Mary-Margaret McMahon

Mary-Margaret McMahon (listen) (born July 6, 1966, in Collingwood, Ontario) is a Canadian retired politician, who was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election, defeating Speaker Sandra Bussin in Ward 32 (Beaches—East York).[2] She served Ward 32 from 2010 to 2018, when she declined to run in the 2018 Toronto municipal election.

Mary-Margaret McMahon
McMahon in 2016
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 32) Beaches-East York
In office
December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2018
Preceded bySandra Bussin
Succeeded byBrad Bradford
Personal details
Born (1966-07-06) July 6, 1966
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Spouse(s)James McMahon
Children2
ParentsRon Emo and Gloria Emo (1940–2011)[1]
ResidenceToronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationTeacher

Background

Born and raised in Collingwood, Ontario, she is the daughter of former Collingwood mayor Ron Emo and Gloria Emo (1940–2011). McMahon is one of four children, including brothers Michael, Stephen and Timothy. McMahon has a bachelor's degree from Carleton University in Ottawa. Since 1990, McMahon has resided in the Beaches - East York area.[3] She describes herself as a "fiscally responsible environmentalist."[4]

McMahon is a community activist and former teacher of English as a second language (TESLE certified from University of Toronto), after residing in Japan for many years. She founded the East Lynn Park Farmers market and helped organize an anti-idling campaign at her children's school. She previously worked for Live Green Toronto as a Community Animator.[5]

In October 2017 McMahon announced she would not be running for re-election in 2018, confirming a promise made when she was first elected in 2010.[6] During her time as a councillor she brought forward two motions to Toronto City Council calling for term limits, but both were defeated.[6]

Election results
2014 Toronto election, Ward 32
Candidate Votes[7] %
Mary-Margaret McMahon (incumbent)15,76260.92
Sandra Bussin4,55217.59
Brian Graff1,9227.43
9 other candidates3,63914.06
Total25,875100.00
2010 Toronto election, Ward 32
Candidate Votes %
Mary-Margaret McMahon15,15965.144%
Sandra Bussin (incumbent)5,99825.776%
Keith Begley7533.236%
Bruce Baker4772.05%
Brad Feraday3541.521%
Martin Gladstone2100.902%
Neil Sinclair1900.817%
Albert Castells660.284%
Kieron Pope630.271%
Total23,270100%

Official results.[8]

References
  1. "Gloria Emo". TheGlobeAndMail.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. "Changed council faces new mayor". Toronto Star, October 25, 2010.
  3. "Elect Mary-Margaret McMahon". Accessed November 14, 2010.
  4. Brendan Kennedy, City hall rookies 2010: Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ward 32, Toronto Star (November 25, 2010).
  5. Vanessa Lu, Activist with a long to-do list, Toronto Star (March 6, 2010).
  6. Boisvert, Nick (October 23, 2017). "Mary-Margaret McMahon won't run in 2018 and wants other councillors to follow her lead". CBC News.
  7. "Ward 32, Beaches-East York, Councillor" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  8. City of Toronto elections page Archived 2010-10-26 at the Wayback Machine


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