http://app.toronto.ca/vote/wardList.do
1) Toronto City Council has had a conservative majority since the Rob Ford years. It has seated a 24 conservative - 13 progressive - 7 centrists - 1 Mayor majority during the John Tory years.
2) Under the previously approved 47 seat model the conservatives most likely would still have had a majority of 24 - 15 - 8 - 1.
3) Enter the Sucker Punch Despot Dog Ford and his aching for revenge loins 25 ward edict and the balance of power on city council may most likely shift away from a vast conservative majority to a slight progressive leaning council with the balance of power laying in 4 different ward races outcomes and 3 centrist councilors.
How so?
a) 5 progressive incumbents are running in wards unopposed by another incumbent while the same can only be said of 3 conservative incumbents.
b) 6 conservative incumbents are running in wards against 6 conservative incumbents running in the same wards while the same can only be of 2 progressive incumbents.
c) 2 wards are open with no incumbents. 1 ward is solid progressive while the other leans conservative.
d) 3 wards feature centrist incumbents candidates running unopposed by other incumbents.
All the above, if history be our guide, has the results of: 8 progressive - 10 cons - 3 centrists.
Which leaves us with the key ward races that may decide the balance of power on council for the next 4 years:
1) Perruza vs Mammoliti; Augimeri vs. Pasternak; Wong-Tam vs Triosi; Colle vs Carmichael-Greb
2) The above most likely would be 3 progressive and 1 conservative win
Which brings us to the following total results:
City of Toronto Council will seat: 11 progressives - 11 conservatives - 3 centrists - 1 Mayor
Which is hardly the outcome that Doug Ford's Sucker Punch was intended to effect, from a solid conservative majority to basically a pick-em game, and to which will effect more Godzilla-like city destroying tactics by the despot-in-chief.
1) Toronto City Council has had a conservative majority since the Rob Ford years. It has seated a 24 conservative - 13 progressive - 7 centrists - 1 Mayor majority during the John Tory years.
2) Under the previously approved 47 seat model the conservatives most likely would still have had a majority of 24 - 15 - 8 - 1.
3) Enter the Sucker Punch Despot Dog Ford and his aching for revenge loins 25 ward edict and the balance of power on city council may most likely shift away from a vast conservative majority to a slight progressive leaning council with the balance of power laying in 4 different ward races outcomes and 3 centrist councilors.
How so?
a) 5 progressive incumbents are running in wards unopposed by another incumbent while the same can only be said of 3 conservative incumbents.
b) 6 conservative incumbents are running in wards against 6 conservative incumbents running in the same wards while the same can only be of 2 progressive incumbents.
c) 2 wards are open with no incumbents. 1 ward is solid progressive while the other leans conservative.
d) 3 wards feature centrist incumbents candidates running unopposed by other incumbents.
All the above, if history be our guide, has the results of: 8 progressive - 10 cons - 3 centrists.
Which leaves us with the key ward races that may decide the balance of power on council for the next 4 years:
1) Perruza vs Mammoliti; Augimeri vs. Pasternak; Wong-Tam vs Triosi; Colle vs Carmichael-Greb
2) The above most likely would be 3 progressive and 1 conservative win
Which brings us to the following total results:
City of Toronto Council will seat: 11 progressives - 11 conservatives - 3 centrists - 1 Mayor
Which is hardly the outcome that Doug Ford's Sucker Punch was intended to effect, from a solid conservative majority to basically a pick-em game, and to which will effect more Godzilla-like city destroying tactics by the despot-in-chief.
