Jonathan Tsao

• University of Toronto
• London School of Economics (MSc)

Jonathan Tsao MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Don Valley North
Incumbent
Assumed office February 27, 2025
Occupation	Political advisor
Website	www.jonathantsao.ca

Jonathan Tsao MPP (born 1987) is a Canadian politician and the current member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Don Valley North. He was previously former councillor in the city of Toronto in Ward 33 (Don Valley East). ^{[1] [2]}

As a long-time community activist, Tsao was appointed as Toronto city councillor. He was a resident of Ward 33 at the time of his appointment. ^[3] He represented Don Valley East, which was vacant as a result of the resignation of the incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll in April 2018 and served until the municipal election in October 2018 ^{[4] [5]} when he did not seek re-election. ^{[6] [7]}

He is a former senior political advisor in the Ontario provincial government. ^[5] He currently serves as a director of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care ^[8] and on the board of management for the Toronto Zoo. ^[9]

In October 2020, Tsao was selected as the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate for Don Valley North for the 43rd Ontario general election. ^[10]

Education

Tsao holds a bachelor's degree from University of Toronto, and an Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics. ^[11]

Electoral history

v t e 2022 Ontario general election : Don Valley North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Vincent Ke	15,041	47.41	+2.97	$61,647
	Liberal	Jonathan Tsao	11,685	36.83	+5.91	$88,913
	New Democratic	Ebrahim Astaraki	3,133	9.87	−11.00	$16,187
	Green	Ostap Soroka	1,179	3.72	+1.16	$823
	New Blue	Jay Sobel	690	2.17		$924
Total valid votes/expense limit			31,728	99.42	+0.40	$109,620
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			185	0.58	−0.40
Turnout			31,913	40.76	−13.05
Eligible voters			77,408
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−1.47
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.

References

1. Toronto City Clerk [@TorontoCouncil] (May 22, 2018). "City Council has appointed Jonathan Tsao to the office of Councillor for Ward 33" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. Watkiss, Ulli (May 22, 2018). "Bill 600: Item CC40.1 To appoint a member to fill a vacancy on City Council in Ward 33" (PDF). toronto.ca.
3. "CC40.1 - Appointment to fill the vacancy in the Office of Councillor, Ward 33, Don Valley East" (PDF). toronto.ca. May 22, 2018. p. 4.
4. "Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll resigning to run for provincial Liberals". CityNews . April 5, 2018.
5. "Toronto city council appoints Jonathan Tsao as Ward 33 councillor". CBC News . May 22, 2018.
6. "Ward by ward: A look at candidates running in a new 25-ward system".
7. "Toronto city council appoints Jonathan Tsao as Ward 33 councillor".
8. "Jonathan Tsao appointed councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East". CityNews Toronto. May 22, 2018.
9. "Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo".
10. "Liberals in Don Valley North Nominate Jonathan Tsao as 2022 Ontario Liberal Party Candidate". ontarioliberal.ca. October 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020.
11. Nickle, David (May 22, 2018). "Toronto Council picks Jonathan Tsao to fill vacant Ward 33". Toronto.com.

External links

• Councillor Jonathan Tsao Archived 2018-07-06 at the Wayback Machine