The 2014 Toronto municipal election was held on October 27, 2014 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. Candidate registration opened on January 2, 2014 and closed on September 12, 2014 at 2pm EST.
Video Toronto municipal election, 2014
City council
City councillors were elected to represent Toronto's 44 wards at Toronto City Council. 36 out of 37 incumbent councillors were re-elected to their previous seat.
Incumbents 2010-2014
Maps Toronto municipal election, 2014
School boards
School trustees were elected to the:
- Toronto District School Board
- Toronto Catholic District School Board
- Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
- Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.
Issues
Transit
In the Greater Toronto Area, the average time spent commuting to and from work is 80 minutes, making it the worst among 19 large urban areas in North America. Transit was a major issue because of several controversial projects in the city, such as the use of subway versus light rail transit technology to replace the Scarborough RT, congested TTC streetcars, construction disruption from the Eglinton Crosstown, and the electrification of the Union Pearson Express. Proposals by Metrolinx to impose revenue tools to fund transit were also a source of controversy. The Toronto Region Board of Trade and TTC CEO Andy Byford stated that transit must be a critical issue that voters consider in the election.
Rob Ford
Much attention was given to allegations against Rob Ford during the 2014 election, and his admission on November 5, 2013, to smoking crack cocaine.
Ranked ballots and voting rights for permanent residents
On June 11, 2013, Toronto City Council passed a motion asking the Province of Ontario to give permanent residents the right to participate in municipal elections and to allow the city to adopt ranked choice balloting, which would give voters the option to rank candidates in order of preference. Twenty-six councillors supported the motion and fifteen were against it. Following the council move, the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto sent a petition with over eight thousand signatures to the provincial government, endorsing the council motion and requesting swift action on electoral reform. The Liberal MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood, Mitzie Hunter, then introduced the Toronto Ranked Ballots Election Act in March 2014. The bill was passed on the second reading but died prematurely when the Ontario election was called.
Other
In the wake of substance abuse allegations against Rob Ford, the possibility of reversing the 1998 amalgamation of Toronto was raised.
Results
Ward 1 - Etobicoke North
Ward 2 - Etobicoke North
Incumbent Doug Ford withdrew to run for mayor while his brother, incumbent mayor Rob Ford, ran in Ward 2 after withdrawing from the mayoral election for health reasons.
Ward 3 - Etobicoke Centre
Incumbent Peter Leon did not run (Leon was appointed to replace Doug Holyday in 2014).
Ward 4 - Etobicoke Centre
Incumbent Gloria Lindsay Luby did not run for re-election.
Ward 5 - Etobicoke--Lakeshore
Incumbent James Maloney did not run for re-election. (Maloney was appointed to replace Peter Milczyn in 2014.)
Ward 6 - Etobicoke--Lakeshore
Ward 7 - York West
Ward 8 - York West
Ward 9 - York Centre
Ward 10 - York Centre
Ward 11 - York South--Weston
Ward 12 - York South--Weston
Ward 13 - Parkdale--High Park
Ward 14 - Parkdale--High Park
Ward 15 - Eglinton--Lawrence
Ward 16 - Eglinton--Lawrence
Incumbent Karen Stintz was running for Mayor but dropped out and declared she would not be running for council.
Ward 17 - Davenport
Ward 18 - Davenport
Ward 19 - Trinity--Spadina
Ward 20 - Trinity--Spadina
Incumbent Ceta Ramkhalawansingh did not run. She was appointed in 2014 to replace Adam Vaughan who resigned and was elected to the Canadian Parliament.
Ward 21 - St. Paul's
Ward 22 - St. Paul's
Ward 23 - Willowdale
Ward 24 - Willowdale
Ward 25 - Don Valley West
Ward 26 - Don Valley West
Ward 27 - Toronto Centre
Ward 28 - Toronto Centre
Ward 29 - Toronto--Danforth
Ward 30 - Toronto--Danforth
Ward 31 - Beaches--East York
Ward 32 - Beaches--East York
Ward 33 - Don Valley East
Ward 34 - Don Valley East
Ward 35 - Scarborough Southwest
Ward 36 - Scarborough Southwest
Ward 37 - Scarborough Centre
Ward 38 - Scarborough Centre
Ward 39 - Scrborough--Agincourt
Incumbent Mike Del Grande did not run for re-election to Council, but ran for the Ward 7 Toronto Catholic School Board seat and replaced his son, John Del Grande, who did not run for re-election after holding the seat for 11 years.
Ward 40 - Scarborough--Agincourt
Ward 41 - Scarborough--Rouge River
Ward 42 - Scarborough--Rouge River
Ward 43 - Scarborough East
Ward 44 - Scarborough East
References
External links
- City of Toronto election webpage
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