Council · Ward 5
York South-Weston
Elevated attentionFrances Nunziata is the incumbent, seeking another term.
The incumbent
- Councillor
- Frances Nunziata
- Council wins
- 6
- Defeatability index
- 53
- Last won
- 2022 · 48%
Why this race draws attention
- York South-Weston has gained an estimated 5,803 more voters since 2022 — far more than Frances Nunziata's 94-vote winning margin.
Last election (2022)
- Winner
- Frances Nunziata · 48%
- Runner-up
- Chiara Padovani · 47%
- Margin
- 0%
- Field size
- 3
The 2026 field (9)
- Sharmarke Ali
- Matthew Boateng
Daniel Di GiorgioFormer TCDSB Trustee · 3 past races
- 2025MPP, York South—WestonLiberallost · 2nd of 6
- 2022TCDSB Trustee, Ward 10won
- 2018TCDSB Trustee, Ward 10won
- Previously elected as a school-board trustee, which helps.
- Won a previous election, which helps.
- Previously ran for MPP, which helps.
- Maryama Farah
- Ahmed Mawel
Frances Nunziata6 past races
- 2022Councillor, Ward 5 — York South-Westonwon
- 2018Councillor, Ward 5 — York South-Westonwon
- 2014Councillor, Ward 11won
- 2010Councillor, Ward 11won
- 2006Councillor, Ward 11won
- 2003Councillor, Ward 11won
- Nekpen Obasogie
Chiara Padovani2 past races
- 2022Councillor, Ward 5 — York South-Westonlost · 2nd of 3
- 2018Councillor, Ward 5 — York South-Westonlost · 3rd of 11
- Sileen Phillips
Ward polls
Forum Research · Jun 23, 2026 · n=301 · 26% undecided
- 42% — Frances Nunziataincumbent
- 24% — David DiGiorgio
- 20% — Chiara Padovani
- 14% — Other candidates