Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's

For the federal riding, see Toronto—St. Paul's. For the provincial riding, see Toronto—St. Paul's (provincial electoral district).
Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 12 in Toronto
CityToronto
Population107,900 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorJosh Matlow
Community councilToronto/East York
Created from
  • Ward 21
  • Ward 22
  • Ward 15 (partial)
First contested2018 election
Last contested2022 election
Ward profilewww.toronto.ca/ward-12-toronto-st-pauls/

Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's 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 Josh Matlow elected councillor for the 2022–2026 term.

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings.[1][2] The current ward is made up of parts of the former Ward 21 St. Paul, the former Ward 22 St. Paul and the southern portion of the former Ward 15 Eglinton—Lawrence.[3][4]

2018 municipal election

Ward 12 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election with six candidates, including Ward 21 incumbent Joe Mihevc and Ward 22 incumbent Josh Matlow. Matlow was ultimately elected with 51.60 per cent of the vote, beating Mihevc, who received 42.14 per cent.[3][5]

Geography

Ward 12 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.[6]

Toronto—St. Paul's approximate boundaries are Winona Drive, Rogers Road and Dufferin Street on the west, and Eglinton Avenue, Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue on the north. On the east, its boundaries are Mount Pleasant Road, the Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Yonge Street, and the Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway line on the south side.[3]

The ward consists of part of the Fairbank, Humewood-Cedarvale, Hillcrest-Bracondale, Wychwood Park, part of Davenport, Casa Loma, Forest Hill, Tarragon Village, Rathnelly, South Hill, Summerhill, Rosehill, Chaplin Estates, Deer Park and Davisville and part of North Toronto neighbourhoods.

Councillors

Council term Member
Ward 21 St. Paul's Ward 22 St. Paul's
2000–2003 Joe Mihevc Michael Walker
2003–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014 Josh Matlow
2014–2018
Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's
2018–2022 Josh Matlow[7]

Election results

2022

Candidate Vote %
Josh Matlow (X) 22,670 84.65
Bryan Ashworth 2,045 7.64
Bob Murphy 1,175 4.39
Antonio Courpuz 892 3.33

2018

Candidate Votes Vote share
Josh Matlow 20,371 51.60%
Joe Mihevc 16,634 42.14%
Ian Lipton 930 2.36%
Elizabeth Cook 908 2.3%
Bob Murphy 342 0.87%
Artur Langu 290 0.73%
Total 39,475
100%
Source: City of Toronto[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19.
  2. ^ Bronskill, Jim (2021-03-10). "City of Toronto tells Supreme Court that Doug Ford's government disrupted democracy by slashing council during election". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ a b c Westoll, Nick (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's". Global News.
  4. ^ Pagliaro, Jennifer (2018-04-30). "With Toronto's new ward map, here's what you need to know for the 2018 municipal election". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. ^ "A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system". CTV News Toronto. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. ^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ^ "A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system". CTV News Toronto. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19.
  8. ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018.