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Ward 15 Don Valley West
Constituency for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 15 in Toronto
City	Toronto
Population	102,510 (2016)
Current constituency
Created	2018
Councillor	Rachel Chernos Lin
Community council	North York
Created from	Ward 22 Ward 25 Ward 26
First contested	2018 election
Last contested	2024 by-election
Ward profile	www.toronto.ca/ward-15-don-valley-west/

Ward 15 Don Valley West 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 a by-election in 2024, with Rachel Chernos Lin elected to succeed Jaye Robinson as the councillor for the 2022–2026 term.

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings. The current ward is made up of parts of the former Ward 22 St Paul's, the former Ward 25 Don Valley West and southwest portion of the former Ward 26 Don Valley West. From 1988 to 2000, much of the area was covered by North York Centre South Ward, which was represented on Metro Toronto Council until amalgamation in 1997, then on Toronto City Council for one term. Prior to amalgamation, the area was represented by wards 6 (west of Yonge Street) and 8 (east of Yonge) on North York Council.

Geography

Ward 15 is part of the North York Community Council.

Don Valley West's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts: its west border is Mount Pleasant Road and Yonge Street, its north border is Highway 401, its east border is Leslie Street, the Don River and part of Don Mills Road, and the south border is the Don River and the Beltline Trail.

Councillors

Election results

2024 by-election

Following the death of councillor Jaye Robinson due to cancer, a by-election will be held November 4, 2024, to replace her.

Candidates

• Rachel Chernos Lin - Member of the Toronto District School Board. Endorsed by Liberal MPP Stephanie Bowman and Ward 12 City Councillor Josh Matlow.
• Habiba Desai - International development consultant. Ran as an independent candidate in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election.
• Anthony Furey - Former Toronto Sun columnist. Ran for mayor in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election
• Peter Handjis - Ran for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and the 2023 by-election. Ran for city council in the 2023 Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest by-election.
• Syed Jaffery - Ran for the People's Party of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election, and has run for Mississauga City Council, ran in the Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest by-election, ran in the 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election
• Dhruv Jain - Director of transit policy for TTC chair, Jamaal Myers. Former staffer for Liberal MPP Stephanie Bowman. Executive vice president of the Don Valley West Provincial Liberal Association.
• Mario Lamanna
• Cleveland Marshall - Ran for mayor in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election and ran for city council in the 2022 Toronto municipal election in Ward 13 Toronto Centre
• Angela Lindow - Ran for city council in the 2022 Toronto municipal election in Ward 17 Don Valley North (dropped out)
• Sam Robinson - Son of councillor Jaye Robinson.
• Evan Sambasivam - Mental health advocate. Former Legislative Assistant to Gary Anandasangaree, and Regional Advisor to Diane Lebouthillier, both federal Liberal cabinet ministers. Ran in Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence in 2022. Nephew of former Liberal MP Deb Matthews.
• Shakhlo Sharipova
• Sheena Sharp - Architect and environmental activist. Ran in this ward in 2022. Ran for the Green Party of Ontario in Don Valley West in the 2022 Ontario general election.
• Jason Stevens - Ran for city council in the 2010 Toronto municipal election in Ward 19: Trinity—Spadina
• Lesley Stoyan - Food and lifestyle educator. Community organizer.
• Daniel Trayes - Ran for city council in the 2022 Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt by-election. Ran for city council in the 2014 Toronto municipal election in Ward 30 - Toronto—Danforth
• Calvin Xu - Ran for city council in the 2022 Toronto municipal election in Ward 17 Don Valley North

2024 Results

2022

2018

Ward 15 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 25 incumbent Jaye Robinson and Ward 26 incumbent Jon Burnside. Robinson was ultimately elected with 49.22 per cent of the vote.

2014

2010

2006

2003

2000

1997

1994

1991

1988

See also

• Municipal elections in Canada
• Municipal government of Toronto
• List of Toronto municipal elections

References

1. "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 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.
3. ^ Westoll, Nick (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 15 Don Valley West". Global News.
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.
5. "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
6. "Service 5-1 but Wagman won't give up". North York Mirror. December 7, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Landslide gives Basil Hall North York mayoralty". Toronto Star. December 6, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
8. "North York's new council, ward by ward". Willowdale Mirror. December 6, 1972. p. 7. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
9. "North York". Toronto Star. December 3, 1974. p. 11. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
10. "North York". Toronto Star. November 11, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
11. "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.
12. "Ward 15 council race for Jaye Robinson's seat attracts familiar names on first day of nominations". City TV. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
13. "Councillor Ward 15, Don Valley West By-Election: List of Candidates & Third Party Advertisers". City of Toronto. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
14. ^ "'I've never seen anything like it': The behind-the-scenes attempts to unite against the right in a Toronto byelection". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
15. Matlow, Josh (8 October 2024). "Dear residents, I'm very proud to endorse Rachel Chernos Lin to be the next City Councillor for Don Valley West and encourage you to support her too" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via Twitter.
16. ^ "Five candidates register on first day for Don Valley West byelection". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
17. ^ "5 candidates already registered to run in Don Valley West byelection". CBC Toronto. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
18. ^ "Crowded field vies for council seat in Don Valley West". CBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
19. "Ministers Boissonnault, Vandal add new assistants to their teams". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
20. "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.
21. "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018.

External links

• Councillor's webpage

• Toronto city council wards
• North York
• 2018 establishments in Ontario