John Parker

Municipal politics In 2006, Parker was elected as the City Councillor for Toronto's Ward 26. In a field of 15 candidates, Parker prevailed by a margin of 215 votes over runner-up Mohamed Dhanani. Parker received a total of 3,369 votes, which amounted to just 20% of the popular vote. In 2008, the Toronto Environmental Alliance issued Parker an "F" grade for what they perceived to be an egregious voting record in 2007–2008. While he was widely considered to be a right-wing councillor, Parker received poor performance grades from the editorial boards of traditionally conservative newspapers in Ontario. The National Post and Toronto Sun gave Parker "C" grades in "report cards" these outlets issued for Toronto City Councillors in 2007 and 2010 respectively. On November 21, 2011, the Toronto Sun scored Councillor Parker an "A+". On November 18, 2012, the Toronto Taxpayer Coalition report card gave a rating of "B".

In 2010, Parker was re-elected in Ward 26. He tallied the most votes in a three-way race between previous contender Dhanani and newcomer Jon Burnside. The Toronto Sun supported Parker, giving him the recommendation as "a hard-wired East Yorker, who brings a conservative ethic and is not easily panicked." He was selected to be Deputy Speaker in December 2010.

On October 27, 2014, Parker was defeated by Jon Burnside during the 2014 municipal election. He was the only incumbent to be defeated in that election.

Election results

Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 am