Amber Morley

Amber Morley is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore on Toronto City Council since 2022. She has also served as the deputy mayor of Toronto for Etobicoke and York since 2023.[1]

Amber Morley
Deputy Mayor of Toronto
for Etobicoke and York
Assumed office
August 10, 2023
MayorOlivia Chow
Preceded byStephen Holyday (2022)
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byMark Grimes
Personal details
Political partyIndependent

Background

Prior to her election to council, Morley worked at the LAMP Community Health Centre, and as an administrative assistant to former councillor Peter Milczyn.[2] In 2017, she was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work with LAMP.[3]

Political career

Morley ran in the 2018 Toronto municipal election in Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore, coming in second to Grimes.[4]

She ran again in the 2022 municipal election and was elected.[5][6] Morley received a number of endorsements from progressive politicians including Toronto—St. Paul's Councillor Josh Matlow, former New Democratic MP Peggy Nash, as well as Ontario New Democratic MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam, Bhutila Karpoche and Jill Andrew.[7]

Following the election of Mayor Olivia Chow in 2023, Morley was appointed one of four deputy mayors of Toronto, representing Etobicoke and York.[8]

Electoral record
2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Candidate Vote  %
Amber Morley15,27146.44
Mark Grimes (X)13,25840.32
Mary Markovic2,6257.98
Marco Valle6441.96
Bonnie Hu6181.88
Zeynel Ari4671.42
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Candidate Votes Percentage
Mark Grimes 16,527 40.90%
Amber Morley 10,985 27.19%
Pamela Gough 7,301 18.07%
Iain Davis 2,722 6.74%
Svitlana Burlakova 1,218 3.01%
Peggy Moulder 575 1.42%
Patrizia Nigro 394 0.98%
Michael Julihen 320 0.79%
Michael Loomans 199 0.49%
Robert Gunnyon 167 0.41%

References
  1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/olivia-chow-committee-appointments-1.6932465
  2. "City builders Toronto needs". Toronto Star, October 15, 2018.
  3. "Lakeshore youth advocate honoured with Jubilee medal at LAMP meeting". Etobicoke Guardian, September 24, 2017.
  4. Francine Kopun, "Battle over voting record shapes up in Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore". Toronto Star, October 16, 2018.
  5. "Full election night results for Etobicoke-Lakeshore including school board trustee races". thestar.com. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  6. Tamara Shephard, "Amber Morley defeats longtime incumbent Mark Grimes in Etobicoke-Lakeshore". Etobicoke Guardian, October 24, 2022.
  7. "Candidate Amber Morley says she's receiving more support as election nears". torontonewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  8. "ST2.1 - Mayor Chow - Councillors and Committees" (PDF). City of Toronto.


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