Alejandra Bravo (politician)

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Alejandra Bravo
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 9 Davenport
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Website www.alejandrabravo.ca

Alejandra Bravo (born 1971) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent Ward 9 Davenport on Toronto City Council in the 2022 municipal election. She currently serves as Chair of the City of Toronto's Economic & Community Development Committee. [1]

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Early life and education

Bravo was born in Chile in 1971. She lived in Santiago until 1973, when the 1973 Chilean coup d'état forced her family to Canada. [2]

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American studies from the University of Toronto, [3] before attending the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education to earn a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Community Development. [4]

Career

Prior to her election to council, Bravo worked as manager of leadership and learning for the Maytree Foundation, [3] and as director of leadership and training at the Broadbent Institute. [5] [4]

Political career

Early campaigns

Bravo has run in the former Ward 17 Davenport in the 2003 Toronto municipal election, [6] the 2006 Toronto municipal election [7] and the 2014 Toronto municipal election, [8] finishing in second place all three times behind Cesar Palacio. She did not run in the 2010 Toronto municipal election, instead endorsing Jonah Schein as a challenger to Palacio. [9]

She ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in Davenport in the 2021 Canadian federal election, [10] losing to Julie Dzerowicz by a 76-vote margin so narrow that it was verified in a judicial recount. [11]

2022 Toronto election

Ward 9 Councillor Ana Bailão announced that she would not be seeking re-election after serving on council for 12 years, leaving the seat in Davenport open for the 2022 election. [12] Bravo joined the race on July 5, 2022, [13] and ran on a platform which included ending exclusionary zoning, building affordable housing, providing stronger tenant protections, improving transit and building more cycling infrastructure. [14] She received endorsements from the Toronto Star , [15] the city's largest newspaper and Progress Toronto, [13] a left-wing advocacy group.

Following the election on October 24, Bravo won the ward with over 70 percent of the vote. [14] [16] She took office on November 15, 2022. [17]

Toronto City Councillor

In November 2022, Bravo was appointed to sit on several committees including General Government Committee, Budget Committee, Board of Health, and the Toronto Preservation Board. [18] She was elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Health. [19]

After the 2023 mayoral by-election won by Mayor Olivia Chow, Bravo was appointed by Chow to serve as Chair of the Economic & Community Development Committee, one of the four standing committees of Toronto City Council. During the post by-election appointment shuffle, she was also appointed Vice Chair of Striking Committee, [20] Chair of the Toronto Francophone Affairs Advisory Committee, as a member of Executive Committee and the Toronto Arts Council, [21] and remained the Vice Chair of the Board of Health.

Electoral history

Federal elections

2021 Canadian federal election : Davenport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Julie Dzerowicz 19,93042.13-1.59$101,254.58
New Democratic Alejandra Bravo 19,85441.97+0.95$102,816.01
Conservative Jenny Kalimbet4,77410.09+0.84$6,403.32
People's Tara Dos Remedios1,4993.17+2.24$3,001.04
Green Adrian Currie1,0872.30-2.21$14,660.32
Independent Troy Young860.18none listed
Independent Chai Kalevar770.16+0.01none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit47,30799.10–$109,525.37
Total rejected ballots4290.90+0.12
Turnout47,73661.07-4.26
Eligible voters78,167
Source: Elections Canada [22] [23]

Municipal elections

2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 9 Davenport
CandidateVotesVote share
Alejandra Bravo17,00970.72
Grant Gonzales3,19213.27
Shaker Jamal1,4145.88
Allie Spencer8823.67
Steven Leca6752.81
Simon Fogel3811.58
Jacob Maydansky2070.86
Mosea Houghron1510.63
Lazare Shorter1390.58
Total24,050100%
Source: City of Toronto [24]
2014 Toronto municipal election, Ward 17 Davenport
Candidate NameNumber of votes % of votes
Cesar Palacio 8,29346.24
Alejandra Bravo7,84043.71
Saeed Selvam1,4047.83
George Stevens3982.22
Total17,935100
2006 Toronto municipal election, Ward 17 Davenport
CandidateVotes %
Cesar Palacio (incumbent)482742.3
Alejandra Bravo454639.8
Fred Dominelli 149113.1
Cinzia Scalabrini2111.9
David Faria2061.8
Gustavo Valdez770.7
Wilson Basantes Espinoza500.4
2003 Toronto municipal election, Ward 17 Davenport
CandidateVotes %
Cesar Palacio 5,12744.99
Alejandra Bravo4,33638.05
David Senater9408.24
Romolo Cimaroli5304.65
Nicolo Fortunato4614.04

References

  1. ↑ "Mayoral Decision 9-2023" (PDF). City of Toronto. August 10, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ Ejeckam, Chuka (September 17, 2021). "For Alejandra Bravo, the political is personal". rabble.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Nice, Dianne (November 17, 2011). "Maytree's Alejandra Bravo shakes up the civic landscape". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Alejandra Bravo - Institute for Future Legislators at Ryerson". Archived from the original on October 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "She's lost in four elections. Here's why Alejandra Bravo thinks her fifth time will be different". Toronto Star . October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Royson James, "Faces of the new Toronto: Thompson, Bravo both face fight to end". Toronto Star , November 7, 2003.
  7. ↑ Jim Byers, "Davenport sees one of craziest races in GTA; Culturally diverse, Ward 17 is most politically divided Only Vaughan has more bizarre election campaign". Toronto Star , November 9, 2006.
  8. ↑ Sahar Fatima, "In Toronto's Davenport ward, a rematch for council". The Globe and Mail , October 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Laurie Monsebraaten, "City's social issues lose out to tax cuts: Mayoral candidates more focused on cutting fat than helping the poor, hungry and homeless". Toronto Star , October 11, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Liberal Julie Dzerowicz narrowly wins reelection in Davenport in tight race". CP24 . September 22, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Election recount in Toronto riding stopped, Liberals confirmed as victors". CBC News . October 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Toronto city councillor Ana Bailao will not seek re-election after 12 years in office - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Your Progressive Champion - Alejandra Bravo". Progress Toronto. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  14. 1 2 O'Brien, Abby (October 18, 2022). "What you need to know about the race in Ward 9 - Davenport". CTV Toronto. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Editorial | The Star's endorsements for Toronto Council in Wards 9 to 16". Toronto Star . October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ Kopun, Francine (October 24, 2022). "Meet the new faces on Toronto City Council". Toronto Star . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2022 Candidates' Guide - Ontario municipal council and school board elections". ontario.ca. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Agenda Item History". toronto.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Agenda Item History". toronto.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Mayoral Decision 7-2023" (PDF). City of Toronto. July 19, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Agenda Item History". toronto.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  22. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  23. ↑ - Official Voting Results
  24. ↑ "Declaration of Results 2022 Municipal General Election" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office.
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