Cynthia Lai

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Cynthia Lai
封賴桂霞
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 23 (Scarborough North)
Assumed office
December 1, 2018
Preceded byWard Established
Personal details
NationalityChinese-Canadian
Spouse(s)C. K. Fung
ResidenceToronto, Ontario

Cynthia Lai (About this soundListen) is a Chinese-Canadian politician, who was elected to the Toronto City Council in the 2018 municipal election.[1] She represents Ward 23 (Scarborough North), which she has been a resident of.[2] Lai immigrated from Hong Kong in 1972 and has lived in Toronto ever since.[3]

Prior to her election, Lai worked as a realtor and was president of the Toronto Real Estate Board.[1]

Electoral record[]

2018[]

Ward 23 Scarborough North[]

Candidate Votes Percentage Registration Date Notes
Cynthia Lai 5,589 27.02% May 28, 2018 Endorsed by Toronto Sun.[4]
Maggie Chi 4,137 20.00% June 19, 2018 Worked as a constituency assistant to former Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, for 5 years.[5] Endorsement and support from Chin Lee (former City Councillor), Glen De Baeremaeker (Deputy Mayor for Scarborough), Shaun Chen (Member of Parliament, Scarborough North), Tom Chang (President of the Brimley Forest Community Association), Gary Loughlin (President of the C.D Farqhuarson Community Association).[6]
Felicia Samuel 3,702 17.89% July 25, 2018 Former provincial NDP candidate. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council,[7] Progress Toronto,[8] Toronto Star,[9] and NOW magazine.[10]
Neethan Saba 2,808 13.57% July 27, 2018
James Chow 1,487 7.19% May 16, 2018
Ashwani Bhardwaj 1,259 6.09% July 25, 2018
Sheraz Khan 453 2.19% July 27, 2018
Dameon Halstead 391 1.89% June 12, 2018
Mahboob Mian 335 1.62% July 9, 2018
Sandeep Srivastava 273 1.32% June 26, 2018
Anthony Internicola 254 1.23% May 8, 2018

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Subway backer Cynthia Lai claims open seat in Ward 23, Scarborough North". Toronto Star, October 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "About Councillor Lai". www.cynthialai.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  3. ^ "About Councillor Lai". www.cynthialai.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  4. ^ "Toronto Sun endorsements for city council". 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  5. ^ "Wide open Scarborough North race draws diverse array of candidates | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ (PDF). 2018-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20181016123439/http://www.labourcouncil.ca/uploads/8/8/6/1/8861416/endorsementlistseptember27th2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Council Ward 23 – Scarborough North". Progress Toronto. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  9. ^ "These are the council members Toronto needs". Toronto Star. October 16, 2018.
  10. ^ DiMatteo, Enzo (2018-10-17). "Toronto Election 2018: A voter's guide to the good, bad, ugly and progressive choices for council". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-02.


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