| Ward 5 York South—Weston | |
| Parl Name: | Toronto City Council |
| Region Label: | City |
| Region: | Toronto |
| Population: | 116,685 (2016) |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Members Label: | Councillor |
| Members: | Frances Nunziata |
| Local Council Label: | Community council |
| Local Council: | Etobicoke/York |
| Blank1 Name: | First contested |
| Blank1 Info: | 2018 election |
| Blank2 Name: | Last contested |
| Blank2 Info: | 2022 election |
| Blank3 Name: | Ward profile |
Ward 5 York South—Weston 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 2022, with Frances Nunziata elected councillor for the 2018–2022 term.
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 11 (western section), the old Ward 12 (eastern section).[3] [4]
Ward 5 York South—Weston was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ward-12 incumbent Frank Di Giorgio, who served as budget chief under former mayor Rob Ford ran against Ward 11 incumbent and council speaker Frances Nunziata, and nine other candidates. Nunziata was ultimately elected with 44.55 per cent of the vote.[5]
In 2022, Nunziata narrowly secured re-election in a tightly-contested race against progressive candidate Chiara Padovani, who was endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. Nunziata prevailed over Padovani by a margin of 94 votes.
York South—Weston is part of the Etobicoke/York community council.[6]
The ward is largely made up of what was the former city of York prior to Metro Toronto's 1998 amalgamation. It is bordered to the west by the Humber River and the east by a Canadian National Railway track. The north boundary is Highway 401 and the south boundary is a Canadian Pacific Railway track.
| Council term | Member | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Humber (Metro Council) | ||||
| 1988–1991 | Alan Tonks | |||
| 1991–1994 | ||||
| 1994–1997 | ||||
| Ward 27 York Humber | ||||
| 1997–2000 | Frances Nunziata, Bill Saundercook | |||
| Ward 11 York South—Weston | Ward 12 York South—Weston | |||
| 2000–2003 | Frances Nunziata | Frank Di Giorgio | ||
| 2003–2006 | ||||
| 2006–2010 | ||||
| 2010–2014 | ||||
| 2014–2018 | ||||
| Ward 5 York South—Weston | ||||
| 2018–2022 | Frances Nunziata | |||
| 2022–2026 | ||||
| 2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 5 York South—Weston | |||
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Nunziata (X) | 10,077 | 47.61 | |
| Chiara Padovani | 9,983 | 47.16 | |
| Gabriel Takang | 1,107 | 5.23 | |
| 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 5 York South—Weston | |||
| Candidate | Votes | Vote share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Nunziata | 8,425 | 32.18% | |
| Frank Di Giorgio | 5,674 | 21.67% | |
| Chiara Padovani | 5,358 | 20.47% | |
| Lekan Olawoye | 3,889 | 14.85% | |
| Deeqa Barre | 1,172 | 4.48% | |
| Keaton Austin | 467 | 1.78% | |
| Luis Portillo | 352 | 1.34% | |
| Fred Fosu | 245 | 0.94% | |
| Joey Carapinha | 241 | 0.92% | |
| Cedric Ogilvie | 189 | 0.72% | |
| Harpreet Gulri | 168 | 0.64% | |
| Total | 26,180 | ||
| Source: City of Toronto[7] | |||