Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek

For the federal riding, see Humber River—Black Creek. For the provincial riding, see Humber River—Black Creek (provincial electoral district).
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 2018, with Anthony Perruzza elected councillor for the 2018–2022 term.

History

The ward was created in 2018 when the provincial government aligned Toronto's then-44 municipal wards with the 25 corresponding provincial and federal ridings.[1][2] The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 7 York West (western section), the old Ward 8 York West (eastern section).[3][4]

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.[3][5]

Geography

Humber River—Black Creek is part of the North York community council.[6]

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.[3]

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[5]

Election results

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[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "44-Ward Model (2014-2018)". City of Toronto. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19.
  2. ^ Bronskill, Jim (2021-03-10). "City of Toronto tells Supreme Court that Doug Ford's government disrupted democracy by slashing council during election". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ a b c Shum, David (October 13, 2018). "Toronto election 2018: Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek". Global News.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2021.