Ward 15 Don Valley West | |
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Constituency for the Toronto City Council | |
City | Toronto |
Population | 102,510 (2016) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2018 |
Councillor | Rachel Chernos Lin |
Community council | North York |
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First contested | 2018 election |
Last contested | 2024 by-election |
Ward profile | www |
Ward 15 Don Valley West is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in a by-election in 2024, with Rachel Chernos Lin elected to succeed Jaye Robinson as the councillor for the 2022–2026 term.
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. [1] [2] The current ward is made up of parts of the former Ward 22 St Paul's, the former Ward 25 Don Valley West and southwest portion of the former Ward 26 Don Valley West. [3] [4] From 1988 to 2000, much of the area was covered by North York Centre South Ward, which was represented on Metro Toronto Council until amalgamation in 1997, then on Toronto City Council for one term. Prior to amalgamation, the area was represented by wards 6 (west of Yonge Street) and 8 (east of Yonge) on North York Council.
Ward 15 is part of the North York Community Council. [5]
Don Valley West's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts: its west border is Mount Pleasant Road and Yonge Street, its north border is Highway 401, its east border is Leslie Street, the Don River and part of Don Mills Road, and the south border is the Don River and the Beltline Trail. [3]
Council term | Member | |
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Ward 6 (North York City Council) | Ward 8 (North York City Council) | |
1966–1969 [6] | Alex McGivern | Walter Cassels |
1969–1972 [7] | John Knox | Bob Roche |
1972–1974 [8] | ||
1974–1976 [9] | George Laceby | |
1976–1978 | Milton Berger | Alan Heisey |
1978–1980 | ||
1980–1982 [10] | Andy Borins | |
1982–1985 | ||
1985–1988 | Bev Salmon | |
1988–1991 | Joanne Flint | |
1991–1994 | ||
1994–1997 | ||
North York Centre South (Metro Council) | ||
1988–1991 | Bev Salmon | |
1991–1994 | ||
1994–1997 | ||
Ward 9 North York Centre South | ||
1997–2000 | Joanne Flint, Milton Berger | |
Ward 25 Don Valley West | Ward 26 Don Valley West | |
2000–2003 | Joanne Flint | Jane Pitfield |
2003–2006 | Cliff Jenkins | |
2006–2010 | John Parker | |
2010–2014 | Jaye Robinson | |
2014–2018 | Jon Burnside | |
Ward 15 Don Valley West | ||
2018–2022 | Jaye Robinson [11] | |
2022–2026 | ||
Jaye Robinson (until 2024), Rachel Chernos Lin (from 2024) |
Following the death of councillor Jaye Robinson due to cancer, a by-election will be held November 4, 2024, to replace her. [12]
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Rachel Chernos Lin | 12,899 | 54.76 |
Anthony Furey | 7,343 | 31.17 |
Sam Robinson | 1,271 | 5.40 |
Sheena Sharp | 575 | 2.44 |
Lesley Stoyan | 345 | 1.45 |
Shakhlo Sharipova | 301 | 1.28 |
Evan Sambasivam | 186 | 0.79 |
Habiba Desai | 137 | 0.58 |
Syed Jaffery | 124 | 0.53 |
Dhruv Jain | 123 | 0.52 |
Calvin Xu | 72 | 0.31 |
Jason Stevens | 70 | 0.30 |
Cleveland Marshall | 37 | 0.16 |
Peter Handjis | 36 | 0.15 |
Mario Lamanna | 31 | 0.13 |
Daniel Trayes | 5 | 0.02 |
2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 15 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jaye Robinson | 16,142 | 74.22 |
Sheena Sharp | 2,780 | 12.78 |
David Ricci | 2,438 | 11.21 |
Gregory Vaz | 389 | 1.79 |
Ward 15 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 25 incumbent Jaye Robinson and Ward 26 incumbent Jon Burnside. Robinson was ultimately elected with 49.22 per cent of the vote. [3] [20]
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 15 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jaye Robinson | 16,219 | 49.22% |
Jon Burnside | 14,440 | 43.82 |
Tanweer Khan | 1,309 | 3.97 |
Nikola Streker | 583 | 1.77 |
Minh Le | 404 | 1.23 |
Total | 32,955 | 100% |
Source: City of Toronto [21] |
Ward 25 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jaye Robinson | 19,066 | 83.24 |
Richard Friedman | 1,891 | 8.26 |
Tanya Hostler | 850 | 3.71 |
Kim Diep | 564 | 2.46 |
Nikola Streker | 534 | 2.33 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jon Burnside | 9,415 | 42.73 |
John Parker | 6,167 | 27.99 |
Ishrath Velshi | 3,055 | 13.86 |
David Sparrow | 1,786 | 8.11 |
Wasim Vania | 1,033 | 4.69 |
Dimitre Popov | 578 | 2.62 |
Ward 25 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jaye Robinson | 9,258 | 45.49 |
Cliff Jenkins | 8,756 | 43.03 |
Joanne Dickins | 1,968 | 9.67 |
Tanya Hostler | 368 | 1.81 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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John Parker | 6,203 | 31.28 |
Jon Burnside | 5,788 | 29.19 |
Mohamed Dhanani | 5,627 | 28.37 |
Yunus Pandor | 1,452 | 7.32 |
Tanvir Ahmed | 377 | 1.90 |
Shaukat Malik | 216 | 1.09 |
Nawab Salim Khan | 169 | 0.85 |
Ward 25 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Cliff Jenkins | 7,954 | 58.30 |
Tony Dickins | 2,788 | 20.43 |
Robertson Boyle | 971 | 7.12 |
Peter Kapsalis | 967 | 7.09 |
John Blair | 964 | 7.07 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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John Parker | 3,369 | 20.11 |
Mohamed Dhanani | 3,155 | 18.83 |
Abdul Ingar | 2,940 | 17.55 |
Geoff Kettel | 1,372 | 8.19 |
Natalie Maniates | 1,336 | 7.98 |
David Thomas | 1,095 | 6.54 |
John Masterson | 887 | 5.29 |
Michele Carroll-Smith | 743 | 4.44 |
Debbie Lechter | 577 | 3.44 |
Csaba Vegh | 371 | 2.21 |
Muhammad Alam | 261 | 1.56 |
Fred Williams | 256 | 1.53 |
Bahar Aminvaziri | 215 | 1.28 |
Orhan Aybars | 99 | 0.59 |
Raza Jabbar | 76 | 0.45 |
Ward 25 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Cliff Jenkins | 4,859 | 26.04 |
Jaye Robinson | 4,779 | 25.61 |
Tim Flynn | 2,240 | 12.00 |
Barbara Krieger | 1,858 | 9.96 |
Jon Williams | 1,648 | 8.83 |
William Rauenbusch | 1,575 | 8.44 |
Stewart Weinstein | 1,283 | 6.87 |
Nancy Loewen | 420 | 2.25 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jane Pitfield | 13,602 | 86.63 |
Muhammad Alam | 1,366 | 8.70 |
Orhan Aybars | 733 | 4.67 |
Ward 25 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Joanne Flint | 11,124 | 79.37 |
John Cameron | 2,891 | 20.63 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jane Pitfield | 11,058 | 70.70 |
Don Yuill | 3,421 | 21.87 |
Muhammad Bajwa | 1,162 | 7.43 |
Ward 9 – North York Centre South Two to be elected | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Joanne Flint | 16,447 | 40.07 |
Milton Berger | 12,370 | 30.14 |
Dick Chapman | 8,484 | 20.67 |
Stuart Ian Weinstein | 3,740 | 9.11 |
North York Centre South | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Bev Salmon | Acclaimed |
North York Centre South | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Bev Salmon | Acclaimed |
North York Centre South | ||
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Bev Salmon | 10,618 | 59.51 |
Gordon Chong | 7,223 | 40.49 |
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