Curious to learn more about how Toronto council breaks down, I've put together of a list of how closely aligned with Miller each councillor is. I picked 20 major votes from the last session, and looked at how often each councillor voted the same way as Miller and his team. Here are the numbers, from most-anti-Miller to most pro-Miller:
- Case Ootes - 5.3% - (1 out of 19)
- Rob Ford - 11.1% - (2 out of 18)
- David Shiner - 13.3% - (2 out of 15)
- John Parker - 21.1% - (4 out of 19)
- Denzil Minnan-Wong - 22.2% - (4 out of 18)
- Doug Holyday - 25.0% - (5 out of 20)
- Michael Del Grande - 26.3% - (5 out of 19)
- Cliff Jenkins - 26.3% - (5 out of 19)
- Mike Feldman - 26.7% - (4 out of 15)
- Frances Nunziata - 30.0% - (6 out of 20)
- Karen Stintz - 31.3% - (5 out of 16)
- Michael Walker - 33.3% - (6 out of 18)
- Brian Ashton - 35.0% - (7 out of 20)
- Chin Lee - 35.3% - (6 out of 17)
- Peter Milczyn - 42.1% - (8 out of 19)
- Michael Thompson - 43.8% - (7 out of 16)
- Ron Moeser - 55.0% - (11 out of 20)
- Gloria Lindsay Luby - 57.9% - (11 out of 19)
- Cesar Palacio - 60.0% - (9 out of 15)
- Paul Ainslie - 63.2% - (12 out of 19)
- Norm Kelly - 70.0% - (14 out of 20)
- Anthony Perruzza - 72.2% - (13 out of 18)
- Bill Saundercook - 72.2% - (13 out of 18)
- Suzan Hall - 75.0% - (15 out of 20)
- Mark Grimes - 77.8% - (14 out of 18)
- Frank Di Giorgio - 78.9% - (15 out of 19)
- Maria Augimeri - 82.4% - (14 out of 17)
- John Filion - 82.4% - (14 out of 17)
- Giorgio Mammoliti - 85.7% - (12 out of 14)
- Paula Fletcher - 94.1% - (16 out of 17)
- Sandra Bussin - 94.4% - (17 out of 18)
- Raymond Cho - 94.4% - (17 out of 18)
- Howard Moscoe - 94.4% - (17 out of 18)
- Shelley Carroll - 100.0% - (19 out of 19)
- Janet Davis - 100.0% - (20 out of 20)
- Glenn De Baeremaeker - 100.0% - (20 out of 20)
- Adam Giambrone - 100.0% - (18 out of 18)
- Adrian Heaps - 100.0% - (20 out of 20)
- Pam McConnell - 100.0% - (18 out of 18)
- Joe Mihevc - 100.0% - (20 out of 20)
- Joe Pantalone - 100.0% - (18 out of 18)
- Gord Perks - 100.0% - (20 out of 20)
- Kyle Rae - 100.0% - (16 out of 16)
- Adam Vaughan - 100.0% - (20 out of 20)
I put the members of the Executive Committee in italics. They are a special case as they are obligated to vote together with Miller on all major issues.
If you're interested in what the 20 votes were, here is what I used:
- 2009 Operating budget
- 2010 Arts Funding increase
- 2010 Operating budget
- Banning Corportate/Union contributions
- EMS essential designation
- Taking down the Gardiner removal
- Closing the Highland Creek incinerator
- Jarvis Bike lanes
- Land transfer tax
- Buying new streetcars
- Council pay freeze
- Plastic bag fee
- Making the Rouge a national park
- Sign bylaw
- Banning smoking in parks
- CUPE strike settlement
- TTC Essential service designation
- University bike lanes
- Vehicle registration tax
- 70% Waste diversion plan
