Ward 9 Davenport 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 2022, with Alejandra Bravo being elected councillor. Boundaries On August 14, 2018, the province redrew municipal boundaries via the Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5. This means that the 25 Provincial districts and the 25 municipal wards in Toronto currently share the same geographic borders.
Defined in legislation as:
History 2018 Boundary Adjustment
Toronto municipal ward boundaries were significantly modified in 2018 during the election campaign. Ultimately the new ward structure was used and later upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2021.
The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 17 (northern section), the old Ward 18 (southern section), and part of the western edge of the old Ward 19.
2018 municipal election Ward 9 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ana Bailão, who was Ward 18 councillor and a deputy mayor, was elected with 83.62 per cent of the vote.
Geography Davenport is part of the Toronto and East York community council. On its north side, the ward borders Canadian National Railway tracks, Eglinton Avenue and Dufferin Street; on its south and west sides, it borders Canadian Pacific Railway tracks; and on its east side, Davenport borders Winona Drive, Ossington Avenue, Dundas Street and Davenport Road.
The ward includes parts of west-end Toronto, and includes the neighbourhoods of Fairbank, Oakwood-Vaughan, St. Clair Gardens, Corso Italia, Dovercourt Village, Bloordale Village, Bloorcourt Village, Brockton Village, the Junction Triangle and the western part of Rua Acores.
Councillors Council termMemberDavenport (Metro Council)1988–1991Richard Gilbert1991–1994Dennis Fotinos1994–1997Ward 21 Davenport1997–2000Betty Disero, Dennis Fotinos Ward 17 Davenport Ward 18 Davenport 2000–2003 Betty Disero Mario Silva 2003–2006 Cesar Palacio Adam Giambrone 2006–2010 2010–2014 Ana Bailão 2014–2018Ward 9 Davenport2018–2022Ana Bailão2022–2026 Alejandra Bravo
Election results 2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 9 DavenportCandidateVotesVote shareAlejandra Bravo17,00970.72Grant Gonzales3,19213.27Shaker Jamal1,4145.88Allie Spencer8823.67Steven Leca6752.81Simon Fogel3811.58Jacob Maydansky2070.86Mosea Houghron1510.63Lazare Shorter1390.58Total24,050100%Source: City of Toronto 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 9 DavenportCandidateVotesVote shareAna Bailão26,21983.62%Nahum Mann2,8048.94%Troy Young1,2183.88%Mark Balack1,1143.55%Total31,355100%Source: City of Toronto
See also
Municipal elections in Canada Municipal government of Toronto List of Toronto municipal elections
References
External links
Councillor's webpage