CityVote 2026: Who has won Toronto’s top contested ward races
Toronto will welcome seven new councillors for the next term after three incumbents were ousted and four councillors will be taking over in seats left empty. Here are the new and familiar faces who will be joining Toronto City Council for the next term: Beaches-East York Former Beaches-East York MP Nate Erskine-Smith will now be […]
Toronto’s upcoming City Council will see seven new councillors taking their seats after three incumbents were defeated. Four councillors will assume positions in seats previously empty. The newly elected representatives include Nate Erskine-Smith, who won the Beaches-East York seat from former MP Brad Bradford, who lost to Olivia Chow.
Diana Chan McNally will represent Parkdale-High Park for the first time, replacing Gord Perks after a two-decade tenure. Jamaal Myers failed to secure a second term in Scarborough North, losing to Shaun Chen who previously served in federal politics and the House of Commons. Chris Moise lost his seat in Toronto Centre to Curran Stikuts, a former Director of Advocacy at The 519 Community Centre.
Sara Ehrhardt emerged victorious in Toronto-Danforth, defeating Mary Fragedakis and Dianne Saxe with nearly 50% of the vote. Mike Layton reclaimed his old ward, University-Rosedale, with over 50% of the vote. Finally, Chiara Padovani won the University-Rosedale ward by a narrow margin of 94 votes against incumbent Dianne Saxe.
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