Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence is a municipal
electoral division
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in
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 ...
,
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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that has been represented in the
Toronto City Council
Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall, it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The current term began on November 15, 2022.
Structure
The cur ...
since the
2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2018, with
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 ...
elected councillor for the
2018–2022 term.
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 15 (western section), the old Ward 16 (eastern section).
2018 municipal election
Eglinton—Lawrence was first contested during the 2018 municipal election with 10 candidates. Notably, former Metro councillor Mike Colle, who sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and is the father of then-Ward 15 councillor
Josh Colle
Josh Colle () is a Canadian politician. He was the councillor for Ward 15 on Toronto City Council for the years 2010-2018.[Christin Carmichael Greb
Christin Carmichael Greb is a Canadian realtor and former politician who represented Ward 16 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2018.
Background
She is the daughter of former Don Valley West Member of Parliament John Ca ...]
, who was the then-Ward 16 incumbent. Colle was ultimately elected with 41.34 per cent of the vote.
Geography
Ward 8 is part of the
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 ...
community council.
Eglinton—Lawrence's west boundary are the railway tracks where
GO Transit
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's
Barrie line
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runs and the east boundary is
Yonge Street
Yonge Street (; pronounced "young") is a major arterial route in the Canadian province of Ontario connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes.
Once the southernmost leg of provincial Hi ...
. The north boundary is
Highway 401
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is a controlled-access 400-series highway in the Canadian provin ...
and the south boundary is
Eglinton Avenue
Eglinton Avenue is a major east–west arterial thoroughfare in Toronto and Mississauga in the Canadian province of Ontario. The street begins at Highway 407 (but does not interchange with the tollway) at the western limits of Mississauga, as a ...
.
Councillors
Election results
See also
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Each province has its own ...
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Municipal government of Toronto
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List of Toronto municipal elections
The following is a list of articles on municipal elections for Toronto City Council in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
For many years, municipal elections occurred annually in Toronto. After 1956, elections occurred every other year until ...
References
External links
Councillor's webpage
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Toronto city council wards
North York
2018 establishments in Ontario