Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the Toronto City Council. It was last contested in the 2025 municipal by- election, with Neethan Shan 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.
Councillors Council term Member2018–2022 Jennifer McKelvie 2022–2026 Jennifer McKelvie (until 2025)Neethan Shan (from 2025)
Election results 2025 by-election Following Jennifer McKelvie's election to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2025 Canadian federal election, a by-election was held on September 29 to replace her.
Candidates Shawn Allen, former President of the Scarborough Business Association Walter Alvarez-Bardales, Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Simcoe North in the 2025 Ontario general election and in York—Simcoe in the 2022. Ran in Ward 16 Don Valley East in the 2022 Toronto municipal election. Anita Anandarajan, Ontario Liberal Party candidate in Scarborough North in the 2022 and 2025 Ontario general elections Kevin Cheatley Zia Choudhary, Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Scarborough—Rouge Park in the 2021 and 2025 Canadian federal elections and in Toronto—Danforth in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Ran for city council in Ward 21 Scarborough Centre in the 2018 Toronto municipal election. Ashan Fernando, ran in this Ward in the 2022 municipal election Reza Khoshdel, community organizer. Ran in this Ward in the 2018 municipal election. Donna LaRush Huy Lieu Brian Matthews, realtor Jose Moreno Garcia Zakir Patel, Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 19, Scarborough—Guildwood Dianna Robinson Gregory Rodriguez Neethan Shan, Chair of the Toronto District School Board (since 2024) and Trustee for Ward 17, Scarborough Centre. Former city councillor for Scarborough—Rouge River (2017–2018). Shean Sinnarajah Anu Sriskandarajah, Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 19, Scarborough—Rouge Park and wife of councillor Parthi Kandavel.
Results Turnout: 24.9%
Candidate Vote %Neethan Shan 5,174 26.86 Anu Sriskandarajah 3,374 17.52Shawn Allen 2,934 15.23Reza Khoshdel 1,834 9.52Zakir Patel 1,521 7.90Shean Sinnarajah 1,441 7.48Darrell Brown 601 3.12Anita Anandarajan 507 2.63Brian Matthews 397 2.06Dianna Robinson 377 1.96Zia Choudhary 295 1.53Ashan Fernando 182 0.94Jamil Kerr 176 0.91Jose Moreno Garcia 154 0.80Walter Alvarez-Bardales 101 0.52Donna LaRush 59 0.31Shemar Shirley 40 0.21Gregory Rodriguez 35 0.18Huy Lieu 35 0.18Kevin Cheatley 23 0.12
2022
Candidate Vote %Jennifer McKelvie 14,168 72.28 Jacinta Kanakaratnam 3,449 17.60Ashan Fernando 1,984 10.12
2018
Candidate Vote % Jennifer McKelvie 11,624 40.21 Neethan Shan 11,470 39.68 Paul Cookson 1,897 6.56Amanda Cain 831 2.87 Cheryl Lewis-Thurab 638 2.21 Daniel Cubellis 527 1.82Reza Khoshdel 548 1.90Christopher Riley 4561.58Joseph Thomas 428 1.48 Jasper Ghori 337 1.17 Dave Madder151 0.52
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