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Ward 9 Davenport
Ward 9 Davenport
Constituency; for the Toronto City Council
	Location of Ward 9 in Toronto
City	Toronto
Population	108,470 (2016)
Current constituency
Created	2018
Councillor	Alejandra Bravo
Community council	Toronto/East York
Created from	Ward 17; Ward 18;
First contested	2018 election
Last contested	2022 election
Ward profile	www.toronto.ca/ward-9-davenport/

Ward 9 Davenport 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 Alejandra Bravo being elected councillor.

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards^[2] with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings.^[3] The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 17 (northern section), the old Ward 18 (southern section), and part of the western edge of the old Ward 19.^[4]^[5]

2018 municipal election

Ward 9 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ana Bailão, who was Ward 18 councillor and a deputy mayor, was elected with 83.62 per cent of the vote.^[4]^[6]

Geography

Davenport is part of the Toronto and East York community council.^[7] On its north side, the ward borders Canadian National Railway tracks, Eglinton Avenue and Dufferin Street; on its south and west sides, it borders Canadian Pacific Railway tracks; and on its east side, Davenport borders Winona Drive, Ossington Avenue, Dundas Street and Davenport Road.^[4]

The ward includes parts of west-end Toronto, and includes the neighbourhoods of Fairbank, Oakwood-Vaughan, St. Clair Gardens, Corso Italia, Dovercourt Village, Bloordale Village, Bloorcourt Village, Brockton Village, the Junction Triangle and the western part of Rua Acores.

Councillors

Council term	Member
Council term	Davenport (Metro Council)
1988–1991	Richard Gilbert
1991–1994	Dennis Fotinos
1994–1997	Dennis Fotinos
	Ward 21 Davenport
1997–2000	Betty Disero, Dennis Fotinos
	Ward 17 Davenport	Ward 18 Davenport
2000–2003	Betty Disero	Mario Silva
2003–2006	Cesar Palacio	Adam Giambrone
2006–2010		Adam Giambrone
2010–2014		Ana Bailão
2014–2018		Ana Bailão
	Ward 9 Davenport
2018–2022	Ana Bailão^[6]
2022–2026	Alejandra Bravo

Election results

Candidate	Votes	Vote share
2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 9 Davenport
Alejandra Bravo	17,009	70.72
Grant Gonzales	3,192	13.27
Shaker Jamal	1,414	5.88
Allie Spencer	882	3.67
Steven Leca	675	2.81
Simon Fogel	381	1.58
Jacob Maydansky	207	0.86
Mosea Houghron	151	0.63
Lazare Shorter	139	0.58
Total	24,050	100%
Source: City of Toronto^[8]

Candidate	Votes	Vote share
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 9 Davenport
Ana Bailão	26,219	83.62%
Nahum Mann	2,804	8.94%
Troy Young	1,218	3.88%
Mark Balack	1,114	3.55%
Total	31,355	100%
Source: City of Toronto^[9]