Sarah Doucette
Sarah Doucette | |
|---|---|
 Sarah Doucette as she appeared in 2010 | |
| Former Toronto City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Saundercook |
| Constituency | Ward 13, Parkdale–High Park |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winchester, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British, Canadian |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Public Administrator |
Sarah Doucette (/duːˈsɛt/ ⓘ doo-SET) is a Canadian politician, who served on Toronto City Council from 2010 to 2018. In the 2010 city council election, Doucette defeated 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, but decided not to run in the 2018 election.[4]
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.[5][6]
Election results[edit]
| 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 |
| 8 other candidates.[a] | 3,514 | 14.2 |
| Total | 24,691 | 99.9 |
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 13 [7] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Doucette | 10,100 | 47.04 |
| Bill Saundercook | 7,893 | 36.76 |
| Nick Pavlov | 2,109 | 9.82 |
| Redmond Weissenberger | 1,139 | 5.30 |
| Jackelyn Van Altenberg | 228 | 1.06 |
| Total | 21,469 | 100% |
References[edit]
- ^ Candidates who posted less than 1,000 votes were: Thomas Dempsey, Matthew Bielaski, Alex Perez, Evan Tummillo, Rishi Sharma, Greg Lada, István Tar, Bohdan Spas
- ^ Porter, Catherine (October 26, 2010). "Porter: Female breakthrough on Toronto city council". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c Rainford, Lisa (October 26, 2010). "Doucette captures Ward 13". Bloor West Villager. Toronto: InsideToronto. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Rainford, Lisa; Erin Hatfield (October 26, 2010). "Consultation, Visioning in store for west-end wards". Bloor West Villager. Toronto: InsideToronto. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Sarah Doucette". Archived from the original on October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Who Supports Whom in NDP Leadership Race". The Hill Times. Ottawa. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Peggy Nash Campaign at the NDP Convention". Press Release. Toronto: Peggy Nash. March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ Watkiss, Uli S. (October 28, 2010). "Official Declaration of Results of Voting Monday, October 25, 2010" (PDF). Toronto Votes. City Clerk's Office, City of Toronto. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
External links[edit]
- City of Toronto: Councillor Doucette's profile (copy archived January 26, 2018)