Ward 9 Davenport

{{Short description|Toronto City Council ward}}

{{for multi|the federal riding|Davenport (federal electoral district)|the provincial riding|Davenport (provincial electoral district)}}

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Ward 9 Davenport 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 Alejandra Bravo being elected councillor.

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards{{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/|access-date=2021-11-19|website=City of Toronto|language=en-CA|archive-date=2021-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081151/https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/44-ward-model/|url-status=live}} with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings.{{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/|access-date=2021-11-19|archive-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/|url-status=live}} The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 17 (northern section), the old Ward 18 (southern section), and part of the western edge of the old Ward 19.{{Cite web|title=Toronto election 2018: Ward 9 Davenport - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4545265/toronto-election-2018-ward-9-davenport/|access-date=2021-11-19|website=Global News|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081136/https://globalnews.ca/news/4545265/toronto-election-2018-ward-9-davenport/|url-status=live}}{{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|access-date=2021-11-19|issn=0319-0781|archive-date=2018-05-11|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|url-status=live}}

= 2018 municipal election =

Ward 9 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ana Bailão, who was Ward 18 councillor and a deputy mayor, was elected with 83.62 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|access-date=2021-11-19|website=CTV News Toronto|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-19|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}}

Geography

Davenport 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|access-date=2021-11-19|website=City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base|language=en-CA|archive-date=2021-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119081139/https://www.toronto.ca/311/knowledgebase/kb/docs/articles/city-clerks-office/secretariat/community-council.html}} On its north side, the ward borders Canadian National Railway tracks, Eglinton Avenue and Dufferin Street; on its south and west sides, it borders Canadian Pacific Railway tracks; and on its east side, Davenport borders Winona Drive, Ossington Avenue, Dundas Street and Davenport Road.

The ward includes parts of west-end Toronto, and includes the neighbourhoods of Fairbank, Oakwood-Vaughan, St. Clair Gardens, Corso Italia, Dovercourt Village, Bloordale Village, Bloorcourt Village, Brockton Village, the Junction Triangle and the western part of Rua Acores.

Councillors

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" |Council term

! colspan="2" |Member

colspan="2" |Davenport (Metro Council)
1988–1991

|colspan="2" |Richard Gilbert

1991–1994

|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Dennis Fotinos

1994–1997
! colspan="2" |Ward 21 Davenport
1997–2000

| colspan="2" |Betty Disero, Dennis Fotinos

! Ward 17 Davenport

! Ward 18 Davenport

2000–2003

| Betty Disero

| Mario Silva

2003–2006

| rowspan="4" | Cesar Palacio

| rowspan="2" | Adam Giambrone

2006–2010
2010–2014

| rowspan="2" | Ana Bailão

2014–2018
! colspan="2" |Ward 9 Davenport
2018–2022

| colspan="2" |Ana Bailão

2022–2026

| colspan="2" | Alejandra Bravo

Election results

class="wikitable"

| colspan="3" align="center" |2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 9 Davenport

scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;" |Candidate

! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;" |Votes

! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;" |Vote share

Alejandra Bravo

|17,009

|70.72

Grant Gonzales

|3,192

|13.27

Shaker Jamal

|1,414

|5.88

Allie Spencer

|882

|3.67

Steven Leca

|675

|2.81

Simon Fogel

|381

|1.58

Jacob Maydansky

|207

|0.86

Mosea Houghron

|151

|0.63

Lazare Shorter

|139

|0.58

Total

!24,050

!100%

colspan="3" |Source: City of Toronto{{Cite web |title=Declaration of Results 2022 Municipal General Election |url=https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf |website=Toronto City Clerk's Office}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

| colspan="3" |2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 9 Davenport

scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;" |Candidate

! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;" |Votes

! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;" |Vote share

scope="row" |Ana Bailão

| align="right" |26,219

| align="right" |83.62%

scope="row" |Nahum Mann

| align="right" |2,804

| align="right" |8.94%

scope="row" |Troy Young

| align="right" |1,218

| align="right" |3.88%

scope="row" |Mark Balack

| align="right" |1,114

| align="right" |3.55%

scope="row" |Total

! align="right" |31,355

! align="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|publisher=Toronto City Clerk's Office|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025222651/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/97da-2018clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf|url-status=live}}

See also

References