Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's
| Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Toronto City Council | |
 Location of Ward 12 in Toronto | |
| City | Toronto |
| Population | 107,900 (2016) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillor | Josh Matlow |
| Community council | Toronto/East York |
| Created from |
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| First contested | 2018 election |
| Last contested | 2022 election |
| Ward profile | www |
Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Josh Matlow elected councillor for the 2022–2026 term.
History
[edit]Toronto municipal ward boundaries were significantly modified in 2018, passing through three models (44, 47, and 25). Ultimately, for the purposes of administering the 2018 election, the 25-ward structure was used and later upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2021.
From 2014 to 2017, the City of Toronto engaged in a ward boundary review[1] evaluating the City's previous 44 ward model.
Based on this, and in preparation for the 2018 municipal election, the City of Toronto added 3 new wards to create a 47 ward model. This model was in effect at the opening of the 2018 municipal election.[2]
The 2018 Toronto municipal election ran from May 1, 2018 to October 22, 2018, and while underway[3] the provincial government introduced the Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5. The act was assented to August 14, 2018.[4]
The immediate effect of this act was to eliminate all previous ward models, and replace them with a 25 ward model designed to align with the provincial and federal ridings boundaries in effect at that time.[5]
The timing of the boundary change was controversial, and the City of Toronto sued the province contesting the provisions' constitutionality. In the absence of an injunction, and with the pending threat of the province invoking the notwithstanding clause[6] which would defeat any constitutional challenge, the election continued under the 25 ward model.[7]
The nomination period originally scheduled to close on July 27, 2018 was extended to September 14, 2018.[8] This allowed new candidates to run, and existing candidates to either withdraw or to reassign their candidacy to a different constituency.[9]
In a judgment rendered October 1, 2021,[10] the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the constitutionality of the provisions,[11] and the 25 ward model remained in effect for the 2022 Toronto municipal election.
2018 municipal election
[edit]Ward 12 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election with six candidates, including Ward 21 incumbent Joe Mihevc and Ward 22 incumbent Josh Matlow. Matlow was ultimately elected with 51.60 per cent of the vote, beating Mihevc, who received 42.14 per cent.[4][12]
Geography
[edit]Ward 12 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.[13]
Toronto—St. Paul's approximate boundaries are Winona Drive, Rogers Road and Dufferin Street on the west, and Eglinton Avenue, Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue on the north. On the east, its boundaries are Mount Pleasant Road, the Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Yonge Street, and the Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway line on the south side.[4]
The ward consists of part of the Fairbank, Humewood-Cedarvale, Hillcrest-Bracondale, Wychwood Park, part of Davenport, Casa Loma, Forest Hill, Tarragon Village, Rathnelly, South Hill, Summerhill, Rosehill, Chaplin Estates, Deer Park and Davisville and part of North Toronto neighbourhoods.
Councillors
[edit]| Council term | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Ward 21 St. Paul's | Ward 22 St. Paul's | |
| 2000–2003 | Joe Mihevc | Michael Walker |
| 2003–2006 | ||
| 2006–2010 | ||
| 2010–2014 | Josh Matlow | |
| 2014–2018 | ||
| Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's | ||
| 2018–2022 | Josh Matlow[14] | |
Election results
[edit]| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Matlow (X) | 22,670 | 84.65 |
| Bryan Ashworth | 2,045 | 7.64 |
| Bob Murphy | 1,175 | 4.39 |
| Antonio Courpuz | 892 | 3.33 |
| Candidate | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Matlow | 20,371 | 51.60% |
| Joe Mihevc | 16,634 | 42.14% |
| Ian Lipton | 930 | 2.36% |
| Elizabeth Cook | 908 | 2.3% |
| Bob Murphy | 342 | 0.87% |
| Artur Langu | 290 | 0.73% |
| Total | 39,475 | 100%
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| Source: City of Toronto[15] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "City of Toronto Ward Boundary Review".
- ^ "City of Toronto 47 ward model".
- ^ "How would Ontario's plan to change Toronto politics work? An explainer".
- ^ a b c "Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Premier Doug Ford to use notwithstanding clause to cut size of Toronto city council".
- ^ "With Toronto city council slashed to 25 wards, attention turns to governing - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ "Abrupt closure of city council nominations adding more confusion for candidates".
- ^ Toronto, Web Staff-CTV News (2018-10-19). "Ward by ward: A look at candidates running in a new 25-ward system". CTVNews. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
- ^ "Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General) - SCC Cases". decisions.scc-csc.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ LLP, Affleck Greene McMurtry; Binetti, Michael (2021-10-01). "Ontario's mid-election changes to Toronto wards not unconstitutional: Supreme Court | The Litigator - AGM LLP". Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Community Council". City of Toronto 311 Knowledge Base. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018.