Shelley Carroll

Shelley Carroll
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 33) Don Valley East
Assumed office
December 1, 2003
Preceded by Paul Sutherland
Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded by John Parker
Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 17) Don Valley East
In office
December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2003
Preceded by Doug Stephens
Succeeded by Michael Coteau
Personal details
Born March 5
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Sandy
Children 2
Residence Toronto, Ontario
Occupation Bank teller

Shelley Carroll is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She represents Ward 33 Don Valley East, one of the two Don Valley East municipal wards. She was formerly the Chair of the City's Budget Committee.

Background

After 7 years in banking, she chose to operate her own day care centre, while caring for her own special needs child. She first rose to prominence as head of the North York Parent Assembly and then the Toronto Educational Assembly. Both groups pushed for more funding for education and vigorously opposed the education reforms brought in by then Premier, Mike Harris.

Politics

In the 2000 municipal election, she was elected as a school trustee in Don Valley East, ousting the incumbent.[1] The school board endured fierce battles over provincial cuts to education, and Carroll became the leader of the faction of the Board refusing to implement the Harris agenda. She was elected Co-Chair of the Board by her peers in her last year in office. For her activism on behalf of children, she was awarded a Golden Jubilee Medal.[2] On her web page she characterizes herself as "one of Council's brightest newcomers".[3]

In the 2003 municipal election, she decided to run for city council when incumbent Paul Sutherland left to run in the provincial election. Her main opponent was former west-end councillor Rob Davis.

During her first term on council she sat on the Budget Committee and then was elected by her peers to the position of Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee by mid-term.

After the 2006 municipal election she was appointed to sit on Mayor David Miller's Executive Committee and was elected Chair of the Budget Committee. Under the governance procedures of the time, only this chair was elected by a majority vote on council, all other standing committee chairs were appointed by the Mayor.

She was re-elected as a City Councillor in 2010 and in 2014.

In December 2014, she was appointed to the Toronto Police Services Board by chair Alok Mukherjee.[4][5]

In October 2016, Carroll announced that she is seeking the Liberal Party nomination for the newly formed Don Valley North provincial riding in the next provincial election, expected in June 2018.[1] She did not face a nomination challenge and was appointed as the Liberal candidate by Premier Kathleen Wynne who had served as a Toronto District School Board trustee with Carroll for many years.[6]

Election results

2014 Toronto election, Ward 33 [7]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll 9,747 60.47%
Divya Nayak 3,534 21.92%
Paul Bell 2,097 13.01%
Dina Karzman 525 3.26%
Khamphay Inthisorn216 1.34%
Total 16,119 100%
2010 Toronto election, Ward 33 [8]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll 7,946 57.659%
Fil Giannakopoulos 2,787 20.223%
Mike Ihnat 1,886 13.686%
David Raines 1,162 8.432%
Total 13,781 100%
2006 Toronto election, Ward 33 [9]
Candidate Votes %
Shelley Carroll 6,219 59.3%
Sarah Tsang-Fahey 1,424 13.6%
Zane Caplan 1,392 13.3%
Jim Conlon 1,060 10.1%
Anderson Tung 398 3.4%
Total 10,493 100%

References

  1. 1 2 Pagliaro, Jennifer (October 11, 2016). "North York Councillor Shelley Carroll seeking provincial Liberal nomination". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Governor General of Canada - Recipients". Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Councillor Shelley Carroll". City of Toronto. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Gillis, Wendy (December 15, 2014). "What to expect at today’s final Toronto Police Services Board meeting of 2014". Toronto Star.
  5. ↑ Reddekopp, Lorenda (July 3, 2017). "Andrew Loku coroner's inquest urges Taser for police, re-igniting debate". CBC News.
  6. ↑ Benzie, Robert (May 2, 2017). "Shelley Carroll gets Liberal nomination in Don Valley North". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ Ulli S. Watkiss (October 30, 2014). "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ Ulli S. Watkiss (October 28, 2010). "Declaration of Results of Voting" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ Ulli S. Watkiss (November 16, 2006). "Declaration of Results of Voting" (PDF). Toronto City Council. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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