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Jonathan Tsao

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Jonathan Tsao
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 33 (Don Valley East)
In office
May 22, 2018 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byShelley Carroll
Succeeded byDenzil Minnan-Wong
(Ward 16)
Personal details
Born1987
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, London School of Economics
OccupationPolitical Advisor
Websitejonathantsao.ca

Jonathan Tsao is a Canadian politician and a former councillor in the city of Toronto in Ward 33 (Don Valley East).[1][2]

As a longtime community activist, Tsao was appointed as Toronto city councillor. He was a resident of Ward 33 at the time of his appointment.[3] He represented Don Valley East, which was vacant as a result of the resignation of the incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll in April 2018 and served until the municipal election in October 2018[4][5] when he did not seek re-election.[6][7]

He is a former senior political advisor in the Ontario provincial government.[5] He currently serves as a director of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care[8] and on the board of management for the Toronto Zoo.[9]

In October 2020, Tsao was selected as the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate for Don Valley North for the 43rd Ontario general election.[10]

Education

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Tsao holds a bachelor's degree from University of Toronto, and an MSc from the London School of Economics.[11]

Electoral history

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2022 Ontario general election: Don Valley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Vincent Ke 15,041 47.41 +2.97 $61,647
Liberal Jonathan Tsao 11,685 36.83 +5.91 $88,913
New Democratic Ebrahim Astaraki 3,133 9.87 −11.00 $16,187
Green Ostap Soroka 1,179 3.72 +1.16 $823
New Blue Jay Sobel 690 2.17   $924
Total valid votes/Expense limit 31,728 99.42 +0.40 $109,620
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 185 0.58 −0.40
Turnout 31,913 40.76 −13.05
Eligible voters 77,408
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −1.47
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

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