign on August 29 to launch a city-wide "No Developer Money" pledge campaign, but remained on the ballot. ;Results


Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's is a municipal Electoral district, electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 Toronto municipal election, 2018 municipal election. It was last contest ...

Incumbent city councillor
Josh Matlow Josh Matlow (born November 27, 1975) is a Canadian politician who has served on the Toronto City Council representing Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's since 2010. Matlow ran as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate in the 2002 Dufferin—Peel—Wel ...
was elected in 2018 with 51.60% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates *Bryan Ashworth * Antonio Corpuz *
Josh Matlow Josh Matlow (born November 27, 1975) is a Canadian politician who has served on the Toronto City Council representing Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's since 2010. Matlow ran as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate in the 2002 Dufferin—Peel—Wel ...
, incumbent city councillor *Bob Murphy ;Results


Ward 13 Toronto Centre Ward 13 Toronto Centre is a municipal Electoral district, electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 Toronto municipal election, 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in ...

Robin Buxton Potts was appointed by city council on June 1, 2022 to fill the remainder of city councillor
Kristyn Wong-Tam Kristyn Wong-Tam (born ) is a Canadian politician who has represented Toronto Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). They served on Toronto City Council from 2010 to 2022 ...
's term. Wong-Tam was elected in 2018 with 50.26% of the vote. She announced that she would not be seeking re-election and resigned effective May 4, 2022 to run in the provincial election. Buxton Potts pledged to act as a caretaker councillor and not run in the election. ;Registered candidates *Miguel Avila * Colin Johnson * Ryan Lester, Ended his campaign on October 3 for personal reasons, and endorsed Ward. *Dan Cortez Manalo *Cleveland Marshall * Chris Moise,
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Trustee for Ward 10, University - Rosedale and Toronto Centre Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. * Caroline Murphy *Dev Ramsumair * Nicki Ward, candidate for the
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Toronto Centre Toronto Centre (french: Toronto-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1925, and since 1935, under the names Centre Toronto (1872–1903) ...
for the
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. ;Results


Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2018, with Paula Fletcher elected as the council ...

Incumbent city councillor
Paula Fletcher Paula Fletcher (born 1951) is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2003. She currently represents Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth. Fletcher is regarded as an advocate for affordable housing, environmentally sustainable ...
was elected in 2018 with 42.27% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election. * Wali Abro *John De Marco *James Dyson *
Paula Fletcher Paula Fletcher (born 1951) is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2003. She currently represents Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth. Fletcher is regarded as an advocate for affordable housing, environmentally sustainable ...
, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *Denise Walcott ;Results


Ward 15 Don Valley West

Incumbent city councillor
Jaye Robinson Jaye Robinson is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Toronto City Council since 2010. She was the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) board from 2018 to 2022. Robinson represents Ward 15 Don Valley West. Background ...
was elected in 2018 with 49.22% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * David Ricci, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *
Jaye Robinson Jaye Robinson is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Toronto City Council since 2010. She was the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) board from 2018 to 2022. Robinson represents Ward 15 Don Valley West. Background ...
, incumbent city councillor *Sheena Sharp * Gregory Vaz ;Results


Ward 16 Don Valley East

Incumbent city councillor
Denzil Minnan-Wong Denzil Minnan-Wong (born ) is a former Canadian politician who was the deputy mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2022. Minnan-Wong served on Toronto City Council from 1995 to 2022, representing a succession of wards in the Don Mills. Background Bo ...
was elected in 2018 with 43.33% of the vote. He is not running for re-election. ;Registered candidates *Samina Alim * Walter Alvarez-Bardales, former
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candidate from York—Simcoe in the 2022 Ontario general election, civil servant, disability, human rights and Healthcare advocate *George Asimakis *
Jon Burnside Jon Burnside is a Canadian politician and former police officer who was elected to represent Ward 16 Don Valley East on Toronto City Council following the 2022 municipal election. Burnside is the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). H ...
, former councillor for Don Valley West (2014-2018). Endorsed by John Tory. * Stella Kargiannakis * Stephen Ksiazek, President of Don Mills Residents Inc (DMRI), endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *Colin Mahovlich *Jonathan Mousley * Nick Pachis *Dmitre Popov *John Simms ;Results


Ward 17 Don Valley North

Incumbent city councillor
Shelley Carroll Shelley Carroll is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 17 Don Valley North on Toronto City Council since 2018. She previously sat as the councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East from 2003 to 2018. Background Carroll worked in the bank ...
was elected in 2018 with 40.44% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates *
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, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. *Daryl Christoff *Sandakie Ekanayake *Justin Knott *Angela Lindow *Calvin Xu ;Results


Ward 18 Willowdale

Incumbent city councillor
John Filion John Filion ( ; born 1950) is a former Toronto city councillor represented Ward 18 Willowdale. Although he had planned to retire in 2018, after the legislation from Premier Doug Ford which expanded ward boundaries, he decided to run for re-electio ...
was elected in 2018 with 31.06% of the vote. He has represented Willowdale on North York and then Toronto city council since the 1990 municipal election. He is not running for re-election. ;Registered candidates *
Lily Cheng Lily Cheng is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent Ward 18 Willowdale on Toronto City Council in the 2022 Toronto municipal election. Background Cheng first became known as founder of North York Moms, an online discussion forum ...
, executive director of NeighbourLink North York and founder of the "North York Moms" Facebook group. In 2018, Cheng ran against Filion and placed second. * Daniel Lee * Markus O'Brien Fehr, a member of Filion's city hall staff. Filion has endorsed O'Brien Fehr as a candidate in 2022. Also endorsed by John Tory. *Elham Shahban ;Results


Ward 19 Beaches—East York

Incumbent city councillor
Brad Bradford Brad Bradford is a Canadian urban planner and politician. He was elected to the Toronto City Council following the 2018 Toronto municipal election, and represents Ward 19 Beaches—East York. Bradford was appointed a commissioner of the Toronto ...
was elected in 2018 with 38.56% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates *Sébastien Auget *
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, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. *Donna Braniff *Frank Marra *Adam Smith *Steven Thompson * Jennie Worden ;Results


Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest

Incumbent city councillor Gary Crawford was elected in 2018 with 35.73% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * Malik Ahmad * Sharif Ahmed *
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, former MPP (2003-2018) and city councillor (1997-2003). * Gary Crawford, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. * Corey David * Parthi Kandavel, the
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Trustee for Ward 18, Scarborough Southwest. * Philip Mills * Kevin Rupasinghe, graduate of the
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's Master of Engineering in Cities Engineering and Management, Co-Chair of the
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(RaBiT), board member of Unlock Democracy Canada, an electoral reform advocacy group, and former Cycle Toronto Senior Advocacy Manager Endorsed by Progress Toronto. ;Results


Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

Incumbent city councillor Michael Thompson was elected in 2018 with 69.05% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ; Registered candidates * Muhammad Ayub * Paul Beatty * Hansie Daniel * Luigi Lisciandro * Michael Thompson, incumbent city councillor * Kiri Vadivelu ;Results


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Incumbent city councillor Nick Mantas was elected in 2021 in a by-election when
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, who was removed from city council, with 26.98% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * Anthony Internicola, a former
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candidate for the
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riding in the
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. * Serge Khatchasourian *Ronald Lin * Antonios Mantas * Nick Mantas, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. * Bill Wu ;Results


Ward 23 Scarborough North

Incumbent city councillor
Cynthia Lai Cynthia Lai ( ; ; October 19, 1954 – October 21, 2022) was a Canadian politician who represented Ward 23 Scarborough North on the Toronto City Council from 2018 to 2022. Background Lai immigrated from Hong Kong and moved to Canada in 1972. ...
was elected in 2018 with 27.02% of the vote. She was running for re-election but unexpectedly died on October 21, just three days before the vote. ;Registered candidates * Phillip Francis *Virginia Jones *
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, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. Died on October 21, but remained on the ballot; any votes cast for Lai were not counted. * Jamaal Myers, a lawyer working for
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, a transit advocate and member of Scarborough Transit Action, and member of the Scarborough Business Association Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. ;Results


Ward 24 Scarborough—Guildwood

Incumbent city councillor
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was elected in 2018 with 66.82% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates *
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, incumbent city councillor *Habiba Desai *Vivian Parker *Keiosha Ross ;Results


Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park

Incumbent city councillor
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was elected in 2018 with 40.21% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election. ;Registered candidates * Ashan Fernando *Jacinta Kanakaratnam *
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, incumbent city councillor ;Results


Candidate endorsements

Incumbent mayor
John Tory John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since 2014. After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 2003 ...
, the Toronto & York Region Labour Council, and advocacy groups
More Neighbours Toronto More Neighbours Toronto is a Toronto-based YIMBY advocacy group that supports any policy change that increases the supply of housing. It has more than 200 active volunteers and drafts recommendations (e.g. city policy on garden suites), submits de ...
and Progress Toronto have all made endorsements across multiple wards.


John Tory

*Mark Grimes, Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore *Siri Agrell, Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park *Frances Nunziata, Ward 5 York—South-Weston *James Pasternak, Ward 6 York Centre *Mike Colle, Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence *Grant Gonzales, Ward 9, Davenport *Jon Burnside, Ward 16, Don Valley East *Markus O’Brien Fehr, Ward 18, Willowdale *Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches—East York *Gary Crawford, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest *Nick Mantas, Ward 22, Scarborough Agincourt *Cynthia Lai, Ward 23, Scarborough North


More Neighbours Toronto

*Thomas Yanuziello, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre *Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore *Evan Sambasivam, Ward 8, Eglinton–Lawrence *Grant Gonzales, Ward 9, Davenport *Igor Samardzic, Ward 10, Spadina—Fort York (''with secondary endorsement of Ausma Malik'') *Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre *Sheena Sharp, Ward 15, Don Valley West (''with secondary endorsement of David Ricci'') *Colin Mahovlich, Ward 16, Don Valley East *Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches—East York *Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest *Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North


Progress Toronto

*Charles Ozzoude, Ward 1, Etobicoke North *Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore *Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York—South Weston *Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport *Ausma Malik, Ward 10, Spadina—Fort York *Norm Di Pasquale, Ward 11, University-Rosedale *Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre *Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest *Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North


Toronto & York Region Labour Council

*Charles Ozzoude, Ward 1, Etobicoke North *Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore *Gord Perks, Ward 4, Parkdale—High Park *Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York—South Weston *Anthony Perruzza, Ward 7, Humber River—Black Creek *Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport *Ausma Malik, Ward 10, Spadina—Fort York *Norm Di Pasquale, Ward 11, University-Rosedale *Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre *Paula Fletcher, Ward 14, Toronto Danforth *David Ricci, Ward 15, Don Valley West *Stephen Ksiazek, Ward 16, Don Valley East *Shelley Carroll, Ward 17, Don Valley North *Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North


Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition

*Thomas Yanuziello, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre *Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore *Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York—South Weston *Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport *Markus O'Brien Fehr, Ward 18, Willowdale *Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest *Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North *Gil Penalosa, Mayor


''Toronto Star''

*Charles Ozzoude, Ward 1, Etobicoke North *Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore *Gord Perks, Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park *Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York South-Weston *James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre *Anthony Perruzza, Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek *Mike Colle, Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence *Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport *Ausma Malik, Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York *Robin Buxton Potts, Ward 11, University-Rosedale *Josh Matlow, Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul’s *Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre *Paula Fletcher, Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth *Jaye Robinson, Ward 15, Don Valley West *Jon Burnside or Stephen Ksiazek, Ward 16, Don Valley East *Shelley Carroll, Ward 17, Don Valley North *Markus O’Brien Fehr, Ward 18, Willowdale *Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches-East York *Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest *Nick Mantas, Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt *Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North *Paul Ainslie, Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood *Jennifer McKelvie, Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park * John Tory, Mayor


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