Council
The 8 members seated on the 2022–2026 council, and the 1 member who sat in it and left. Each is placed here by the minutes that record them present at council, never inferred from a motion.
Council of 2022–2026 · 2018–2022
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What these columns mean
They measure different things and are not interchangeable. Moving a motion usually means sponsoring a staff report’s recommendation onto the floor. Seconding puts a motion up for debate and is often a seat convention rather than agreement. Meetings are counted against the ones each member was on the record for — not against the whole term, because members join and leave mid-term, so two members’ figures here are not comparable.
Individual positions exist for 565 of 2,897 motions — about 20% of them — because Ontario law records names only when a member asks. Members ask on the most contentious items, so that is a deliberately skewed sample and says nothing about the rest.
Mayor
Mayor · seen 2019-12-10 to 2026-08-11
Of the 152 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 140 substantive and 10 procedural motions, and seconded 138. 449 for and 109 against across the 558 recorded votes they were present for.
Deputy Mayor · seen 2019-12-10 to 2026-08-11
Of the 152 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 474 substantive and 49 procedural motions, and seconded 428. 423 for and 138 against across the 561 recorded votes they were present for.
Ward 1
Councillor · Ward 1 · seen 2022-11-29 to 2026-08-11
Of the 87 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 251 substantive and 40 procedural motions, and seconded 263. 123 for and 48 against across the 171 recorded votes they were present for.
Ward 2
Councillor · Ward 2 · seen 2024-10-01 to 2026-08-11
Of the 40 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 36 substantive and 4 procedural motions, and seconded 123. 51 for and 5 against across the 56 recorded votes they were present for.
Ward 3
Councillor · Ward 3 · seen 2019-12-10 to 2026-08-11
Of the 152 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 431 substantive and 51 procedural motions, and seconded 385. 429 for and 130 against across the 559 recorded votes they were present for.
Ward 4
Councillor · Ward 4 · seen 2019-12-10 to 2026-08-11
Of the 152 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 300 substantive and 12 procedural motions, and seconded 189. 396 for and 164 against across the 560 recorded votes they were present for.
Ward 5
Councillor · Ward 5 · seen 2022-11-29 to 2026-08-11
Of the 87 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 269 substantive and 60 procedural motions, and seconded 268. 126 for and 42 against across the 168 recorded votes they were present for.
Ward 6
Councillor · Ward 6 · seen 2022-11-29 to 2026-08-11
Of the 87 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 190 substantive and 30 procedural motions, and seconded 210. 130 for and 44 against across the 174 recorded votes they were present for.
Also on this council
Councillor · seen 2022-11-29 to 2024-07-09
Of the 43 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 48 substantive and 2 procedural motions, and seconded 106. 75 for and 33 against across the 108 recorded votes they were present for.