John Tory
John Howard Tory (
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| 65th Mayor of Toronto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office December 1, 2014 – February 17, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | Rob Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Olivia Chow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | John Howard Tory May 28, 1954 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative Federal PC (until 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Hackett (m. 1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Elizabeth Bacon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | John A. Tory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | John S. D. Tory (grandfather) James Marshall Tory (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Toronto (BA) Osgoode Hall Law School (LLB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tory was a candidate for the 2003 Toronto mayoral election. He finished in second place and lost to David Miller. After this, from 2004 to 2009, he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2005 to 2007 for the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey.
He was elected in the 2014 election against Olivia Chow and Doug Ford, the other leading competitors. He succeeded Rob Ford. In 2018, Tory was re-elected for a second time. In this election he defeated a former Chief City Planner, Jennifer Keesmaat.[2]
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Tory in Guelph, September 24, 2007
Tory seated at a television studio set with Sandra Pupatello in January 2013
Tory on stage with other mayoral candidates prior to a debate, June 2014
The percentage of the vote won by John Tory in each municipal ward in Toronto's 2018 mayoral election
References
- ↑ "Mayor's biography". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ McQuigge, Michelle; Perkel, Colin (22 October 2018). "John Tory cruises to second term as Toronto mayor as Ontario holds municipal elections". National Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.