Ward 13 Toronto Centre
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. This means that the 25 Provincial districts and the 25 municipal wards in Toronto currently share the same geographic borders.Defined in legislation as:
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 2021.2018 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. 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.2022 municipal election
Chris Moise was elected in 2022.Geography
Ward 13 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.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, St. James Town, Cabbagetown, Church and Wellesley, Toronto Metropolitan University, the Toronto Eaton Centre and part of the city's financial district.
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 |