What you need to know about Toronto’s 25 new wards

Toronto.com
September 25, 2018
Samantha Beattie

After weeks of electoral confusion, with candidates not knowing where to campaign and uncertainty about whether it would even be possible to hold an election Oct. 22, there’s finally certainty.

Residents can head to the polls as early as Oct. 10 for advance voting that runs until Oct. 14 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily, according to the city clerk’s office.

Election Day is officially Oct. 22 and polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

There will be 25 wards that have the same boundaries as provincial ridings. Residents must vote in the ward where they live or own or rent property.

Ward 1 Etobicoke North

Boundaries: Steeles Ave. W. to the north, Humber River to the east, Dixon Rd., Eglinton Ave. W. and Hwy. 401 to south and Renforth Dr. and Hwy. 427 to the west.

Demographics: There are 118,040 people with an average age of 38. The average household size is three people with a median household income of $61,247. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 75 per cent.

Candidates: Vincent Crisanti (incumbent); Peter D’Gama; Naiima Farah; Michael Ford (incumbent); Michelle Garcia; Christopher Noor, Shirish Patel, Gurinder Patri and Carol Royer.

Other representatives: MPP Doug Ford (PC) and MP Kirsty Duncan (Liberal).

Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre

Boundaries: Martin Grove Rd. and Dixon Rd. to the north, Humber River to the east, Mimico Creek to the south and Hwy. 427 to the west.

Demographics: There are 118,022 people with an average age of 44. The average household size is 2.6 people with a median household income of $82,402. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 27 per cent.

Candidates: Bill Boersma, John Campbell (incumbent), Angelo Carnevale, Erica Kelly and Stephen Holyday (incumbent).

Other representatives: MPP Kinga Surma (PC) and MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Liberal).

Ward 3 Etobicoke Lakeshore

Boundaries: Bloor St. W., Kipling Ave. and Mimico Creek to the north, Humber River to the east, the waterfront to the south and Etobicoke Creek to the west.

Demographics: There are 129,081 people with an average age of 42. The average household size is 2 people with a median household income of $71,894. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 27 per cent.

Candidates: Svitlana Burlakova, Iain Davis, Pamela Gough, Mark Grimes (incumbent), Robert Gunnyon, Michael Julihen, Michael Loomans, Amber Morley, Peggy Moulder and Patrizia Nigro.

Other representatives: MPP Christine Hogarth (PC) and MP James Maloney (Liberal).

Ward 4 Parkdale High Park

Boundaries: CPR tracks to the north, CN and CPR tracks to the east, the waterfront to the south and Humber River to the west.

Demographics: There are 108,805 people with an average age of 40. The average household size is two people with a median household income of $65,651. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 25.6 per cent.

Candidates: Kalsang Dolma, David Ginsberg, Valerie Grdisa, Taras Kulish, Mercy Okalowe, Nick Pavlov, Alex Perez, Gord Perks (incumbent), Evan Tummillo and José Vera.

Other representatives: MPP Bhutila Karpoche (NDP) and MP Arif Virani (Liberal).

Ward 5 York South--Weston

Boundaries: Hwy. 401 to the north; GO rail to the east; CPR rail to the south; and the Humber River to the west.

Demographics: There are 116,686 people with an average age of 40. The average household size is 2.6 people with a median household income of $53,292. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 54 per cent.

Candidates: Keaton Austin, Deeqa Barre, Joey Carapinha, Frank Di Giorgio (incumbent), Fred Fosu, Harpreet Gulri, Frances Nunziata (incumbent), Cedric Ogilvie, Lekan Olawoye, Chiara Padovani and Luis Portillo.

Other representatives: MPP Faisal Hassan (NDP) and MP Minister Ahmed Hussen (Liberal).

Ward 6 York Centre

Boundaries: Sheppard Ave. W., Grandravine Dr. and Steeles Ave. W. to the north, Bathurst St. and Don River to the east, Hwy. 401 to the south and Jane St. and Keele St. to the west.

Demographics: There are 104,319 people with an average age of 41. The average household size is 2.6 people with a median household income of $61,069. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 59 per cent.

Candidates: Maria Augimeri (incumbent), James Pasternak (incumbent), Louise Russo and Edward Zaretsky.

Other representatives: MPP Roman Baber (PC) and MP Michael Levitt (Liberal).

Ward 7 Humber River--Black Creek

Boundaries: Steeles Ave. W. to the north, Keele St., Black Creek and Jane St. to the east, Grandravine Dr., Sheppard Ave. W., Hwy. 401 to the south, Humber River to the west.

Demographics: There are 108,037 people with an average age of 38. The average household size is three people with a median total household income of $53,518. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 74 per cent.

Candidates: Kristy-Ann Charles, Amanda Coombs, Tiffany Ford, Winston La Rose, Giorgio Mammoliti (incumbent), Anthony Perruzza (incumbent), Deanna Sgro and Kerry-Ann Thomas.

Other representatives: MPP Tom Rakocevic (NDP) and MP Judy Sgro (Liberal).

Ward 8 Eglinton Lawrence

Boundaries: Hwy. 401 to the north, Yonge St. to the east, Eglinton Ave. to the south and CNR tracks to the west.

Demographics: There are 114,395 people with an average age of 40.4. The average household size is 2.6 people with a median household income of $78,670. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 31 per cent.

Candidates: Jennifer Arp; Christin Carmichael Greb (incumbent); Mike Colle; Darren Dunlop; Lauralyn Johnston; Beth Levy; Randall Pancer; Josh Pede, Peter Tijiri and Dyanoosh Youssefi.

Other representatives: MPP Robin Martin (PC) and MP Marco Mendicino (Liberal).

Ward 9 Davenport

Boundaries: Eglinton Ave. W. to the north; Winona Dr., Ossington Ave. and Dovercourt Rd. to the east; GO rail to the south; GO rail to the west.

Demographics: There are 108,473 people with an average age of 40. The average household size is 2.4 people with a median household income of $64,764. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 32 per cent.

Candidates: Ana Bailao (incumbent), Mark Balack, Nahum Mann and Troy Young.

Other representatives: MPP Marit Stiles (NDP) and MP Julie Dzerowicz (Liberal).

Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York

Boundaries: Dundas St. W. to the north, Bay St. to the east, the waterfront to the south and Dovercourt Rd. to the west.

Demographics: There are 115,506 people with an average age of 36. The average household size is 1.7 people with a median household income of $76,270. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 42 per cent.

Candidates: Michael Barcelos; Al Carbone; Joe Cressy (incumbent); Ahdam Dour; April Engelberg; Dean Maher; Andrew Massey; Rick Myers; Karlene Nation; John Nguyen; Kevin Vuong; Edris Zalmai; Andrei Zodian and Sabrina Zuniga.

Other representatives: MPP Chris Glover (NDP) and MP Adam Vaughan (Liberal).

Ward 11 University-Rosedale

Boundaries: CPR rail and Mount Pleasant Cemetery to the north, Don River and Bay St. to the east, Dundas St. W. to the south, and Ossington Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 104,311 people with an average age of 41. The average household size is two people with a median household income of $69,276. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 31 per cent.

Candidates: Michael Borrelli, Marc Cormier, Mike Layton (incumbent), Joyce Rowlands, George Sawision, Michael Shaw and Nicki Ward.

Other representatives: MPP Jessica Bell (NDP) and MP Minister Chrystia Freeland (Liberal)

Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul’s

Boundaries: Eglinton Ave. E. to the north; Mount Pleasant Rd., the Don River Tributary and Yonge St. to the east; CPR rail to the south; Dufferin St., Winona Dr. and Ossington Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 107,900 people with an average age of 43. The average household size is two people with a median household income of $70,655. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 28 per cent.

Candidates: Elizabeth Cook, Artur Langu, Ian Lipton, Josh Matlow (incumbent), Joe Mihevc (incumbent) and Bob Murphy.

Other representatives: MPP Jill Andrew (NDP) and MP Carolyn Bennett (Liberal).

Ward 13 Toronto Centre

Boundaries: Charles St. and Rosedale Valley Rd. to the north, Don River to the east, Mill St. and The Esplanade to the south and Bay St. to the west.

Demographics: There are 103,805 people with an average age of 39. The average household size is 1.7 people with a median household income in 2015 of $50,462. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 48 per cent.

Candidates: Darren Abramson, Khuram Aftab, Jon Callegher, Richard Forget, Tim Gordanier, Jonathan Heath, John Jeffery, Walied Khogali Ali, Gladys Larbie, Barbara Lavoie, Ryan Lester, Kyle McNally, Catherina Perez, George Smitherman, Jordan Stone, Lucy Troisi (incumbent), Megann Willson, Rob Wolvin and Kristyn Wong-Tam (incumbent).

Other representatives: MPP Suze Morrison (NDP) and MP Minister Bill Morneau (Liberal).

Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth

Boundaries: Don River to the north, Coxwell Ave. to the east, Tommy Thompson Park to the south, the Eastern Channel and Don River to the west.

Demographics: There are 106,875 people with an average age of 40. The average household is 2.3 people with a median household income of $71,226. The percentage of visible minorities in the ward is 32 per cent.

Candidates: Lanrick Bennett, Chris Budo, Dixon Chan, Marisol D’Andrea, Paula Fletcher (incumbent), Mary Fragedakis (incumbent), Ryan Lindsay, Lawrence Lychowyd, Chris Marinakis and Alexander Pena.

Other representatives: MPP Peter Tabuns (NDP) and MP Julie Dabrusin (Liberal).

Ward 15 Don Valley West

Boundaries: Hwy. 401 to the north; Leslie St. to the east; Beltline Trail, Bayview Ave. and GO rail to the south; Yonge St. and Mount Pleasant Rd. to the west.

Demographics: There are 102,508 people with an average age of 39.7. The average household is 2.6 people with a median household income of $87,312. The percentage of visible minorities is 41 per cent.

Candidates: Jon Burnside (incumbent), Tanweer Khan, Minh Le, Jaye Robinson (incumbent) and Nikola Streker.

Other representatives: MPP Kathleen Wynne (Liberal) and MP Rob Oliphant (Liberal).

Ward 16 Don Valley East

Boundaries: Hwy. 401 to the north, Victoria Park Ave. to the east, Sunrise Ave. and Don River to the south, Don River and Leslie St. to the west and the 401 to the north.

Demographics: There are 94,579 people with an average age of 41.5. The average household is 2.5 people with a median household income of $60,431. The percentage of visible minorities is 57 per cent.

Candidates: Aria Alavi, David Caplan, Diane Gadoutsis, Stephen Ksiazek, Pushpalatha Mathanalingam, Denzil Minnan-Wong (incumbent), Dimitre Popov and Michael Woulfe.

Other representatives: MPP Michael Coteau (Liberal) and MP Yasmin Ratansi (Liberal).

Ward 17 Don Valley North

Boundaries: Steeles Ave. E. to the North, Victoria Park Ave. to the east, Hwy. 401 to the south, Bayview Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 110,076 people with an average age of 42. The average household size is 2.6 people with a median household income of $66,620. The percentage of visible minorities is 70 per cent.

Candidates: Shelley Carroll (former councillor), Steven Chen, Kasra Gharibi, Ian Hanecak, Stella Kargiannakis, Kostas Kokkinakis, Ken Lister, Christina Liu and Erin O’Connor.

Other representatives: MPP Vincent Ke (PC) and MP Geng Tan (Liberal).

Ward 18 Willowdale

Boundaries: Steeles Ave. to the north, Bayview Ave. to the east, Hwy. 401 to the south and Don River and Bathurst St. to the west.

Demographics: There are 118,801 people with an average age of 41. The average household size is 2.4 people with a median household income of $61,653. The percentage of visible minorities is 66 per cent.

Candidates: Farah Aslani, Lily Cheng, Sonny Cho, Danny De Santis, David Epstein, John Filion (incumbent), Norman Gardner, Andrew Herbst, Albert Kim, Gerald Mak, Sam Mathi, Sam Moini, David Mousavi, Chung Jin Park, Winston Park, Hamid Shakeri and Saman Tabasinejad.

Other representatives: MPP Stan Cho (PC) and MP Ali Ehsassi (Liberal).

Ward 19 Beaches--East York

Boundaries: Don River and Sunrise Ave. to the north, Victoria Park Ave. to the east, the waterfront to the south and Coxwell Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 109,468 people with an average age of 40. The average household is 2.4 people with a median household income of $69,829. The percentage of visible minorities is 55 per cent.

Candidates: Brad Bradford; Norval Bryant; Paul Bura; Dragan Cimesa, David Del Grande; Diane Dyson; Matthew Kellway; Donald Lamoreux, Brenda MacDonald; Joshua Makuch; Valérie Maltais; Frank Marra; Paul Murton; Morley Rosenberg; Adam Smith; Veronica Stephen.

Local representatives: MPP Rima Berns-McGown (NDP) and MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Liberal).

Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest

Boundaries: Eglinton Ave. E. to the north; Markham Rd. to the east; the waterfront to the south; Victoria Park Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 110,278 people with an average age of 40.5. The average household is 2.6 people with a median household income of $59,141. The percentage of visible minorities is 55 per cent.

Candidates: Gerard Arbour, Mohsin Bhuiyan, Paulina Corpuz, Gary Crawford (incumbent), Michelle Berardinetti-Holland (incumbent), John Letonja, Robert McDermott, Suman Roy, Curtis Smith and Bruce Waters.

Other representatives: MPP Doly Begum (NDP) and MP Bill Blair (Liberal).

Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

Boundaries: Hwy. 401 to the north, McCowan Rd. and Bellamy Rd. to the east, Eglinton Ave. E. to the south and Victoria Park Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 104,319 people with an average age of 41. The average household is 2.6 people with a median household income of $61,069. The percentage of visible minorities is 46 per cent.

Candidates: Paul Beatty, Vivek Bhatt, Fawzi Bidawi, Randy Bucao, Zia Choudhary, Zamir ul hassan Nadeem, Arfan Naveed, Raphael Rosch, Nur Saifullah and Michael Thompson (incumbent).

Other representatives: MPP Christina Maria Mitas (PC) and MP Salma Zahid (Liberal).

Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt

Boundaries: Steeles Ave. E. to the north, Midland Ave. to the east, Hwy. 401 to the south, Victoria Park Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 105,542 people with an average age of 44. The average household is 2.8 people with a median household income of $60,034. The percentage of visible minorities is 80 per cent.

Candidates: Jude Coutinho, Jim Karygiannis (incumbent), Norm Kelly (incumbent), Michael Korzeniewski, Vincent Lee, Roland Lin and Jason Woychesko.

Other representatives: MPP Aris Babikian (PC) and MP Jean Yip (Liberal).

Ward 23 Scarborough North

Boundaries: Steeles Ave. E. to the north, Rouge River to the east; Hwy. 401 to the south and Midland Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 98,800 people with an average age of 41. The average household is 3.3 people with a median household income is $66,513. The percentage of visible minorities is 91 per cent.

Candidates: Ashwani Bhardwaj; Maggie Chi; James Chow; Dameon Halstead; Anthony Internicola; Sheraz Khan; Cynthia Lai; Mahboob Mian; Neethan Saba, Felicia Samuel; Sandeep Srivastava.

Other representatives: MPP Raymond Cho (PC) and MP Shaun Chen (Liberal).

Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood

Boundaries: Hwy. 401 to the north, Morningside Ave. to the east, the waterfront to the south, and McCowan Rd. to the west.

Demographics: There are 102,386 people with an average age of 39.5. The average household is 2.8 people with a median household income of $57,694. The percentage of visible minorities is 70 per cent.

Candidates: Paul Ainslie (incumbent), Itohan Evbagharu, Reddy Muttukuru, Priyanth Nallaratnam, Keiosha Ross, Sajid Saleh, Ganga Sashrigal, Michelle Spencer, Emery Warner and Morlan Washington.

Other representatives: MPP Mitzie Hunter (Liberal) and MP John McKay (Liberal).

Ward 25 Scarborough--Rouge Park

Boundaries: Steeles Ave. E. to the north; the Scarborough-Pickering Townline to the east; the waterfront to the south; the Rouge River, Neilson Rd. and Morningside Ave. to the west.

Demographics: There are 102,275 people with an average age of 40.6. The average household is 3.2 people with a median household income of $84,577. The percentage of visible minorities is 72 per cent.

Candidates: Amanda Cain, Paul Cookson, Daniel Cubellis, Jasper Ghori, Reza Khoshdel, Cheryl Lewis-Thurab, Dave Madder, Jennifer McKelvie, Christopher Riley, Neethan Shan (incumbent) and Joseph Thomas.

Other representatives: MPP Vijay Thanigasalam (PC)and MP Gary Anadasangaree (Liberal).