Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre

Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre
Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre
Constituency; for the Toronto City Council
	Location of Ward 2 in Toronto
City	Toronto
Population	118,020 (2016)
Current constituency
Created	2018
Councillor	Stephen Holyday
Community council	Etobicoke/York
Created from	Ward 3; Ward 4;
First contested	2018 election
Last contested	2022 election
Ward profile	www.toronto.ca/ward-2-etobicoke-centre/

Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre is a municipal electoral division in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Stephen Holyday being elected councillor.

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards^[1] with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings.^[2] The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 3 (western section), the old Ward 4 (eastern section).^[3]^[4]

2018 municipal election

Ward 2 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Then-Ward 3 incumbent Stephen Holyday was elected with 38.58 per cent of the vote.^[3]^[5]

2022 municipal election

Stephen Holyday was comfortably re-elected in 2022 with 72.28 per cent of the vote.

Geography

Etobicoke Centre is part of the Etobicoke and York community council.^[6]

The ward's west boundary is the municipal border with the Region of Peel, and the east boundary is the Humber River. The north boundary is roughly along Eglinton Avenue, Martin Grove Road and Dixon Road, and the south boundary is roughly along the Mimico Creek, Dundas Street, Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street and Highway 427.^[3]

Councillors

Council term	Member
Council term	Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre	Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre
2000–2003	Doug Holyday	Gloria Lindsay Luby
2003–2006
2006–2010
2010–2014	Peter Leon
2014–2018	Stephen Holyday	John Campbell
	Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre
2018–2022	Stephen Holyday^[7]

Election results

Candidate	Vote	%
2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre
Stephen Holyday (X)	18,559	72.28
Thomas Yanuziello	2,653	10.33
Catherine Habus	2,218	9.03
Maryam Hashimi	1,591	6.20
Sam Raufi	557	2.17

Candidate	Votes	Vote share
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre
Stephen Holyday	14,627	38.58%
John Campbell	13,441	35.45%
Angelo Carnvale	5,735	15.13%
Erica Kelly	3,854	10.16%
Bill Boersma	258	0.68%
Total	37,915	100%
Source: City of Toronto^[8]

References

^ "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre". Global News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
^ "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.
^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

External links

Councillor's webpage

[1] "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 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.

[:0-3] Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre". Global News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021.

[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.

[:1-5] "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.

[:12-7] "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. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

[8] "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

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