Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt Explained
| Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt |
| Region Label: | City |
| Region: | Toronto |
| Population: | 105,542 (2016)[1] |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Members Label: | Councillor |
| Members: | Nick Mantas |
Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It's represented on Toronto City Council by Nick Mantas. It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue East to the north, Highway 401 to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Midland Avenue to the east. It contains the neighbourhoods of L'Amoreaux, Tam O'Shanter and part of Agincourt.
The ward was created for the 2018 municipal elections when newly elected Premier of Ontario Doug Ford introduced legislation to require that Toronto's municipal elections use the same ridings as it does for provincial and federal elections.[2]
From 2000 to 2018, Scarborough—Agincourt was represented on city council by Wards 39 (northern half) and 40 (southern half). From 1998 to 2000 Scarborough—Agincourt was represented on city council by Ward 17, and returned two members. From 1988 to 1997 Scarborough—Agincourt was represented on Metropolitan Toronto Council until Scarborough's amalgamation into the city.
Election results
2022
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Nick Mantas | 8,228 | 48.89 |
| Bill Wu | 3,153 | 18.73 |
| Antonios Mantas | 1,841 | 10.94 |
| Roland Lin | 1,549 | 9.20 |
| Serge Khatchadourian | 1,383 | 8.22 |
| Anthony Internicola | 677 | 4.02 | |
2021 by-election
A by-election was held on January 15, 2021[3] to replace Jim Karygiannis who was removed from city council after losing an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada due to exceeding spending limits in the 2018 election.[4]
In addition to in-person voting, this was the first municipal election in Toronto to offer a mail-in ballot. The ballot was the same as provided during in-person voting. In addition to sending the ballot by mail, residents were able to deliver it to one of two drop boxes or the city's elections warehouse.[5]
- Candidates:
- Rocco Achampong: Lawyer. Ran for Mayor of Toronto in 2010; he finished 6 of 40 candidates, losing to Rob Ford, who he had endorsed. Noted for challenging Premier Doug Ford's reduction of Toronto city council's size in 2018, in the Superior Court of Ontario. He had declared as a candidate, before the decision.[6]
- Sharif Ahmed
- Rigaud Bastien
- David Chenh
- Kevin Clarke
A "perennial candidate" since 1994. Most recently, he stood for appointment in 2018, when council looked to fill the Ward 41, Scarborough Rouge River seat,[7] and in the 2020 Toronto Centre federal by-election.
- Jimmy Dagher
- Corey David: Socialist Action party candidate.[8]
- Itohan Evbagharu: Member of the "City Youth Council Of Toronto". When Ward 41, Scarborough—Rouge River was made vacant in 2018, applied to be appointed as councillor. In the 2018 municipal election, she ran for election in Ward 24, Scarborough—Guildwood.[9] Did not allow the City to make contact information publicly available.
- Lily Fang
- Jonathan Fon
- Kevin Haynes: Haynes' alleged, with evidence, that during the 2018 campaign, a lobbyist firm paid for people to canvass for candidates. The campaigns themselves did not pay, a loophole in the Municipal Elections Act, flag as far back as 2009.[10] Haines previously released audio of incumbent councillor Jim Karygiannis saying that his supporters' bylaw infractions should be ignored.[11]
- Anthony Internicola: Municipal candidate in Ward 40, Scarborough—Agincourt in 2014, finishing 3rd of 3 candidates, and in Ward 23 Scarborough North in 2018, finishing 11th of 11 candidates. People's Party of Canada candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
- Renee Jagdeo: Urban planning student. Media coverage has focused on the fact that she would be the youngest councillor ever, if elected.[12] [13]
- Michael Julihen: Connects the COVID-19 pandemic to "ungodly living: repent."[14] Not a resident of the ward.[15] In 2018, he tried to be appointed as the councillor for Ward 33, Don Valley East,[16] and later in the year campaigned for a council seat in Etobicoke—Lakeshore.
- Walayat Khan: Did not allow the City to make contact information publicly available, has no website for their platform, and no media coverage.
- Serge Khatchadourian: Small business owner.
- Ronald Lin: Translator, paralegal, business owner. In the 2018 municipal election, Lin received the most votes of a non-incumbent, finishing in third place.
- Christina Liu: Entrepreneur. Endorsed by Progressive Conservative MPPs Vijay Thanigasalam, Vincent Ke, Mike Parsa, Logan Kanapathi and Billy Pang and Conservative MP Bob Saroya.[17]
- Tony Luk: Local entrepreneur who founded an immigration and translation services consultancy in 1989, in Scarborough-Agincourt. 30+ year resident in the Ward with heavy community involvement. Endorsed by York Regional councillor Joe Li, former Liberal MPPs Tony Ruprecht and Reza Moridi[18]
- Paul Maguire
- Nick Mantas: Former chief of staff to Karygiannis. Endorsed by Progressive Conservative MPP Aris Babikian, former Liberal MPP Marie Bountrogianni and Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan.[19]
- Varun Sriskanda - Masters in Law graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School and former constituency assistant to Sandra Pupatello
- Daniel Trayes - Finished last of 6 candidates in Ward 30, Toronto—Danforth, in the 2014 municipal election.
- Jeff Vitale
- Colin Williams
- Manna Wong: The school trustee for Scarborough—Agincourt 2014. Endorsed by the Elementary Teachers of Toronto, describing her as "a strong, principled leader who will be a progressive voice at City Hall."[20]
- Yong Wu
- Results:
| Council Candidate[21] | Vote | % |
|---|
| Nick Mantas | 3,261 | 26.98 |
| Manna Wong | 3,038 | 25.13 |
| Christina Liu | 1,760 | 14.56 |
| Rocco Achampong | 968 | 8.01 |
| Tony Luk | 848 | 7.02 |
| Roland Lin | 534 | 4.42 |
| Jimmy Dagher | 224 | 1.85 |
| Serge Khatchadourian | 224 | 1.85 |
| Lily Fang | 173 | 1.43 |
| David Cheng | 148 | 1.22 |
| Paul Maguire | 135 | 1.12 |
| Varun Sriskanda | 114 | 0.94 |
| Renee Jagdeo | 108 | 0.89 |
| Yong Wu | 108 | 0.89 |
| Corey David | 79 | 0.65 |
| Walayat Khan | 67 | 0.55 |
| Sharif Ahmed | 51 | 0.42 |
| Jonathan Fon | 42 | 0.35 |
| Kevin Haynes | 42 | 0.35 |
| 38 | 0.31 |
| Colin Williams | 29 | 0.24 |
| Itohan Evbagharu | 26 | 0.22 |
| Anthony Internicola | 23 | 0.19 |
| Daniel Trayes | 17 | 0.14 |
| Michael Julihen | 14 | 0.12 |
| Jeff Vitale | 12 | 0.04 |
| Rigaud Bastien | 5 | 0.04 | |
2018
| Council Candidate | Vote[22] | % |
|---|
| Jim Karygiannis | 12,593 | 46.80 |
| 9,944 | 36.96 |
| Roland Lin | 2,789 | 10.37 |
| Michael Korzeniewski | 660 | 2.45 |
| Vincent Lee | 597 | 2.22 |
| Jude Coutinho | 234 | 0.87 |
| Jason Woychesko | 90 | 0.33 | |
2014
Ward 39
| Council Candidate | Vote[23] | % |
|---|
| Jim Karygiannis | 9,438 | 57.98 |
| Franco Ng | 2,950 | 18.12 |
| Cozette Giannini | 1,600 | 9.83 |
| Derek Li | 723 | 4.44 |
| Christopher Blueman | 620 | 3.81 |
| Patricia Sinclair | 597 | 3.67 |
| Clayton Jones | 160 | 0.98 |
| Jude Coutinho | 111 | 0.68 |
| Janet Rivers | 78 | 0.48 | |
Ward 40
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Norm Kelly | 16,052 | 85.97 |
| Josh Borenstein | 1,347 | 7.21 |
| Anthony Internicola | 1,273 | 6.82 | |
2010
Ward 39
| Council Candidate | Vote[24] | % |
|---|
| Mike Del Grande | 9,931 | 68.18 |
| Kevin Xu | 3,640 | 24.99 |
| Caldwell Williams | 994 | 6.82 | |
Ward 40
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Norm Kelly | 12,458 | 74.00 |
| Ken Sy | 1,935 | 11.49 |
| Bryan Heal | 1,862 | 11.06 |
| Cheng-Chih Tsai | 580 | 3.45 | |
2006
Ward 39
| Council Candidate | Vote[25] | % |
|---|
| Mike Del Grande | 7,964 | 68.16 |
| John Wong | 1,888 | 16.16 |
| Wayne Cook | 660 | 5.65 |
| Lushan Lu | 614 | 5.25 |
| Sunshine Smith | 365 | 3.12 |
| Samuel Kung | 194 | 1.66 | |
Ward 40
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Norm Kelly | 10,481 | 79.04 |
| George Pappas | 1,618 | 12.20 |
| Sunny Eren | 746 | 5.63 |
| Winston Ramjeet | 416 | 3.14 | |
2003
Ward 39
Ward 40
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Norman Kelly | 10,570 | 75.38 |
| Patrick McBrearty | 2,470 | 17.61 |
| Winston Ramjeet | 983 | 7.01 | |
2000
Ward 39
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Sherene Shaw | 8,474 | 76.52 |
| Simon Kwan | 1,531 | 13.83 |
| Sunshine Smith | 1,069 | 9.65 | |
Ward 40
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Norm Kelly | 8,115 | 54.58 |
| 4,322 | 29.07 |
| Manna Wong | 2,108 | 14.18 |
| Winston Ramjeet | 323 | 2.17 | |
1997
Two to be elected
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Sherene Shaw | 10,634 | 29.80 |
| Doug Mahood | 9,861 | 27.64 |
| Wayne Cook | 5,631 | 15.78 |
| Jeff Mark | 4,909 | 13.76 |
| Doug Hum | 4,645 | 13.02 | |
1994
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Scott Cavalier | 7,500 | 58.10 |
| Anne McBride | 3,601 | 27.90 |
| Colin Turnpenney | 1,808 | 14.01 | |
1991
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Scott Cavalier | 7,171 | 62.86 |
| Anne McBride | 4,236 | 37.14 | |
1988
| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Scott Cavalier | 8,175 | 81.46 |
| Eden Gajraj | 1,861 | 18.54 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. en. 2020-12-27. 2021-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906235758/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=35093&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=35093&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3. live.
- Web site: What the judge said in the ruling on Doug Ford's plan to cut size of Toronto council The Star. thestar.com. en. 2019-04-12. 2019-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412020213/https://www.thestar.com/news/toronto-election/2018/09/11/what-the-judge-said-in-the-ruling-on-doug-fords-plan-to-cut-size-of-toronto-council.html. live.
- Web site: Declaration of Results. City of Toronto. December 27, 2020. December 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229233004/https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/by-election/. live.
- Web site: Toronto city councillor Jim Karygiannis out after losing bid to keep seat. CTV. December 27, 2020. January 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126050012/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-city-councillor-jim-karygiannis-out-after-losing-bid-to-keep-seat-1.5118352. live.
- News: Adler . Mike . Scarborough-Agincourt byelection offers Toronto's first mail-in voting . 30 December 2020 . Toronto.com/Scarborough Mirror . Metroland Media Group . 8 December 2020 . Toronto ON . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230211807/https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10284200-scarborough-agincourt-byelection-offers-toronto-s-first-mail-in-voting/ . live .
- News: Kalvapalle . Rahul . Toronto council hopeful Rocco Achampong wants court to stop Ford from axing wards . 31 December 2020 . Global News . 29 July 2018 . Toronto ON . 4 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210104164431/https://globalnews.ca/news/4359952/doug-ford-ward-changes-rocco-achampong-superior-court-notice/ . live .
- Web site: Appointment to fill the vacancy in the Office of Councillor, Ward 41, Scarborough Rouge River . The Corporation of the City of Toronto . Toronto ON . 19 June 2018 . 30 December 2020 . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230181229/https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-117444.pdf . live .
- Web site: Corey David . 30 December 2020 . 2020 . 29 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229172415/https://votecoreydavid.com/ . live .
- News: NEBO TV . Nigerian Youth Is The Youngest Politician in Toronto City Council, Itohan Evbagharu . YouTube . Toronto ON . 2020-12-30 . 2020-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230181215/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnbIA-qZBa0 . live .
- News: Rieti . John . Council candidate says lobbying firm paid him cash to help Toronto councillors win election . 30 December 2020 . CBC Toronto . 4 December 2020 . Toronto ON . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230204346/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lobbyist-influence-on-toronto-election-1.5828772 . live .
- News: Pagliaro . Jennifer . Toronto city councillor says he ignores bylaw infractions if 'they vote for us, they're volunteers and they donate money' . 30 December 2020 . Toronto.com . Toronto Star . Metroland Media Group . 10 February 2020 . Toronto ON . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230205057/https://www.toronto.com/news-story/9848041-toronto-city-councillor-says-he-ignores-bylaw-infractions-if-they-vote-for-us-they-re-volunteers-and-they-donate-money-/ . live .
- News: Miller . Mira . This 19-year-old is running to be the youngest city councillor in Toronto's history . 30 December 2020 . blogTO . 28 December 2020 . Toronto ON . 29 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229192902/https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/12/19-year-old-running-youngest-city-councillor-toronto-history/ . live .
- News: Sheikh . Maleeha . Teen vying to be Toronto's youngest city councillor . 30 December 2020 . CityNews Toronto . Rogers Media . 29 December 2020 . Toronto ON . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230002021/https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2020/12/29/teen-vying-to-be-torontos-youngest-city-councillor/ . live .
- News: The Coronavirus: A Pestilence; a turning point to Godly living . 30 December 2020 . Michael Julihen . 25 December 2020 . Etobicoke, Toronto, ON . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230210116/https://bluegreen77.wixsite.com/website/post/the-coronavirus-a-pestilence-a-turning-point-to-godly-living . live .
- News: Questions sent to me by a resident of Scarborough-Agincourt . 30 December 2020 . Michael Julihen . 28 December 2020 . Etobicoke, Toronto, ON . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230205923/https://bluegreen77.wixsite.com/website/post/questions-sent-to-me-by-a-resident-of-scarborough-agincourt . live .
- Web site: Consolidated agenda, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 . City of Toronto . The Corporation of the City of Toronto . 30 December 2020 . Toronto ON . 2018 . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230205829/http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewPublishedReport.do?function=getCouncilAgendaReport&meetingId=14528 . live .
- Web site: Vote Christina Liu . 2021-01-16 . 2021-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115040342/http://vote-liu.ca/#endorsement . live .
- Web site: Endorsements – votetonyluk . 2021-01-16 . 2021-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122043823/https://www.votetonyluk.ca/en/endorsements-2/ . dead .
- Web site: ENDORSEMENTS | Nick Mantas Ward 22 . 2021-01-16 . 2021-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122022300/https://www.nickmantas.ca/endorsements . live .
- News: ETT Endorses Manna Wong in Scarborough-Agincourt City Council By-Election . 30 December 2020 . Elementary Teachers of Toronto . 26 November 2020 . Toronto ON . 30 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201230210824/https://ett.ca/ett-endorses-manna-wong-in-scarborough-agincourt-city-council-by-election/ . live .
- Web site: List of Certified Candidates. City of Toronto. December 27, 2020. February 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140208113944/http://app.toronto.ca/vote/candidateListAll.do. live.
- Web site: Declaration of Results. City of Toronto. December 27, 2020. October 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025222651/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/97da-2018clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf. live.
- Web site: Declaration of Results. City of Toronto. December 27, 2020. February 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225000922/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/9059-election-2014-clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf. live.
- Web site: Declaration of Results of Voting. City of Toronto. December 27, 2020. February 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224235748/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/9783-election-2010-clerksofficialdeclaration.pdf. live.
- Web site: Declaration of Results of Voting. City of Toronto. September 10, 2023.
- Web site: Declaration of Results of Voting. City of Toronto. December 27, 2020. February 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224223128/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/9868-election-2003-clerkofficialdeclaration.pdf. live.
