William Azaroff wins the OneCity mayoral nomination
With about 60% of the vote
Justin subsequently corrected himself:
Correction: Azaroff won by about 400 votes.
A shade under 60%.
It’s a reflection of the type of focus OneCity has become: very pro-housing development, urbanist, centre-left without being too tied to the NDP.
Latest graph of mayoral candidates. OneCity is the one left-of-centre party that’s solidly pro-housing. Similarly, it looks like TEAM has the “right-of-centre, less change” position to itself.
The numbers in the OneCity mayoral nomination race:
2594 people were eligible to vote
2267 people voted (87%)
929 votes for Amanda Burrows (41.2%)
1324 votes for William Azaroff (58.8%)
Video:
Announcement of the results by Vanna Orecchio, executive director
Concession speech by Amanda Burrows
Acceptance speech by William Azaroff
Congratulations to both William Azaroff and Amanda Burrows on a hard-fought campaign! This was a key decision by OneCity members.
On to the next phase: the OneCity nomination race for council, school board, and park board candidates, with the membership cutoff in early April and the vote in early May. I’m seeking a OneCity nomination for city council - but that can wait for another day.