Ward 21 Scarborough Centre is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario, for the Toronto City Council. It was last contested in the 2022 municipal election, with Michael Thompson elected councillor.[1]
| Ward 21 Scarborough Centre | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Toronto City Council | |
 Location of Ward 21 in Toronto | |
| City | Toronto |
| Population | 111,560 (2021) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Councillor | Michael Thompson |
| First contested | 2018 election |
| Last contested | 2022 election |
| Ward profile | www |
Boundaries
editOn August 14, 2018, the province redrew municipal boundaries via the Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5.[2] This means that the 25 Provincial districts and the 25 municipal wards in Toronto currently share the same geographic borders.
Defined in legislation as:
Consisting of that part of the City of Toronto described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of said city with Midland Avenue; thence southerly along said avenue to Highway No. 401; thence westerly along said highway to Victoria Park Avenue; thence northerly along said avenue to the northerly limit of the City of Toronto; thence easterly along said limit to the point of commencement.[3]
History
editCouncillors
edit| Council term | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Centre (Metro Council) | ||
| 1988–1991 | Brian Harrison | |
| 1991–1994 | ||
| 1994–1997 | ||
| Ward 15 Scarborough City Centre | ||
| 1997–2000 | Lorenzo Berardinetti, Brad Duguid | |
| Ward 37 Scarborough Centre | Ward 38 Scarborough Centre | |
| 2000–2003 | Lorenzo Berardinetti | Brad Duguid |
| 2003–2006 | Michael Thompson | Glenn De Baermaeker |
| 2006–2010 | ||
| 2010–2014 | ||
| 2014–2018 | ||
| Ward 21 Scarborough Centre | ||
| 2018–2022 | Michael Thompson | |
| 2022–2026 | ||
Election results
edit2022 Toronto municipal election
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Thompson | 9,977 | 55.25 |
| Muhammad Ayub. | 2,478 | 13.72 |
| Paul Beatty | 1,857 | 10.28 |
| Kiri Vadivelu | 1,800 | 9.97 |
| Hansie Daniel | 1,375 | 7.61 |
| Luigi Lisciandro | 570 | 3.16 |
2018 Toronto municipal election
| Michael Thompson | 16,542 | 69.05% |
| Paul Beatty | 1,638 | 6.84% |
| Fawzi Bidawi | 1,035 | 4.32% |
| Zia Choudhary | 1,014 | 4.23% |
| Vivek Bhatt | 993 | 4.15% |
| Randy Bucao | 949 | 3.96% |
| Raphael Rosch | 545 | 2.28% |
| Zamir ul-Hassan Nadeem | 448 | 1.87% |
| Afran Naveed | 349 | 1.46% |
| Ismail Khan | 311 | 1.30% |
| Nur Saifullah | 132 | 0.55% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Toronto, City of (2017-08-22). "Councillor Michael Thompson". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ↑ "Better Local Government Act, 2018, S.O. 2018, c. 11 - Bill 5".
- ↑ "Legal description electoral boundaries" (PDF). Elections Ontario.
- ↑ "Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General) - SCC Cases". decisions.scc-csc.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-27.