Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest

For the federal riding, see Scarborough Southwest. For the provincial riding, see Scarborough Southwest (provincial electoral district).
Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest
Constituency
for the Toronto City Council
Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest
CityToronto
Population111,194 (2021)[1]
Current constituency
Created2018
CouncillorParthi Kandavel

Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto, Ontario, Canada represented by Parthi Kandavel who won the by-election on November 30, 2023.[2] The seat was temporarily vacant between July 26, 2023 and November 30, 2023 following the resignation of Gary Crawford[3] to run in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election.[4] It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Eglinton Avenue East to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Markham Road to the east.[5] It contains the neighbourhoods of Birch Cliff, Birch Cliff Heights, Clairlea, Cliffcrest, Cliffside, Fallingbrook, Hunt Club, Oakridge, Scarborough Junction, and the western half of Scarborough Village.[6]

The ward was created for the 2018 municipal elections when newly elected Premier of Ontario Doug Ford introduced legislation to require that Toronto's municipal elections use the same ridings as it does for provincial and federal elections.[7]

From 2000 to 2018, Scarborough Southwest was represented on city council by Wards 35 (northern half) and 36 (southern half). From 1998 to 2000 the area generally corresponded to Ward 13 (Scarborough Bluffs) on City Council, and returned two members. From 1988 to 1997 Scarborough Bluffs was represented on Metropolitan Toronto Council until Scarborough's amalgamation into the city.

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census". Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Former school board trustee appears to have won Scarborough Southwest city byelection". CBC News. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ^ "Toronto City Council to consider vacancy in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest". City of Toronto. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. ^ "Liberals hold Toronto riding, pick up new seat in Ottawa area in Ontario provincial byelections". CP24. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  5. ^ "Scarborough Southwest (Ontario)". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  6. ^ "The Star unveils unique map of neighbourhoods". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  7. ^ "What the judge said in the ruling on Doug Ford's plan to cut size of Toronto council | The Star". thestar.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-12.