Ward 1 Etobicoke North is a municipal

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that has been represented in the

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since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2018, with Michael Ford being elected councillor. The seat was declared vacant after Ford was elected to the Ontario legislature.

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings. The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 1 (northern section), the old Ward 2 (southern section).

2018 municipal election

Ward 1 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ward 2 incumbent Michael Ford, who was a

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trustee and the nephew of

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, was elected with 42.26 per cent of the vote.

Geography

Etobicoke North is part of the

and

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community council. The ward occupies the northwestern part of Toronto. The eastern boundary is the Humber River from

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south to a point just to the east of the

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. The southern boundary runs west from the Humber River along Dixon Road to

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to the western limit of the city. The western and northern limits of the ridings are formed by the city limits. The ward contains the neighbourhoods of

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, The Elms,

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, and Willowridge.

Councillors

*Following Michael Ford's election as MPP, council proceeded to appoint an interim council. Rosemarie Bryan was appointed on June 24, 2022 but was not sworn in and resigning shortly after due to past homophobic remarks. She served on council for a total of about 5 hours, 40 minutes.

Election results

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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 ...

, style="text-align:right;", 8,654 , style="text-align:right;", 34.34% , - , scope="row" , Naiima Farah , style="text-align:right;", 2,262 , style="text-align:right;", 8.98% , - , scope="row" , Shirish Patel , style="text-align:right;", 1,945 , style="text-align:right;", 7.72% , - , Carol Royer , style="text-align:right;", 642 , style="text-align:right;", 2.55% , - , Michelle Garcia , style="text-align:right;", 439 , style="text-align:right;", 1.74% , - , Peter D'Gama , style="text-align:right;", 253 , style="text-align:right;", 1.00% , - , Christopher Noor , style="text-align:right;", 214 , style="text-align:right;", 0.85% , - , Gurinder Patri , style="text-align:right;", 142 , style="text-align:right;", 0.56% , - ! scope="row" , Total ! style="text-align:right;", 25,199 ! style="text-align:right;", 100% , - , colspan="3" , Source:

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References

External links

Councillor's webpage
Etobicoke Toronto city council wards 2018 establishments in Ontario