Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence 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

Mike Colle Michael Colle ( "Cole"; born February 1, 1945) is a Canadian politician who has served as deputy mayor of Toronto since 2023, representing North York. He was elected to represent Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council in the 201 ...

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 ran against Christin Carmichael Greb, 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

community council. Eglinton—Lawrence's west boundary are the railway tracks where

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runs and the east boundary is

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. The north boundary is

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and the south boundary is

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Councillors

Election results

References

External links

Councillor's webpage
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