Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York
| Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Toronto City Council | |
Location of Ward 10 in Toronto | |
| City | Toronto |
| Population | 115,510 (2016) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillor | Ausma Malik |
| Community council | Toronto/East York |
| Created from | Southern parts of wards 19, 20, 27 and 28 |
| First contested | 2018 election |
| Last contested | 2022 election |
| Ward profile | www |
Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York 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 2022, with Ausma Malik elected councillor for the 2022–2026 term.
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 Ossington Avenue with Dundas Street West; thence generally easterly along said street to Bay Street; thence generally southerly along said street to Front Street West; thence generally northeasterly along said street to Yonge Street; thence southerly along said street to The Esplanade; thence generally easterly along The Esplanade to Berkeley Street; thence easterly in a straight line to the intersection of Mill Street with Parliament Street; thence easterly along Mill Street and its easterly production to the Don River; thence southerly along said river to the Keating Channel; thence southwesterly along said channel and its production to the southerly production of Parliament Street; thence southerly in a straight line to the southerly extremity of the Eastern Channel of Toronto Harbour; thence southwesterly in a straight line to the southerly corner of the City of Toronto, said corner being situated southerly of the Outer Harbour East Headland (Tommy Thompson Park); thence generally westerly along the southerly limit of said city to the southerly production of Spencer Avenue; thence northerly along said production to the F. G. Gardiner Expressway; thence easterly along said expressway to Dufferin Street; thence northerly along said street to Queen Street West; thence easterly along said street to the GO Transit Railway; thence generally easterly along said railway to the southerly production of Dovercourt Road; thence northerly along said production and Dovercourt Road to Dundas Street West; 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 25-ward structure was used and later upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2021.[3]
The current ward is made up of the southern parts of the old Ward 19 Trinity—Spadina, Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina, Ward 27 Toronto Centre—Rosedale and Ward 28 Toronto Centre—Rosedale.[4][5]
2018 municipal election
Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York was first contested during the 2018 municipal election with 14 candidates. Joe Cressy was ultimately elected with 55.06 per cent of the vote.[6]
Geography
Ward 10 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.[7]
Spadina—Fort York's west boundary is Winona Drive, Ossington Avenue, Dundas Street and Davenport Road, and the east boundary is the Don River and the Port Lands neighbourhood. The north boundary is Dundas Street, Bay Street and The Esplanade, and the south boundary is Lake Ontario. The ward also comprises the Toronto Islands.
Councillors
| Council term | Member |
|---|---|
| Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York | |
| 2018–2022 | Joe Cressy[6] |
| Joe Mihevc (2022)[8] | |
| 2022–2026 | Ausma Malik |
Election results
2022 Toronto municipal election
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ausma Malik | 8,033 | 36.55 |
| April Engelberg | 4,690 | 21.34 |
| Rocco Achampong | 1,906 | 8.67 |
| Peter George | 1,757 | 7.99 |
| Igor Samardzic | 1,686 | 7.67 |
| Karlene Nation | 1,001 | 4.55 |
| Stephanie Soltermann | 661 | 3.01 |
| Arber Puci | 603 | 2.74 |
| Laura-Maria Nikolareizi | 471 | 2.14 |
| Kyle Enslen | 439 | 2.00 |
| Robb Cooke | 434 | 1.97 |
| Andrei Zodian | 297 | 1.35 |
| 2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York | ||
| Candidate | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Cressy | 15,903 | 55.06% |
| April Engelberg | 3,346 | 11.58% |
| Kevin Vuong | 3,018 | 10.45% |
| Sabrina Zuniga | 1,564 | 5.41% |
| John Nguyen | 1,032 | 3.57% |
| Karlene Nation | 860 | 2.98% |
| Rick Myers | 747 | 2.59% |
| Dean Maher | 611 | 2.12% |
| Al Carbone | 519 | 1.80% |
| Andrew Massey | 473 | 1.64% |
| Michael Barcelos | 451 | 1.56% |
| Edris Zalmai | 147 | 0.51% |
| Andrei Zodian | 133 | 0.46% |
| Ahdam Dour | 80 | 0.28% |
| Total | 28,884 | 100%
|
| 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.
- ^ Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 10 Spadina–Fort York". Global News.
- ^ 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 b "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.
- ^ "CityNews". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018.