Kristyn Wong-Tam won her third council term Monday night, easily fending off George Smitherman in Toronto Centre. With nearly all of the polls reporting, Wong-Tam had garnered about 50 per cent of the vote, while Smitherman had roughly 15 per cent. “We’re very pleased,” Wong-Tam said, shortly after results were posted on the city’s website. “Two-thirds of Toronto Centre-Ward 13 was new to us — it was not the area I had represented — but clearly they have opened their arms and welcomed us and we’re incredibly grateful for that resounding support.” Wong-Tam, the only openly gay councillor and only woman of colour on council the past two terms, was first elected in 2010 in the former Ward 27, which was combined with Ward 28 to create the new Toronto Centre ward. One of council’s leading progressives, Wong-Tam was endorsed by former mayors David Crombie, Art Eggleton and David Miller, as well as homeless advocate Cathy Crowe. After such an unusual election campaign, Wong-Tam said it was time to “pull this city back together to work towards building a more inclusive, more affordable, more livable city, and I can’t wait to do that work and I’m going to start tomorrow.” Smitherman, who was Ontario’s first openly gay cabinet minister, was a three-term Liberal MPP in Toronto Centre and former deputy premier in Dalton McGuinty’s government. He left provincial politics in 2010 to run for mayor, losing to Rob Ford. Smitherman, 54, campaigned largely on continuing the work of Pam McConnell, the popular former Ward 28 councillor who died in July 2017 at the age of 71. Smitherman’s campaign material frequently referenced McConnell, who was supportive of both Wong-Tam and Smitherman before she died, not knowing they would end up running against each other. A week before the election, however, McConnell’s family unequivocally endorsed Wong-Tam, calling her “the only candidate who will carry on Pam McConnell’s legacy.” Without naming Smitherman, McConnell’s family said their endorsement was also a stand against “negative campaigning” and “misinformation.” Read more: John Tory wins second term as Toronto mayor Voting hours extended in several cities across the province Despite Ford’s last-minute council cut, Toronto election officials pull off vote with few miscues Ward 13 is roughly bordered by Rosedale Valley Rd. to the north, The Esplanade to the south, Bay Street to the west and the Don Valley Parkway to the east. Read more: For up-to-the-minute results, visit the Star’s municipal election page.<doc-sep>Send this page to someone via email Voters in Toronto headed to the polls Oct. 22 to elect their new municipal representatives. John Tory won a second consecutive term as mayor of Toronto, defeating former chief city planner Jennifer Keesmaat and 33 other candidates in a 10-month campaign that had him lead in the opinion polls from start to finish. Thirteen current councillor members will not be returning to city hall under the new 25-ward system imposed by the Ontario government. Of the 25 ward races, only three wards didn’t have any incumbents running. Eleven wards had just one incumbent vying for each seat. Story continues below advertisement In addition to the city-wide mayoral results above, vote totals for every ward can be seen through the following links: Ward 1 Etobicoke North Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre Ward 3 Etobicoke–Lakeshore Ward 4 Parkdale–High Park Ward 5 York South–Weston Ward 6 York Centre Ward 7 Humber River–Black Creek Ward 8 Eglinton–Lawrence Ward 9 Davenport Ward 10 Spadina–Fort York Ward 11 University–Rosedale Ward 12 Toronto–St. Paul’s Ward 13 Toronto Centre Ward 14 Toronto–Danforth Ward 15 Don Valley West Ward 16 Don Valley East Ward 17 Don Valley North Ward 18 Willowdale Ward 19 Beaches–East York Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest Ward 21 Scarborough Centre Ward 22 Scarborough–Agincourt Ward 23 Scarborough North Ward 24 Scarborough–Guildwood Ward 25 Scarborough–Rouge Park A full list of Toronto city council candidates, wards and winners are below (* indicates an incumbent member of council who ran for re-election): Mayor Dobrosav Basaric Chris Brosky Drew Buckingham Brian Buffey Logan Choy Daryl Christoff Kevin Clarke Sarah Climenhaga Mike Gallay Saron Gebresellassi Faith Goldy Brian Graff Tofazzel Haque Monowar Hossain Christopher Humphrey Chai Kalevar Andrzej Kardys Jennifer Keesmaat Steven Lam Kris Langenfeld Jim McMillan Gautam Nath Michael Nicula Thomas O’Neill Joseph Osuji Joseph Pampena Josh Rachlis D!ONNE Renée Jim Ruel James Sears Knia Singh John Tory* (winner) Jakob Vardy Ion Gelu Vintila Jack Weenen City of Toronto’s 25 wards (2018-2022) Story continues below advertisement Councillor, Ward 1 Etobicoke North Vincent Crisanti* Peter D’Gama Naiima Farah Michael Ford* (winner) Michelle Garcia Christopher Noor Shirish Patel Gurinder Patri Carol Royer Councillor, Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre Bill Boersma John Campbell* Angelo Carnevale Stephen Holyday* Erica Kelly Councillor, Ward 3 Etobicoke–Lakeshore Svitlana Burlakova Iain Davis Pamela Gough Mark Grimes*(winner) Robert Gunnyon Michael Julihen Michael Loomans Amber Morley Peggy Mulder Patrizia Nigro Councillor, Ward 4 Parkdale–High Park Kalsang Dolma David Ginsberg Valerie Grdisa Taras Kulish Mercy Okalowe Nick Pavlov Alex Perez Gord Perks*(winner) Evan Tummillo José Vera Councillor, Ward 5 York South–Weston Keaton Austin Deeqa Barre Joey Carapinha Frank Di Giorgio* Fred Fosu Harpeet Gulri Frances Nunziata*(winner) Cedric Ogilvie Lekan Olawoye Chiara Padovani Luis Portillo Councillor, Ward 6 York Centre Maria Augimeri* James Pasternak*(winner) Louise Russo Edward Zaretsky Councillor, Ward 7 Humber River–Black Creek Kristy-Ann Charles Amanda Coombs Tiffany Ford Winston La Rose Giorgio Mammoliti* Anthony Perruzza*(winner) Deanna Sgro Kerry-Ann Thomas Councillor, Ward 8 Eglinton–Lawrence Jennifer Arp Christin Carmichael Greb* Mike Colle (winner) Darren Dunlop Lauralyn Johnston Beth Levy Randall Pancer Josh Pede Peter Tijiri Dyanoosh Youssefi Councillor, Ward 9 Davenport Ana Bailão*(winner) Mark Balack Nahum Mann Troy Young Councillor, Ward 10 Spadina–Fort York Michael Barcelos Al Carbone Joe Cressy*(winner) Ahdam Dour April Engelberg Dean Maher Andrew Massey Rick Myers Karlene Nation John Nguyen Kevin Vuong Edris Zalmai Andrei Zodian Sabrina Zuniga Councillor, Ward 11 University–Rosedale Michael Borrelli Marc Cormier Mike Layton*(winner) Joyce Rowlands George Sawision Michael Shaw Nicki Ward Councillor, Ward 12 Toronto–St. Paul’s Iola Fortino Artur Langu Ian Lipton Josh Matlow*(winner) Joe Mihevc* Bob Murphy Councillor, Ward 13 Toronto Centre Darren Abramson Khuran Aftab Jon Callegher Richard Forget Tim Gordanier Jonathan Heath John Jeffery Walied Khogali Ali Gladys Larbie Barbara Lavoie Ryan Lester Kyle McNally Catherina Perez George Smitherman Jordan Stone Lucy Troisi* Megann Willson Rob Wolvin Kristyn Wong-Tam*(winner) Councillor, Ward 14 Toronto–Danforth Lanrick Bennett Chris Budo Dixon Chan Marisol D’Andrea Paula Fletcher*(winner) Mary Fragedakis* Ryan Lindsay Lawrence Lychowyd Chris Marinakis Alexander Pena Councillor, Ward 15 Don Valley West Jon Burnside* Tanweer Khan Minh Le Jaye Robinson*(winner) Nikola Streker Councillor, Ward 16 Don Valley East Aria Alavi David Caplan Diane Gadoutsis Stephen Ksiazek Pushpalatha Mathanalingam Denzil Minnan-Wong*(winner) Dimitre Popov Michael Woulfe Councillor, Ward 17 Don Valley North Shelley Carroll (winner) Steven Chen Kasra Gharibi Ian Hanecak Stella Kargiannakis Kostas Kokkinakis Ken Lister Christina Liu Erin O’Connor Councillor, Ward 18 Willowdale Farah Aslani Lily Cheng Sonny Cho Danny De Santis David Epstein John Filion*(winner) Norman Gardiner Andrew Herbst Albert Kim Gerald Mak Sam Mathi Sam Moini David Mousavi Jin Chung Park Winston Park Hamid Shakeri Saman Tabasi Nejad Councillor, Ward 19 Beaches–East York Brad Bradford (winner) Norval Bryant Paul Bura Dragan Cimesa David Del Grande Diane Dyson Matthew Kellway Donald Lamoreux Brenda MacDonald Joshua Makuch Valérie Maltais Frank Marra Paul Murton Morley Rosenberg Adam Smith Veronica Stephen Councillor, Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest Gerard Arbour Mohsin Bhuiyan Paulina Corpuz Gary Crawford* (winner) Michelle Holland-Berardinetti* John Letonja Robert McDermott Suman Roy Curtis Smith Bruce Waters Councillor, Ward 21 Scarborough Centre Paul Beatty Vivek Bhatt Fawzi Bidawi Randy Bucao Zia Choudhary Zamir ul hassan Nadeem Arfan Navdeed Raphael Rosch Nur Saifullah Michael Thompson*(winner) Councillor, Ward 22 Scarborough–Agincourt Jude Coutinho Jim Karygiannis*(winner) Norm Kelly* Michael Korzeniewski Vincent Lee Roland Lin Jason Woychesko Councillor, Ward 23 Scarborough North Ashwani Bhardwaj Maggie Chi James Chow Dameon Halstead Anthony Internicola Sheraz Khan Cynthia Lai (winner) Mahboob Mian Neethan Saba Felicia Samuel Sandeep Srivastava Councillor, Ward 24 Scarborough–Guildwood Paul Ainslie*(winner) Itohan Evbagharu Reddy Muttukuru Priyanth Nallaratnam Keiosha Ross Sajid Saleh Ganga Sasthrigal Michelle Spencer Emery Warner Morlan Washington Councillor, Ward 25 Scarborough–Rouge Park Amanda Cain Paul Cookson Daniel Cubellis Jasper Ghori Reza Khoshdel Cheryl Lewis-Thurab Dave Madder Jennifer McKelvie(winner) Christopher Riley Neethan Shan* Joseph Thomas Click here for the City of Toronto’s official list of council, school board and withdrawn candidates. Advertisement<doc-sep>Dundas shares a councillor with parts of rural Flamborough now that Hamilton has new ward boundaries. The boundaries were redrawn earlier this year and take effect for the Oct. 22 election. Incumbent Arlene VanderBeek is running against Gaspare Bonomo, Rich Gelder, Kevin Gray, Pamela Mitchell, John Mykytyshyn and John Roberts. Other ward profiles: There are new ward boundaries this election. Ward 13 now includes a larger part of rural Flamborough. (City of Hamilton) Gaspare Bonomo Gaspare Bonomo. Age: 62. Occupation: College professor (business and financial mathematics) and faculty union treasurer. Where do you live? 31 years in Ward 13 Dundas. Past experience: Hamilton Waterfront Project, City of Hamilton; project co-ordinator/manager, Westin Hotel; structural design, construction management and safety engineer, Stelco; budget planning committee, faculty representative on the board of governors (2003-2006), union executive (treasurer). Top issues facing your ward: Affordable housing, improved transit for Dundas and Flamborough, safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists, lack of recreational facilities for seniors, property tax rebates for seniors and a moratorium on high rise development to keep the small-town feel. Keep the Parkside High School property in public hands by converting it to a recreational centre and a sports facility. A cemetery is better suited off Governors Road or in a rural setting. Do you support LRT? Absolutely NOT! Poor design (creates congestion), unaffordable operating costs, negligible economic benefits and there is no business case that would support and recommend the LRT as a viable option. The ridership is too low! Listen to the experts Don Hull and Dave Dixon expand the bus BLAST Network and build up ridership. Why are you the right person for the job? : Many issues facing the City of Hamilton are either engineering related or financial. I can add value to address appropriate solutions based on my background and knowledge in these areas. Affordable housing is one of those major issues. With a civil engineering and construction background and inancial background I can make suggestions and recommendation on how we can fast-track building units have a plan on how the finances will work. This will make a difference in people's lives and that's what I like to do. The current $50 million over 10 years is simply smoke and mirrors. At $5 million per year and a cost of $200,000 to create one affordable unit you can only create 25 per year. At this rate it will take 240 years to create 6,000 units, this is unacceptable. Rich Gelder Rich Gelder. Age: 49. Occupation: Educator. Where do you live? : Brady Court in Dundas. In the shadow of the big Dundas water tower. Past experience: Teacher for the past 20 years. Practiced law before that. Worked as a junior political staffer for a federal cabinet minister in the early nineties. What are the top issues facing your ward? : Development, road safety for ALL users and preserving the character of Dundas and Flamborough. Do you support LRT? : Yes. Unconditionally, effusively with great optimism for the future of Hamilton. Why are you the right person for the job? I believe I bring a fresh voice to the council table; one that will reach across ward boundaries and finally have a city that is pulling together. I am passionate about liveable, walkable and bikeable streets and neighbourhoods and I am regular cycling commuter and transit user. I live what I preach. Something you'd like voters to know about you: Although I was not born and bred in Dundas, I have spent time in many parts of the city, including the east mountain and Stoney Creek. I live in Dundas by choice and would NEVER live anywhere else. I believe I have the experience and approach to help bring all communities of the city together. Kevin Gray Kevin Gray. Age: 54. Occupation: Business owner — KG Hospitality Recruitment. Where do you live? : Dundas. Past experience: I have been in the hospitality industry my entire career. I have experience in financial management, business development and human resources. I oversaw two national full service restaurant chains. I currently own and operate a national recruitment and consulting company. I help owners build and develop teams, manage finances and grow their businesses. I have always managed business, work with and developed teams, and made decisions that best served my customers needs. That is exactly the role of a councillor, to listen to the residents, engage with them and make decisions that are in their best interest. What are the top issues facing your ward? : Dundas and Flamborough feel a big disconnect with the city. Residents feel decisions made serve the needs of the downtown core primarily. High property taxes are paid and there is no acknowledgement or communication that they are actually part of Hamilton. That feeling is stronger in Flamborough. My first priority will be to establish communication and build trust by getting out into the community regularly so people actually know who their councillor is. Do you support LRT? : Absolutely not! ! Why are you the right person for the job? I bring the skill set to make responsible financial decisions, build strong communication within our communities, work with residents during planning stages to achieve positive solutions that benefit the communities in our Ward. Anything else you would like to add? All of our hospitals have moved into the core, I would like to build a Seniors Hub with available health facilities on site such as a walk-in clinic to serve the entire ward. Internet and cable services in Flamborough need addressing. Policing levels do not meet the needs of the entire ward. John Mykytyshyn John Mykytyshyn. Occupation: Political consultant, public opinion researcher, TV and radio commentator. Where do you live? : Dundas since Grade 4. Past experience: My professional and volunteer life in politics at the highest levels has given me a unique skill set to resolve situations where people were completely divided and I've helped to find common cause. I've helped rebirth political parties that were almost dead and unite those who were virtual enemies.<doc-sep>In less than a week, Toronto voters will elect a new city council that, unfortunately, will be much smaller than before. Premier Doug Ford’s decision to slash the city’s municipal representation nearly in half to 25 seats, while the election was already well underway, will have substantial impacts on how Toronto governs itself well into the future. It’s vital that voters elect progressive and diverse city builders who can mitigate the provincial damage and continue to drive Toronto forward. On Monday we endorsed candidates in Wards 1 to 12, and here are our choices for the remaining wards, 13 through 25: Ward 13, Toronto Centre: First elected in 2010, Kristyn Wong-Tam is one of the best and brightest on council and she deserves another term. She’s more capable of leading this challenging downtown ward than either of the other leading candidates, former Liberal cabinet minister George Smitherman and Lucy Troisi, who broke her promise not to seek election when she was appointed to replace the late Pam McConnell. Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth: Incumbents Paula Fletcher and Mary Fragedakis stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the aftermath of the tragic Danforth shooting and on many progressive issues. But now more than ever Toronto needs an outspoken councillor with a social conscience who is willing to stand up for the city and the most vulnerable within it, and that is Fletcher. Ward 15, Don Valley West: Jaye Robinson has been disappointing as a councillor and even more so as the lead on the city’s road safety plan, Vision Zero. Jon Burnside, a former police officer who represents the other half of the ward, seems to have a solid grasp of the needs of this diverse combined ward. He’s our choice. Ward 16, Don Valley East: Denzil Minnan-Wong can’t be faulted for sticking to his staunch conservative views but the city needs a broader vision than his “keeping taxes down” slogan. The better choice is David Caplan, a former provincial Liberal cabinet minister who left politics in 2011 but is already showing he’s on the right track by pushing to amplify Toronto voices through local citizens’ councils. Ward 17, Don Valley North: Shelley Carroll is a thoughtful and effective progressive voice. She represented this area from 2003 until resigning her seat earlier this year to run unsuccessfully for the Liberals in the provincial election. Carroll brings a wealth of experience, having served ably as former mayor David Miller’s budget chief, and she should be returned to council. Ward 18, Willowdale: After a long political career John Filion was ready to put himself out to pasture, announcing his retirement and endorsing community organizer Lily Cheng as his successor. While he changed his mind when this ward doubled and decided to run again after all, we don’t see any reason to do so. It’s time for a new voice on council and Cheng deserves a chance. Ward 19, Beaches-East York: This is one of the rare wards without an incumbent. Former NDP MP Matthew Kellway has already served this community and his previous role as critic for urban affairs and transportation makes him well-placed to hit the ground running on some of Toronto’s most pressing issues. Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest: It’s time to replace both incumbents, Michelle Berardinetti-Holland and Gary Crawford, who add far too little to council. A better choice is Suman Roy, a chef with an interest in food security and an extensive resume of community work. He was an impressive presence on the city’s board of health and should be given a chance to show what he can do on council. Ward 21, Scarborough Centre: Michael Thompson is too conservative in his views for our taste and was among the misguided councillors who supported the province’s move to slash council seats. But he works particularly hard for his constituents and should be returned again. Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt: We would prefer new blood in this ward but with two incumbents and no particularly strong candidates that’s unlikely. And Norm Kelly is much preferable to Jim Karygiannis, who really must be shown the door. Kelly helped to right the ship during the late Rob Ford’s tumultuous time as mayor and should strive to think big again. Ward 23, Scarborough North: Felicia Samuel has put forward the most compelling campaign in this ward, where there is no incumbent. She’s an elementary school teacher who is active in the community and understands its needs. She would be a welcome new progressive voice on council. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood: Incumbent Paul Ainslie is a principled councillor who has served his ward well. He’s knowledgeable about the issues and willing to be honest with his community on transit, a particularly rare commodity at city hall. He deserves re-election. Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park: Neethan Shan had a lengthy record of community service before he was elected to this ward in a 2017 byelection, after Raymond Cho left to run provincially. In his short time on council Shan has shown he can advocate for his riding and he should now strive to raise his profile on city-wide issues. He’s our choice here.<doc-sep>
Select a ward to jump to results Etobicoke North Etobicoke Centre Etobicoke-Lakeshore Parkdale-High Park York South-Weston York Centre Humber River-Black Creek Eglinton-Lawrence Davenport Spadina-Fort York University-Rosedale Toronto-St. Paul's Toronto Centre Toronto-Danforth Don Valley West Don Valley East Don Valley North Willowdale Beaches-East York Scarborough Southwest Scarborough Centre Scarborough-Agincourt Scarborough North Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough-Rouge Park Ward 1 – Etobicoke North Michael Ford, nephew of the Premier, defeated another council incumbent in Vince Crisanti, with 42 per cent of the vote. The race was complicated by old family connections. Mr. Crisanti was a staunch ally of former mayor Rob Ford, and lost his post as John Tory’s deputy when he backed Doug Ford’s nascent mayoral campaign last year. show all Ward 2 – Etobicoke Centre Stephen Holyday , an incumbent and the son of long-time councillor Doug Holyday, narrowly defeated fellow city councillor John Campbell. Angelo Carnevale, a friend and former football teammate of the late mayor, finished a distant third. Mr. Carnevale’s campaign launch was supported by Premier Doug Ford. show all Ward 3 – Etobicoke-Lakeshore Incumbent councillor Mark Grimes won a three-way contest with Amber Morley, former constituency assistant to John Cambell, and Pamela Gough, who had served as school trustee for the last eight years. Mr. Grimes, with 41 per cent of the vote, received a late endorsement from Mayor John Tory, who made a robo-call in support of his candidacy on the final weekend of the campaign. show all Ward 4 – Parkdale-High Park One of the left-wing leaders on council, incumbent Gord Perks, handily defeated restaurateur David Ginsburg, owner of Parts and Labour and White Squirrel coffee shop. Kalsang Dolma, a settlement worker who came to Canada as a refugee from Tibet, finished third. show all Ward 5 – York South-Weston Long-time councillor Frances Nunziata, a former speaker of city council, defeated fellow incumbent Frank Di Giorgio, a councillor in Toronto and North York for more than 30 years, as well as social worker Chiara Padovani. show all Ward 6 – York Centre James Pasternak defeated fellow incumbent councillor Maria Augimeri by 10 percentage points. Louise Russo, who survived a shooting at a Toronto sandwich shop 14 years ago and was endorsed by senior Liberals Roy McMurtry and Judy Sgro, finished in third place. show all Ward 7 – Humber River-Black Creek Giorgio Mammoliti, a polarizing candidate and Ford family ally, went down to defeat at the hands of fellow incumbent Anthony Perruzza, 36 per cent to 24 per cent. Deanna Sgro, a lawyer, and Tiffany Ford, a school trustee, finished third and fourth, respectively. show all Ward 8 – Eglinton-Lawrence Mike Colle, a former Liberal MPP, won the race to replace his own son, incumbent TTC chair Josh Colle, who quit politics to return to the private sector. The senior Mr. Colle handily defeated incumbent Christin Carmichael Greb and lawyer Dyanoosh Youssefi. show all Ward 9 – Davenport Incumbent Ana Bailao carried this race easily after fellow incumbent Cesar Palacio dropped out last month. In the end, she faced off against three newbies, taking more than 83 per cent of the vote − the biggest share of any incumbent. Ms. Bailao has been a city councillor in Toronto since 2010. This last term, she was appointed council’s housing advocate, and was also deputy mayor, south. show all Ward 10 – Spadina-Fort York Joe Cressy secured his downtown seat for a second term. Though his victory seemed certain during the campaign, he did have one noteworthy opponent: Al Carbone, the proprietor of the Kit Kat Italian Bar & Grill near King and John Streets, made headlines this summer after erecting an ice sculpture on the street, depicting a hand giving the middle finger in protest of the King streetcar pilot project. show all Ward 11 – University-Rosedale This was an easy race for Mike Layton, who took just shy of 70 per cent of the vote. This will be the third council term for the son of late federal NDP leader Jack Layton. Joyce Rowlands and Nicki Ward finished a distant second and third, respectively, in this race. show all Ward 12 – Toronto-St. Paul's Josh Matlow defeated fellow incumbent Joe Mihevc − one of the few candidates endorsed by Mr. Tory. Mr. Mihevc had been a councillor in Toronto (and the former City of York before that) since 1991.