14 Councillors face another in 25-ward election October 22

With one day left for candidates to register for the Toronto general election on October 22, many head-to-head matchups of current Councillors may be seen. Jon Burnside will face Jaye Robinson in Ward 15 (Don Valley West). It will be Josh Matlow vs Joe Mihevc in Ward 12 (St. Paul’s) Mary Fragedakis vs Paula Fletcher in Ward 14 (Toronto-Danforth) Jim Karygiannis vs Norm Kelly in Ward 22 (Scarborough-Agincourt) Michael Ford vs Vincent Cristanti in Ward 1 (Etobicoke North) John Campbell vs Stephen Holyday in Ward 2 (Etobicoke Centre) Georgio Mammoliti vs Anthony Perruzza in Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and Gary Crawford vs Michelle Holland-Berardinetti in Ward 20 (Scarborough-Southwest).

FORMER MPPs

Kristyn Wong-Tam will face nine other candidates, most notably George Smitherman, former MPP and Liberal Minister in Ward 13 (Toronto Centre), Denzil Minnan-Wong will face former Liberal cabinet minister David Caplan in Ward 16 (Don Valley East) John Filion will face 13 opponents including former Councillor and Police Board Chair Norm Gardner. Nominations close at 4.30 p.m. Friday, September 21.