Ward 18 Willowdale

Ward 18 Willowdale 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 John Filion elected as the councillor for the 2018–2022 term.

For the neighbourhood, see Willowdale, Toronto. For the federal riding, see Willowdale (federal electoral district). For the provincial riding, see Willowdale (provincial electoral district).
Ward 18 Willowdale
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 18 in Toronto
CityToronto
Population118,800 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorLily Cheng
Community councilNorth York
Created from
  • Ward 10 (partial)
  • Ward 23
  • Ward 24 (partial)
First contested2018 election
Last contested2018 election
Ward profilewww.toronto.ca/ward-18-willowdale/

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 the former Ward 23 Willowdale, part of the former Ward 24 Willowdale, and a small portion of the former Ward 10 York Centre.[3][4]

2018 municipal election

Ward 18 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Prior to the provincial government realignment, Ward 23 councillor John Filion announced plans to retire, and endorsed candidates in both of the new wards covering the previous district under the city's planned 47-ward system: Filion's executive assistant Markus O'Brien Fehr, and community organizer Lily Cheng.[5]

Following the realignment, Filion rescinded his retirement plans and entered the race for the new ward 18, citing fears of voter confusion with the restructured wards; O'Brien Fehr dropped out while Cheng remained in the race for the larger ward alongside a number of other challengers.[6] Filion was ultimately elected with 31.06 per cent of the vote.[3][7]

Geography

Ward 18 is part of the North York community council.[8]

Willowdale's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts, being bounded by Steeles Avenue (the city limit) to the north, Bayview Avenue to the east, Highway 401 to the south until it crosses the Don River, the Don River west branch to the southwest (from Highway 401 to Bathurst Street), and Bathurst Street to the west otherwise.[3]

Councillors
Council term Member
Ward 9 North York Centre
1997–2000 John Filion, Norman Gardner
Ward 23 Willowdale Ward 24 Willowdale
2000–2003 John Filion David Shiner
2003–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014
2014–2018
Ward 18 Willowdale
2018–2022 John Filion[9]
2022–2026 Lily Cheng

Election results
2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 18 Willowdale
Candidate Vote Vote share
Lily Cheng8,33741.72
Markus O'Brien Fehr6,70933.58
Daniel Lee4,61723.11
Elhan Shahban3181.59
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 18 Willowdale
Candidate Votes Vote share
John Filion 8,104 31.06%
Lily Cheng 5,149 19.74%
Sonny Cho 3,130 12.00%
David Mousavi 1,596 6.12%
Danny DeSantis 1,486 5.70%
Norman Gardner 1,476 5.67%
Sam Moini 1,289 4.94%
Saman Tabasi Nejad 1,189 4.56%
Winston Park 593 2.27%
Gerald Mak 545 2.09%
David Epstein 538 2.96%
Albert Kim 291 1.12%
Farah Aslani 187 0.72%
Andrew Herbst 162 0.62%
Hamid Shakeri 122 0.47%
Chung Jin Park 101 0.39%
Sam Mathi 66 0.25%
Marvin Honickman 61 0.23%
Total 26,085
100%
Source: City of Toronto[10]

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. Patton, Jessica (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 18 Willowdale". 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. Rider, David (June 20, 2018). "John Filion not seeking re-election to Toronto council". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  6. Rider, David (September 6, 2018). "John Filion shelves retirement plan, seeks re-election to Toronto city council". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  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. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  8. "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  9. "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.
  10. "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018.
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