Ward 15 Don Valley West

Ward 15 Don Valley West 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 Jaye Robinson elected as the councillor for the 2018–2022 term.

For the federal riding, see Don Valley West. For the provincial riding, see Don Valley West (provincial electoral district).
Ward 15 Don Valley West
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 15 in Toronto
CityToronto
Population102,510 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorJaye Robinson
Community councilNorth York
Created from
  • Ward 22
  • Ward 25
  • Ward 26
First contested2018 election
Last contested2018 election
Ward profilewww.toronto.ca/ward-15-don-valley-west/

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.[1][2] The current ward is made up of parts of the former Ward 22 St Paul's, the former Ward 25 Don Valley West and southwest portion of the former Ward 26 Don Valley West.[3][4]

2018 municipal election

Ward 15 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 25 incumbent Jaye Robinson and Ward 26 incumbent Jon Burnside. Robinson was ultimately elected with 49.22 per cent of the vote.[3][5]

Geography

Ward 15 is part of the North York Community Council.[6]

Don Valley West's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts: its west border is Mount Pleasant Road and Yonge Street, its north border is Highway 401, its east border is Leslie Street, the Don River and part of Don Mills Road, and the south border is the Don River and the Beltline Trail.[3]

Councillors
Council term Member
North York Centre South (Metro Council)
1988–1991 Bev Salmon
1991–1994
1994–1997
Ward 9 North York Centre South
1997–2000 Joanne Flint, Milton Berger
Ward 25 Don Valley West Ward 26 Don Valley West
2000–2003 Joanne Flint Jane Pitfield
2003–2006 Cliff Jenkins
2006–2010 John Parker
2010–2014 Jaye Robinson
2014–2018 Jon Burnside
Ward 15 Don Valley West
2018–2022 Jaye Robinson[7]

Election results
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 15 Don Valley West
Candidate Votes Vote share
Jaye Robinson 16,219 49.22%
Jon Burnside 14,440 43.82%
Tanweer Khan 1,309 3.97%
Nikola Streker 583 1.77%
Minh Le 404 1.23%
Total 32,955
100%
Source: City of Toronto[8]

See also

References
  1. "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19.
  2. Bronskill, Jim (2021-03-10). "City of Toronto tells Supreme Court that Doug Ford's government disrupted democracy by slashing council during election". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. Westoll, Nick (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 15 Don Valley West". Global News.
  4. Pagliaro, Jennifer (2018-04-30). "With Toronto's new ward map, here's what you need to know for the 2018 municipal election". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. "A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system". CTV News Toronto. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. "A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system". CTV News Toronto. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19.
  8. "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018.
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