| Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence | |
| Parl Name: | Toronto City Council |
| Region Label: | City |
| Region: | Toronto |
| Population: | 114,395 (2016) |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Members Label: | Councillor |
| Members: | Michael Colle |
| 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 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.
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]
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.[5]
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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Source: City of Toronto[7] | |||