Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario for the Toronto City Council. It was last contested in 2022, with Paula Fletcher elected as the 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 made up of parts of the former Ward 29 Toronto—Danforth, the former Ward 30 Toronto—Danforth and southwest portion of the former Ward 32 Beaches—East York.
2018 municipal election Ward 14 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 30 incumbent Paula Fletcher and Ward 29 incumbent Mary Fragedakis. Fletcher was ultimately elected with 42.27 per cent of the vote.
Geography Ward 14 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.
Toronto—Danforth's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts: bordered on the south by Lake Ontario and Toronto Harbour, on the east by Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch, and on the west by the Don River.
Councillors Council termMember Ward 29 Broadview—Greenwood Ward 30 Broadview—Greenwood 2000–2003 Case Ootes Jack Layton 2003–2006Paula Fletcher 2006–2010 2010–2014 Mary Fragedakis 2014–2018Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth2018–2022Paula Fletcher
Election results 2022 Toronto municipal election CandidateVote%Paula Fletcher (X)20,30574.02Wali Abro1,9827.22James Dyson1,9377.06Denise Walcott1,7406.34John De Marco1,4695.35 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 14 Toronto—DanforthCandidateVotesVote sharePaula Fletcher16,46842.27%Mary Fragedakis10,20126.18%Chris Budo7,39418.98%Lanrick Bennett1,9354.97%Dixon Chan1,1002.82%Chris Marinakis7001.80%Marisol D'Andrea4291.10%Ryan Lindsay4131.06%Lawrence Lychowyd1880.48%Alexander Pena1310.34%Total38,958Source: City of Toronto
See also
Municipal elections in Canada Municipal government of Toronto List of Toronto municipal elections
References
External links
Councillor's webpage