Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto , Ontario , Canada represented by Parthi Kandavel who won the by-election on November 30, 2023.[2] Gary Crawford [3] 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election .[4] Eglinton Avenue East to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Markham Road to the east.[5] Birch Cliff , Birch Cliff Heights , Clairlea , Cliffcrest , Cliffside , Fallingbrook , Hunt Club , Oakridge , Scarborough Junction , and the western half of Scarborough Village .[6]
Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest
City Toronto Population 111,194 (2021)[1] Created 2018 Councillor Parthi Kandavel
The ward was created for the 2018 municipal elections when newly elected Premier of Ontario Doug Ford introduced legislation to require that Toronto's municipal elections use the same ridings as it does for provincial and federal elections.[7]
From 2000 to 2018, Scarborough Southwest was represented on city council by Wards 35 (northern half) and 36 (southern half). From 1998 to 2000 the area generally corresponded to Ward 13 (Scarborough Bluffs ) on City Council, and returned two members. From 1988 to 1997 Scarborough Bluffs was represented on Metropolitan Toronto Council until Scarborough's amalgamation into the city.
Following the resignation of Gary Crawford to run in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election , a by-election was called in the ward, and was held on November 30 with Parthi Kandavel being elected as the new incoming councillor.[8]
Election Result Parthi Kandavel was elected councillor of Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest on November 30, 2023 with 27.38% of the vote. [9]
Candidate Vote[10] % Parthi Kandavel 4,641 27.38 Kevin Rupasinghe 3,854 22.74 Anna Sidiropoulos 2,275 13.42 Malika Ghous 1,565 9.23 Suman Roy 1,289 7.60 Alamgir Hussain 1,130 6.67 Sudip Shome 555 3.27 Reginald Tull 399 2.35 Marzia Hoque 209 1.23 Corey David 190 1.12 Jessica Hines 190 1.12 Malik Ahmad 162 0.96 MD Abdullah Al Mamun 148 0.87 Thomas Hall 77 0.45 Angus MacKenzie 56 0.33 Trevor Sutton 47 0.28 Walayat Khan 41 0.24 Anthony Internicola 27 0.16 Sandeep Srivastava 24 0.14 Peter Handjis 22 0.13 Manny Zanders 21 0.12 Syed Jaffery 15 0.09 Naser Kaid 13 0.08
Registered candidates[11] Malik Ahmad, ran here in 2022 and 2010. Corey David, ran here in 2022. "Socialist Alliance" candidate.[12] Malika Ghous, current Toronto District School Board Trustee. Former intern for Liberal MP Salma Zahid . Endorsed by Zahid and Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi . Tied to allegations of voter fraud.[12] Thomas Hall, ran for mayor in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election , winning 258 votes.[12] Peter Handjis, ran for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election . Doctored an image of mayor Olivia Chow claiming she was voting for him.[12] Jessica Hines, business consultant and former operations manager at Black Urbanism TO.[12] Marzia Hoque, secretary of the Scarborough Southwest federal Liberal Party.[12] Alamgir Hussain, ran for the New Democratic Party in the 2008 Canadian federal election .[12] Conservative Party of Canada donor. Anthony Internicola, municipal candidate in Ward 40, Scarborough—Agincourt in 2014 , finishing 3rd of 3 candidates, in Ward 23 Scarborough North in 2018 , finishing 11th of 11 candidates, in the 2021 Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt by-election, finishing 23rd of 27 candidates, and in Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt in 2022 , finishing 6th of 6 candidates. Also ran for the People's Party of Canada in Scarborough—Agincourt in the 2019 Canadian federal election . Syed Jaffery, ran for the People's Party of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election , and has run for Mississauga City Council .[12] Naser Kaid, ran for school trustee in 2014 and 2022.[12] Parthi Kandavel, teacher and former Toronto District School Board Trustee. Ran here in 2022. Considered a progressive.[13] Walayat Khan, ran for city council in Scarborough—Agincourt in 2021.[12] Angus Mackenzie MD Abdullah Al Mamun Suman Roy, chef and activist, founded Scarborough Food Security Initiative. Ran here in 2018 and was endorsed by Progress Toronto at the time. Considered a progressive. Endorsed by councillor Jennifer McKelvie .[13] [12] Kevin Rupasinghe, transportation planner and community activist. Ran here in 2022 and was endorsed by Progress Toronto at the time. Considered a progressive.[13] Shelley Carroll and Amber Morley , the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, Local 113 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam and Bhutila Karpoche .[14] Sudip Shome Considered a Conservative, endorsed by former Ward 20 Councillor Gary Crawford Anna Sidiropoulos, businesswoman. Ran in this ward for Toronto District School Board in 2022, losing by 63 votes. Sandeep Srivastava, has run for city council multiple times and for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election , winning 31 and 166 votes respectively. Accused of plagiarizing campaign materials.[12] Trevor Sutton, ran as an independent in the 2006 Canadian federal election .[12] Reginald Tull, ran for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election and as an independent in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election . Has made transphobic and COVID-19 conspiracy theory tweets in the past.[12] Manny Zanders Candidate Vote[15] % Gary Crawford 8,216 35.07 Parthi Kandavel 6,936 29.61 Kevin Rupasinghe 3,208 13.69 Lorenzo Berardinetti 2,773 11.84 Malik Ahmad 709 3.03 Corey David 615 2.63 Sharif Ahmed 608 2.60 Philip Mills 363 1.55
Candidate Vote[16] % Gary Crawford 10,505 35.73 Michelle Holland-Berardinetti 10,094 34.33 Mohsin Bhuiyan 2,910 9.90 Paulina Corpuz 1,813 6.17 Suman Roy 1,582 5.38 Gerard Arbour 1,187 4.04 Curtis Smith 541 1.84 Robert McDermott 367 1.25 Bruce Waters 246 0.84 John Letonja 160 0.54
Council Candidate Vote[17] % Michelle Berardinetti 11,919 63.25 Paul Bocking 2,722 14.44 Sharif Arhmed 927 4.92 Christopher Upwood 890 4.72 Shahid Uddin 831 4.41 Teferi Assefa 487 2.58 Anwarul Kabir 403 2.14 Saima Shaikh 389 2.06 Jason Woychesko 277 1.47
Council Candidate Vote[17] % Gary Crawford 10,833 52.81 Robert Spencer 6,390 31.15 Joy Robertson 994 4.85 Masihullah Mohebzada 795 3.88 Robert McDermott 638 3.11 Ed Green 447 2.18 Christian Tobin 320 1.56 Andre Musters 98 0.48
Council Candidate Vote[18] % Michelle Berardinetti 8,293 50.45 Adrian Heaps 6,020 36.62 Malik Ahmad 850 5.17 Victoria Doyle 429 2.61 Ed Green 253 1.54 John Lewis 183 1.11 Jay Burnett 173 1.05 Peter Tijiri 90 0.55 John Morawietz 76 0.46 Jason Woychesko 70 0.43
Council Candidate Vote[18] % Gary Crawford 4,392 25.25 Robert Spencer 3,970 22.82 Diane Hogan 2,341 13.46 Sean Gladney 2,233 12.84 Eddy Gasparotto 1,727 9.93 Marvin Macaraig 866 4.98 Vicki Breen 663 3.81 Robert McDermott 518 2.98 Tony Ashdown 475 2.73 Roman Danilov 210 1.21
Council Candidate Vote[19] % Adrian Heaps 2,949 23.78 Michelle Berardinetti 2,860 23.06 Dan Harris 1,853 14.94 Elizabeth Moyer 1,371 11.06 Michael Kilpatrick 1,098 8.85 Worrick Russell 786 6.34 Sharif Arhmed 669 5.40 Norman Lovatsis 436 3.52 Jason Carey 113 0.91 Armando Calderon 94 0.76 Michael Brausewetter 89 0.72 Tony Festino 52 0.42 Axcel Cocon 30 0.24
Council Candidate Vote[19] % Brian Ashton 9,717 77.68 Eddy Gasparotto 1,597 12.77 Greg Compton 828 6.62 Ron Sonier 367 2.93
Council Candidate Vote[20] % Gerry Altobello 5,410 45.56 Adrian Heaps 3,388 28.53 Worrick Russell 1,651 13.90 Peter Harris 550 4.63 Barry Nicholson 326 2.75 Kalonji Muteba 279 2.35 Jason Carey 271 2.28
Council Candidate Vote % Gerry Altobello 7,118 64.86 Worrick Russell 3,290 29.98 Tao Gold 566 5.16
Council Candidate Vote % Brian Ashton 9,374 71.80 Robert Scott 3,682 28.20
Two to be elected
Council Candidate Vote % Brian Ashton 15,528 30.16 Gerry Altobello 12,605 24.48 Fred Johnston 11,265 21.88 Gaye Dale 6,491 12.61 Karin Eaton 4,670 9.07 Ed Green 931 1.81
Council Candidate Vote % Brian Ashton 13,191 72.70 Randall Bentley 4,953 27.30
Council Candidate Vote % Brian Ashton 11,398 74.05 Frank Duckworth 3,994 25.95
Council Candidate Vote % Brian Ashton 9,957 54.39 Bill Belfontaine 8,348 45.61
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