Vincent Crisanti
Vincent Crisanti | |
|---|---|
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 1) Etobicoke North | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Suzan Hall |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ford |
| Chair of Etobicoke and York Community Council | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Grimes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | Italian-Canadian |
| Residence(s) | Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Advertising and signage sales manager |
Vincent Crisanti () (born 1953[1]) is a Canadian politician. He was a councillor on Toronto City Council in Toronto, Ontario, Canada representing former Ward 1, Etobicoke North for the period 2010-2018.
Electoral History
Crisanti ran unsuccessfully in the 1997 municipal election for councillor in Ward 5, Rexdale Thistletown. Crisanti ran again in both the 2000 municipal election and the 2003 municipal election for councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North losing both times to Suzan Hall; the first time by only 97 votes.
Crisanti successfully ran a fourth time for councillor for Ward 1 in the 2010 municipal election defeating Hall by 509 votes.
Removal and Reappointment Toronto Transit Commission
On December 8, 2010 he was appointed to the Board of the Toronto Transit Commission by council.[2]
Crisanti was one of five Councillors removed from the TTC board by council in March 2012. He was one of 5 councillors on the TTC board who voted in 2012 to terminate the services of the TTC General Manager Gary Webster.
Andy Byford was hired as Webster's replacement.[3] As a result of the decision to terminate Webster, the five Councillors who supported Webster's termination and his replacement by Byford, including Crisanti, were removed from the TTC board by council on March 5, 2012 before the end of their appointed term as a result of a motion by Councillor Karen Stintz, who was Chair of the TTC board.[4][5]
Crisanti was re-elected as councillor for Ward 1 in the 2014 municipal election .[6]
On December 2, 2014 he was appointed again to the TTC board by City Council after the election of Mayor John Tory.[7] Under Byford's leadership the TTC subsequently won the 2017 American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) award for Transit System of the Year [8]
Appointment and Removal as Deputy Mayor
Crisanti was named a Deputy Mayor of Toronto by John Tory on December 1, 2014.[9]
On Friday September 8, 2017 at 23rd Annual Ford Fest backyard bbq event where Doug Ford announced his candidacy for mayor of Toronto in 2018, Crisanti was quoted as publicly saying “If anybody out there doubts the power of Ford Nation, just come here tonight … I got first elected in 2010 with the support of Rob Ford and I’m here today because of the Fords and I want to thank them.”[10]
As a result of Crisanti's statement, which was interpreted as support for Doug Ford's candidacy for Mayor in the 2018 municipal election, John Tory removed Crisanti as Deputy Mayor and replaced him with Stephen Holyday. [11]
2018 Election
Crisanti stood for reelection to Toronto City Council in the 2018 municipal election in the newly expanded Ward 1 - Etobicoke North, created as a result of the Toronto ward boundary changes imposed by the Ontario government of Doug Ford in the middle of the campaign. The new Ward 1 had the same boundaries as the federal Etobicoke North riding. In the campaign, Premier Ford announced his support for his nephew Michael Ford, to whom Crisanti would lose.[12]
Electoral record
| 2014 Toronto election, Ward 1 - Etobicoke North | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Crisanti, Vincent (incumbent) | 7,427 | 46.31 |
| Avtar Minhas | 3,118 | 19.44 |
| Jeff Corbett | 1,699 | 10.59 |
| Patricia Crooks | 942 | 5.87 |
| Idil Burale | 878 | 5.47 |
| Arsalan Baig | 721 | 4.50 |
| Khaliq Mahmood | 304 | 1.90 |
| Gurinder Patri | 269 | 1.68 |
| Akhtar Ayub | 196 | 1.22 |
| Charan Hundal | 173 | 1.08 |
| Christopher Noor | 172 | 1.07 |
| Dino Caltsoudas | 140 | 0.87 |
| Total | 16,039 | 100.00% |
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 1 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Vincent Crisanti | 5,505 | 40.73% |
| Suzan Hall (incumbent) | 4,996 | 36.96% |
| Omar Farouk | 1,573 | 11.64% |
| Sharad Sharma | 883 | 6.53% |
| Ted Berger | 388 | 2.87% |
| Peter D'Gama | 169 | 1.25% |
| Total | 13,514 | 100% |
| 2003 Toronto election, Ward 1 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Suzan Hall (incumbent) | 3,462 | 30.85% |
| Vincent Crisanti | 2,580 | 22.99% |
| Ranjeet Chahal | 1,737 | 15.47% |
| Hazoor Elahi | 1,016 | 9.05% |
| Anthony Caputo | 948 | 8.44% |
| Michelle Munroe | 857 | 7.63% |
| Ikram Freed | 491 | 4.37% |
| Chitranjan Gill | 92 | 0.81% |
| Singh Khipple | 39 | 0.34% |
| Total | 11,222 | 100% |
| 2000 Toronto election, Ward 1 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Suzan Hall | 2,894 | 24.80% |
| Vincent Crisanti | 2,797 | 23.97% |
| Manjinder Singh | 2,471 | 21.17% |
| Bruce Sinclair (incumbent) | 1,907 | 16.34% |
| Anthony Caputo | 978 | 8.38% |
| Murphy Browne | 364 | 3.11% |
| Courtney Doldron | 134 | 1.14% |
| Alan Nemaric | 64 | 0.54% |
| Albin Janus | 59 | 0.50% |
| Total | 11,668 | 100% |
References
- ^ "Local issues a priority for rookie councillor" Toronto Sun, November 21, 2010
- ^ https://www.ttc.ca/News/2010/December/0812_new_commission.jsp
- ^ O'Toole, Megan (February 21, 2012). "'Toadyism wins:' Councillors rage after TTC board sacks Toronto transit chief Gary Webster". National Post.
- ^ "Mayor loses as TTC board restructured". Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Eglinton LRT first up at new TTC board". Toronto Star. March 7, 2012.
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/cityhallpolitics/article/1141766--eglinton-lrt-first-up-at-new-ttc-board
- ^ "Old guard of council's left". NOW Magazine.
- ^ http://ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Awards/index.jsp
- ^ "John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee". Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ http://z1035.com/john-tory-replaces-vince-crisanti-deputy-mayor/
- ^ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2017/09/15/crisanti-fires-back-tory-removed-deputy-mayor/
- ^ https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/doug-fords-nephew-squares-off-with-family-ally-for-seat-on-premiers-downsized-toronto-council