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352:. The close race was marked by an election night error. The city website announced that, with all the ballots in, Jenkins had lost to Robinson by 30 votes. However, only 90 per cent of the votes had actually been counted, and by the time the full count was completed two hours later, Jenkins had pulled into the lead by 80 votes and held on to win.
366:. During the 2014-2018 Council term she held several important Committee positions serving as Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee (PWIC) and as a member of the Executive Committee. As PWIC’s chair she brought in and was in charge of the city’s first comprehensive road safety program known as
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422:. Robinson died – while still serving as a city councillor – on May 16, 2024, at the age of 61. Following her death, City Council – on June 26, 2024 – approved the November 4, 2024 by-election to fill her seat.
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Robinson was diagnosed with breast cancer and took a temporary leave of absence from council on
October 29, 2019. She returned to council meetings in November 2020, although her attendance was done remotely due to the
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Robinson would serve as the chair of the TTC, a position she held until 2022 when Tory appointed her to lead the city's plan for the
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December 7, 1962 to John “Jake” and Shirley Robinson (née Jackson). Her parents named her
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1147:"A look at Toronto's city councillors under the new 25-ward system"
1551:"2014 General Election Results for City Ward 25 - Don Valley West"
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Robinson ran again for
Councillor for Toronto City Council in the
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Spurr, Ben; Hasham, Alyshah; Habibinia, Mahdis (May 17, 2024).
1473:"Byelection to be held in Toronto's Don Valley West on Nov. 4"
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1448:. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
1287:. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
1256:. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
1024:"Erstwhile winner calls for probe into mix-up"
344:Robinson ran for councillor in Ward 25 in the
290:(TTC) from 2018 to 2022. Robinson represented
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913:"J.R. Robinson, Noted Editor, Dies in Sleep"
286:from 2010 to 2024. She was the chair of the
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392:. She continued to lead this team after
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847:"City hall rookies 2010: Jaye Robinson"
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328:. She spent 20 years working for the
294:. She died in office on May 16, 2024.
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1248:Jeffords, Shawn (November 24, 2022).
859:from the original on October 26, 2017
355:Robinson ran again in Ward 25 in the
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1326:from the original on October 6, 2022
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845:Thomas, Nicki (November 24, 2010).
1378:Rider, David (November 25, 2020).
1279:CBC News Staff (August 10, 2023).
1180:Westoll, Nick (October 13, 2018).
1145:CTV Web Staff (October 22, 2018).
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1217:Shum, David (December 12, 2018).
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1054:Spears, John (October 26, 2010).
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1225:. Toronto: Corus Entertainment.
1021:Rapp, Nick (November 12, 2003).
988:Star Staff (November 11, 2003).
1576:City Staff (October 26, 2010).
1532:. Toronto City Clerk's Office.
1508:. Toronto City Clerk's Office.
965:. The Canadian Press. p. 9
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949:CP Staff (December 18, 1961).
384:Following the election, Mayor
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991:"GTA Votes: Toronto Results"
92:and Infrastructure Committee
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1630:Women in Ontario politics
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1527:"Declaration of Results"
1503:"Declaration of Results"
879:"John Robinson Obituary"
398:2023 mayoral by-election
1479:. Toronto: Bell Media.
1355:. Toronto: Bell Media.
375:2018 municipal election
292:Ward 15 Don Valley West
179:Toronto City Councillor
138:Ward 15 Don Valley West
133:Toronto City Councillor
348:against the incumbent
90:Chair of Public Works
1584:on September 20, 2011
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324:political columnist,
302:Robinson was born in
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284:Toronto City Council
247:Orangeville, Ontario
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887:. August 11, 2012.
396:was elected in the
390:2026 FIFA World Cup
126:Committee dissolved
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796:Official results.
403:The Globe and Mail
400:. Alex Bozikovic,
234:Janet Joy Robinson
114:Denzil Minnan-Wong
1557:on March 26, 2016
1064:. pp. GT 1-2
819:. Toronto. 2024.
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1187:Global News
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930:. p. 1
919:The Gazette
535:Vote share
496:Gregory Vaz
485:David Ricci
394:Olivia Chow
368:Vision Zero
198:Preceded by
156:Preceded by
109:Preceded by
67:Preceded by
1604:Categories
1330:October 6,
1155:Bell Media
800:References
727:Candidate
634:Candidate
529:Candidate
443:Candidate
298:Background
240:1962-12-07
72:Josh Colle
963:Saskatoon
721:, Ward 25
628:, Ward 25
437:, Ward 15
386:John Tory
308:Janet Joy
188:In office
146:In office
99:In office
57:In office
1534:Archived
1510:Archived
1481:Archived
1450:Archived
1446:CBC News
1419:Archived
1388:Archived
1357:Archived
1324:Archived
1289:Archived
1285:CBC News
1258:Archived
1254:CBC News
1227:Archived
1196:Archived
1159:Archived
1124:Archived
924:Montreal
889:Archived
857:Archived
821:Archived
708:100.00%
680:Kim Diep
612:Source:
586:Minh Le
507:Source:
249:, Canada
1588:May 17,
1487:July 3,
1456:May 17,
1425:May 18,
1394:May 18,
1363:May 17,
1295:May 17,
1264:May 18,
1233:May 18,
1202:May 18,
1165:May 18,
1130:May 17,
1097:May 17,
1068:May 17,
1039:May 17,
1033:CanWest
1002:May 17,
969:May 23,
934:May 23,
895:May 17,
863:May 17,
827:May 22,
757:43.02%
746:45.49%
653:83.24%
602:32,955
559:43.82%
556:14,440
546:49.22%
543:16,219
787:20,350
779:1.80%
768:9.67%
730:Votes
705:22,905
697:2.33%
686:2.46%
675:3.71%
664:8.26%
650:19,066
637:Votes
592:1.23%
581:1.77%
570:3.97%
567:1,309
532:Votes
491:11.21
480:12.78
463:16,142
266:Spouse
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790:100%
784:Total
765:1,968
754:8,756
743:9,258
702:Total
661:1,891
598:Total
502:1.79
488:2,438
477:2,780
468:74.22
446:Vote
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1590:2024
1563:2016
1489:2024
1477:CP24
1458:2024
1427:2024
1396:2024
1365:2024
1352:CP24
1332:2022
1297:2024
1266:2024
1235:2024
1204:2024
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1070:2024
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1004:2024
971:2024
936:2024
897:2024
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606:100%
589:404
578:583
312:Jaye
254:Died
230:Born
136:for
776:368
694:534
683:564
672:850
499:389
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