Don Valley East

GPO       Rizwan Khan has taken the Candidate Pledge:

"The Green Party of Ontario, and I, will allow municipalities the option to use a ranked ballot voting system for elections. Ranked ballots provide municipal voters with a second choice to their vote, mitigating problems with vote-splitting when more than two candidates run. This method minimizes strategic voting, promotes the representation of historically disenfranchised groups, allows for a plurality of ideas, and is inherently more democratic because it results in representation that better reflects the desires of voters."

LPO        Adil Shamji has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

NDP       Mara-Elena Nagy has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

PCO       Sam Moini has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

Don Valley North

GPO       Ostap Soroka has taken the Candidate Pledge:

"In a polity that chooses its governance by majority rule, it should be both impossible and unthinkable that any individual or party could attain power with anything less than 50%+1 votes. Yet, in our outmoded, obsolete, completely unsuitable FPTP system, we routinely suffer the consequences of a government in (even majority!) power elected by a small fraction of the votes. No wonder that those who can mobilize the most money always win. No wonder the system only seems to benefit the cronies of the rich. How dare we, frankly, even call it “democracy”?"

LPO        Jonathan Tsao has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

NDP       Ebrahim Astaraki has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

PCO       Vincent Ke has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

Don Valley West

GPO       Sheena Sharp has taken the Candidate Pledge:

"The candidates matter so much more in municipal elections because there are no parties. Ranked ballots usually means more open and respectful discussion. We need to find ways of rejuvenating municipal election discussion to focus on our ideas for the future of our collective city and less on inward looking concerns. Maybe Ranked ballot won’t fix it but it will be a contributing factor."

LPO        Stephanie Bowman has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

NDP       Irwin Elman has taken the Candidate Pledge:

"The vote is one of the most basic forms in which an individual is able to express and shape their government. First-past-the-post systems often result in a minority of the population deciding everyone's government. For a truly effective democracy that strives for consensus and representation, I support having ranked ballots in municipal elections."

PCO       Mark Saunders has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

Eglinton—Lawrence

GPO       Leah Tysoe has taken the Candidate Pledge:

LPO        Arlena Hebert has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

NDP       Natasha Doyle-Merrick has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

PCO       Robin Martin has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

IND       Sam Kaplun has taken the Candidate Pledge:

"For nonpartisan and single officeholder elections, I support ranked choice voting. In Eglinton—Lawrence in 2014, we elected a city councillor with less than 20% of the vote who did not represent the majority of us. RCV enables us to elect representatives who more accurately reflect our values and priorities. That’s why I’ll support RCV for Ontario municipal elections!"

Willowdale

GPO       Monica Henriques has taken the Candidate Pledge:

"Ontario Greens believe in empowering municipalities to choose what voting method is best for their communities. We’re in favour of ranked ballots in particular because there is clear evidence that ranked ballots produces a more civil election experience for candidates and voters, and results in a more diverse city council."

LPO        Paul Saguil has taken the Candidate Pledge:

"I support ranked balloting because I believe it's important to give voters the chance and choice to rank their options for local representation."

NDP       Hal Berman has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

PCO       Stan Cho has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

York Centre

GPO       Alison Lowney has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

LPO        Shelley Brown has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

NDP       Frank Chu has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge

PCO       Michael Kerzner has not yet taken the Candidate Pledge