Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth


Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario for the Toronto City Council. It was last contested in 2022, with Paula Fletcher elected as the 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.
The current ward is made up of parts of the former Ward 29 Toronto—Danforth, the former Ward 30 Toronto—Danforth and southwest portion of the former Ward 32 Beaches—East York.

2018 municipal election

Ward 14 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 30 incumbent Paula Fletcher and Ward 29 incumbent Mary Fragedakis. Fletcher was ultimately elected with 42.27 per cent of the vote.

Geography

Ward 14 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.
Toronto—Danforth's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts: bordered on the south by Lake Ontario and Toronto Harbour, on the east by Coxwell Avenue and Coxwell Boulevard, on the north by Taylor Creek and the Don River East Branch, and on the west by the Don River.

Election results

2022 Toronto municipal election
CandidateVote%
Paula Fletcher 20,30574.02
Wali Abro1,9827.22
James Dyson1,9377.06
Denise Walcott1,7406.34
John De Marco1,4695.35