Ward 6 York Centre 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 James Pasternak 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 9 and the old Ward 10.
2018 municipal election Ward 6 York Centre was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. The Ward 9 incumbent, Maria Augimeri, ran against Ward 10 incumbent James Pasternak and two other candidates. Pasternak was ultimately elected with 47.61 per cent of the vote.
Geography Despite its name, Ward 6 York Centre is part of the North York community council, and does not form part of the former city of York.
York Centre is bounded on the north by Steeles Avenue (the city limit), and on the east, south and west by a line drawn from the city limit south along Yonge Street, west along the hydroelectric transmission line north of Finch Avenue, south along Bathurst Street, southeast along the Don River West Branch, southwest and west along Highway 401, north along Jane Street, east along Sheppard Avenue, northwest along Black Creek, east along Grandravine Drive, and north along Keele Street to the city limit.
Councillors Council termMemberNorth York Spadina (Metro Council)1988–1991Howard Moscoe1991–19941994–1997Ward 8 North York Spadina1997–2000Howard Moscoe, Mike Feldman Ward 9 York Centre Ward 10 York Centre 2000–2003 Maria Augimeri Mike Feldman 2003–2006 2006–2010 2010–2014 James Pasternak 2014–2018Ward 6 York Centre2018–2022James Pasternak2022–2026
Election results 2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 6 York CentreCandidateVotesVote shareJames Pasternak12,18775.53%Mike Arkin1,91611.56%Hope Schrier1,2927.80%Basil Canning1,1797.11% 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 6 York CentreCandidateVotesVote shareJames Pasternak11,55947.61%Maria Augimeri9,22337.99%Louise Russo2,72611.23%Edward Zaretsky7713.17%Total24,279Source: City of Toronto
See also Municipal elections in Canada Municipal government of Toronto List of Toronto municipal elections
References
External links Councillor's webpage