Amber Morley
Deputy Mayor of Toronto
for Etobicoke and York
Assumed office
August 10, 2023
MayorOlivia Chow
Preceded byStephen Holyday (2022)
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byMark Grimes
Personal details
Political partyIndependent

Amber Morley is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore on Toronto City Council since 2022. She has also served as the deputy mayor of Toronto for Etobicoke and York since 2023.[1]

Background

Prior to her election to council, Morley worked at the LAMP Community Health Centre, and as an administrative assistant to former councillor Peter Milczyn.[2] In 2017, she was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her work with LAMP.[3]

Political career

Morley ran in the 2018 Toronto municipal election in Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore, coming in second to Grimes.[4]

She ran again in the 2022 municipal election and was elected.[5][6] Morley received a number of endorsements from left-wing politicians including Toronto—St. Paul's Councillor Josh Matlow, former New Democratic MP Peggy Nash, as well as Ontario New Democratic MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam, Bhutila Karpoche and Jill Andrew.[7]

Following the election of Mayor Olivia Chow in 2023, Morley was appointed one of four deputy mayors of Toronto, representing Etobicoke and York.[8]

Electoral record

2022 Toronto municipal election, Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Candidate Vote %
Amber Morley 15,271 46.44
Mark Grimes (X) 13,258 40.32
Mary Markovic 2,625 7.98
Marco Valle 644 1.96
Bonnie Hu 618 1.88
Zeynel Ari 467 1.42
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Candidate Votes Percentage
Mark Grimes 16,527 40.90%
Amber Morley 10,985 27.19%
Pamela Gough 7,301 18.07%
Iain Davis 2,722 6.74%
Svitlana Burlakova 1,218 3.01%
Peggy Moulder 575 1.42%
Patrizia Nigro 394 0.98%
Michael Julihen 320 0.79%
Michael Loomans 199 0.49%
Robert Gunnyon 167 0.41%

References

  1. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/olivia-chow-committee-appointments-1.6932465
  2. ^ "City builders Toronto needs". Toronto Star, October 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lakeshore youth advocate honoured with Jubilee medal at LAMP meeting". Etobicoke Guardian, September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Francine Kopun, "Battle over voting record shapes up in Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore". Toronto Star, October 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Full election night results for Etobicoke-Lakeshore including school board trustee races". thestar.com. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  6. ^ Tamara Shephard, "Amber Morley defeats longtime incumbent Mark Grimes in Etobicoke-Lakeshore". Etobicoke Guardian, October 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Candidate Amber Morley says she's receiving more support as election nears". torontonewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  8. ^ "ST2.1 - Mayor Chow - Councillors and Committees" (PDF). City of Toronto.


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