The 2022 Toronto municipal election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
and 25
city councillors in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the
Toronto District School Board
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB), formerly known as English-language Public District School Board No. 12 prior to 1999, is the English-language public-secular school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The minority public-secular franco ...
,
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 ...
, 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"
''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'', May 19, 2022.
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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
George Brown College
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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.
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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
North York
North York is one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly north of York, Old Toronto and East York, between Etobicoke to the west and Scarborough to the east. As of the 2016 Census, it had a popu ...
city councillor and as Toronto city councillor since
amalgamation in 1998.
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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
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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in the June 2,
2022 Ontario general election
The 2022 Ontario general election will be held on or before June 2, 2022, to elect Members of Provincial Parliament to serve in the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in th ...
.
Rosemarie Bryan, a
Salvation Army
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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.
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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"
Global News
Global News is the news and current affairs division of the Canadian Global Television Network. The network is owned by Corus Entertainment, which oversees all of the network's national news programming as well as local news on its 21 owned-and ...
, July 27, 2022.
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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"
''Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
'', 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
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 ...
and its predecessor since 2010, resigned to run for the
Ontario NDP
The Ontario New Democratic Party (french: link=no, Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario; abbr. ONDP or NDP) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following th ...
in the
2022 Ontario general election
The 2022 Ontario general election will be held on or before June 2, 2022, to elect Members of Provincial Parliament to serve in the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in th ...
.
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
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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in the
2022 Ontario general election
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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
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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
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 ...
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.
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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
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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
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 ...
's director of strategic initiatives during his first term and was a senior political adviser to
Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen O'Day Wynne ( ; born May 21, 1953) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 25th premier of Ontario and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2003 and sat as the ...
* Andrew Gorham
*Christopher Jurik
* Chemi Lhamo
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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
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 ...
was elected in 2018 with 32.18% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
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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
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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,
Toronto District School Board
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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
Mike Colle
Michael Colle ( "Cole"; born February 1, 1945) is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council since the 2018 election. Colle served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2018 and ...
was elected in 2018 with 41.34% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
*
Mike Colle
Michael Colle ( "Cole"; born February 1, 1945) is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council since the 2018 election. Colle served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2018 and ...
, 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
* ]Alejandra Bravo
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, candidate for the New Democratic Party
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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 salon
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* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
* Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment
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* Salon (P ...
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 George Brown College
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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 Atkinson Foundation
The Atkinson Charitable Foundation is a major Canadian charity established in 1942 by Joseph E. Atkinson (1865–1948). It is a non-governmental, and non-profit organization.
History
Joseph E. Atkinson (1865–1948) was the founding chair of the ...
and former Toronto District School Board
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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 CTV News Toronto
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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 New Democratic Party
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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 2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament. The writs of election were issued by Governor General Mary Simon on August 15, 2021, when Prime Minist ...
, 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 CP24
CP24 is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by Bell Media, a subsidiary of BCE Inc. and operated alongside the Bell-owned CTV Television Network's owned-and-operated television stations CFTO-DT (CTV Toronto) and CKVR-DT ( ...
. 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 Green Party of Ontario
The Green Party of Ontario (GPO; french: Parti vert de l'Ontario) is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Mike Schreiner. In 2018, Schreiner was elected as the party's first member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly. In th ...
, Green Party candidate in the 2022 Ontario general election
The 2022 Ontario general election will be held on or before June 2, 2022, to elect Members of Provincial Parliament to serve in the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in th ...
.
*Heather Shon
*Pierre Therrien
* Diana Yoon, candidate for the New Democratic Party
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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 2019 Canadian federal election
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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, Toronto District School Board
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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 Green Party of Ontario
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in 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 2022 Ontario general election
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.
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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
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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
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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 Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; french: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by interim leader John Fraser (Ontario MPP), John Fraser since August 2022.
The party esp ...
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
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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
* 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 ...
, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
*Daryl Christoff
*Sandakie Ekanayake
*Justin Knott
*Angela Lindow
*Calvin Xu
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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
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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
* 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 ...
, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
*Donna Braniff
*Frank Marra
*Adam Smith
*Steven Thompson
* Jennie Worden
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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
* Lorenzo Berardinetti
Lorenzo Berardinetti (born 21 October 1961) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough Southwest.
Background
Bera ...
, former MPP (2003-2018) and city councillor (1997-2003).
* Gary Crawford, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
* Corey David
* Parthi Kandavel, the Toronto District School Board
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Trustee for Ward 18, Scarborough Southwest.
* Philip Mills
* Kevin Rupasinghe, graduate of the University of Toronto
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's Master of Engineering in Cities Engineering and Management, Co-Chair of the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto
''Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto'' (RaBIT) is a Canadian, grassroots, public policy and advocacy group that supports reforming the municipal electoral voting system in the city of Toronto from a first-past-the-post voting system to instant r ...
(RaBiT), board member of Unlock Democracy Canada, an electoral reform advocacy group, and former Cycle Toronto Senior Advocacy Manager Endorsed by Progress Toronto.
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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
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Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt
Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It's represented on Toronto City Council by Nick Mantas. It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue East to th ...
Incumbent city councillor Nick Mantas was elected in 2021 in a by-election when Jim Karygiannis
James Karygiannis ( ; el, Δημήτρης Καρύγιαννης, Dimítris Karýgiannis, ; born May 2, 1955) is a Canadian former politician. He formerly served in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal MP from 1988 to 2014, and as memb ...
, 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 People's Party of Canada
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candidate for the Scarborough—Agincourt
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riding in the 2019 Canadian federal election
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.
* Serge Khatchasourian
*Ronald Lin
* Antonios Mantas
* Nick Mantas, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
* Bill Wu
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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
* 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. ...
, 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 TD Bank
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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.
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Ward 24 Scarborough—Guildwood
Incumbent city councillor Paul Ainslie
Paul Ainslie ( ; born February 4, 1967) is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2006, he was appointed as an interim councillor in ward 41, and was then elected as the councillor for Ward 43 in Scarborough East. On October 22, 2018 h ...
was elected in 2018 with 66.82% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
* Paul Ainslie
Paul Ainslie ( ; born February 4, 1967) is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2006, he was appointed as an interim councillor in ward 41, and was then elected as the councillor for Ward 43 in Scarborough East. On October 22, 2018 h ...
, incumbent city councillor
*Habiba Desai
*Vivian Parker
*Keiosha Ross
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Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park
Incumbent city councillor Jennifer McKelvie
Jennifer McKelvie ( ) is a Canadian politician who has been the deputy mayor of Toronto since November 16, 2022. McKelvie has also represented Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park on Toronto City Council since 2018.
McKelvie was one of only two ca ...
was elected in 2018 with 40.21% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
* Ashan Fernando
*Jacinta Kanakaratnam
* Jennifer McKelvie
Jennifer McKelvie ( ) is a Canadian politician who has been the deputy mayor of Toronto since November 16, 2022. McKelvie has also represented Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park on Toronto City Council since 2018.
McKelvie was one of only two ca ...
, incumbent city councillor
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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
Footnotes
References
External links
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