Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre is a municipal

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that has been represented in the

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since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Stephen Holyday being elected councillor.

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. The current ward is an amalgamation of the old Ward 3 (western section), the old Ward 4 (eastern section).

2018 municipal election

Ward 2 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election. Then-Ward 3 incumbent Stephen Holyday was elected with 38.58 per cent of the vote.

2022 municipal election

Stephen Holyday was comfortably re-elected in 2022 with 72.28 per cent of the vote.

Geography

Etobicoke Centre is part of the

and

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community council. The ward's west boundary is the municipal border with the Region of Peel, and the east boundary is the Humber River. The north boundary is roughly along

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, Martin Grove Road and Dixon Road, and the south boundary is roughly along the

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Dundas Street Dundas Street () is a major historic arterial road in Ontario, Canada. The road connects the city of Toronto with its western Greater Toronto Area, suburbs and several cities in southwestern Ontario. Three provincial highways—Ontario Highway 2 ...

, Kipling Avenue,

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and Highway 427.

Councillors

Election results

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{{cite web, title=Declaration of Results, url=https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/97da-2018clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf, url-status=live, publisher=Toronto City Clerk's Office, access-date=November 23, 2021, archive-date=October 25, 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025222651/https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/97da-2018clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf

References

External links

Councillor's webpage
Etobicoke Toronto city council wards 2018 establishments in Ontario