Paul Ainslie
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Paul Ainslie is a city councillor in Toronto
, Canada
. Initially appointed as an interim councillor in ward 41, he now serves as a regular councillor for Ward 43 Scarborough East
.
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.
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 was formerly an executive assistant to Soknacki. Soknacki supported Ainslie's candidacy.
During the election campaign, 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." 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."
Despite the controversy, Ainslie was elected in Ward 43.
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
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. Initially appointed as an interim councillor in ward 41, he now serves as a regular councillor for Ward 43 Scarborough East
Scarborough East
Scarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 2003, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to 2007, and on Toronto City Council....
.
On February 1, 2006, City Council appointed Ainslie to fill the vacancy in Ward 41 that was created when Bas Balkissoon
Bas Balkissoon
Bas Balkissoon is a politician in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly the Toronto city councillor representing Ward 41 in northeast area of Scarborough, Balkissoon won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on November 24, 2005 as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge...
was elected in a provincial by-election in the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River.
A condition of the appointment was that he would not run as a candidate in the 2006 election. However, when councillor David Soknacki
David Soknacki
David Soknacki is a former city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represented one of the two Scarborough East wards.He moved to eastern Scarborough in 1963, and founded the Densgrove Park Community Association. He first ran for Scarborough city council in 1991, but lost to Frank Faubert...
announced his intention not to run in Ward 43, Ainslie put his name forward as a candidate to replace him. Ainslie was formerly an executive assistant to Soknacki. Soknacki supported Ainslie's candidacy.
During the election campaign, 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." 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."
Despite the controversy, Ainslie was elected in Ward 43.
Election results
| 2010 Toronto election Toronto city council election, 2010 For information on the campaign for mayor see Toronto mayoral election, 2010The 2010 Toronto council election was held on October 25, 2010 to elect councillors to represent Toronto's 44 wards at Toronto City Council... , Ward 43 |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Ainslie | 9,334 | 60.559% |
| John Laforet | 4,440 | 28.807% |
| Bhaskar Sharma | 758 | 4.918% |
| Benjamin Mbaegbu | 489 | 3.173% |
| Samuel Getachew | 392 | 2.543% |
| Total | 15,413 | 100% |