# Ward 13 Toronto Centre

Ward 13 Toronto Centre is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario, for the Toronto City Council. It was last contested in the 2022 municipal election, with Chris Moise elected councillor for the 2022–2026 term.

## 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 made up of parts of the former Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale and the former Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

### 2018 municipal election

Ward 13 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 27 incumbent Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 28 incumbent Lucy Troisi and former Ontario deputy premier George Smitherman. Wong-Tam was ultimately elected with 51.26 per cent of the vote. Robin Buxton Potts, was appointed by council in June 2022 to serve the remainder of the term after Wong-Tam resigned to run in the 2022 provincial election.

### 2022 municipal election

Chris Moise was elected in 2022.

## Geography

Ward 13 is part of the Toronto and East York community council.
Toronto Centre's approximate borders are Bay Street, College Street, Yonge Street and Dundas Street on the west, and The Esplanade on the south side. The Don River is the east boundary, and Rosedale Valley Road, Bloor Street, Mount Pleasant Road and Charles Street form the north border. The ward covers the heart of Downtown Toronto.
The ward contains areas such as Regent Park (Canada's first social housing development), St. James Town (a largely immigrant area and the most densely populated neighbourhood in Canada), Cabbagetown, Church and Wellesley (a historic LGBT neighbourhood), Toronto Metropolitan University, the Toronto Eaton Centre and part of the city's financial district (the east side of Bay Street).

## Councillors

| Council term | Member | Member | Member |
| Council term | Ward 6 Downtown East (City Council) | Ward 7 Regent Park & Cabbagetown (City Council) | Downtown (partial) (Metro Council) |
| 1988–1991 | Jack Layton | Barbara Hall | Dale Martin |
| 1991–1994 | Kyle Rae | Barbara Hall | Olivia Chow |
| 1994–1997 | Kyle Rae | Pam McConnell | Olivia Chow |
| | Ward 24 Downtown | Ward 24 Downtown | Ward 25 Don River (partial) |
| 1997–2000 | Kyle Rae, Olivia Chow | Kyle Rae, Olivia Chow | Jack Layton, Pam McConnell |
| | Ward 27 Toronto Centre—Rosedale | Ward 28 Toronto Centre—Rosedale | n/a |
| 2000–2003 | Kyle Rae | Pam McConnell (Died July 2017) | n/a |
| 2003–2006 | Kyle Rae | Pam McConnell (Died July 2017) | n/a |
| 2006–2010 | Kyle Rae | Pam McConnell (Died July 2017) | n/a |
| 2010–2014 | Kristyn Wong-Tam | Pam McConnell (Died July 2017) | n/a |
| 2014–2018 | Kristyn Wong-Tam | Pam McConnell (Died July 2017) | n/a |
| 2014–2018 | Kristyn Wong-Tam | Lucy Troisi (appointed November 2017) | n/a |
| | Ward 13 Toronto Centre | Ward 13 Toronto Centre | | n/a |
| 2018–2022 | Kristyn Wong-Tam (resigned May, 2022) Robin Buxton Potts (appointed June 2022) | Kristyn Wong-Tam (resigned May, 2022) Robin Buxton Potts (appointed June 2022) | | n/a |
| 2022–2026 | Chris Moise | Chris Moise | | n/a |

## Election results

2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 13 Toronto Centre :
| Candidate | Votes | Vote share |
| Kristyn Wong-Tam | 15,706 | 50.26% |
| George Smitherman | 4,734 | 15.15% |
| Lucy Troisi | 2,698 | 8.63% |
| Khuram Aftab | 1,794 | 5.74% |
| Walied Khogali Ali | 1,408 | 4.51% |
| Ryan Lester | 968 | 3.10% |
| Tim Gordanier | 734 | 2.35% |
| Jon Callegher | 713 | 2.28% |
| John Jeffery | 530 | 1.70% |
| Catherina Perez | 511 | 1.64% |
| Megann Willson | 411 | 1.32% |
| Barbara Lavoie | 176 | 0.56% |
| Jordan Stone | 161 | 0.52% |
| Richard Forget | 150 | 0.48% |
| Jonathan Heath | 144 | 0.46% |
| Kyle McNally | 138 | 0.44% |
| Darren Abramson | 108 | 0.35% |
| Gladys Larbie | 101 | 0.32% |
| Rob Wolvin | 64 | 0.20% |
| Total | 31,249 | 100% |
| Source: City of Toronto |||