Gary Crawford (politician)

Gary Crawford (Listen) (born July 15, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Brian Ashton in Ward 36.[1] He held onto the seat in the 2014 municipal elections. Councillor Crawford currently sits as the Budget Chief (2014-2018). Gary served on numerous committees including Budget, Planning and Growth, Economic Development and the Executive Committee. He also served on City Boards and Agencies including East Metro Youth Centre, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (as Interim Chair), Harbourfront Centre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto Centre for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council. He has chaired the Mayor’s Task Force on the Arts, the Theatres Working Group and Co-chaired the Film Board.

Gary Crawford
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 20) Scarborough Southwest
Ward 36 (2010-2018)
Assumed office
December 1, 2010
Preceded byBrian Ashton
Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 18) Scarborough Southwest
In office
December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2010
Preceded byElizabeth Moyer
Succeeded byElizabeth Moyer
Personal details
Born (1960-07-15) July 15, 1960
Halifax, Nova Scotia
NationalityCanadian
ResidenceToronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPolitician (previously: Artist)

Previous to his role on Council, Crawford served a seven-year term as a TDSB Trustee. His experience included appointment as Co-chair of the Board, Chair of Facilities Management and Chair of Negotiations. Gary is a passionate advocate for arts and culture and was instrumental in historic funding increases for the arts. Before becoming a Councillor he was a professional artist and a part-time musician.[2]

Crawford previously ran in the 2007 Ontario Provincial Election for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and lost.

Election results
2014 Toronto election, Ward 36
Candidate Votes %
Gary Crawford 10,83352.805%
Robert Spencer6,39031.148%
Joy Robertson9944.845%
Masihullah Mohebzada7953.875%
Robert McDermott6383.110%
Ed Green4472.179%
Christian Tobin3201.560%
Andre Musters980.478%
Total20,515100%

Unofficial results as of October 27, 2014 11:51 PM [3]

2010 Toronto election, Ward 36
Candidate Votes %
Gary Crawford 4,39225.249%
Robert Spencer3,97022.823%
Diane Hogan2,34113.458%
Sean Gladney2,23312.837%
Eddy Gasparotto1,7279.928%
Marvin Macaraig8664.978%
Vicki Breen6633.811%
Robert McDermott5182.978%
Tony Ashdown4752.731%
Roman Danilov2101.207%
Total17,395100%

2010 City Clerk's Official Declaration [4]

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References
  1. "Changed council faces new mayor". Toronto Star, October 25, 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2017-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Election Results | City of Toronto | 2014 General Election Results for City Ward 36 - Scarborough Southwest". October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. "Declaration of Results of Voting – Monday, October 25, 2010" (PDF). October 28, 2010. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.


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