2014 Municipal Election: Toronto Council Races

[BurlOak]

I was talking about the by-election. Thanks

I believe the by-election must be called within 6 months. Add the month of campaigning means 7 months to election day. Or mid October.
It would probably be called earlier though - probably September. I think it is usually considered unsportsmanlike to have the election in summer.

 

[ShonTron]

I believe the by-election must be called within 6 months. Add the month of campaigning means 7 months to election day. Or mid October.
It would probably be called earlier though - probably September. I think it is usually considered unsportsmanlike to have the election in summer.

Unsportsmanlike? Harper?

 

[newearthling]

cover of tomorrow's Star
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Adam V + Justin T

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

A few people that come to mind:

Jennifer Hollett
Dave Meslin
Sarah Thomson (sigh)

I don't think Hollett has declared to run for council - she's on Chow's campaign for Mayor

 

[picard102]

If only we'd be so lucky as to see Vaughn leave city hall as well as the Ford brothers.

 

[newearthling]

If only we'd be so lucky as to see Vaughn leave city hall as well as the Ford brothers.

And Mammo....and basically everyone who WASN'T on Ford's hit list.

 

[edmundoconnor]

I don't think Hollett has declared to run for council - she's on Chow's campaign for Mayor

Not yet. The Chow campaign has already "lost" one staffer to the by-election – Joe Cressy. However, the timing indicates that everyone on the campaign knew that Cressy was going to be leaving, and so his departure was managed smoothly. I think Hollett has her eye more on facing off against Freeland for the University--Rosedale seat, since that appears to be her consolation prize for being runner-up to Linda McQuaig for the NDP nomination in the last Toronto Centre by-election. Short answer, I would be very surprised to see her running municipally.

 

[ShonTron]

If only we'd be so lucky as to see Vaughn leave city hall as well as the Ford brothers.

I love it how the obsessive Vaughan haters can't even spell his name.

 

[King of Kensington]

I believe the by-election must be called within 6 months. Add the month of campaigning means 7 months to election day. Or mid October.
It would probably be called earlier though - probably September. I think it is usually considered unsportsmanlike to have the election in summer.

It'll be called pretty soon. There are four vacancies that need to be filled (2 in Toronto, 2 in Alberta) and usually by-elections are bunched together.

 

[Johnny Au]

It'll be called pretty soon. There are four vacancies that need to be filled (2 in Toronto, 2 in Alberta) and usually by-elections are bunched together.

You forgot Whitby—Oshawa. Flaherty died, you know.

 

[King of Kensington]

That's right...5 by-elections. That should be called. Whitby-Oshawa and the 2 Alberta seats should go Tory, Scarborough-Agincourt is a very safe Liberal seat and the Liberals should take Trinity-Spadina now that they've snagged Adam Vaughan.

 

[W. K. Lis]

That's right...5 by-elections. That should be called. Whitby-Oshawa and the 2 Alberta seats should go Tory, Scarborough-Agincourt is a very safe Liberal seat and the Liberals should take Trinity-Spadina now that they've snagged Adam Vaughan.

Ranked ballots. Rhinoceros Party #1. Then, the rest.

 

[BurlOak]

It'll be called pretty soon. There are four vacancies that need to be filled (2 in Toronto, 2 in Alberta) and usually by-elections are bunched together.

I looked it up, Ted Menzies resigned on November 6, 2013. Thus, the by-election must be called before May 5, 2013 (within 180 days).

So the by-election being called soon is not an exaggeration - it must be called within 3 weeks.

 

[Johnny Au]

I looked it up, Ted Menzies resigned on November 6, 2013. Thus, the by-election must be called before May 5, 2013 (within 180 days).

So the by-election being called soon is not an exaggeration - it must be called within 3 weeks.

How can the by-election be called before Menzies resigned?

 

[adma]

That's right...5 by-elections. That should be called. Whitby-Oshawa and the 2 Alberta seats should go Tory, Scarborough-Agincourt is a very safe Liberal seat and the Liberals should take Trinity-Spadina now that they've snagged Adam Vaughan.

I'd wonder if there's a chance that Whitby-Oshawa might be vulnerable--it's more of a "Flaherty" seat than a Tory seat, after all. (As opposed to Durham, which was more of a Tory seat than a "Bev Oda" seat.)