Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest | |
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Constituency for the Toronto City Council | |
City | Toronto |
Population | 111,194 (2021) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2018 |
Councillor | Parthi Kandavel |
Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto, Ontario, Canada represented by Parthi Kandavel who won the by-election on November 30, 2023. [2] The seat was temporarily vacant between July 26, 2023 and November 30, 2023 following the resignation of Gary Crawford [3] to run in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election. [4] It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Eglinton Avenue East to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Markham Road to the east. [5] It contains the neighbourhoods of Birch Cliff, Birch Cliff Heights, Clairlea, Cliffcrest, Cliffside, Fallingbrook, Hunt Club, Oakridge, Scarborough Junction, and the western half of Scarborough Village. [6]
The ward was created for the 2018 municipal elections when 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. [7]
From 2000 to 2018, Scarborough Southwest was represented on city council by Wards 35 (northern half) and 36 (southern half). From 1998 to 2000 the area generally corresponded to Ward 13 (Scarborough Bluffs) on City Council, and returned two members. From 1988 to 1997 Scarborough Bluffs was represented on Metropolitan Toronto Council until Scarborough's amalgamation into the city.
Council term | Member | |
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Scarborough Bluffs (Metro Council) | ||
1988–1991 | Brian Ashton | |
1991–1994 | ||
1994–1997 | ||
Ward 13 Scarborough Bluffs | ||
1997–2000 | Brian Ashton, Gerry Altobello | |
Ward 35 Scarborough Southwest | Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest | |
2000–2003 | Gerry Altobello (until June 2006) Harvey Barron (interim) | Brian Ashton |
2003–2006 | ||
2006–2010 | Adrian Heaps | |
2010–2014 | Michelle Berardinetti (Holland after 2006) | Gary Crawford |
2014–2018 | ||
Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest | ||
2018–2022 | Gary Crawford (until July 2023) | |
2022–2026 | ||
Parthi Kandavel (since November 2023) |
Following the resignation of Gary Crawford to run in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election, a by-election was called in the ward, and was held on November 30 with Parthi Kandavel being elected as the new incoming councillor. [8]
Parthi Kandavel was elected councillor of Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest on November 30, 2023 with 27.38% of the vote. [9]
Candidate | Vote [10] | % |
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Parthi Kandavel | 4,641 | 27.38 |
Kevin Rupasinghe | 3,854 | 22.74 |
Anna Sidiropoulos | 2,275 | 13.42 |
Malika Ghous | 1,565 | 9.23 |
Suman Roy | 1,289 | 7.60 |
Alamgir Hussain | 1,130 | 6.67 |
Sudip Shome | 555 | 3.27 |
Reginald Tull | 399 | 2.35 |
Marzia Hoque | 209 | 1.23 |
Corey David | 190 | 1.12 |
Jessica Hines | 190 | 1.12 |
Malik Ahmad | 162 | 0.96 |
MD Abdullah Al Mamun | 148 | 0.87 |
Thomas Hall | 77 | 0.45 |
Angus MacKenzie | 56 | 0.33 |
Trevor Sutton | 47 | 0.28 |
Walayat Khan | 41 | 0.24 |
Anthony Internicola | 27 | 0.16 |
Sandeep Srivastava | 24 | 0.14 |
Peter Handjis | 22 | 0.13 |
Manny Zanders | 21 | 0.12 |
Syed Jaffery | 15 | 0.09 |
Naser Kaid | 13 | 0.08 |
Candidate | Vote [15] | % |
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Gary Crawford | 8,216 | 35.07 |
Parthi Kandavel | 6,936 | 29.61 |
Kevin Rupasinghe | 3,208 | 13.69 |
Lorenzo Berardinetti | 2,773 | 11.84 |
Malik Ahmad | 709 | 3.03 |
Corey David | 615 | 2.63 |
Sharif Ahmed | 608 | 2.60 |
Philip Mills | 363 | 1.55 |
Candidate | Vote [16] | % |
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Gary Crawford | 10,505 | 35.73 |
Michelle Holland-Berardinetti | 10,094 | 34.33 |
Mohsin Bhuiyan | 2,910 | 9.90 |
Paulina Corpuz | 1,813 | 6.17 |
Suman Roy | 1,582 | 5.38 |
Gerard Arbour | 1,187 | 4.04 |
Curtis Smith | 541 | 1.84 |
Robert McDermott | 367 | 1.25 |
Bruce Waters | 246 | 0.84 |
John Letonja | 160 | 0.54 |
Council Candidate | Vote [17] | % |
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Michelle Berardinetti | 11,919 | 63.25 |
Paul Bocking | 2,722 | 14.44 |
Sharif Arhmed | 927 | 4.92 |
Christopher Upwood | 890 | 4.72 |
Shahid Uddin | 831 | 4.41 |
Teferi Assefa | 487 | 2.58 |
Anwarul Kabir | 403 | 2.14 |
Saima Shaikh | 389 | 2.06 |
Jason Woychesko | 277 | 1.47 |
Council Candidate | Vote [17] | % |
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Gary Crawford | 10,833 | 52.81 |
Robert Spencer | 6,390 | 31.15 |
Joy Robertson | 994 | 4.85 |
Masihullah Mohebzada | 795 | 3.88 |
Robert McDermott | 638 | 3.11 |
Ed Green | 447 | 2.18 |
Christian Tobin | 320 | 1.56 |
Andre Musters | 98 | 0.48 |
Council Candidate | Vote [18] | % |
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Michelle Berardinetti | 8,293 | 50.45 |
Adrian Heaps | 6,020 | 36.62 |
Malik Ahmad | 850 | 5.17 |
Victoria Doyle | 429 | 2.61 |
Ed Green | 253 | 1.54 |
John Lewis | 183 | 1.11 |
Jay Burnett | 173 | 1.05 |
Peter Tijiri | 90 | 0.55 |
John Morawietz | 76 | 0.46 |
Jason Woychesko | 70 | 0.43 |
Council Candidate | Vote [18] | % |
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Gary Crawford | 4,392 | 25.25 |
Robert Spencer | 3,970 | 22.82 |
Diane Hogan | 2,341 | 13.46 |
Sean Gladney | 2,233 | 12.84 |
Eddy Gasparotto | 1,727 | 9.93 |
Marvin Macaraig | 866 | 4.98 |
Vicki Breen | 663 | 3.81 |
Robert McDermott | 518 | 2.98 |
Tony Ashdown | 475 | 2.73 |
Roman Danilov | 210 | 1.21 |
Council Candidate | Vote [19] | % |
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Adrian Heaps | 2,949 | 23.78 |
Michelle Berardinetti | 2,860 | 23.06 |
Dan Harris | 1,853 | 14.94 |
Elizabeth Moyer | 1,371 | 11.06 |
Michael Kilpatrick | 1,098 | 8.85 |
Worrick Russell | 786 | 6.34 |
Sharif Arhmed | 669 | 5.40 |
Norman Lovatsis | 436 | 3.52 |
Jason Carey | 113 | 0.91 |
Armando Calderon | 94 | 0.76 |
Michael Brausewetter | 89 | 0.72 |
Tony Festino | 52 | 0.42 |
Axcel Cocon | 30 | 0.24 |
Council Candidate | Vote [19] | % |
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Brian Ashton | 9,717 | 77.68 |
Eddy Gasparotto | 1,597 | 12.77 |
Greg Compton | 828 | 6.62 |
Ron Sonier | 367 | 2.93 |
Council Candidate | Vote [20] | % |
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Gerry Altobello | 5,410 | 45.56 |
Adrian Heaps | 3,388 | 28.53 |
Worrick Russell | 1,651 | 13.90 |
Peter Harris | 550 | 4.63 |
Barry Nicholson | 326 | 2.75 |
Kalonji Muteba | 279 | 2.35 |
Jason Carey | 271 | 2.28 |
Council Candidate | Vote [20] | % |
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Brian Ashton | 11,683 | 78.05 |
Robert Scott | 3,286 | 21.95 |
Council Candidate | Vote | % |
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Gerry Altobello | 7,118 | 64.86 |
Worrick Russell | 3,290 | 29.98 |
Tao Gold | 566 | 5.16 |
Council Candidate | Vote | % |
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Brian Ashton | 9,374 | 71.80 |
Robert Scott | 3,682 | 28.20 |
Two to be elected
Council Candidate | Vote | % |
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Brian Ashton | 15,528 | 30.16 |
Gerry Altobello | 12,605 | 24.48 |
Fred Johnston | 11,265 | 21.88 |
Gaye Dale | 6,491 | 12.61 |
Karin Eaton | 4,670 | 9.07 |
Ed Green | 931 | 1.81 |
Council Candidate | Vote | % |
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Brian Ashton | 13,191 | 72.70 |
Randall Bentley | 4,953 | 27.30 |
Council Candidate | Vote | % |
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Brian Ashton | 11,398 | 74.05 |
Frank Duckworth | 3,994 | 25.95 |
Council Candidate | Vote | % |
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Brian Ashton | 9,957 | 54.39 |
Bill Belfontaine | 8,348 | 45.61 |
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