Josh Colle
Josh Colle (ⓘ) is a Canadian politician. He was the councillor for Ward 15 on Toronto City Council for the years 2010-2018.[1] Colle was the Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission during the period 2014-2018.[2]
Josh Colle | |
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Colle in 2010 | |
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 15) Eglinton—Lawrence | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Moscoe |
| Succeeded by | Mike Colle (Ward 8) |
| Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – December 13, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Stintz |
| Succeeded by | Jaye Robinson |
| Chair of the Planning and Growth Management Committee | |
| In office August 7, 2014 – November 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Milczyn |
| Succeeded by | David Shiner |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Italian Canadian |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Energy and Infrastructure Executive |
Politics edit
As city councillor, Colle served as a director on many high profile city agency boards, including the board of Toronto Hydro. In March 2012, he was elected by Toronto City Council to serve as a commissioner of the Toronto Transit Commission and was subsequently made chair in December, 2014.[3]
He was instrumental in petitioning Metrolinx to include a station at Oakwood Avenue in their final plans for the Eglinton Crosstown line. It was confirmed that the Crosstown would feature a station at Oakwood in October 2012.[4]
In 2018, a month after registering as a candidate in the 2018 municipal election, Colle withdrew his registration and announced his retirement from politics.[5] His father Mike Colle subsequently announced his candidacy for councillor in the 2018 municipal election and ran in the new enlarged Ward 8 Eglinton Lawrence, comprising the former Ward 15 held by his son and Ward 16 represented by Christin Carmichael Greb. Mike Colle defeated Greb in Ward 16.[6]
Election results edit
| 2014 Toronto election, Ward 15[7] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Colle | 14,733 | 75.20% |
| Chani Aryeh-Bain | 2,410 | 12.30% |
| Ahmed Belkadi | 1,382 | 7.05% |
| Eduardo Harari | 645 | 3.29% |
| James Van Zandwijk | 422 | 2.15% |
| Total | 19,592 | 100% |
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 15[8] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Colle | 6,668 | 40.375% |
| Rob Davis | 5,399 | 32.691% |
| Ron Singer | 2,275 | 13.775% |
| Tony Evangelista | 1,173 | 7.103% |
| Giuseppe Pede | 472 | 2.858% |
| Eva Tavares | 464 | 2.81% |
| William Reitsma | 64 | 0.388% |
| Total | 16,515 | 100% |
References edit
- ^ "Changed council faces new mayor". Toronto Star, October 25, 2010.
- ^ Pelley, Lauren (Jul 25, 2018). "Mike Colle, former councillor, MPP hoping for council return as son Josh Colle retires from municipal politics". CBC News. Retrieved Apr 10, 2019.
- ^ "TTC The Board". Toronto Transit Commission.
- ^ "Modified LRT master agreement puts Oakwood station on the map: Colle". York Guardian, October 26, 2012.
- ^ "TTC chair Josh Colle retiring from politics after 8 years on city council". Toronto Star, July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Toronto election 2018: Ward 8 Eglinton–Lawrence - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ City of Toronto 2014 elections result page
- ^ City of Toronto elections page 2010-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- City of Toronto Councillor Profile
- Official website