Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence

Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence is a municipal electoral division in North York, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2018, with Mike Colle elected councillor for the 2018–2022 term.

Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 8 in Toronto
CityToronto
Population114,395 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorMichael Colle
Community councilNorth York
Created from
  • Ward 15
  • Ward 16
First contested2018 election
Last contested2022 election
Ward profilewww.toronto.ca/ward-7-eglinton-lawrence/

History

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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 an amalgamation of the old Ward 15 (western section), the old Ward 16 (eastern section).[3][4]

2018 municipal election

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Eglinton—Lawrence was first contested during the 2018 municipal election with 10 candidates. Notably, former Metro councillor Mike Colle, who sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and is the father of then-Ward 15 councillor Josh Colle ran against Christin Carmichael Greb, who was the then-Ward 16 incumbent. Colle was ultimately elected with 41.34 per cent of the vote.[3][5]

Geography

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Ward 8 is part of the North York community council.[6]

Eglinton—Lawrence's west boundary are the railway tracks where GO Transit's Barrie line runs and the east boundary is Yonge Street. The north boundary is Highway 401 and the south boundary is Eglinton Avenue.[3]

Councillors

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Council term Member
Ward 15 Eglinton—Lawrence Ward 16 Eglinton—Lawrence
2000–2003 Howard Moscoe Anne Johnston
2003–2006 Karen Stintz
2006–2010
2010–2014 Josh Colle
2014–2018 Christin Carmichael Greb
Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
2018–2022 Mike Colle[5]

Election results

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2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
Candidate Vote %
Mike Colle (X) 17,109 70.31
Evan Sambasivam 3,447 14.17
Wendy Weston 1,990 8.18
Philip Davidovits 1,275 5.24
Domenico Maiolo 513 2.11
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence
Candidate Votes Vote share
Mike Colle 14,094 41.34%
Christin Carmichael Greb 7,395 21.69%
Dyanoosh Youssefi 5,253 15.41%
Beth Levy 3,122 9.16%
Jennifer Arp 2,404 7.05%
Lauralyn Johnston 992 2.91%
Josh Pede 420 1.23%
Darren Dunlop 210 0.62%
Randall Pancer 134 0.39%
Peter Tijiri 72 0.21%
Total 34,096
100%
Source: City of Toronto[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 8 Eglinton–Lawrence". Global News.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
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