| Jonathan Tsao | |
|---|---|
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 33 (Don Valley East) | |
| In office May 22, 2018 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shelley Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 16) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Political Advisor |
| Website | jonathantsao |
Jonathan Tsao is a Canadian politician and a former councillor in the city of Toronto in Ward 33 (Don Valley East).
As a longtime community activist, Tsao was appointed as Toronto city councillor. He was a resident of Ward 33 at the time of his appointment. He represented Don Valley East, which was vacant as a result of the resignation of the incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll in April 2018 and served until the municipal election in October 2018 when he did not seek re-election.
He is a former senior political advisor in the Ontario provincial government. He currently serves as a director of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care and on the board of management for the Toronto Zoo.
In October 2020, Tsao was selected as the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate for Don Valley North for the 43rd Ontario general election.
Education
Tsao holds a bachelor's degree from University of Toronto, and an MSc from the London School of Economics.
Electoral history
| 2022 Ontario general election: Don Valley North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Vincent Ke | 15,041 | 47.41 | +2.97 | $61,647 | |||
| Liberal | Jonathan Tsao | 11,685 | 36.83 | +5.91 | $88,913 | |||
| New Democratic | Ebrahim Astaraki | 3,133 | 9.87 | −11.00 | $16,187 | |||
| Green | Ostap Soroka | 1,179 | 3.72 | +1.16 | $823 | |||
| New Blue | Jay Sobel | 690 | 2.17 | $924 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,728 | 99.42 | +0.40 | $109,620 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 185 | 0.58 | −0.40 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,913 | 40.76 | −13.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,408 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −1.47 | ||||||
Source(s)
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References
- Toronto City Clerk (May 22, 2018). "City Council has appointed Jonathan Tsao to the office of Councillor for Ward 33" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Watkiss, Ulli (May 22, 2018). "Bill 600: Item CC40.1 To appoint a member to fill a vacancy on City Council in Ward 33" (PDF). toronto.ca.
- "CC40.1 - Appointment to fill the vacancy in the Office of Councillor, Ward 33, Don Valley East" (PDF). toronto.ca. May 22, 2018. p. 4.
- "Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll resigning to run for provincial Liberals". CityNews. April 5, 2018.
- ^ "Toronto city council appoints Jonathan Tsao as Ward 33 councillor". CBC News. May 22, 2018.
- "Ward by ward: A look at candidates running in a new 25-ward system".
- "Toronto city council appoints Jonathan Tsao as Ward 33 councillor".
- "Jonathan Tsao appointed councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East". CityNews Toronto. 22 May 2018.
- "Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo".
- "Liberals in Don Valley North Nominate Jonathan Tsao as 2022 Ontario Liberal Party Candidate". ontarioliberal.ca. October 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020.
- Nickle, David (22 May 2018). "Toronto Council picks Jonathan Tsao to fill vacant Ward 33". Toronto.com.
External links
- Councillor Jonathan Tsao Archived 2018-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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