Rachel Chernos Lin wins Ward 15 byelection in Toronto

Rachel Chernos Lin will change into Toronto’s latest metropolis councillor.

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The previous Toronto District Faculty Board trustee and board chair simply received Monday’s metropolis council byelection for Ward 15 Don Valley West with 12,899 votes (54.76%), practically doubling the quantity acquired by former journalist Anthony Furey, who got here in second place with 7,343 votes (31.17%.

Voters in Don Valley West went to the poll containers to fill a seat on metropolis council made vacant after the loss of life of Jaye Robinson, who misplaced her battle with most cancers in Might on the age of 61.

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Robinson was first elected in 2010 and served the ward for 14 years. Her son Sam Robinson, hoping to win his mom’s seat, completed third within the byelection with 1,271 votes (5.4%).

In 2019, Robinson stepped away from her duties after being identified with breast most cancers, resuming her seat in late 2020 after present process a spherical of chemotherapy.

In current polling, inexpensive housing ranked overwhelmingly as the highest situation within the ward at 29%, adopted by visitors (18%,) transit (12%,) crime (11%,) and taxes (7%.)

Sixteen candidates had been vying to win the seat.

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