Ward 18 Willowdale Explained

Ward 18 Willowdale
Parl Name:Toronto City Council
Region Label:City
Region:Toronto
Population:118,800 (2016)
Year:2018
Members Label:Councillor
Members:Lily Cheng
Local Council Label:Community council
Local Council:North York
Blank1 Name:First contested
Blank1 Info:2018 election
Blank2 Name:Last contested
Blank2 Info:2022 election
Blank3 Name:Ward profile

Ward 18 Willowdale 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 2018, with John Filion elected as the councillor for the 2018–2022 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 the former Ward 23 Willowdale, part of the former Ward 24 Willowdale, and a small portion of the former Ward 10 York Centre.[3] [4]

2018 municipal election

Ward 18 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Prior to the provincial government realignment, Ward 23 councillor John Filion announced plans to retire, and endorsed candidates in both of the new wards covering the previous district under the city's planned 47-ward system: Filion's executive assistant Markus O'Brien Fehr, and community organizer Lily Cheng.[5]

Following the realignment, Filion rescinded his retirement plans and entered the race for the new ward 18, citing fears of voter confusion with the restructured wards; O'Brien Fehr dropped out while Cheng remained in the race for the larger ward alongside a number of other challengers.[6] Filion was ultimately elected with 31.06 per cent of the vote.[7]

Geography

Ward 18 is part of the North York community council.[8]

Willowdale's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts, being bounded by Steeles Avenue (the city limit) to the north, Bayview Avenue to the east, Highway 401 to the south until it crosses the Don River, the Don River west branch to the southwest (from Highway 401 to Bathurst Street), and Bathurst Street to the west otherwise.

Councillors

Council termMember
Ward 9 North York Centre
1997–2000John Filion, Norman Gardner
Ward 23 WillowdaleWard 24 Willowdale
2000–2003John FilionDavid Shiner
2003–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014
2014–2018
Ward 18 Willowdale
2018–2022John Filion[9]
2022–2026Lily Cheng

Election results

2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 18 Willowdale
Candidate VoteVote share
Lily Cheng 8,337 41.72
Markus O'Brien Fehr 6,709 33.58
Daniel Lee 4,617 23.11
Elhan Shahban 318 1.59
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 18 Willowdale
CandidateVotesVote share
John Filion8,10431.06%
Lily Cheng5,14919.74%
Sonny Cho3,13012.00%
David Mousavi 1,5966.12%
Danny DeSantis 1,4865.70%
Norman Gardner1,4765.67%
Sam Moini1,2894.94%
Saman Tabasi Nejad1,1894.56%
Winston Park5932.27%
Gerald Mak 5452.09%
David Epstein 5382.96%
Albert Kim 2911.12%
Farah Aslani1870.72%
Andrew Herbst1620.62%
Hamid Shakeri1220.47%
Chung Jin Park1010.39%
Sam Mathi660.25%
Marvin Honickman610.23%
Total26,085
Source: City of Toronto[10]

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2017-11-14 . 44-Ward Model (2014-2018) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081151/https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/44-ward-model/ . 2021-11-19 . City of Toronto . en-CA.
  2. News: Bronskill . Jim . 2021-03-10 . City of Toronto tells Supreme Court that Doug Ford's government disrupted democracy by slashing council during election . en-CA . The Globe and Mail . live . 2021-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081150/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-city-of-toronto-tells-supreme-court-that-doug-fords-government/ . 2021-11-19.
  3. Web site: Patton . Jessica . October 13, 2018 . Toronto election 2018: Ward 18 Willowdale. Global News . en-US.
  4. News: Pagliaro . Jennifer . 2018-04-30 . With Toronto's new ward map, here's what you need to know for the 2018 municipal election . en-CA . The Toronto Star . live . 2021-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511012941/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/04/30/with-torontos-new-ward-map-heres-what-you-need-to-know-for-the-2018-municipal-election.html . 2018-05-11 . 0319-0781.
  5. Web site: John Filion not seeking re-election to Toronto council. David. Rider. Toronto Star. June 20, 2018. June 30, 2022.
  6. Web site: John Filion shelves retirement plan, seeks re-election to Toronto city council. David. Rider. Toronto Star. September 6, 2018. June 30, 2022.
  7. Web site: October 22, 2018 . A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081150/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/a-look-at-toronto-s-city-councillors-under-the-new-25-ward-system-1.4144889 . 2021-11-19 . 2021-11-19 . CTV News Toronto . en.
  8. Web site: Community Council . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081139/https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/city-clerks-office/secretariat/community-council.html . 2021-11-19 . 2021-11-19 . City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base . en-CA.
  9. Web site: October 22, 2018 . A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081150/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/a-look-at-toronto-s-city-councillors-under-the-new-25-ward-system-1.4144889 . 2021-11-19 . CTV News Toronto . en.
  10. Web site: Declaration of Results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181025222651/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/97da-2018clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf . October 25, 2018 . Toronto City Clerk's Office.

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