Amber Morley is a Canadian politician who has represented

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 ...

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since 2022.

Background

Prior to her election to council, Morley worked at the LAMP Community Health Centre, and as an administrative assistant to former councillor

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. In 2017, she was a recipient of the

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for her work with LAMP.

Political career

Morley ran in the

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, coming in second to Grimes. She ran again in the 2022 municipal election and was elected.Tamara Shephard
"Amber Morley defeats longtime incumbent Mark Grimes in Etobicoke-Lakeshore"
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'', October 24, 2022. Morley received a number of endorsements from progressive politicians including Toronto—St. Paul's Councillor

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, former NDP

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, as well as NDP

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and

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Electoral record

References

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