Toronto municipal election, 2018

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Toronto municipal election, 2018
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Council before election

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Elected Council

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The 2018 Toronto municipal election is scheduled to be held on October 22, 2018, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] Registration for candidates for the office of mayor, councillor, and school board trustee opened on May 1, 2018 and initially closed on July 27, 2018. [1]

Mayor of Toronto

The Mayor of Toronto is the leader of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The mayor is directly-elected in municipal elections every four years alongside Toronto City Council. The mayor is responsible for the administration of government services, the composition of councils and committees overseeing Toronto government departments and serves as the chairperson for meeting of Toronto City Council.

Toronto City Council legislative body of Toronto

The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the City of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. The passage of provincial legislation in the summer of 2018 established that the number of wards be reduced from 44 to 25 and that they be based upon the city's federal electoral districts as of the year 2000. While the federal districts have been redistributed since then, the ward boundaries remain the same. The city council had at its peak 45 members: 44 ward councillors plus the mayor. On September 19, 2018 an Ontario Court of appeals granted a stay order of a previous court decision that would have prevented this reduction, thus re-establishing the move to 25 wards. The actual court appeal of Bill 5 has yet to be scheduled, but was heard subsequent to the municipal election on October 22, 2018.

Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

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To account for the city's growing population, Toronto's council wards underwent a realignment, with the removal of a ward in the west end, three new wards added in the downtown area, and a new ward in North York, expanding the city to 47 wards. However, in July 2018, newly-elected Premier of Ontario Doug Ford introduced legislation to require that Toronto's municipal elections use the same ridings as it does for provincial and federal elections, thus reducing the council to 25 wards. The bill attracted controversy for its intent to change electoral boundaries in the middle of a campaign, and was struck down as unconstitutional in September 2018. However, a stay on this ruling was granted nine days later by the Court of Appeal for Ontario; the three judge panel ruled that Bill 5 is constitutional and that the previous ruling was "dubious", thus reinstating the 25-ward election.

Doug Ford 26th Premier of Ontario

Douglas Robert Ford is a Canadian businessman and politician serving as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 29, 2018. He represents the riding of Etobicoke North.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario is an appellate court in Ontario that is based at historic Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto.

Ward boundary adjustment

The Toronto City Council commissioned an independent review of its ward boundaries in order to account for predicted population growth in specific areas of the city. The consultants recommended the realignment of the city's 44 wards into 47. [2] [3] Under the 47 ward model, wards would not achieve voter parity until 2026 (when the population projection of 61,000 residents per ward would eventually kick in). The Supreme Court considers voter parity to be crucial to achieving effective representation. [2] [4]

Supreme Court of Canada highest court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada, the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts. Its decisions are the ultimate expression and application of Canadian law and binding upon all lower courts of Canada, except to the extent that they are overridden or otherwise made ineffective by an Act of Parliament or the Act of a provincial legislative assembly pursuant to section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Three new wards were added in downtown, one in North York, while one was removed from Toronto's west end by consolidating 3 wards into 2. [5] [4] Based on the patterns of incumbents shifting to successor wards, the four "new" wards are Ward 20, Ward 21, Ward 25 and Ward 29; the ward reduction in the west end is reflected in the effective merger of what had been designated as Ward 17 and Ward 18 on the preceding map into new Ward 16.

Downtown Toronto human settlement in Canada

Downtown Toronto is the city centre and main central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located entirely within the district of Old Toronto, it is approximately 14 square kilometers in area, bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don Valley to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west. It is also the governmental centre of the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario.

North York Place in Ontario, Canada

North York is an administrative division in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly north of Old Toronto, between Etobicoke to the west and Scarborough to the east. As of the 2011 Census, it had a population of 655,913. It was first created as a township in 1922 out of the northern part of the former city of York, a municipality that was located along the western border of Old Toronto. Following its inclusion in Metropolitan Toronto in 1954, it was one of the fastest growing parts of the region due to its proximity to Old Toronto. It was declared a borough in 1967, and later became a city in 1979, attracting high-density residences, rapid transit, and a number of corporate headquarters in North York City Centre, its central business district. In 1998, North York was amalgamated with the rest of Metropolitan Toronto to form the new city of Toronto, and has since been a secondary economic hub of the city outside Downtown Toronto.

Two city councillors, Giorgio Mammoliti and Justin Di Ciano, along with several Toronto citizens, appealed the redrawing of ward boundaries at the Ontario Municipal Board. [6] The appeal was rejected and new ward boundaries approved in a 38-page decision. [7] Council had to pass a by-law before January 2018 for the boundaries to be changed before the election. [8]

Giorgio Mammoliti Canadian politician

Giorgio (George) Mammoliti is a Canadian politician who was a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He represented Ward 7 York West, one of the two York West wards. He is a former chair of the Parks & Environment committee and was a member of the mayor's executive committee until he resigned on November 26, 2012, when Rob Ford was found guilty of governmental conflict of interest and ordered removed from office. This order was suspended, and the initial judgement was overturned on appeal. Mammoliti re-joined the executive committee in October 2013. Previously, Mammoliti served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995. In 2002, he switched names from the anglicized George to the Italian Giorgio. On October 15, 2009, he declared his candidacy for mayor in Toronto's 2010 election. In July, after registering no more than 4% in public opinion polls over several months, Mammoliti withdrew from the mayoral contest in order to stand for re-election as a city councillor. On July 9, 2014, Toronto City Council suspended Mammoliti for three months for holding fundraisers contrary to the Council's code of conduct. On September 15, 2014, police launched an investigation into the matter, though no charges were laid. On October 22, 2018, Mammoliti lost his re-election bid for Toronto City Council.

Justin Di Ciano is a Canadian politician, who represented former Ward 5 (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) on Toronto City Council as a councillor for the years 2014-2018.

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) was an independent administrative board, operated as an adjudicative tribunal, in the province of Ontario, Canada. It heard applications and appeals on municipal and planning disputes, as well as other matters specified in provincial legislation. The tribunal reported to the Ministry of the Attorney General from 2012 until its shuttering. The Board had been criticized for its broad powers and authority to override the Planning Act decisions of municipal councils.

Reduction of wards

On July 27, 2018, the last day for candidate registration, former councillor and new Ontario Premier Doug Ford introduced the Better Local Government Act, also known as Bill 5. The legislation requires that the Toronto city council align its municipal wards with those of the federal and provincial electoral ridings, thus reducing the size of Toronto's council from 47 to 25 wards. Each council member would serve an area representing an average of 111,000 residents. Ford justified the legislation by stating that the council had "failed to act on the critical issues facing the city", and that expanding it to 47 wards would exacerbate the existing "dysfunction". The province claimed that such a reduction would result in a savings of $25 million over the next four years (in comparison to the city's operating budget of $11.12 billion per-year). [2]

Premier of Ontario first minister of the government of Ontario

The Premier of Ontario is the first minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario and the province’s head of government. The position was formerly styled "Prime Minister of Ontario" until the ministry of Bill Davis formally changed the title to premier.

The bill proved controversial, with the official opposition Ontario NDP disputing its intent and considering it an abuse of power, [9] while other groups (including candidates and the Toronto District School Board) contended that the bill undermined the democratic process. [2] Toronto mayor John Tory suggested that such significant changes be subject to a public referendum. Toronto's city council voted 24-17 on a motion to oppose Bill 5 and support Tory's call for a referendum. [9] Tory also criticized Ford for not providing any opportunities to consult with the municipal government over the bill. Ford denied Tory's statement, stating that he had met with Tory and other officials multiple times. [10] [11] [2] Bill 5 was passed August 14, 2018. Rocco Achampong, a candidate for one of the wards removed in the consolidation, launched a legal challenge over the bill in the Ontario Superior Court. [12]

The government of Ontario argued that the larger wards were intended to improve voter parity for the 2018 municipal election (as the 47 ward model would not achieve voter parity until 2026). [2] However, the city asserted that the 25-ward structure provided no better parity than the newly-implemented 47-ward structure, and a consultant argued that the roughly doubled ward population reduced councillors' capacity to serve their communities—another aspect of effective representation. [2] In an affidavit, Toronto city manager Giuliana Carbone disputed the claimed cost savings, stating that it would only save $6 million over four years, taking into account the increased staffing that would be required to operate the larger wards, and the costs incurred by realigning the election to match the new boundaries. [2]

On September 10, 2018, the Better Local Government Act was struck down as unconstitutional by Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba, ruling that larger wards infringed on citizens' rights "to cast a vote that can result in effective representation", and that unilaterally changing electoral boundaries in the middle of a campaign infringed on candidates' freedom of expression. He explained that "passing a law that changes the city's electoral districts in the middle of its election and undermines the overall fairness of the election is antithetical to the core principles of our democracy", and questioned the province's intent and timing of the legislation. [13] Ford criticized the ruling, contending that its only supporters were a "small group of left-wing councillors looking to continue their free ride on the taxpayers' dollar and a network of activist groups who have entrenched their power under the status quo." [13]

The Ford government introduced the Efficient Local Government Act, also known as Bill 31, on September 12, 2018. The bill would have invoked Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, also known as the notwithstanding clause, to implement the effects of Bill 5 in defiance of the court ruling. If passed, it would have been the first time that the notwithstanding clause had ever been invoked in Ontario. [14] [15] [16] The Toronto city council voted 29–7 in favour of directing the city solicitor to challenge the new legislation in court, and to ask the federal government to invoke a constitutional clause allowing it to disallow provincial legislation (a mechanism only used once since 1943) should it pass. At a Liberal Party caucus retreat in Saskatoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that he would not contribute to the discussions surrounding the sizes of municipal governments in Ontario, as it was "[not] a role that the federal government needs to take on". [17]

On September 19, 2018, the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued a stay on the previous Superior Court decision, ruling that Bill 5 "disrupted the campaigns that were already underway" but "does not limit or restrict any message the candidates wish to convey to voters", and was a "dubious ruling that invalidates legislation duly passed by the legislature". [18] As such, the election must now be held using 25 wards. Since it was made redundant by the stay, Bill 31 was also withdrawn. [19] [20] The nomination period was reopened as a result of the stay and closed on September 21, 2018. [21]

City Council

(x) indicates incumbent city councillor

Ward 1 Etobicoke North

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
(x)Vincent Crisanti May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 1 since 2010.
Peter D'GamaJuly 20, 2018
Naiima FarahJuly 27, 2018
(x)Michael Ford July 4, 2018Councillor for former Ward 2 since 2016. Nephew of Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Michelle GarciaJuly 26, 2018
Christopher NoorJuly 9, 2018
Shirish PatelMay 1, 2018
Gurinder PatriJuly 27, 2018
Carol RoyerJuly 27, 2018Endorsed by Toronto Star [22] and NOW magazine. [23]

Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Bill BoersmaJuly 27, 2018
(x)John Campbell May 4, 2018Councillor for former Ward 4 since 2014. Endorsed by Toronto Star. [22]
Angelo CarnevaleJune 13, 2018
(x)Stephen Holyday June 4, 2018Councillor for former Ward 3 since 2014
Erica KellyJuly 16, 2018NDP candidate in 2018 provincial election. Endorsed by NOW magazine. [23]

Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Svitlana BurlakovaJuly 27, 2018
Iain DavisJuly 27, 2018
Pamela GoughMay 1, 2018TDSB school trustee
(x)Mark Grimes July 25, 2018Councillor for former Ward 6 since 2003
Robert GunnyonSeptember 20, 2018
Michael JulihenAugust 29, 2018
Michael LoomansJuly 5, 2018
Amber MorleyMay 10, 2018Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council [24] and Progress Toronto, [25] Toronto Star, [22] and NOW magazine. [23]
Peggy MoulderJuly 27, 2018
Patrizia NigroMay 31, 2018

Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Kalsang DolmaMay 7, 2018
David GinsbergJuly 16, 2018
Valerie GrdisaSeptember 21, 2018
Taras KulishJuly 27, 2018
Mercy OkaloweJuly 12, 2018
Nick PavlovJuly 27, 2018
Alex PerezJuly 27, 2018
(x)Gord Perks May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 14 since 2006. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] theToronto Star, [22] Jennifer Keesmaat, [26] and NOW magazine. [23]
Evan TummilloMay 1, 2018
José VeraJune 29, 2018

Ward 5 York South—Weston

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Keaton AustinJuly 26, 2018
Deega BarreMay 16, 2018
Joey CarapinhaMay 1, 2018
(x)Frank Di Giorgio May 4, 2018Councillor for former Ward 12 since 2000
Fred FosuJuly 27, 2018
Harpeet GulriJuly 23, 2018
(x)Frances Nunziata June 4, 2018Councillor for former Ward 11 since 2000
Cedric OgalvieJuly 24, 2018
Lekan OlawoyeMay 1, 2018Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star, [22] and NOW magazine. [23]
Chiara PadovaniMay 1, 2018Endorsed by Progress Toronto [27]
Luis PortilloJune 6, 2018

Ward 6 York Centre

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
(x)Maria Augimeri May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 9 since 2000. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star. [22] and NOW magazine. [23]
(x)James Pasternak May 15, 2018Councillor for former Ward 10 since 2010
Louise RussoJuly 20, 2018Sought Liberal nomination for the 2018 provincial election in York Centre [28] Prominent anti-violence advocate, namesake of a city park in neighbouring Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek
Edward ZaretskyJuly 23, 2018Operator of community group, Citizens Alliance Group. Ran for city council in 2010. [29]

Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Kristy-Ann CharlesJuly 26, 2018
Amanda CoombsJuly 4, 2018
Tiffany FordMay 7, 2018TDSB school trustee. Endorsed by Progress Toronto [30] and NOW magazine. [23]
Winston La RoseJuly 17, 2018
(x)Giorgio Mammoliti May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 7 since 2000.
(x)Anthony Perruzza July 5, 2018Councillor for former Ward 8 since 2008. Former Metro Toronto Separate School Board Trustee (1985-1988), North York Councillor (1988-1990) and NDP MPP for Downsview (1990-1995). Endorsed by Progress Toronto, Toronto & York District Labour Council [24] and Toronto Star. [22]
Deanna SgroJuly 5, 2018Liberal candidate in 2018 provincial election; daughter of former councillor and current MP Judy Sgro.
Kerry-Ann ThomasSeptember 20, 2018Consultant and Political Advisor since 2009. Queen's Park Ontario Legislature Staff (2005-2007), TV Host and Journalist. OWIT-Toronto (Organization of Women in International Trade) Member (2010-present)

Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Jennifer ArpMay 18, 2018TDSB school trustee
(x)Christin Carmichael Greb May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 16 since 2014
Mike Colle July 25, 2018Former Liberal MPP for Eglinton—Lawrence (1995-2018), provincial cabinet minister (2005-07), Metro Councillor for York (1988-94), Chair of Toronto Transit Commission (1991-94), York Councillor (1982-85). Father of incumbent Councillor for former Ward 15 Josh Colle. Endorsed by Toronto Star. [22]
Darren DunlopJune 21, 2018Real Estate Sales Representative [31]
Lauralyn JohnstonJune 18, 2018Urban planner with the City of Toronto since 2012.
Beth LevyMay 4, 2018Endorsed by former Mayor of Toronto and MP David Crombie [32] ; Former urban planner.
Randall PancerJuly 23, 2018
Josh PedeSeptember 20, 2018
Peter TijiriJuly 17, 2018
Dyanoosh YoussefiMay 1, 2018Endorsed by Progress Toronto [33] and NOW magazine. [23]

Ward 9 Davenport

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
(x)Ana Bailão May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 18 since 2010. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star, [22] and NOW magazine. [23]
Mark BalackSeptember 7, 2018
Nahum MannJuly 26, 2018
Troy YoungJuly 10, 2018

Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Michael BarcelosJuly 26, 2018
Al CarboneJuly 20, 2018
(x)Joe Cressy May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 20 since 2014. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star, [22] and NOW magazine. [23]
Ahdam DourJuly 16, 2018
April EngelbergJuly 5, 2018
Dean MaherJune 15, 2018
Andrew MasseyJuly 27, 2018
Rick MyersJuly 26, 2018
Karlene NationJuly 24, 2018
John NguyenJune 11, 2018
Kevin VuongMay 1, 2018
Edris ZalmaiJuly 24, 2018
Andrei ZodianSeptember 21, 2018
Sabrina ZunigaMay 1, 2018

Ward 11 University—Rosedale

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Michael BorrelliJuly 27, 2018
Marc CormierJuly 26, 2018
(x)Mike Layton July 10, 2018Councillor for former Ward 19 since 2010. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star, [22] and NOW magazine. [23]
Joyce RowlandsSeptember 21, 2018Former provincial Liberal candidate and daughter of former Toronto mayor June Rowlands
George SawisionJuly 20, 2018
Michael ShawJuly 24, 2018
Nicki WardSeptember 20, 2018

Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Elizabeth CookSeptember 21, 2018
Artur LanguJuly 27, 2018
Ian LiptonJuly 27, 2018
(x)Josh Matlow July 4, 2018Councillor for former Ward 22 since 2010. Endorsed by Toronto Star. [22]
(x)Joe Mihevc May 17, 2018Councillor for former Ward 21 since 2000. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] John Tory [34] and NOW magazine. [23]
Bob MurphyJuly 27, 2018

Ward 13 Toronto Centre

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Darren AbramsonSeptember 21, 2018
Khuram AftabJuly 18, 2018
Jon CallegherMay 7, 2018
Richard ForgetMay 18, 2018
Tim GordanierJuly 26, 2018
Jonathan HeathJuly 27, 2018
John JefferyJuly 26, 2018
Walied Khogali AliMay 11, 2018
Gladys LarbieJune 11, 2018
Barbara LavoieSeptember 21, 2018
Ryan LesterJune 25, 2018
Kyle McNallyJuly 27, 2018
Catherina PerezJune 12, 2018
George Smitherman May 9, 2018Former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre-Rosedale (1999-2010) and provincial cabinet minister (2003-10)
Jordan StoneJuly 27, 2018
(x)Lucy Troisi July 26, 2018Councillor for former Ward 28 since 2017, appointed to office upon death of Pam McConnell.
Megann WillsonMay 1, 2018
Rob WolvinJuly 27, 2018
(x)Kristyn Wong-Tam May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 27 since 2010. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star [35] and NOW magazine. [23]

Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Lanrick BennettJune 11, 2018
Chris BudoMay 24, 2018
Dixon ChanMay 4, 2018
Marisol D'AndreaJune 21, 2018
(x)Paula Fletcher May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 30 since 2003. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star, [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
(x)Mary Fragedakis May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 29 since 2010. Endorsed by NOW magazine. [23]
Ryan LindsayJuly 13, 2018
Lawrence LychowydSeptember 21, 2018
Chris MarinakisSeptember 20, 2018
Alexander PenaJuly 25, 2018

Ward 15 Don Valley West

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
(x)Jon Burnside May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 26 since 2014. Endorsed by Toronto Star [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
Tanweer KhanJuly 6, 2018
Minh LeSeptember 21, 2018
(x)Jaye Robinson May 31, 2018Councillor for former Ward 25 since 2010.
Nikola StrekerJuly 23, 2018

Ward 16 Don Valley East

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Aria AlaviMay 7, 2018
David Caplan July 27, 2018Former Liberal MPP for Don Valley East (1997-2011) and provincial cabinet minister (2003-09). Endorsed by Toronto Star [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
Diane GadoutsisSeptember 21, 2018
Stephen KsiazekMay 1, 2018
Pushpalatha MathanalingamJuly 9, 2018
(x)Denzil Minnan-Wong July 4, 2018Councillor for former Ward 34 since 2000, Deputy Mayor of Toronto since 2014, provincial PC candidate in 2018
Dimitre PopovJune 28, 2018
Michael WoulfeJuly 26, 2018

Ward 17 Don Valley North

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Shelley Carroll July 6, 2018Councillor for former Ward 33 (2003-2018), provincial Liberal candidate in 2018. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Toronto Star, [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
Steven ChenJuly 9, 2018CPA, CGA. Endorsed by Joe Daniel, former Don Valley East MP (2011-2015). [36] Endorsed by Carl Qiu, President of OPCYA . [37] Endorsed by Sam Chopra, President of South Asians In Ontario [38] . Endorsed by former Willowdale MP Chungsen Leung (2011-2015). [39]
Kasra GharibiJuly 11, 2018
Ian HanecakJune 21, 2018
Stella KargiannakisJuly 3, 2018
Kostas KokkinakisSeptember 21, 2018
Ken ListerMay 1, 2018Toronto District School Board trustee. [40]
Christina LiuJuly 3, 2018Endorsed by Vincent Ke, [41] Bob Saroya, [42] Mel Lastman. Endorsed by Willowdale MP Chungsen Leung (2011-2015). DEPUTY Campaign manager for Vincent Ke.
Erin O'ConnorJuly 27, 2018

Ward 18 Willowdale

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Farah AslaniSeptember 21, 2018
Lily ChengJune 20, 2018Founder of North York Moms; Co-Founder of We Love Willowdale, in response to the Toronto van attack. Endorsed by Toronto Star. [35]
Sonny ChoMay 2, 2018Former City Councillor candidate for Willowdale Ward 24; Willowdale 150 Medal Recipient; Ontario Place Board Director; CEO of Canada Korea Business Council; Endorsed by former Willowdale MP C.S. Leung and former MPP Michael Chan.
Danny DeSantisJune 20, 2018Endorsed by Corriere Canadese, Mark Grimes, Judy Sgro, Alfred Apps, and Chungsen Leung.
David EpsteinJuly 20, 2018
(x)John Filion September 6, 2018Councillor for former Ward 23 since 2000 and for predecessor ward of York Centre (1998-2000). Endorsed by NOW magazine. [23]
Norman Gardner June 27, 2018Former Metro Toronto Councillor (1985-1997), and Toronto City Councillor (1997-2000); former Chair of Toronto Police Services Board (1998-2004). Progressive Conservative candidate in Willowdale in the 1997 federal election.
Andrew HerbstJuly 23, 2018
Marvin Honickman21 Sep 2018
Albert KimJuly 18, 2018Endorsed by former PC Don Valley East MP Alan Redway and former Conservative Willowdale MP Chungsen Leung.
Gerald MakJuly 17, 2018
Sam MathiJuly 26, 2018
Sam MoiniMay 2, 2018
David MousaviJuly 26, 2018
Chung Jin ParkMay 2, 2018
Winston ParkMay 1, 2018Councillor candidate for former ward 23 in 2014 as Kun-Won Park. Endorsed by Senator Yonah Martin [43] , and former Conservative Willowdale MP Chungsen Leung [44]
Hamid ShakeriJuly 26, 2018
Saman Tabasi NejadJuly 17, 2018Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council [24] , NDP MPPs Marit Stiles and Faisal Hassan.

Ward 19 Beaches—East York

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Brad BradfordJune 15, 2018Endorsed by retiring Ward 32 councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon [45] and John Tory. [46]
Norval BryantJuly 27, 2018
Paul BuraJuly 20, 2018
Cimesa DraganSeptember 21, 2018
David Del GrandeJune 20, 2018
Diane DysonJune 13, 2018Researcher and policy advocate for People for Education, United Way of Greater Toronto, and WoodGreen Community Services [47] Endorsed by NOW magazine. [23]
Matthew Kellway May 22, 2018Former NDP MP for Beaches—East York (2011-2015). Endorsed by retiring Ward 31 councillor Janet Davis [45] Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council [24] and Toronto Star. [35]
Donald LamoreuxSeptember 21, 2018
Brenda MacDonaldJune 11, 2018
Joshua MakuchMay 2, 2018
Valérie MaltaisMay 1, 2018
Frank MarraJuly 26, 2018
Paul MurtonJuly 26, 2018
Morley RosenbergJuly 25, 2018
Adam SmithJuly 26, 2018
Veronica StephenJuly 27, 2018

Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Gerard ArbourMay 4, 2018
Mohsin BhuiyanMay 1, 2018
Paulina CorpuzJune 12, 2018
(x)Gary Crawford May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 36 since 2010
(x)Michelle Holland-Berardinetti June 11, 2018Councillor for former Ward 35 since 2010
John LetonjaJune 4, 2018
Robert McDermottMay 1, 2018
Suman RoyMay 3, 2018Endorsed by Toronto Star [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
Curtis SmithJuly 16, 2018
Bruce WatersAugust 28, 2018

Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Paul BeattyJuly 27, 2018
Vivek BhattJuly 18, 2018
Fawzi BidawiJuly 16, 2018
Randy BucaoMay 9, 2018
Zia ChoudharyMay 2, 2018
Ismail KhanJuly 27, 2018
Zamir ul-Hassan NadeemMay 8, 2018
Afran NaveedMay 9, 2018
Raphael RoschJuly 24, 2018
Nur SaifullahJuly 26, 2018
(x)Michael Thompson May 9, 2018Councillor for former Ward 37 since 2003. Endorsed by Toronto Star [35] and NOW magazine. [23]

Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Jude CoutinhoJuly 17, 2018
(x)Jim Karygiannis May 1, 2018Councillor for former Ward 39 since 2014, former Liberal MP (1988-2014)
(x)Norm Kelly May 14, 2018Councillor for former Ward 40 since 2000, former Liberal MP (1980-1984), former Deputy Mayor (2013-2014).

Endorsed by Toronto Star. [35]

Michael KorzeniewskiJune 13, 2018
Vincent LeeJuly 26, 2018
Roland LinSeptember 6, 2018Registered translator, Paralegal, Business Owner. Priorities include making safe communities, keeping taxes low, building Sheppard subway extension and adding more north-south buses, etc.
Jason WoycheskoJuly 26, 2018

Ward 23 Scarborough North

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Ashwani BhardwajJuly 25, 2018
Maggie ChiJune 19, 2018Worked as a constituency assistant to former Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, for 5 years [48] . Endorsement and support from Chin Lee (former City Councillor), Glen De Baeremaeker (Deputy Mayor for Scarborough), Shaun Chen (Member of Parliament, Scarborough North), Tom Chang (President of the Brimley Forest Community Association), Gary Loughlin (President of the C.D Farqhuarson Community Association) [49] .
James ChowMay 16, 2018
Dameon HalsteadJune 12, 2018
Anthony InternicolaMay 8, 2018
Sheraz KhanJuly 27, 2018
Cynthia LaiMay 28, 2018
Mahboob MianJuly 9, 2018
Neethan SabaJuly 27, 2018
Felicia SamuelJuly 25, 2018Former provincial NDP candidate. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Progress Toronto, [50] Toronto Star, [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
Sandeep SrivastavaJune 26, 2018

Ward 24 Scarborough—Guildwood

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
(x)Paul Ainslie May 23, 2018Councillor for former Ward 43 since 2006. Endorsed by Toronto Star [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
Etohan EvbagharuJuly 20, 2018
Reddy MuttukuruJuly 11, 2018
Priyanth NallaratnamJune 22, 2018
Keiosha RossJuly 24, 2018
Sajid SalehSeptember 21, 2018
Michelle SpencerSeptember 7, 2018
Emery WarnerJuly 26, 2018
Morian WashingtonJuly 26, 2018

Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park

CandidateVotesPercentageRegistration DateNotes
Amanda CainMay 3, 2018
Paul CooksonJuly 12, 2018
Daniel CubellisMay 4, 2018
Jasper GhoriSeptember 20, 2018
Reza KhoshdelMay 4, 2018Business executive and former political advisor & community organizer
Cheryl Lewis-ThurabMay 10, 2018
Dave MadderJuly 10, 2018
Jennifer McKelvieMay 1, 2018Environmental Scientist and community organizer. First President of Renew Scarborough [51] and past President of Centennial Community & Recreation Association [52] . Endorsed by Hon. John McKay (MP for Scarborough-Guildwood) [53] , Raymond Cho (MPP for Scarborough North and past Ward 42 Councillor) [54] and Alvin Curling (former MPP for Scarborough-Rouge River) [55] .
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(x)Neethan Shan July 9, 2018Councillor for former Ward 42 since 2017. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council, [24] Progress Toronto, [56] Toronto Star. [35] and NOW magazine. [23]
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