Ward 15 Don Valley West Explained

Ward 15 Don Valley West
Parl Name:Toronto City Council
Region Label:City
Region:Toronto
Population:102,510 (2016)
Year:2018
Members Label:Councillor
Members:Rachel Chernos Lin
Local Council Label:Community council
Local Council:North York
Blank1 Name:First contested
Blank1 Info:2018 election
Blank2 Name:Last contested
Blank2 Info:2024 by-election
Blank3 Name:Ward profile

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.

History

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.

Geography

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.

Councillors

Council termMember
Ward 6 (North York City Council)Ward 8 (North York City Council)
1966–1969[6] Alex McGivernWalter Cassels
1969–1972[7] John KnoxBob Roche
1972–1974[8]
1974–1976[9] George Laceby
Milton BergerAlan Heisey
1980–1982[10] Andy Borins
1982–1985
1985–1988
1988–1991Joanne Flint
1991–1994
1994–1997
North York Centre South (Metro Council)
1988–1991Bev Salmon
1991–1994
1994–1997
Ward 9 North York Centre South
1997–2000
Ward 25 Don Valley WestWard 26 Don Valley West
2000–2003Joanne FlintJane Pitfield
2003–2006Cliff Jenkins
2006–2010
2010–2014Jaye Robinson
2014–2018Jon Burnside
Ward 15 Don Valley West
2018–2022Jaye Robinson[11]
2022–2026
Jaye Robinson (until 2024),
Rachel Chernos Lin (from 2024)

Election results

2024 by-election

Following the death of councillor Jaye Robinson due to cancer, a by-election will be held November 4, 2024, to replace her.[12]

Candidates[13]
2024 Results
Candidate Vote%
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 1860.79
Habiba Desai 137 0.58
Syed Jaffery 124 0.53
Dhruv Jain 123 0.52
Calvin Xu 72 0.31
Jason Stevens 700.30
Cleveland Marshall 37 0.16
Peter Handjis 36 0.15
Mario Lamanna 31 0.13
Daniel Trayes 5 0.02

2022

2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 15 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
16,142 74.22
Sheena Sharp 2,780 12.78
David Ricci 2,438 11.21
Gregory Vaz 389 1.79

2018

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.[20]

2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 15 Don Valley West
CandidateVote%
Jaye Robinson16,21949.22%
Jon Burnside14,44043.82
Tanweer Khan1,3093.97
Nikola Streker5831.77
Minh Le4041.23
Total32,955
Source: City of Toronto[21]

2014

See also: 2014 Toronto municipal election.

Ward 25 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
19,06683.24
Richard Friedman1,8918.26
Tanya Hostler850 3.71
Kim Diep564 2.46
Nikola Streker534 2.33
Ward 26 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
9,41542.73
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

2010

See also: 2010 Toronto municipal election.

Ward 26 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
6,203 31.28
5,788 29.19
Mohamed Dhanani 5,627 28.37
Yunus Pandor 1,452 7.32
Tanvir Ahmed 377 1.90
Shaukat Malik 2161.09
Nawab Salim Khan 169 0.85

2006

Ward 25 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
7,954 58.30
Tony Dickins 2,788 20.43
Robertson Boyle 971 7.12
Peter Kapsalis 967 7.09
John Blair964 7.07
Ward 26 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
3,369 20.11
Mohamed Dhanani 3,155 18.83
Abdul Ingar 2,940 17.55
Geoff Kettel 1,372 8.19
Natalie Maniates 1,3367.98
David Thomas 1,095 6.54
John Masterson 887 5.29
Michele Carroll-Smith743 4.44
Debbie Lechter 577 3.44
Csaba Vegh 371 2.21
Muhammad Alam 2611.56
Fred Williams 256 1.53
Bahar Aminvaziri 215 1.28
Orhan Aybars 99 0.59
Raza Jabbar 76 0.45

2003

Ward 26 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
13,602 86.63
Muhammad Alam 1,366 8.70
Orhan Aybars 733 4.67

2000

See also: 2000 Toronto municipal election.

Ward 26 Don Valley West
Candidate Vote%
11,05870.70
Don Yuill 3,42121.87
Muhammad Bajwa 1,1627.43

1997

See also: 1997 Toronto municipal election.

Ward 9 – North York Centre South
Two to be elected
Candidate Vote%
Joanne Flint 16,44740.07
Milton Berger 12,37030.14
Dick Chapman 8,48420.67
Stuart Ian Weinstein3,7409.11

1994

See also: 1994 Toronto municipal election.

North York Centre South
Candidate Vote%
Bev SalmonAcclaimed

1991

See also: 1991 Toronto municipal election.

North York Centre South
Candidate Vote%
Bev SalmonAcclaimed

1988

See also: 1988 Toronto municipal election.

North York Centre South
Candidate Vote%
10,618 59.51
7,223 40.49

See also

References

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  13. Web site: Councillor Ward 15, Don Valley West By-Election: List of Candidates & Third Party Advertisers. July 24, 2024. City of Toronto.
  14. . Matlow . Josh . JoshMatlow . 1843617118572659188 . 8 October 2024 . Dear residents, I’m very proud to endorse Rachel Chernos Lin to be the next City Councillor for Don Valley West and encourage you to support her too. . 8 October 2024.
  15. Web site: Five candidates register on first day for Don Valley West byelection . July 24, 2024. Toronto Star.
  16. Web site: 5 candidates already registered to run in Don Valley West byelection. July 24, 2024. CBC Toronto.
  17. Web site: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: The behind-the-scenes attempts to unite against the right in a Toronto byelection . September 10, 2024. Toronto Star.
  18. Web site: Crowded field vies for council seat in Don Valley West. 2024-11-04. CBC News . en-CA.
  19. Web site: Ministers Boissonnault, Vandal add new assistants to their teams . 2024-09-07 . The Hill Times . en-CA.
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