Jon Burnside is a Canadian politician and former police officer who was elected to represent Ward 16 Don Valley East on

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following the 2022 municipal election. Burnside is the chair of the

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(TTC). He previously represented Ward 26 Don Valley West from 2014 to 2018.

Background

Prior to his election to council, Burnside worked as a police officer and later launched his own meal delivery company.

Political career

Burnside first ran for city council in Ward 26 in the 2010 election, losing narrowly to incumbent councillor John Parker. He defeated Parker in the 2014 election. He ran unsuccessfully for re-election as councillor in the

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in the newly constituted Ward 15 Don Valley West against fellow incumbent councillor

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. The new ward has the same boundaries as the provincial and federal riding with the same name. In the

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, Burnside ran for election as councillor in the neighbouring Ward 16 Don Valley East. Based on preliminary results,

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and the ''

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'', among others, projected that Burnside would win the ward shortly after polls closed on October 24. Burnside was appointed by Mayor

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as the chair of the TTC on November 24, 2022.

Electoral history

References

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