Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth
{{Short description|Toronto City Council ward}}
{{for multi|the federal riding|Toronto—Danforth|the provincial riding|Toronto—Danforth (provincial electoral district)}}
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Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth 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 Paula Fletcher 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.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-14 |title=44-Ward Model (2014-2018) |url=https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/44-ward-model/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081151/https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/44-ward-model/ |archive-date=2021-11-19 |access-date= |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA}}{{Cite news |last=Bronskill |first=Jim |date=2021-03-10 |title=City of Toronto tells Supreme Court that Doug Ford's government disrupted democracy by slashing council during election |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-city-of-toronto-tells-supreme-court-that-doug-fords-government/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081150/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-city-of-toronto-tells-supreme-court-that-doug-fords-government/ |archive-date=2021-11-19}} The current ward is made up of parts of the former Ward 29 Toronto—Danforth, the former Ward 30 Toronto—Danforth and southwest portion of the former Ward 32 Beaches—East York.{{Cite web |last=Westoll |first=Nick |date=October 13, 2018 |title=Toronto election 2018: Ward 14 Toronto–Danforth |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4545298/toronto-election-2018-ward-14-toronto-danforth/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Global News |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Pagliaro |first=Jennifer |date=2018-04-30 |title=With Toronto's new ward map, here's what you need to know for the 2018 municipal election |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=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 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-19 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2018-05-11 |issn=0319-0781}}
= 2018 municipal election =
Ward 14 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 30 incumbent Paula Fletcher and Ward 29 incumbent Mary Fragedakis. Fletcher was ultimately elected with 42.27 per cent of the vote.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 22, 2018 |title=A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/a-look-at-toronto-s-city-councillors-under-the-new-25-ward-system-1.4144889 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2021-11-19 |access-date=2021-11-19 |website=CTV News Toronto |language=en}}
Geography
Ward 14 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.{{Cite web |title=Community Council |url=https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/city-clerks-office/secretariat/community-council.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081139/https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/city-clerks-office/secretariat/community-council.html |archive-date=2021-11-19 |access-date=2021-11-19 |website=City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base |language=en-CA}}
Toronto—Danforth's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts: bordered on the south by Lake Ontario and Toronto Harbour, on the east by Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch, and on the west by the Don River.
Councillors
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" |Council term
! colspan="2" |Member |
|---|
| Ward 29 Broadview—Greenwood
! Ward 30 Broadview—Greenwood |
| 2000–2003
| rowspan="3" | Case Ootes |
| 2003–2006
| rowspan="4" |Paula Fletcher |
| 2006–2010 |
| 2010–2014
| rowspan="2" | Mary Fragedakis |
| 2014–2018 |
| ! colspan="2" |Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth |
| 2018–2022
|colspan="2"|Paula Fletcher{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 22, 2018 |title=A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/a-look-at-toronto-s-city-councillors-under-the-new-25-ward-system-1.4144889 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2021-11-19 |access-date= |website=CTV News Toronto |language=en}} |
Election results
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
| colspan="3" |2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth |
| scope="col" style="background:#ddf;" |Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;" |Votes ! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;" |Vote share |
|---|
| scope="row" |Paula Fletcher
| align="right" |16,468 | align="right" |42.27% |
| scope="row" |Mary Fragedakis
| align="right" |10,201 | align="right" |26.18% |
| scope="row" |Chris Budo
| align="right" |7,394 | align="right" |18.98% |
| scope="row" |Lanrick Bennett
| align="right" |1,935 | align="right" |4.97% |
| scope="row" |Dixon Chan
| align="right" |1,100 | align="right" |2.82% |
| Chris Marinakis
| align="right" |700 | align="right" |1.80% |
| Marisol D'Andrea
| align="right" |429 | align="right" |1.10% |
| Ryan Lindsay
| align="right" |413 | align="right" |1.06% |
| Lawrence Lychowyd
| align="right" |188 | align="right" |0.48% |
| Alexander Pena
| align="right" |131 | align="right" |0.34% |
| scope="row" |Total
! align="right" |38,958 ! align="right" |{{Right|100%}} |
| colspan="3" |Source: City of Toronto{{cite web |title=Declaration of Results |url=https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/97da-2018clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025222651/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/97da-2018clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf |archive-date=October 25, 2018 |access-date= |publisher=Toronto City Clerk's Office}} |
See also
References
External links
- [https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-14/ Councillor's webpage]
Category:Toronto city council wards
Category:2018 establishments in Ontario
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