# Ward 15 Don Valley West

Ward 15 Don Valley West is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in a by-election in 2024, with Rachel Chernos Lin elected to succeed Jaye Robinson as the 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 22 St Paul's, the former Ward 25 Don Valley West and southwest portion of the former Ward 26 Don Valley West. From 1988 to 2000, much of the area was covered by North York Centre South Ward, which was represented on Metro Toronto Council until amalgamation in 1997, then on Toronto City Council for one term. Prior to amalgamation, the area was represented by wards 6 (west of Yonge Street) and 8 (east of Yonge) on North York Council.

## Geography

Ward 15 is part of the North York Community Council.
Don Valley West's boundaries mirror its federal and provincial counterparts: its west border is Mount Pleasant Road and Yonge Street, its north border is Highway 401, its east border is Leslie Street, the Don River and part of Don Mills Road, and the south border is the Don River and the Beltline Trail.

## Councillors

| Council term | Member | Member |
| Council term | Ward 6 (North York City Council) | Ward 8 (North York City Council) |
| 1966–1969 | Alex McGivern | Walter Cassels |
| 1969–1972 | John Knox | Bob Roche |
| 1972–1974 | John Knox | Bob Roche |
| 1974–1976 | George Laceby | Bob Roche |
| 1976–1978 | Milton Berger | Alan Heisey |
| 1978–1980 | Milton Berger | Alan Heisey |
| 1980–1982 | Milton Berger | Andy Borins |
| 1982–1985 | Milton Berger | Andy Borins |
| 1985–1988 | Milton Berger | Bev Salmon |
| 1988–1991 | Milton Berger | Joanne Flint |
| 1991–1994 | Milton Berger | Joanne Flint |
| 1994–1997 | Milton Berger | Joanne Flint |
| | North York Centre South (Metro Council) | North York Centre South (Metro Council) |
| 1988–1991 | Bev Salmon | Bev Salmon |
| 1991–1994 | Bev Salmon | Bev Salmon |
| 1994–1997 | Bev Salmon | Bev Salmon |
| | Ward 9 North York Centre South | Ward 9 North York Centre South |
| 1997–2000 | Joanne Flint, Milton Berger | Joanne Flint, Milton Berger |
| | Ward 25 Don Valley West | Ward 26 Don Valley West |
| 2000–2003 | Joanne Flint | Jane Pitfield |
| 2003–2006 | Cliff Jenkins | Jane Pitfield |
| 2006–2010 | Cliff Jenkins | John Parker |
| 2010–2014 | Jaye Robinson | John Parker |
| 2014–2018 | Jaye Robinson | Jon Burnside |
| | Ward 15 Don Valley West | Ward 15 Don Valley West |
| 2018–2022 | Jaye Robinson | Jaye Robinson |
| 2022–2026 | Jaye Robinson | Jaye Robinson |
| Jaye Robinson (until 2024), Rachel Chernos Lin (from 2024) ||

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Following the death of councillor Jaye Robinson due to cancer, a by-election will be held November 4, 2024, to replace her.

#### Candidates

* Rachel Chernos Lin - Member of the Toronto District School Board. Endorsed by Liberal MPP Stephanie Bowman and Ward 12 City Councillor Josh Matlow.
* Habiba Desai - International development consultant. Ran as an independent candidate in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election.
* Anthony Furey - Former Toronto Sun columnist. Ran for mayor in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election
* Peter Handjis - Ran for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and the 2023 by-election. Ran for city council in the 2023 Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest by-election.
* Syed Jaffery - Ran for the People's Party of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election, and has run for Mississauga City Council, ran in the Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest by-election, ran in the 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election
* Dhruv Jain - Director of transit policy for TTC chair, Jamaal Myers. Former staffer for Liberal MPP Stephanie Bowman. Executive vice president of the Don Valley West Provincial Liberal Association.
* Mario Lamanna
* Cleveland Marshall - Ran for mayor in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election and ran for city council in the 2022 Toronto municipal election in Ward 13 Toronto Centre
* Angela Lindow - Ran for city council in the 2022 Toronto municipal election in Ward 17 Don Valley North (dropped out)
* Sam Robinson - Son of councillor Jaye Robinson.
* Evan Sambasivam - Mental health advocate. Former Legislative Assistant to Gary Anandasangaree, and Regional Advisor to Diane Lebouthillier, both federal Liberal cabinet ministers. Ran in Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence in 2022. Nephew of former Liberal MP Deb Matthews.
* Shakhlo Sharipova
* Sheena Sharp - Architect and environmental activist. Ran in this ward in 2022. Ran for the Green Party of Ontario in Don Valley West in the 2022 Ontario general election.
* Jason Stevens - Ran for city council in the 2010 Toronto municipal election in Ward 19: Trinity—Spadina
* Lesley Stoyan - Food and lifestyle educator. Community organizer.
* Daniel Trayes - Ran for city council in the 2022 Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt by-election. Ran for city council in the 2014 Toronto municipal election in Ward 30 - Toronto—Danforth
* Calvin Xu - Ran for city council in the 2022 Toronto municipal election in Ward 17 Don Valley North

#### 2024 Results

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rachel Chernos Lin | 12,899 | 54.76 |
| Anthony Furey | 7,343 | 31.17 |
| Sam Robinson | 1,271 | 5.40 |
| Sheena Sharp | 575 | 2.44 |
| Lesley Stoyan | 345 | 1.45 |
| Shakhlo Sharipova | 301 | 1.28 |
| Evan Sambasivam | 186 | 0.79 |
| Habiba Desai | 137 | 0.58 |
| Syed Jaffery | 124 | 0.53 |
| Dhruv Jain | 123 | 0.52 |
| Calvin Xu | 72 | 0.31 |
| Jason Stevens | 70 | 0.30 |
| Cleveland Marshall | 37 | 0.16 |
| Peter Handjis | 36 | 0.15 |
| Mario Lamanna | 31 | 0.13 |
| Daniel Trayes | 5 | 0.02 |

### 2022

2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 15 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jaye Robinson | 16,142 | 74.22 |
| Sheena Sharp | 2,780 | 12.78 |
| David Ricci | 2,438 | 11.21 |
| Gregory Vaz | 389 | 1.79 |

### 2018

Ward 15 was first contested during the 2018 municipal election, with candidates including Ward 25 incumbent Jaye Robinson and Ward 26 incumbent Jon Burnside. Robinson was ultimately elected with 49.22 per cent of the vote.
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 15 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jaye Robinson | 16,219 | 49.22% |
| Jon Burnside | 14,440 | 43.82 |
| Tanweer Khan | 1,309 | 3.97 |
| Nikola Streker | 583 | 1.77 |
| Minh Le | 404 | 1.23 |
| Total | 32,955 | 100% |
| Source: City of Toronto |||

### 2014

Ward 25 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jaye Robinson | 19,066 | 83.24 |
| Richard Friedman | 1,891 | 8.26 |
| Tanya Hostler | 850 | 3.71 |
| Kim Diep | 564 | 2.46 |
| Nikola Streker | 534 | 2.33 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jon Burnside | 9,415 | 42.73 |
| John Parker | 6,167 | 27.99 |
| Ishrath Velshi | 3,055 | 13.86 |
| David Sparrow | 1,786 | 8.11 |
| Wasim Vania | 1,033 | 4.69 |
| Dimitre Popov | 578 | 2.62 |

### 2010

Ward 25 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jaye Robinson | 9,258 | 45.49 |
| Cliff Jenkins | 8,756 | 43.03 |
| Joanne Dickins | 1,968 | 9.67 |
| Tanya Hostler | 368 | 1.81 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Parker | 6,203 | 31.28 |
| Jon Burnside | 5,788 | 29.19 |
| Mohamed Dhanani | 5,627 | 28.37 |
| Yunus Pandor | 1,452 | 7.32 |
| Tanvir Ahmed | 377 | 1.90 |
| Shaukat Malik | 216 | 1.09 |
| Nawab Salim Khan | 169 | 0.85 |

### 2006

Ward 25 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Cliff Jenkins | 7,954 | 58.30 |
| Tony Dickins | 2,788 | 20.43 |
| Robertson Boyle | 971 | 7.12 |
| Peter Kapsalis | 967 | 7.09 |
| John Blair | 964 | 7.07 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Parker | 3,369 | 20.11 |
| Mohamed Dhanani | 3,155 | 18.83 |
| Abdul Ingar | 2,940 | 17.55 |
| Geoff Kettel | 1,372 | 8.19 |
| Natalie Maniates | 1,336 | 7.98 |
| David Thomas | 1,095 | 6.54 |
| John Masterson | 887 | 5.29 |
| Michele Carroll-Smith | 743 | 4.44 |
| Debbie Lechter | 577 | 3.44 |
| Csaba Vegh | 371 | 2.21 |
| Muhammad Alam | 261 | 1.56 |
| Fred Williams | 256 | 1.53 |
| Bahar Aminvaziri | 215 | 1.28 |
| Orhan Aybars | 99 | 0.59 |
| Raza Jabbar | 76 | 0.45 |

### 2003

Ward 25 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Cliff Jenkins | 4,859 | 26.04 |
| Jaye Robinson | 4,779 | 25.61 |
| Tim Flynn | 2,240 | 12.00 |
| Barbara Krieger | 1,858 | 9.96 |
| Jon Williams | 1,648 | 8.83 |
| William Rauenbusch | 1,575 | 8.44 |
| Stewart Weinstein | 1,283 | 6.87 |
| Nancy Loewen | 420 | 2.25 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jane Pitfield | 13,602 | 86.63 |
| Muhammad Alam | 1,366 | 8.70 |
| Orhan Aybars | 733 | 4.67 |

### 2000

Ward 25 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Joanne Flint | 11,124 | 79.37 |
| John Cameron | 2,891 | 20.63 |
Ward 26 Don Valley West :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jane Pitfield | 11,058 | 70.70 |
| Don Yuill | 3,421 | 21.87 |
| Muhammad Bajwa | 1,162 | 7.43 |

### 1997

Ward 9 – North York Centre South Two to be elected :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Joanne Flint | 16,447 | 40.07 |
| Milton Berger | 12,370 | 30.14 |
| Dick Chapman | 8,484 | 20.67 |
| Stuart Ian Weinstein | 3,740 | 9.11 |

### 1994

North York Centre South :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bev Salmon | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 1991

North York Centre South :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bev Salmon | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 1988

North York Centre South :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bev Salmon | 10,618 | 59.51 |
| Gordon Chong | 7,223 | 40.49 |