Sarah Doucette
| Sarah Doucette | |
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 Sarah Doucette as she appeared in 2010 | |
| Toronto City Councillor | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Saundercook |
| Constituency | Ward 13, Parkdale–High Park |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winchester, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British, Canadian |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Public Administrator |
| Website | http://www.sarahdoucette.com |
Sarah Doucette is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election, defeating Bill Saundercook in Ward 13, Parkdale–High Park.[1] Doucette was born in Winchester, Hampshire but grew up on the Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom in the 1960s.[2] Doucette came to Canada in 1980. She and her husband have two children. They have lived in the Swansea neighbourhood of Toronto for fifteen years.[2] Doucette worked at the Swansea Town Hall since 2004 and in 2008, she became executive assistant to the executive director. To run for city council she had to take a leave of absence from her job. The 2010 election race was her first campaign.[3] She was re-elected in 2014.
Doucette comes from a long line of municipal politicians. Both her grandfather and her mother were city councillors and were then elected as mayors: he, in Winchester in 1953, and she in the county of the Isle of Wight, during the 1990s.[2] Doucette supported Peggy Nash in her bid to become leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada.[4][5]
Election results
| 2014 Toronto Election, Ward 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sarah Doucette | 16,202 | 65.6% |
| Nick Pavlov | 2,628 | 10.6% |
| Eugene Melnyk | 1,202 | 4.9% |
| Taras Kulish | 1,145 | 4.6% |
| Thomas Dempsey | 794 | 3.2% |
| Matthew Bielaski | 704 | 2.9% |
| Alex Perez | 679 | 2.7% |
| Evan Tummillo | 532 | 2.2% |
| Rishi Sharma | 457 | 1.9% |
| Greg Lada | 183 | 0.7% |
| István Tar | 110 | 0.4% |
| Bohdan Spas | 55 | 0.2% |
| Total | 24,691 | 99.9% |
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 13 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Doucette | 10,100 | 47.045% |
| Bill Saundercook | 7,893 | 36.765% |
| Nick Pavlov | 2,109 | 9.823% |
| Redmond Weissenberger | 1,139 | 5.305% |
| Jackelyn Van Altenberg | 228 | 1.062% |
| Total | 21,469 | 100% |
Official results.[6]
References
- ↑ Porter, Catherine (2010-10-26). "Porter: Female breakthrough on Toronto city council". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- 1 2 3 Rainford, Lisa (2010-10-26). "Doucette captures Ward 13". Bloor West Villager. Toronto: InsideToronto. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ↑ Rainford, Lisa; Erin Hatfield (2010-10-26). "Consultation, Visioning in store for west-end wards". Bloor West Villager. Toronto: InsideToronto. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ↑ "Who Supports Whom in NDP Leadership Race". The Hill Times. Ottawa: The Hill Times. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "Peggy Nash Campaign at the NDP Convention". Press Release. Toronto: Peggy Nash. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ Watkiss, Uli S. (2010-10-28). "Official Declaration of Results of Voting Monday, October 25, 2010" (PDF). Toronto Votes. City Clerk's Office, City of Toronto. Retrieved 2010-11-03.