Sarah Doucette (/duːˈsɛt/ ⓘ doo-SET) is a Canadian politician, who served on Toronto City Council from 2010 to 2018. In the 2010 city council election, Doucette defeated Bill Saundercook in Ward 13, Parkdale–High Park.[1] Doucette was born in Winchester, Hampshire but grew up on the Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom in the 1960s.[2] Doucette came to Canada in 1980. She and her husband have two children. They have lived in the Swansea neighbourhood of Toronto for fifteen years.[2] Doucette worked at the Swansea Town Hall since 2004 and in 2008, she became executive assistant to the executive director. To run for city council she had to take a leave of absence from her job. The 2010 election race was her first campaign.[3] She was re-elected in 2014, but decided not to run in the 2018 election.[4]
Sarah Doucette | |
|---|---|
 Sarah Doucette as she appeared in 2010 | |
| Former Toronto City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Saundercook |
| Constituency | Ward 13, Parkdale–High Park |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winchester, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British, Canadian |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Public Administrator |
Doucette comes from a long line of municipal politicians. Both her grandfather and her mother were city councillors and were then elected as mayors: he, in Winchester in 1953, and she in the county of the Isle of Wight, during the 1990s.[2] Doucette supported Peggy Nash in her bid to become leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada.[5][6]
Election results edit
| 2014 Toronto Election, Ward 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sarah Doucette | 16,202 | 65.6 |
| Nick Pavlov | 2,628 | 10.6 |
| Eugene Melnyk | 1,202 | 4.9 |
| Taras Kulish | 1,145 | 4.6 |
| 8 other candidates.[a] | 3,514 | 14.2 |
| Total | 24,691 | 99.9 |
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 13 [7] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Doucette | 10,100 | 47.04 |
| Bill Saundercook | 7,893 | 36.76 |
| Nick Pavlov | 2,109 | 9.82 |
| Redmond Weissenberger | 1,139 | 5.30 |
| Jackelyn Van Altenberg | 228 | 1.06 |
| Total | 21,469 | 100% |
References edit
- ^ Candidates who posted less than 1,000 votes were: Thomas Dempsey, Matthew Bielaski, Alex Perez, Evan Tummillo, Rishi Sharma, Greg Lada, István Tar, Bohdan Spas
- ^ Porter, Catherine (October 26, 2010). "Porter: Female breakthrough on Toronto city council". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c Rainford, Lisa (October 26, 2010). "Doucette captures Ward 13". Bloor West Villager. Toronto: InsideToronto. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ Rainford, Lisa; Erin Hatfield (October 26, 2010). "Consultation, Visioning in store for west-end wards". Bloor West Villager. Toronto: InsideToronto. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Sarah Doucette". Archived from the original on October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Who Supports Whom in NDP Leadership Race". The Hill Times. Ottawa. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Peggy Nash Campaign at the NDP Convention". Press Release. Toronto: Peggy Nash. March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ Watkiss, Uli S. (October 28, 2010). "Official Declaration of Results of Voting Monday, October 25, 2010" (PDF). Toronto Votes. City Clerk's Office, City of Toronto. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
External links edit
- City of Toronto: Councillor Doucette's profile (copy archived January 26, 2018)