Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre 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 Stephen Holyday 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 3 (western section), the old Ward 4 (eastern section).
2018 municipal election Ward 2 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Then-Ward 3 incumbent Stephen Holyday was elected with 38.58 per cent of the vote.
2022 municipal election Stephen Holyday was comfortably re-elected in 2022 with 72.28 per cent of the vote.
Geography Etobicoke Centre is part of the Etobicoke and York community council.
The ward's west boundary is the municipal border with the Region of Peel, and the east boundary is the Humber River. The north boundary is roughly along Eglinton Avenue, Martin Grove Road and Dixon Road, and the south boundary is roughly along the Mimico Creek, Dundas Street, Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street and Highway 427.
Councillors Council termMember Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre 2000–2003 Doug Holyday Gloria Lindsay Luby 2003–2006 2006–2010 2010–2014 Peter Leon 2014–2018 Stephen Holyday John CampbellWard 2 Etobicoke Centre2018–2022Stephen Holyday
Election results 2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 2 Etobicoke CentreCandidateVote %Stephen Holyday (X)18,55972.28Thomas Yanuziello2,65310.33Catherine Habus2,2189.03Maryam Hashimi1,5916.20Sam Raufi5572.17 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 2 Etobicoke CentreCandidateVotesVote shareStephen Holyday14,62738.58%John Campbell13,44135.45%Angelo Carnvale5,73515.13%Erica Kelly3,85410.16%Bill Boersma2580.68%Total37,915100%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