Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest

Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest is a municipal ward in the Scarborough section of Toronto, Ontario, Canada represented by Parthi Kandavel who won the by-election on November 30, 2023. The seat was temporarily vacant between July 26, 2023 and November 30, 2023 following the resignation of Gary Crawford to run in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election. It covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Eglinton Avenue East to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Victoria Park Avenue to the west, and Markham Road to the east. It contains the neighbourhoods of Birch Cliff, Birch Cliff Heights, Clairlea, Cliffcrest, Cliffside, Fallingbrook, Hunt Club, Oakridge, Scarborough Junction, and the western half of Scarborough Village.

The ward was created for the 2018 municipal elections when newly elected Premier of Ontario Doug Ford introduced legislation to require that Toronto's municipal elections use the same ridings as it does for provincial and federal elections.

From 2000 to 2018, Scarborough Southwest was represented on city council by Wards 35 (northern half) and 36 (southern half). From 1998 to 2000 the area generally corresponded to Ward 13 (Scarborough Bluffs) on City Council, and returned two members. From 1988 to 1997 Scarborough Bluffs was represented on Metropolitan Toronto Council until Scarborough's amalgamation into the city.

2023 by-election
Following the resignation of Gary Crawford to run in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election, a by-election was called in the ward, and was held on November 30 with Parthi Kandavel being elected as the new incoming councillor.

Parthi Kandavel was elected councillor of Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest on November 30, 2023 with 27.38% of the vote.
 * Election Result


 * Registered candidates


 * Malik Ahmad, ran here in 2022 and 2010.
 * Corey David, ran here in 2022. "Socialist Alliance" candidate.
 * Malika Ghous, current Toronto District School Board Trustee. Former intern for Liberal MP Salma Zahid. Endorsed by Zahid and Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi. Tied to allegations of voter fraud.
 * Thomas Hall, ran for mayor in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, winning 258 votes.
 * Peter Handjis, ran for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election. Doctored an image of mayor Olivia Chow claiming she was voting for him.
 * Jessica Hines, business consultant and former operations manager at Black Urbanism TO.
 * Marzia Hoque, secretary of the Scarborough Southwest federal Liberal Party.
 * Alamgir Hussain, ran for the New Democratic Party in the 2008 Canadian federal election. Has since become a Conservative Party of Canada donor.
 * Anthony Internicola, municipal candidate in Ward 40, Scarborough—Agincourt in 2014, finishing 3rd of 3 candidates, in Ward 23 Scarborough North in 2018, finishing 11th of 11 candidates, in the 2021 Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt by-election, finishing 23rd of 27 candidates, and in Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt in 2022, finishing 6th of 6 candidates. Also ran for the People's Party of Canada in Scarborough—Agincourt in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
 * Syed Jaffery, ran for the People's Party of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election, and has run for Mississauga City Council.
 * Naser Kaid, ran for school trustee in 2014 and 2022.
 * Parthi Kandavel, teacher and former Toronto District School Board Trustee. Ran here in 2022. Considered a progressive.
 * Walayat Khan, ran for city council in Scarborough—Agincourt in 2021.
 * Angus Mackenzie
 * MD Abdullah Al Mamun
 * Suman Roy, chef and activist, founded Scarborough Food Security Initiative. Ran here in 2018 and was endorsed by Progress Toronto at the time. Considered a progressive. Endorsed by councillor Jennifer McKelvie. Has been accused of dubious financial dealings.
 * Kevin Rupasinghe, transportation planner and community activist. Ran here in 2022 and was endorsed by Progress Toronto at the time. Considered a progressive. Endorsed by city councillors Shelley Carroll and Amber Morley, the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, Local 113 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam and Bhutila Karpoche.
 * Sudip Shome Considered a Conservative, endorsed by former Ward 20 Councillor Gary Crawford
 * Anna Sidiropoulos, businesswoman. Ran in this ward for Toronto District School Board in 2022, losing by 63 votes.
 * Sandeep Srivastava, has run for city council multiple times and for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, winning 31 and 166 votes respectively. Accused of plagiarizing campaign materials.
 * Trevor Sutton, ran as an independent in the 2006 Canadian federal election.
 * Reginald Tull, ran for mayor in the 2022 Toronto mayoral election and the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election and as an independent in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election. Has made transphobic and COVID-19 conspiracy theory tweets in the past.
 * Manny Zanders

1997
Two to be elected