Politics
The area is in the political riding of Beaches—East York, and is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Michael Prue of the provincial New Democratic Party (NDP). Federally, the riding elected the NDP again in 2011 after a few years of voting Liberal and is represented by MP Matthew Kellway.
In the old City of Toronto the area was known as Ward 9.
The area's city councillor is Mary-Margaret McMahon. She was elected on 25 October 2010, by a landslide popular vote of 65.1%.
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