The 2006 Toronto municipal election will take place on 13 November 2006, to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Canada. The election will be held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario. See Ontario municipal elections, 2006.
Toronto city councillor Jane Pitfield is running against current Mayor of Toronto, David Miller.
On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, AM 640 Toronto Radio reported that Dennis Mills was interested in seeking the Mayor's office in the 2006 election. Reports suggest that he is setting up funds to throw his name into the race. More recently, it has been reported that Mills has ruled out a run for the position.
The Toronto Star has reported that former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino, currently serving as Commissioner of Emergency Management for Ontario, and current federal Member of Parliament Ken Dryden [1] may run against Miller. However, Dryden has since joined the race to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada at their 2006 leadership convention. On April 15, 2006, the Toronto Star reported that Julian Fantino [2] looks like he will not run for the office of the mayor. Current Toronto city councillors Rob Ford, George Mammoliti and Michael Thompson were also rumoured to be considering, but have since filed their papers to seek re-election in their wards.
Local activist Dave Meslin created an initiative and contest called City Idol, to encourage local citizens otherwise alienated from politics to seek elected office in the upcoming municipal election.
Potential issues
- Gun-related crime and violence.
- Garbage and waste disposal
- Streetcar right-of-way on St. Clair Avenue.
- TTC governance and management
- Toronto City Centre Airport expansion, and battle with the Toronto Port Authority.
- Budget shortfall and taxes.
- Waterfront revitalization.
- Housing and homelessness.
- Councillor and mayoral pay raises.
- Scarborough subway expansion
Opinion polls
Polling Firm | Last Date of Polling | Link | David Miller | Jane Pitfield | Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environics | May 12006 | [3] | 54 | 20 | 3 | 22 |
Ipsos-Reid | January 6, 2006 | [4] | 50 | - | 44 | 6 |
Candidates
Mayor
- Michael Alexander
- Nicholas Brooks
- Douglas Campbell
- Jaime Castillo
- Kevin Clarke
- Glenn Coles
- Soumen Deb
- Gerald Derome
- Dave DuMoulin
- Ryan Goldhar
- Monowar Hossain
- Hazel Jackson
- Mark Korolnek
- Diana-De Maxted
- David Miller (incumbent)
- Rodney Muir
- Duri Naimji
- Jane Pitfield (incumbent Ward 26 Councillor)
- John Porter
- Lee Romano
- Paul Sheldon
- Thomas Shipley
- Adam Sit
- Bob Smith
- Peter Styrsky
- David Vallance
- Ratan Wadhwa
- John Weingust
- Scott Yee
- Joseph Young
City Council
Ward 1 Etobicoke North
- Ted Berger
- Suzan Hall (incumbent)
- Andre Lucas
- Rosemarie Mulhall
- Brian Prevost
- Sonali Verma
Ward 2 Etobicoke North
- Cadigia Ali
- Philip DeSouza
- Rob Ford (incumbent)
- Kevin Mark
- Mike McKenna
- Nick Nobile
Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre
- Doug Holyday
- Peter Kudryk
- Lillian Lanca
Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre
- Shane Daly
- Gloria Lindsay Luby (incumbent)
- Sam Mehta
Ward 5 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
- Peter Milczyn
- Arthur Roszak
Ward 6 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
- Jem Cain
- Rosalie Chalmers
- Matthew Day
- Mark Grimes (incumbent)
- George Kash
- Danuta Markiewicz
- Carson McKee
- Walter Melnyk
- Gregory Wowchuk
Ward 7 York West
- Sandra Anthony
- Fred Cutler
- Giorgio Mammoliti (incumbent)
- Larry Perlman
Ward 8 York West
- Hau Dang Tan
- Garry Green
- Peter Li Preti (incumbent)
- Anthony Perruzza
- Ramnarine Tiwari
Ward 9 York Centre
- Maria Augimeri (incumbent)
- Vlad Protsenko
Ward 10 York Centre
- Magda Berkovits
- Alex Dumalag
- Michael Feldman (incumbent)
- Robert Freedland
- Max Royz
- Craig Smith
- Igor Toutchinski
Ward 11 York South—Weston
- Paul Ferreira
- Rocky Gualtieri
- Frances Nunziata (incumbent)
Ward 12 York South—Weston
- Frank Di Giorgio (incumbent)
- Nick Dominelli
- Michel Dugré
- Joe Renda
- Keith Sweeney
Ward 13 Parkdale—High Park
- Greg Hamara
- Bill Saundercook (incumbent)
- Frances Wdowczyk
Ward 14 Parkdale—High Park
- Beverly Bernardo
- John Colautti
- Tom Freeman
- Walter Jarsky
- Ted Lojko
- Gord Perks
- Rowena Santos
- Dilorece South
- Jimmy Talpa
- Matthew Vezinalink title
- David White
Ward 15 Eglinton—Lawrence
- Rosina Bonavota
- Howard Moscoe (incumbent)
- Ron Singer
Ward 16 Eglinton—Lawrence
- Steven Bosnick
- Charm Darby
- Albert Pantaleo
- Yigal Rifkind
- Karen Stintz (incumbent)
Ward 17 Davenport
- Alejandra Bravo
- Fred Dominelli
- David Faria
- Cesar Palacio (incumbent)
- Cinzia Scalabrini
- Gustavo Valdez
Ward 18 Davenport
- Lloyd Ferguson
- Adam Giambrone (incumbent)
- Nha Le
- James McMillan
- Simon Wookey
Ward 19 Trinity—Spadina
- Nick Boragina
- Giancarlo Carnevale
- Joe Pantalone (incumbent)
- George Sawision
- Hïmy Syed
Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina
- Desmond Cole
- Helen Kennedy
- Douglas Lowry
- Chris Ouellette
- Devendra Sharma
- Joseph Tuan
- Adam Vaughan
Ward 21 St. Paul's
- John Adams
- Tony Corpuz
- Joe Mihevc (incumbent)
- John Sewell
Ward 22 St. Paul's
- Rob Newman
- Michael Walker (incumbent)
Ward 23 Willowdale
- Cornel Chifor
- John Filion (incumbent)
- Andrew Miller
Ward 24 Willowdale
- Sanaz Amirpour
- Colleen Ladd
- Ed Shiller
- Michael Sinukoff
Ward 25 Don Valley West
- John Blair
- Tony Dickins
- Cliff Jenkins (incumbent)
- Peter Kapsalis
Ward 26 Don Valley West
- Bahar Aminvaziri
- Orhan Aybars
- Mohamed Dhanani
- Abdul Ingar
- Geoff Kettel
- Jessica Lambert
- Debbie Lechter
- Natalie Maniates
- John Masterson
- John Parker
- David Thomas
- Csaba Vegh
- Stephen Watt
- Fred Williams
Ward 27 Toronto Centre
- Rob Bezanson
- Susan Gapka
- Cam Johnson
- Gary Leroux
- Kyle Rae (incumbent)
- Chris Reid
- Daniel Young
Ward 28 Toronto Centre
- Howard Bortenstein
- Holly Cartmell
- Connie Harrison
- Yaqoob Khan
- Pam McConnell (incumbent)
Ward 29 Toronto—Danforth
- Diane Alexopoulos
- Case Ootes (incumbent)
- John Richardson
- Darryl Smith
Ward 30 Toronto—Danforth
- Paula Fletcher (incumbent)
- Suzanne McCormick
- Daniel Nicastro
- Michael Zubiak
Ward 31 Beaches—East York
- Janet Davis (incumbent)
- Steve Minos
- Paul Murton
- Leonard Subotich
Ward 32 Beaches—East York
- Donna Braniff
- Alan Burke
- Sandra Bussin (incumbent)
- John Greer
- Luca Mele
- Matt Williams
Ward 33 Don Valley East
- Shelley Carroll (incumbent)
- Jim Conlon
Ward 34 Don Valley East
- Atiya Ahmed
- George Maxwell
- Denzil Minnan-Wong (incumbent)
- Susan Salek
- Gary Walsh
Ward 35 Scarborough Southwest
- Sharif Ahmed
- Michelle Berardinetti
- Michael Brausewetter
- Jason Carey
- Axcel Cocon
- Dan Harris
- Adrian Heaps
- Mike Kilpatrick
- Norman Lovatsis
- Elizabeth Moyer
- Worrick Russell
Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest
- Brian Ashton (incumbent)
- Greg Crompton
- Eddy Gasparotto
- Ron Sonier
Ward 37 Scarborough Centre
- Derick Ackloo
- Michael Thompson (incumbent)
Ward 38 Scarborough Centre
- Glenn De Baeremaeker (incumbent)
- Bruce Hare
- Kirk Jensen
- Willie Reodica
- Dan Sandor
- Tushar Shah
Ward 39 Scarborough—Agincourt
- Wayne Cook
- Mike Del Grande (incumbent)
- Samuel Kung
- Lushan Lu
- John Wong
Ward 40 Scarborough—Agincourt
- Sunny Eren
- Norm Kelly (incumbent)
- George Pappas
- Winston Ramjeet
Ward 41 Scarborough—Rouge River
- Hratch Aynedjian
- John Ching
- Chin Lee
- Min Lee
- Thadsha Navamanikkam
- David Robertson
- Sonny Yeung
Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River
- Mohammed Ather
- Raymond Cho (incumbent)
- Bonnie Irwin
- Kumar Nadarajah
Ward 43 Scarborough East
- Paul Ainslie
- Amarjeet Chhabra
- Glenn Kitchen
- John Laforet
- Abdul Patel
- Kumar Sethi
Ward 44 Scarborough East
- Donald Blair
- Gay Cowbourne (incumbent)
- Ron Moeser
- Kevin Richardson
- Richard Rieger
References
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