Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence is a municipal electoral division in North York, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Mike Colle 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 15 (western section), the old Ward 16 (eastern section).
2018 municipal election Eglinton—Lawrence was first contested during the 2018 municipal election with 10 candidates. Notably, former Metro councillor Mike Colle, who sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and is the father of then-Ward 15 councillor Josh Colle ran against Christin Carmichael Greb, who was the then-Ward 16 incumbent. Colle was ultimately elected with 41.34 per cent of the vote.
Geography Ward 8 is part of the North York community council.
Eglinton—Lawrence's west boundary is the railway tracks where GO Transit's Barrie line runs and the east boundary is Yonge Street. The north boundary is Highway 401 and the south boundary is Eglinton Avenue.
Councillors Council term MemberWard 15 Eglinton—LawrenceWard 16 Eglinton—Lawrence 2000–2003 Howard Moscoe Anne Johnston 2003–2006 Karen Stintz 2006–2010 2010–2014 Josh Colle 2014–2018 Christin Carmichael GrebWard 8 Eglinton—Lawrence2018–2022Mike Colle
Election results 2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence Candidate Vote % Mike Colle (X) 17,109 70.31 Evan Sambasivam 3,447 14.17 Wendy Weston 1,990 8.18 Philip Davidovits 1,275 5.24 Domenico Maiolo 513 2.11
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 8 Eglinton—LawrenceCandidateVotesVote shareMike Colle14,09441.34%Christin Carmichael Greb7,39521.69%Dyanoosh Youssefi5,25315.41%Beth Levy3,1229.16%Jennifer Arp2,4047.05%Lauralyn Johnston9922.91%Josh Pede4201.23%Darren Dunlop2100.62%Randall Pancer1340.39%Peter Tijiri720.21%Total34,096Source: City of Toronto
See also
Municipal elections in Canada Municipal government of Toronto List of Toronto municipal elections
References
External links
Councillor's webpage