Paul Ainslie
Paul Ainslie | |
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(Ward 41) Scarborough-Rouge River (interim) | |
In office February 1, 2006 – December 1, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Bas Balkissoon |
Succeeded by | Chin Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | February 4, 1967
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Janet Ainslie |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Municipal Councillor |
Website | www.paulainslie.com |
Paul Ainslie (
On February 1, 2006, City Council appointed Ainslie to fill the vacancy in Ward 41 that was created when Bas Balkissoon was elected in a provincial by-election in the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River.[2]
A condition of the appointment was that he would not run as a candidate in the 2006 election. However, when councillor David Soknacki announced his intention not to run in Ward 43, Ainslie put his name forward as a candidate to replace him. Ainslie used to be an executive assistant to Soknacki. Soknacki supported Ainslie's candidacy.[citation needed]
During the election campaign in 2006, a video surfaced which showed Ainslie promising to Toronto City Council not to run. "I will not run in Ward 41, or any other ward in the city."[3] His campaign literature urged voters to "return" him to city hall. He said that his campaign team suggested using the word "re-elect". Ainslie said, "I didn't think it was proper."[4] Despite the controversy, he was elected in Ward 43.[5]
In April 2007, he determined that it costs $20,000 annually to provide councillors and staff at City Hall offices with free coffee every day. He moved a motion in committee to remove the expense, but it failed to pass.[6][7]
During the
On May 3, 2013, Ainslie was stopped by a RIDE check on Kingston Road and was given a three-day licence suspension.[10][11][12]
Election results
2018 Toronto election, Ward 24[13] | ||
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Paul Ainslie | 15,131 | 66.82% |
Michelle Spencer | 1,933 | 8.54% |
Priyanth Nallaratnam | 1,896 | 8.38% |
Reddy Muttukuru | 1,323 | 5.85% |
Sajid Saleh | 841 | 3.71% |
Morlan Washington | 592 | 2.62% |
Keiosha Ross | 405 | 1.79% |
Emery Warner | 393 | 1.74% |
Itohan Evbagharu | 132 | 0.58% |
Total | 22,646 | 100% |
2014 Toronto election, Ward 43[14] | ||
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Paul Ainslie | 12,358 | 74.3% |
Harris Mark | 1,750 | 10.5% |
Jason Colterman | 1,437 | 8.6% |
Bartley Alonzo | 799 | 4.8% |
Kodanipork Andi | 283 | 1.7% |
Total | 16,627 | 100% |
2010 Toronto election, Ward 43[15] | ||
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Paul Ainslie | 9,334 | 60.6% |
John Laforet | 4,440 | 28.8% |
Bhaskar Sharma | 758 | 4.9% |
Benjamin Mbaegbu | 489 | 3.18% |
Samuel Getachew | 392 | 2.5% |
Total | 15,413 | 100% |
2006 Toronto election, Ward 43[16] | ||
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Paul Ainslie | 4,677 | 38.7% |
Jim Robb | 3,388 | 28.1% |
Abdul Patel | 1,738 | 14.4% |
John Laforet | 933 | 7.7% |
Mujeeb Khan | 495 | 4.1% |
Glenn Kitchen | 495 | 4.1% |
Amarjeet Chhabra | 351 | 2.9% |
Total | 12,077 | 100% |
References
- ^ Mendleson, Rachel (October 20, 2013). "Paul Ainslie: How a Ford loyalist landed near the top of the mayor's hit list". Toronto Star.
- ^ "City Council appointments made for Wards 20 and 41". City of Toronto. February 1, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Gray, Jeff (October 4, 2006). "Councillor's stand-in breaks promise not to run for office". The Globe and Mail. p. A12.
- ^ "Flyer raises eyebrows". Toronto Star. September 28, 2006. p. R2.
- ^ "Poll by Poll Results for Ward 43" (PDF). City of Toronto. pp. 147–149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ^ "Budget allow for free coffee for councillors". East York Mirror. Inside Toronto. April 4, 2007.
- ^ "You could call it a brew ha ha at City Hall". Toronto Star. April 5, 2007.
- ^ Church, Elizabeth; Dhillon, Sunny (Jun 10, 2013). "Councillor critical of Rob Ford over drug allegations is off executive committee". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
- ^ "Paul Ainslie quits Rob Ford's executive committee". CBC News. Oct 11, 2013.
- ^ "Councillor Paul Ainslie caught in RIDE program".
- ^ Armstrong, James (May 23, 2013). "Paul Ainslie admits to 3-day licence suspension". Global News.
- ^ "Coun. Paul Ainslie was issued roadside suspension". CBC News. May 23, 2013.
- ^ Ulli S. Watkiss (October 25, 2018). "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ Ulli S. Watkiss (October 30, 2014). "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Ulli S. Watkiss (October 28, 2010). "Declaration of Results of Voting" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Ulli S. Watkiss (November 16, 2006). "Declaration of Results of Voting" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2017.