Jamaicans win in Ontario municipal elections
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October 27, 2026
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Ontario’s municipal elections on Monday ended in victory for some Jamaican-Canadians who ran for councillor and school trustee positions.
Michael Thompson, who has been a Toronto city councillor since 2003, romped to re-election in Ward 21 Scarborough Centre for a seventh term with 51.1 per cent of the votes, amassing 16,053 votes compared with 4,653, or 14.8 per cent, for his closest contender, Krissan Veerasingam.
“I’m grateful to the people of Scarborough Centre,” said Thompson.
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