2014 Toronto municipal election


The 2014 Toronto municipal election was held on October 27, 2014 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. Candidate registration opened on January 2, 2014 and closed on September 12, 2014 at 2pm EST.

City council

City councillors were elected to represent Toronto's 44 wards at Toronto City Council. 36 out of 37 incumbent councillors were re-elected to their previous seat.

Incumbents 2010-2014

School boards

School trustees were elected to the:

Transit

In the Greater Toronto Area, the average time spent commuting to and from work is 80 minutes, making it the worst among 19 large urban areas in North America. Transit was a major issue because of several controversial projects in the city, such as the use of subway versus light rail transit technology to replace the Scarborough RT, congested TTC streetcars, construction disruption from the Eglinton Crosstown, and the electrification of the Union Pearson Express. Proposals by Metrolinx to impose revenue tools to fund transit were also a source of controversy. The Toronto Region Board of Trade and TTC CEO Andy Byford stated that transit must be a critical issue that voters consider in the election.

Rob Ford

Much attention was given to allegations against Rob Ford during the 2014 election, and his admission on November 5, 2013, to smoking crack cocaine.

Ranked ballots and voting rights for permanent residents

On June 11, 2013, Toronto City Council passed a motion asking the Government of Ontario to give permanent residents the right to participate in municipal elections and to allow the city to adopt ranked choice balloting, which would give voters the option to rank candidates in order of preference. Twenty-six councillors supported the motion and fifteen were against it. Following the council move, the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto sent a petition with over eight thousand signatures to the provincial government, endorsing the council motion and requesting swift action on electoral reform. The Liberal MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood, Mitzie Hunter, then introduced the Toronto Ranked Ballots Election Act in March 2014. The bill was passed on the second reading but died prematurely when the Ontario election was called.

Other

In the wake of substance abuse allegations against Rob Ford, the possibility of reversing the 1998 amalgamation of Toronto was raised.

Results

Ward 1 - Etobicoke North

Ward 2 - Etobicoke North

Incumbent mayor Rob Ford, ran in Ward 2 after withdrawing from the mayoral election for health reasons. His nephew, Michael Ford, withdrew from the councillor election and was elected as TDSB trustee.
Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Rob Ford11,62958.7512-Sep-14Son of former Progressive Conservative MPP Doug Ford Senior, brother of incumbent councillor and mayoral candidate Doug Ford Junior. Incumbent Mayor of Toronto, former Toronto City Councillor. Campaign issues extended from his mayoral policies and included reducing taxes and "building better communities". Rob Ford died on March 22, 2016, after an 18-month battle with cancer.
Luke LaRocque2,15810.9014-Apr-14Community activist, organizer, lifelong resident of Etobicoke. Campaign issues included investing in road maintenance and repair, increasing job opportunities with local businesses and creating safer, cleaner public parks.
Andray Domise1,6208.1822-Apr-14Financial planner, writer and manager. Campaign issues included transit, education and business growth. Endorsed by the Toronto Star, Torontoist, Now Magazine and Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
Munira Abukar1,2096.1111-Jul-14Born and raised in Etobicoke. Elected to the board of Toronto Community Housing Corporation in 2010. Campaign issues included increasing bus services, building bridges between local youth and police, and pushing Ottawa to invest in a national housing strategy.
David Caravaggio7683.8802-Jan-14Born and raised in Toronto. Industrial property manager. Campaign issues included fair taxes, job growth and an efficient public transit.
Ranjeet Chahal4602.3210-Sep-14
Gary Paterson4392.2207-Mar-14Etobicoke resident of 50 years. Electrician. Campaign issues included upgrading transport infrastructure, seniors' services, repairing and maintaining existing roads, and replacing streetcars with a subway system.
Ataul Malick3161.6029-Aug-14
Theo Lagakos3001.5201-May-14Campaign issues included upgrading school and community facilities, and developing both long-term and short-term plans for the development of public transit systems.
Doug Cronkite2691.3611-Sep-14Teacher. Campaign issues included increasing bus services in high-use areas, restoring late-night TTC services, attracting information technology companies to Toronto and building a convention centre at Woodbine to take advantage of its closeness to Pearson Airport.
Michelle Garcia2541.2829-May-14
Benn Adeoba1710.8602-Jan-14Immigrated to Toronto in 1998. Real estate broker. Campaign issues included affordable housing, upgrading transit infrastructure, increasing bus services, youth employment, and lowering taxes. At a candidate debate on October 15, 2014, stated that Etobicoke North residents want a fenced dog park and a constituency office.
George Singh142
0.72		22-Jul-14Etobicoke North resident of over 20 years. Campaign issues included privatisation of some TTC maintenance, proposing solar energy as a revenue stream for the city, and increasing investment and events in Ward 2.
Edmund Bueno-Bradley580.2922-Jul-14Campaign issues included investing in a technologically-integrated city hall, maintaining the current size of Toronto City Council, reducing the land transfer tax and decreasing commute times by upgrading transit infrastructure.
Total19,793100

Ward 3 - Etobicoke Centre

Incumbent Peter Leon did not run.
Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Stephen Holyday8,08636.5603-Sep-14Son of former Ward 3 Councillor, Deputy Mayor, former Etobicoke Mayor and Progressive Conservative MPP Doug Holyday. Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion, investing in transit infrastructure, and managing development alongside a growing population. Endorsed by the Toronto Star.
Annette Hutcheon5,13523.2202-Jan-14Self-employed mortgage broker. Campaign issues included improving infrastructure to prevent basement flooding and ice storm damage, reducing property taxes, and reducing traffic congestion.
John Moskalyk2,70112.2123-Apr-14Businessman and mediator. Campaign issues included upgrading transit infrastructure and managing development through community consultation.
George Bauk1,6117.2810-Sep-14
Dean French1,3996.3202-Jan-14Etobicoke resident of 20 years. Campaign issues included managing development and investing in transit infrastructure.
Greg Comeau1,1004.9714-Jan-14Manager in software support and technical services. Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion, upgrading transit infrastructure and managing development.
Peter Fenech1,0254.6307-Feb-14Technical support analyst at Pearson International Airport. Campaign issues included upgrading infrastructure to prevent flooding and blackouts, implementing an inner-city transit plan and promoting local businesses and community groups.
Roberto Alvarez5522.5013-Jun-14
Paola Bauer3131.4211-Apr-14
Frank D'Urzo1970.8912-Sep-14
Total22,119100

Ward 4 - Etobicoke Centre

Incumbent Gloria Lindsay Luby did not run for re-election.
Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
John Campbell8,22734.4408-Jan-14Former Toronto District School Board member and Chair. Vice Chair of the Budget Committee for Toronto City Council. Etobicoke resident of 35 years. Campaign issues included managing development, support of subway systems, and creating an all-encompassing transit strategy. Endorsed by the Toronto Star.
Niels Christensen6,84728.6728-Aug-14President of Humber Valley Village Residents Association and retired police officer. Campaign issues included investing in water, sewer and road infrastructure, managing development, and restoring cancelled bus services before expanding transit infrastructure. Endorsed by Now Magazine.
Angelo Carnevale4,96820.8009-Jan-14Construction company owner and operator. Campaign issues included accountability at City Hall, maintaining roads and related infrastructure, upgrading transit infrastructure and enhancing green spaces.
Chris Stockwell2,2089.2412-Sep-14Son of former municipal politician Bill Stockwell. Former Progressive Conservative MPP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, cabinet minister under both Mike Harris and Ernie Eves and former councillor. Campaign issues included reducing the land transfer tax, managing development through community consultation, and not reducing the number of front-line police officers.
Adam Slobodian3841.6129-Aug-14
Tony Chun2861.2005-Mar-14
William Murdoch2781.1612-Sep-14
Rosemarie Mulhall2671.1230-Jan-14
Mario Magno2160.9010-Sep-14Entrepreneur & owner of MAACO Collision Repair franchises in Etobicoke & North York
Oscar Vidal-Calvet2050.8631-Mar-14
Total23,886100

Ward 5 - Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Incumbent James Maloney did not run for re-election.
Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Justin Di Ciano15,36254.2021-Jul-14Runner-up in 2010 election against Peter Milczyn. Former business owner and co-founder of the Jean Augustine Centre. Campaign issues included managing development through community consultation, increasing transit services, and pedestrian safety. Endorsed by the Toronto Star.
Kinga Surma3,93613.8907-Jul-14Former aide to former councillor Peter Milczyn. Campaign issues included managing development, lowering taxes, and improving public transit.
Guy Bowie2,7449.6802-Jan-14IT business owner. Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion, managing development, and community safety.
Walter Melnyk1,3994.9405-Sep-14Campaign issues included supporting the property tax cap, introducing a Taxpayers Bill of Rights, and eliminating the land transfer tax.
Raymond Desilets1,3654.8229-May-14Employed in financial services. Campaign issues included upgrading public transit systems to include express streetcars, improving urban planning as development intensifies, and increasing investment in education and transit.
Tony D'Aversa1,3074.6105-Sep-14Owner and president of Big Paper America Inc., a packaging company. Campaign issues included improving public transit systems and pedestrian safety, lowering taxes, and improving stormwater management.
Nikola Samac1,0193.6013-Jun-14Owner and operator of a medical consulting company. Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion, introducing tax incentives for small businesses, and reducing councillor salaries and expense accounts.
Magda Chelminska6452.2812-Sep-14
George Lehto5651.9916-Jul-14Elementary school teacher for 14 years, Toronto resident for 25 years.
Total28,342100

Ward 6 - Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Ward 7 - York West

Ward 8 - York West

Ward 9 - York Centre

Ward 10 - York Centre

Ward 11 - York South—Weston

Ward 12 - York South—Weston

Ward 13 - Parkdale—High Park

Ward 14 - Parkdale—High Park

Ward 15 - Eglinton—Lawrence

Ward 16 - Eglinton—Lawrence

Incumbent Karen Stintz was running for Mayor but dropped out and declared she would not be running for council.
Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Christin Carmichael Greb3,94917.3817-Jan-14Daughter of MP John Carmichael. Campaign issues included community safety amidst rapid growth, investment in vital infrastructure and reducing traffic congestion. Endorsed by Conservative MPs Peter Kent and Lisa Raitt, and mayoral frontrunner John Tory. Also endorsed by departing city councillor and one-time mayoral candidate Karen Stintz
Adam Tanel3,68016.2010-Feb-14Municipal lawyer. Campaign issues included traffic congestion, community safety, parks and community services, and managing development.
Dyanoosh Youssefi3,14513.8418-Mar-14Social justice advocate and a part-time law professor at Seneca College, former criminal law practitioner. Campaign issues included a comprehensive transit plan incorporating all physical city infrastructure, managing development with community consultation, and affordable housing.
Jean-Pierre Boutros2,42810.6926-Feb-14Former assistant to Councillor Stintz, broke with her in support of light rail instead of a Scarborough subway. Campaign issues included increasing investment in city infrastructure, managing rapid growth and development, and improving parks and public spaces. Endorsed by the Toronto Star, Torontoist and Now Magazine.
Terry Mills1,7637.7617-Jun-14Community planner. Campaign issues included increasing bus services, support for the subway relief line, road repair and maintenance, and community consultation.
Steven Levitan1,7237.5810-Sep-14Lawyer and businessman. Campaign issues included managing growth, reducing traffic congestion, affordable housing and investing in public transit infrastructure. Endorsed by Councillor Gary Crawford, former senator Hon. Jerry Grafstein, and Minister of Defense Hon. Rob Nicholson.
Michael Coll1,6097.0825-Feb-14Industrial fire and security officer Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion, affordable houses, and maintaining public parks and spaces. Coll's name has caused confusion among voters, as it differs only by a trailing "e" from that of the longtime Liberal MPP for Eglinton-Lawrence, Michael Colle.
Sean Conacher1,3095.7627-Aug-14Grandson of noted Canadian athlete and former politician Lionel Conacher. Campaign issues included infrastructure renewal, preserving public parks and green spaces, and improving public transit systems. Endorsed by former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner.
Elana Metter1,2455.4812-Sep-14Chair of Annex Shul. Campaign issues included open communication between Council and residents, community consultation, and upgrading transit infrastructure.
Gary Heaney6262.7522-Aug-14
Charm Darby5782.5420-Jun-14Ran for city council in 2006. Active member of St. Clements Church and Stanley Knowles Co-operative. Former board member of North Toronto Memorial Community Centre Advisory Board Council, Avenue Road & Eglinton Community Association, and Housing Connections Board Advisory Council.
Bob Williams2871.2605-Sep-14
John Cannella1210.5303-Sep-14
Thomas Gallezot970.4309-Jul-14French citizen, who Immigrated from France in 2007. A former engineer and patent attorney. Ran for MPP as a NDP candidate in 2014 Provincial Election in Eglinton—Lawrence. In 2017 was the local delegate for the Emmanuel Macron campaign for President of France.
Paul Spence930.4126-Feb-14
Peter Vukosavljev700.3127-May-14
Total22,723100

Ward 17 - Davenport

Ward 18 - Davenport

Ward 19 - Trinity—Spadina

Ward 20 - Trinity—Spadina

Incumbent Ceta Ramkhalawansingh did not run. She was appointed in 2014 to replace Adam Vaughan who resigned and was elected to the Canadian Parliament.
Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Joe Cressy12,46641.9630-Jul-14Son of former Toronto City councillor Gordon Cressy. Former federal NDP candidate and activist. Campaign issues included income inequity, improving transit systems, and building social infrastructure. Endorsed by the Toronto Star, Torontoist, Now Magazine and Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
Terri Chu3,69312.4302-Sep-14Expert in community energy production and founder of civic engagement group Why Should I Care? Campaign issues included building transit infrastructure, installing cycling lanes, reducing traffic congestion, and sustainable community development.
Sarah Thomson2,8089.4509-Sep-14Former Liberal MPP candidate. Dropped out of mayoral race to run for Ward 20 councillor. Publisher. Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion, improving public transit, and support for the arts.
Mike Yen1,4314.8230-Apr-14Entrepreneur and former federal officer. Campaign issues included improving transit systems, reducing traffic congestion, responsible community growth, and employment.
Philip Morrison1,4074.7402-Jan-14Owner of Jimmy's Coffee. Campaign issues included eliminating the land transfer tax, freezing property taxes, creation of an Accessible Mentorship program, and stiffer penalties for vandalism.
Anshul Kapoor1,0633.5820-Aug-14Digital marketer and communications expert. Founder of NoJetsTo, a grassroots organisation opposed to the expansion of the downtown airport. Campaign issues included affordable housing, mobility planning and a revitalised waterfront.
Charles MacDonald9723.2709-Jun-14
Albert Koehl8532.8714-Jul-14
Tonny Louie7402.4924-Jul-14
Daryl Christoff7052.3706-May-14
Mike Andreae5901.9902-Jul-14
Sam Goldstein5191.7530-May-14
Nick Wright3951.3321-Jan-14Former leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia.
Stephanie Carty-Kegel3761.2722-Aug-14
Sam Novak3761.2711-Sep-14
Garaham Hollings3071.0310-Jun-14
Stella Kargiannakis2860.9601-May-14
Leanne Hicks2120.7129-May-14
Susan Tsai1940.6530-Apr-14
Michael Monaghan1280.4310-Jan-14
Kat Shermack1020.3423-May-14
Akeem Fasasi860.2908-Jul-14
Total29,709100

Ward 21 - St. Paul's

Ward 22 - St. Paul's

Ward 23 - Willowdale

Ward 24 - Willowdale

Ward 25 - Don Valley West

Ward 26 - Don Valley West

Ward 27 - Toronto Centre

Ward 28 - Toronto Centre

Ward 29 - Toronto—Danforth

Ward 30 - Toronto—Danforth

Ward 31 - Beaches—East York

Ward 32 - Beaches—East York

Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Mary-Margaret McMahon15,76260.9202-Jan-14Daughter of former Collingwood mayor Ron Emo. Incumbent of Toronto City Council since 2010. Campaign issues included creating a long-term transit plan including cycling infrastructure, reducing transit fares and expansion and improvement of bus and streetcar services. Endorsed by the Toronto Star and Now Magazine.
Sandra Bussin4,55217.5902-Sep-14Former Toronto City Councillor for Ward 32, Council Speaker, School Trustee and Toronto Transit Commissioner. Previously worked as a senior political advisor to NDP MPP Morton Shulman. Campaign issues included responsible development through community consultation, reducing traffic congestion, and expanding public transit systems and services.
Brian Graff1,9227.4321-Jul-14Financial analyst/planning & urban development consultant. Campaign issues including improving transit infrastructure, responsible development, and increasing bus services.
James Sears7973.0802-Jan-14Pickup artist and former medical doctor, licence revoked. His initial platform was anti-Marxist and pro-Christian. His campaign included a website with an interactive animation that asked users to choose one of three playable characters, Rob Ford, Vladimir Putin or Adolf Hitler to "spank" the bare bottom of a cartoon caricature of incumbent Mary-Margaret McMahon. After the election, he went on to run in the 2015 federal election in the overlapping Beaches—East York riding as an independent but nominally as leader of the unregistered New Constitution Party of Canada, a white supremacist, anti-Semite and "anti-Marxist" neo-Nazi group based in Toronto.
Eric de Boer6772.6223-Apr-14
Carmel Suttor4641.7925-Aug-14
Alan Burke4041.5626-Aug-14
Maria Garcia4021.5518-Jun-14
Michael Connor3341.2910-Jan-14
Sean Dawson2410.9320-Jun-14
Bruce Baker2130.8203-Sep-14Candidate in 2010 election. Former TTC bus driver.
Jim Brookman1070.4108-Aug-14
Total25,875100

Ward 33 - Don Valley East

Ward 34 - Don Valley East

Ward 35 - Scarborough Southwest

Ward 36 - Scarborough Southwest

Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Gary Crawford10,83352.8107-Jan-14Incumbent of Toronto City Council since 2010. Former School Board Trustee. Campaign issues included keeping commercial and industrial taxes competitive, community safety, and improving streetscapes through revitalisation projects.
Robert Spencer6,39031.1531-Mar-14Background in public service. Campaign issues included expanding public transit and local bus services, investing in infrastructure to prevent flooding, job creation and employment, and improving services for youth, families, and seniors. Endorsed by the Toronto Star, Now Magazine and Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
Joy Robertson9944.8511-Sep-14
Masihullah Mohebzada7953.8802-Jan-14
Robert McDermott6383.1102-Jan-14
Ed Green4472.1811-Jul-14
Christian Tobin3201.5626-Aug-14
Andre Musters980.4812-Sep-14
Total20,515100

Ward 37 - Scarborough Centre

Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Michael Thompson16,31580.6814-Jan-14Incumbent of Toronto City Council since 2003. Chair of Economic Development and Culture Committee since 2010. Vice-chairman of the Toronto Police Services Board. Previously self-employed as a management consultant. Campaign issues included support for the proposed DRL subway development. Endorsed by the Toronto Star and Now Magazine
Niranjan Balachandran2,44012.0710-Feb-14IT professional. Campaign issues included traffic congestion, road maintenance, and support for the proposed DRL subway development.
Luigi Lisciandro1,4667.2525-Apr-14Campaign issues included improving accessibility within Toronto city.
Total20,221100

Ward 38 - Scarborough Centre

Ward 39 - Scarborough—Agincourt

Incumbent Mike Del Grande did not run for re-election to Council, but ran for the Ward 7 Toronto Catholic School Board seat and replaced his son, John Del Grande, who did not run for re-election after holding the seat for 11 years.
Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Jim Karygiannis9,43857.9802-Apr-14Former member of Canadian Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt. Campaign issues included community safety, ensuring that Scarborough Grace Hospital remained open and fully functional, and upgrading the public transit system.
Franco Ng2,95018.1213-Jan-14Previously worked for former Councillor Mike Del Grande's office. Campaign issues included community safety, accountability for the spending of tax dollars, improving city services, and reducing traffic congestion. Endorsed by the Toronto Star.
Cozette Giannini1,6009.8310-Mar-14Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion, implementing modern transit infrastructure including a subway system, and developing an environmentally sustainable city. Endorsed by Now Magazine.
Derek Li7234.4412-Sep-14
Christopher Blueman6203.8106-Jan-14
Patricia Sinclair5973.6707-Jan-14
Clayton Jones1600.9825-Mar-14
Jude Coutinho1110.6802-Sep-14
Janet Rivers780.4811-Sep-14
Total16,277100

Ward 40 - Scarborough—Agincourt

Ward 41 - Scarborough—Rouge River

Ward 42 - Scarborough—Rouge River

Ward 43 - Scarborough East

Ward 44 - Scarborough East

Candidate NameNumber of votes% of votesNomination DateBiography and policies
Ron Moeser6,41625.7312-Sep-14Incumbent of Toronto City Council since amalgamation in 1998. Former Chair of the Scarborough Community Council and Scarborough City Councillor. Campaign issues included finding savings through staff reduction, improving the transit system and working with federal and provincial government as well as private industry to create more jobs in the community. The office of the Mayor confirmed that Ron Moeser died on April 17, 2017, due to complications related to his battle with lymphoma cancer.
Jennifer McKelvie5,84423.4418-Mar-14Environmental scientist. Campaign issues included creating a transit plan that reduced congestion, minimised travel time and improved air quality, as well as responsible development.
Diana Hall5,53022.1812-Sep-14Candidate in the 2010 election, beaten by incumbent Ron Moeser. Campaign issues included responsible and sustainable development, reducing traffic congestion, implementing short-term transit strategies and realising long-term transit goals. Endorsed by the Toronto Star.
Amarjeet Chhabra2,85211.4401-May-14Candidate for the NDP nomination in 2013, beaten by Adam Giambrone. Former labour organiser. Campaign issues included reducing traffic congestion and commute times, responsible development and creating greener, more efficient buildings. Endorsed by Now Magazine and Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
Richard Ross1,8597.4610-Mar-14Service company owner and operator. Campaign issues included responsible development and a transit solution that is fiscally responsible, functional and able to be completed in a timely manner.
Mohammed Mirza4451.7810-Jun-14
Paul Maguire3621.4504-Feb-14
Ragu Thanabalasingam3531.4203-Sep-14
Ashley Sondhi3371.3511-Aug-14
Arlene Nielsen2370.9504-Jun-14
Neethra Vipulanandan2020.8125-Apr-14
Phil Allen1850.7405-Sep-14
Marc Proctor1470.5910-Sep-14
Graham Beckmann1280.5102-Sep-14
MarkPaul St.Bishoy370.1512-Sep-14
Total24,934100