Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek

Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Location of Ward 7 in Toronto
CityToronto
Population108,035 (2016)
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorAnthony Perruzza
Community councilNorth York
Created from
  • Ward 7 York West
  • Ward 8 York West
First contested2018 election
Last contested2022 election
Ward profilewww.toronto.ca/ward-7-humber-river-black-creek/

Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek is a municipal electoral division in North York, Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Anthony Perruzza 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 the northerly limit of said city with Keele Street; thence southerly along said street to Grandravine Drive; thence generally westerly along said drive to Black Creek; thence generally southeasterly along said creek to Sheppard Avenue West; thence westerly along said avenue to Jane Street; thence southerly along said street to Highway No. 401; thence westerly along said highway to the Humber River; thence generally northwesterly along said river to the northerly limit of said city; thence easterly along said limit 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]

The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 7 York West (western section), the old Ward 8 York West (eastern section).[4][5]

2018 municipal election

Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Ward-8 incumbent Anthony Perruzza, ran against Ward 11 incumbent-Giorgio Mammoliti, and six other candidates. Perruzza was ultimately elected with 36.80 per cent of the vote.[6]

Geography

Humber River—Black Creek is part of the North York community council.[7]

Ward 7 is bound on the west by the Humber River, and on the east by Keele Street. The northern boundary is Steeles Avenue (the city limit), and the southern boundary is Grandravine Drive, Black Creek, Sheppard Avenue, Jane Street and Highway 401.

Councillors

Council term Member
Ward 7 York West Ward 8 York West
2000–2003 Giorgio Mammoliti Peter Li Preti
2003–2006
2006–2010 Anthony Perruzza
2010–2014
2014–2018
Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek
2018–2022 Anthony Perruzza[6]

Election results

2022 Toronto Municipal Election

Candidate Vote %
Anthony Perruzza (X) 8,707 61.30
Christopher Mammoliti 3,215 22.63
Amanda Coombs 2,282 16.07
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek
Candidate Votes Vote share
Anthony Perruzza 8,336 36.80%
Giorgio Mammoliti 5,625 24.83%
Deanna Sgro 4,512 19.92%
Tiffany Ford 3,187 14.07%
Amanda Coombs 445 1.96%
Winston La Rose 247 1.09%
Kerry-Ann Thomas 153 0.68%
Kristy-Ann Charles 147 0.65%
Total 22,652
100%
Source: City of Toronto[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5".
  2. ^ "Legal description electoral boundaries" (PDF). Elections Ontario.
  3. ^ "Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General) - SCC Cases". decisions.scc-csc.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  4. ^ Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek". Global News.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. 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 25, 2021.