Ward 13 Toronto Centre
| Ward 13 Toronto Centre | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Toronto City Council | |
 Location of Ward 13 in Toronto | |
| City | Toronto |
| Population | 103,805 (2016) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillor | Chris Moise |
| Community council | |
| Created from |
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| First contested | 2018 election |
| Last contested | 2022 election |
| Ward profile | www |
Ward 13 Toronto Centre is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario, for the Toronto City Council. It was last contested in the 2022 municipal election, with Chris Moise 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.[1] This means that the 25 Provincial districts and the 25 municipal wards in Toronto currently share the same geographic borders.
Defined in legislation as:
Consisting of that part of the City of Toronto described as follows: commencing at the intersection of Sherbourne Street North with Bloor Street East; thence northerly along Sherbourne Street North to Rosedale Valley Road; thence generally easterly along said road and its production to the Don River; thence generally southerly along said river to the easterly production of Mill Street; thence westerly along said production and Mill Street to Parliament Street; thence westerly in a straight line to the intersection of The Esplanade with Berkeley Street; thence generally westerly along The Esplanade to Yonge Street; thence northerly along said street to Front Street West; thence generally southwesterly along said street to Bay Street; thence northerly along said street to Dundas Street West; thence easterly along said street to Yonge Street; thence northerly along said street to College Street; thence westerly along said street to Bay Street; thence northerly along said street to Charles Street West; thence easterly along said street to Yonge Street; thence southerly along said street to Charles Street East; thence easterly along said street to Mount Pleasant Road; thence generally northeasterly along said road to Bloor Street East; thence easterly along said street to the point of commencement.[2]
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.[3]
2018 municipal election
Ward 13 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 27 incumbent Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 28 incumbent Lucy Troisi and former Ontario deputy premier George Smitherman. Wong-Tam was ultimately elected with 51.26 per cent of the vote.[4] Robin Buxton Potts, was appointed by council in June 2022 to serve the remainder of the term after Wong-Tam resigned to run in the 2022 provincial election.[5]
2022 municipal election
Chris Moise was elected in 2022.[6]
Geography
Ward 13 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.[7]
Toronto Centre's approximate borders are Bay Street, College Street, Yonge Street and Dundas Street on the west, and The Esplanade on the south side. The Don River is the east boundary, and Rosedale Valley Road, Bloor Street, Mount Pleasant Road and Charles Street form the north border. The ward covers the heart of Downtown Toronto.
The ward contains areas such as Regent Park (Canada's first social housing development), St. James Town (a largely immigrant area and the most densely populated neighbourhood in Canada), Cabbagetown, Church and Wellesley (a historic LGBT neighbourhood), Toronto Metropolitan University, the Toronto Eaton Centre and part of the city's financial district (the east side of Bay Street).
Councillors
| Council term | Member | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 6 Downtown East (City Council) |
Ward 7 Regent Park & Cabbagetown (City Council) |
Downtown (partial) (Metro Council) | |
| 1988–1991 | Jack Layton | Barbara Hall | Dale Martin |
| 1991–1994 | Kyle Rae | Olivia Chow | |
| 1994–1997 | Pam McConnell | ||
| Ward 24 Downtown | Ward 25 Don River (partial) | ||
| 1997–2000 | Kyle Rae, Olivia Chow | Jack Layton, Pam McConnell | |
| Ward 27 Toronto Centre—Rosedale | Ward 28 Toronto Centre—Rosedale | n/a | |
| 2000–2003 | Kyle Rae | Pam McConnell (Died July 2017) | |
| 2003–2006 | |||
| 2006–2010 | |||
| 2010–2014 | Kristyn Wong-Tam | ||
| 2014–2018 | |||
| Lucy Troisi (appointed November 2017) | |||
| Ward 13 Toronto Centre | |||
| 2018–2022 | Kristyn Wong-Tam[8] (resigned May, 2022) Robin Buxton Potts (appointed June 2022) | ||
| 2022–2026 | Chris Moise | ||
Election results
2022 Toronto municipal election
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Moise | 10,457 | 48.48 |
| Nicki Ward | 3,940 | 18.27 |
| Caroline Murphy | 2,625 | 12.17 |
| Colin Johnson | 1,087 | 5.04 |
| Dan Cortez Manalo | 1,055 | 4.89 |
| Miguel Avila | 1,049 | 4.86 |
| Ryan Lester | 648 | 3.00 |
| Cleveland Marshall | 400 | 1.85 |
| Dev Ramsumair | 307 | 1.42 |
| 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 13 Toronto Centre | ||
| Candidate | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|
| Kristyn Wong-Tam | 15,706 | 50.26% |
| George Smitherman | 4,734 | 15.15% |
| Lucy Troisi | 2,698 | 8.63% |
| Khuram Aftab | 1,794 | 5.74% |
| Walied Khogali Ali | 1,408 | 4.51% |
| Ryan Lester | 968 | 3.10% |
| Tim Gordanier | 734 | 2.35% |
| Jon Callegher | 713 | 2.28% |
| John Jeffery | 530 | 1.70% |
| Catherina Perez | 511 | 1.64% |
| Megann Willson | 411 | 1.32% |
| Barbara Lavoie | 176 | 0.56% |
| Jordan Stone | 161 | 0.52% |
| Richard Forget | 150 | 0.48% |
| Jonathan Heath | 144 | 0.46% |
| Kyle McNally | 138 | 0.44% |
| Darren Abramson | 108 | 0.35% |
| Gladys Larbie | 101 | 0.32% |
| Rob Wolvin | 64 | 0.20% |
| Total | 31,249 | 100%
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| Source: City of Toronto[9] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5".
- ^ "Legal description electoral boundaries" (PDF). Elections Ontario.
- ^ "Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General) - SCC Cases". decisions.scc-csc.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ex-councillor and former political staffer chosen to fill vacancies on Toronto city council". thestar.com. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Meet the new faces on Toronto City Council". thestar.com. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018.