Mr. Shan and his family
Results for 17 in field of 29
Largely uninhabited ward
Neethan Shan, an activist for South Asian empowerment, has easily won the byelection in Scarborough Ward 42 against 28 other candidates. He won nearly 46 percent of the vote, a remarkable accomplishment with so many running. Shan is already a school trustee and thus seems to have followed a familiar path of political advancement. The Scarborough-Rouge River.riding is at the northeast corner of the City and is the least inhabited ward in Toronto because of the Rouge River National Park which occupies a large area. Shan’s nearest competitor won just 14 percent of the vote. The new Councillor is of Tamil extraction and a fierce supporter of the Scarborough subway scheme. His Twitter account indicates an affiliation with the NDP.
