Jonathan Tsao
Jonathan Tsao | |
|---|---|
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 33 (Don Valley East) | |
| In office May 22, 2018 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shelley Carroll |
| Succeeded by | Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 16) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Political Advisor |
| Website | jonathantsao |
Jonathan Tsao is a Canadian politician and a former councillor in the city of Toronto in Ward 33 (Don Valley East).[1][2]
As a longtime community activist, Tsao was appointed as Toronto city councillor. He was a resident of Ward 33 at the time of his appointment.[3] He represented Don Valley East, which was vacant as a result of the resignation of the incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll in April 2018 and served until the municipal election in October 2018[4][5] when he did not seek re-election.[6][7]
He is a former senior political advisor in the Ontario provincial government.[5] He currently serves as a director of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care[8] and on the board of management for the Toronto Zoo.[9]
In October 2020, Tsao was selected as the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate for Don Valley North for the 43rd Ontario general election.[10]
Education[edit]
Tsao holds a bachelor's degree from University of Toronto, and an MSc from the London School of Economics.[11]
Electoral history[edit]
| 2022 Ontario general election: Don Valley North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Vincent Ke | 15,041 | 47.41 | +2.97 | $61,647 | |||
| Liberal | Jonathan Tsao | 11,685 | 36.83 | +5.91 | $88,913 | |||
| New Democratic | Ebrahim Astaraki | 3,133 | 9.87 | −11.00 | $16,187 | |||
| Green | Ostap Soroka | 1,179 | 3.72 | +1.16 | $823 | |||
| New Blue | Jay Sobel | 690 | 2.17 | $924 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 31,728 | 99.42 | +0.40 | $109,620 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 185 | 0.58 | −0.40 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,913 | 40.76 | −13.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,408 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −1.47 | ||||||
Source(s)
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References[edit]
- ^ Toronto City Clerk [@TorontoCouncil] (May 22, 2018). "City Council has appointed Jonathan Tsao to the office of Councillor for Ward 33" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Watkiss, Ulli (May 22, 2018). "Bill 600: Item CC40.1 To appoint a member to fill a vacancy on City Council in Ward 33" (PDF). toronto.ca.
- ^ "CC40.1 - Appointment to fill the vacancy in the Office of Councillor, Ward 33, Don Valley East" (PDF). toronto.ca. May 22, 2018. p. 4.
- ^ "Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll resigning to run for provincial Liberals". CityNews. April 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Toronto city council appoints Jonathan Tsao as Ward 33 councillor". CBC News. May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Ward by ward: A look at candidates running in a new 25-ward system".
- ^ "Toronto city council appoints Jonathan Tsao as Ward 33 councillor".
- ^ "Jonathan Tsao appointed councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East". CityNews Toronto. 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo".
- ^ "Liberals in Don Valley North Nominate Jonathan Tsao as 2022 Ontario Liberal Party Candidate". ontarioliberal.ca. October 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020.
- ^ Nickle, David (22 May 2018). "Toronto Council picks Jonathan Tsao to fill vacant Ward 33". Toronto.com.