Cynthia Lai

Cynthia Lai (Listen) is a Chinese-Canadian politician, who was elected to the Toronto City Council in the 2018 municipal election.[1] She represents Ward 23 (Scarborough North), which she has been a resident of.[2] Lai immigrated from Hong Kong in 1972 and has lived in Toronto ever since.[3]

Cynthia Lai
封賴桂霞
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 23 (Scarborough North)
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2018
Preceded by	Ward Established
Personal details
Nationality	Chinese-Canadian
Spouse(s)	C. K. Fung
Residence	Toronto, Ontario

Prior to her election, Lai worked as a realtor and was president of the Toronto Real Estate Board.[1]

Electoral record

Ward 23 Scarborough North

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Registration Date	Notes
Cynthia Lai	5,589	27.02%	May 28, 2018	Endorsed by Toronto Sun.[4]
Maggie Chi	4,137	20.00%	June 19, 2018	Worked as a constituency assistant to former Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, for 5 years.[5] Endorsement and support from Chin Lee (former City Councillor), Glen De Baeremaeker (Deputy Mayor for Scarborough), Shaun Chen (Member of Parliament, Scarborough North), Tom Chang (President of the Brimley Forest Community Association), Gary Loughlin (President of the C.D Farqhuarson Community Association).[6]
Felicia Samuel	3,702	17.89%	July 25, 2018	Former provincial NDP candidate. Endorsed by Toronto & York District Labour Council,[7] Progress Toronto,[8] Toronto Star,[9] and NOW magazine.[10]
Neethan Saba	2,808	13.57%	July 27, 2018
James Chow	1,487	7.19%	May 16, 2018
Ashwani Bhardwaj	1,259	6.09%	July 25, 2018
Sheraz Khan	453	2.19%	July 27, 2018
Dameon Halstead	391	1.89%	June 12, 2018
Mahboob Mian	335	1.62%	July 9, 2018
Sandeep Srivastava	273	1.32%	June 26, 2018
Anthony Internicola	254	1.23%	May 8, 2018

References

1. "Subway backer Cynthia Lai claims open seat in Ward 23, Scarborough North". Toronto Star, October 22, 2018.
2. "About Councillor Lai". www.cynthialai.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
3. "About Councillor Lai". www.cynthialai.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
4. "Toronto Sun endorsements for city council". 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
5. "Wide open Scarborough North race draws diverse array of candidates | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. (PDF). 2018-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20181016123439/http://www.labourcouncil.ca/uploads/8/8/6/1/8861416/endorsementlistseptember27th2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. "Council Ward 23 – Scarborough North". Progress Toronto. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
9. "These are the council members Toronto needs". Toronto Star. October 16, 2018.
10. DiMatteo, Enzo (2018-10-17). "Toronto Election 2018: A voter's guide to the good, bad, ugly and progressive choices for council". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-02.