Ward 1 Etobicoke North

Ward 1 Etobicoke North is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Vincent Crisanti being elected councillor.

For the federal riding, see Etobicoke North. For the provincial riding, see Etobicoke North (provincial electoral district).
Ward 1 Etobicoke North
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 1 in Toronto
CityToronto
Population118,040 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorVincent Crisanti
Community councilEtobicoke/York
Created from
  • Ward 1
  • Ward 2
First contested2018 election
Last contested2022 election
Ward profilewww.toronto.ca/ward-1-etobicoke-north/

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards[1] with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings.[2] The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 1 (northern section), the old Ward 2 (southern section).[3][4]

2018 municipal election

Ward 1 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ward 2 incumbent Michael Ford, who was a Toronto District School Board trustee and the nephew of Premier Doug Ford, was elected with 42.26 per cent of the vote.[3][5]

2022 municipal election

Michael Ford resigned his seat in June 2022, after winning election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. Vincent Crisanti, who finished second behind Ford in 2018, and who had held Ward 1 prior to the amalgamation of Wards 1 and 2 in 2018, was elected.

Geography

Etobicoke North is part of the Etobicoke and York community council.[6] The ward occupies the northwestern part of Toronto. The eastern boundary is the Humber River from Steeles Avenue south to a point just to the east of the Dixon Road. The southern boundary runs west from the Humber River along Dixon Road to Martin Grove Road to Eglinton Avenue to the western limit of the city. The western and northern limits of the ridings are formed by the city limits.[3]

The ward contains the neighbourhoods of Rexdale, The Elms, Humberwood, Kingsview Village, Thistletown, and Willowridge.

Councillors
Council term Member
Rexdale-Thistletown (Metro Council)
1988–1991 Lois Griffin
1991–1994
1994–1997
Ward 5 Rexdale-Thistletown
1997–2000 Elizabeth Brown, Bruce Sinclair
Ward 1 Etobicoke North Ward 2 Etobicoke North
2000–2003 Suzan Hall Rob Ford
2003–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014 Vincent Crisanti Doug Ford
2014–2018 Rob Ford (until 2016)
Michael Ford (from 2016)
Ward 1 Etobicoke North
2018–2022 Michael Ford[5] (until June 2022)
Rosemarie Bryan*[7] (24 June 2022 only)
Rose Milczyn[7] (from August 2022)
2022–2026 Vincent Crisanti

*Following Michael Ford's election as MPP, council proceeded to appoint an interim council. Rosemarie Bryan was appointed on June 24, 2022 but was not sworn in and resigning shortly after due to past homophobic remarks.[8] She served on council for a total of about 5 hours, 40 minutes.[9]

Election results
2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 1 Etobicoke North
Candidate Vote  %
Vincent Crisanti 6,815 41.07
Avtar Minhas 3,409 20.54
Charles Ozzoude 1,023 6.16
Subhash Chand 934 5.63
Bill Britton 805 4.85
Michelle Garcia 620 3.74
Kristian Santos 613 3.69
Dev Narang 436 2.63
Ricardo Santos 421 2.54
Abraham Abbey 285 1.72
Keith Stephen 282 1.70
Christopher Noor 261 1.57
John Genser 198 1.19
Alistair Courtney 185 1.11
Mohit Sharma 185 1.11
Donald Pell 123 0.74
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 1 Etobicoke North
Candidate Votes Vote share
Michael Ford 10,648 42.26%
Vincent Crisanti 8,654 34.34%
Naiima Farah 2,262 8.98%
Shirish Patel 1,945 7.72%
Carol Royer 642 2.55%
Michelle Garcia 439 1.74%
Peter D'Gama 253 1.00%
Christopher Noor 214 0.85%
Gurinder Patri 142 0.56%
Total 25,199 100%
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. Retrieved 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. Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 1 Etobicoke North". Global News. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021.
  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. "Toronto city council appoints Rose Milczyn as interim councillor for Ward 1-Etobicoke North". CBC. 15 Aug 2022.
  8. "Rosemarie Bryan resigns from Toronto city council after controversial social media posts surface". Toronto.citynews.ca. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  9. @GraphicMatt (June 24, 2022). "At about 5 hours and 40 minutes, I'd assume this would set the record as the shortest tenure on Toronto City Council in the city's history" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
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