Ward 1 Etobicoke North is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Vincent Crisanti being elected councillor.
| Ward 1 Etobicoke North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Toronto City Council | |
 Location of Ward 1 in Toronto | |
| City | Toronto |
| Population | 118,040 (2016) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillor | Vincent Crisanti |
| Community council | Etobicoke/York |
| Created from |
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| First contested | 2018 election |
| Last contested | 2022 election |
| Ward profile | www |
History
editThe ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards[1] with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings.[2] The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 1 (northern section), the old Ward 2 (southern section).[3][4]
2018 municipal election
editWard 1 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ward 2 incumbent Michael Ford, who was a Toronto District School Board trustee and the nephew of Premier Doug Ford, was elected with 42.26 per cent of the vote.[3][5]
2022 municipal election
editMichael Ford resigned his seat in June 2022, after winning election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. Vincent Crisanti, who finished second behind Ford in 2018, and who had held Ward 1 prior to the amalgamation of Wards 1 and 2 in 2018, was elected.
Geography
editEtobicoke North is part of the Etobicoke and York community council.[6] The ward occupies the northwestern part of Toronto. The eastern boundary is the Humber River from Steeles Avenue south to a point just to the east of the Dixon Road. The southern boundary runs west from the Humber River along Dixon Road to Martin Grove Road to Eglinton Avenue to the western limit of the city. The western and northern limits of the ridings are formed by the city limits.[3]
The ward contains the neighbourhoods of Rexdale, The Elms, Humberwood, Kingsview Village, Thistletown, and Willowridge.
Councillors
edit| Council term | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Rexdale-Thistletown (Metro Council) | ||
| 1988–1991 | Lois Griffin | |
| 1991–1994 | ||
| 1994–1997 | ||
| Ward 5 Rexdale-Thistletown | ||
| 1997–2000 | Elizabeth Brown, Bruce Sinclair | |
| Ward 1 Etobicoke North | Ward 2 Etobicoke North | |
| 2000–2003 | Suzan Hall | Rob Ford |
| 2003–2006 | ||
| 2006–2010 | ||
| 2010–2014 | Vincent Crisanti | Doug Ford |
| 2014–2018 | Rob Ford (until 2016) Michael Ford (from 2016) | |
| Ward 1 Etobicoke North | ||
| 2018–2022 | Michael Ford[5] (until June 2022) | |
| Rosemarie Bryan*[7] (24 June 2022 only) | ||
| Rose Milczyn[7] (from August 2022) | ||
| 2022–2026 | Vincent Crisanti | |
*Following Michael Ford's election as MPP, council proceeded to appoint an interim council. Rosemarie Bryan was appointed on June 24, 2022 but was not sworn in and resigning shortly after due to past homophobic remarks.[8] She served on council for a total of about 5 hours, 40 minutes.[9]
Election results
edit| 2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 1 Etobicoke North | ||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Crisanti | 6,815 | 41.07 |
| Avtar Minhas | 3,409 | 20.54 |
| Charles Ozzoude | 1,023 | 6.16 |
| Subhash Chand | 934 | 5.63 |
| Bill Britton | 805 | 4.85 |
| Michelle Garcia | 620 | 3.74 |
| Kristian Santos | 613 | 3.69 |
| Dev Narang | 436 | 2.63 |
| Ricardo Santos | 421 | 2.54 |
| Abraham Abbey | 285 | 1.72 |
| Keith Stephen | 282 | 1.70 |
| Christopher Noor | 261 | 1.57 |
| John Genser | 198 | 1.19 |
| Alistair Courtney | 185 | 1.11 |
| Mohit Sharma | 185 | 1.11 |
| Donald Pell | 123 | 0.74 |
| 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 1 Etobicoke North | ||
| Candidate | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Ford | 10,648 | 42.26% |
| Vincent Crisanti | 8,654 | 34.34% |
| Naiima Farah | 2,262 | 8.98% |
| Shirish Patel | 1,945 | 7.72% |
| Carol Royer | 642 | 2.55% |
| Michelle Garcia | 439 | 1.74% |
| Peter D'Gama | 253 | 1.00% |
| Christopher Noor | 214 | 0.85% |
| Gurinder Patri | 142 | 0.56% |
| Total | 25,199 | 100% |
| Source: City of Toronto[10] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ Bronskill, Jim (2021-03-10). "City of Toronto tells Supreme Court that Doug Ford's government disrupted democracy by slashing council during election". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ a b c Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 1 Etobicoke North". Global News. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021.
- ^ Pagliaro, Jennifer (2018-04-30). "With Toronto's new ward map, here's what you need to know for the 2018 municipal election". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ a b "A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system". CTV News Toronto. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ a b "Toronto city council appoints Rose Milczyn as interim councillor for Ward 1-Etobicoke North". CBC. 15 Aug 2022.
- ^ "Rosemarie Bryan resigns from Toronto city council after controversial social media posts surface". Toronto.citynews.ca. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ @GraphicMatt (June 24, 2022). "At about 5 hours and 40 minutes, I'd assume this would set the record as the shortest tenure on Toronto City Council in the city's history" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2021.