Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park

Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park 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 Gord Perks elected councillor for the 2022–2026 term.

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 13 (western section), the old Ward 14 (eastern section).

2018 municipal election Ward 4 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Then–Ward 14 incumbent councillor Gord Perks, who had served since 2006, was elected with 44.55 per cent of the vote.

2022 municipal election Incumbent Gord Perks secured re-election in a competitive race against fellow progressive Chemi Lhamo.

Geography Parkdale—High Park is part of the Toronto and East York community council.

It is bounded on the west by the Humber River, and on the east by rail lines used for Metrolinx operations, Dufferin Street and Lake Shore Boulevard. The ward's north boundary follows the Canadian Pacific Railway track just south of St. Clair Avenue, and the south boundary is Lake Ontario.

Councillors Council termMemberHigh Park (Metro Council)1988–1991Derwyn Shea1991–19941994–1997David MillerWard 19 High Park1997–2000David Miller, Chris Korwin-Kuczynski Ward 13 Parkdale—High Park Ward 14 Parkdale—High Park 2000–2003 David Miller Chris Korwin-Kuczynski 2003–2006 Bill Saundercook Sylvia Watson 2006–2010 Gord Perks 2010–2014 Sarah Doucette 2014–2018Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park2018–2022Gord Perks2022–2026

Election results 2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 4 Parkdale—High ParkCandidateVote %Gord Perks (X)11,14935.48Chemi Lhamo9,91931.56Siri Agrell8,07725.70Christopher Jurlik8272.63Steve Yuen8272.63Andrew Gorham6261.99 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 4 Parkdale—High ParkCandidateVotesVote shareGord Perks16,88744.55%David Ginsberg8,18121.58%Kalsang Dolma5,35214.12%Evan Tummillo2,3676.24%Valerie Grdisa1,7714.67%Nick Pavlov8742.31%Taras Kulish8682.29%Alex Perez6861.81%José Vera5441.44%Mercy Okalowe3730.98%Total37,903Source: City of Toronto

Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park

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