Campaign Cash

Election

2006 Municipal Election

12,119 contributions totalling $5,304,322 from 10,078 contributors to 296 campaigns in the 2006 Municipal Election.

$5,304,322Total raised
12,119Contributions
10,078Contributors
296Campaigns
$300Median gift
$30,335Largest

By office

Councillor
$3,450,946 · 8,685
Mayor
$1,471,694 · 2,797
Toronto District School Board
$307,271 · 527
Toronto Catholic District School Board
$73,161 · 108
Conseil scolaire Viamonde
$1,250 · 2

Where the money came from

Individual83% · $4,392,351 · 10,333 giftsCorporation14% · $726,799 · 1,447 giftsTrade Union3.5% · $185,172 · 339 gifts
When corporate and union money was allowed

Corporate and union contributions were legal in the 2006 Toronto election and flowed to every office. They were barred from city council and mayoral campaigns from the 2010 election onward.

That ban did not cover school board trustee campaigns, which ran under provincial rules and kept accepting corporate and union money legally through 2014 — 148 such contributions to Toronto District School Board trustees in 2010 and 166 in 2014. A province-wide ban closed that gap for the 2018 election.

Third party advertisers, a category that first existed in 2018, were not covered by either ban and could still accept corporate and union contributions.

A small residue of corporate contributions to council campaigns survives after the ban — 23 in 2010 and 12 in 2014 — which the City publishes as filed and does not verify.

In this election corporate and union contributions were legal for every office.

Largest campaigns

Ranked by money raised. Showing the top 20 of 296. Per vote divides contributions by votes received, not campaign spending. A candidate may seek only one office at a time, so anyone listed twice ran two separate campaigns and left the first before the ballot was set — money raised for the abandoned campaign could not follow them.

CandidateOfficeWardRaisedVotesPer voteContributors
Miller, David wonMayor—$1,029,300.50332,969$3.091,714
Pitfield, JaneMayor—$351,745.93188,932$1.86540
Robertson, DavidCouncillor41$139,000.003,324$41.82380
Mammoliti, Giorgio wonCouncillor7$83,419.005,877$14.19141
LeDrew, StephenMayor—$73,029.458,078$9.0492
Thompson, Michael wonCouncillor37$64,410.1211,987$5.37144
Augimeri, Maria wonCouncillor9$63,347.507,256$8.73189
Li Preti, PeterCouncillor8$63,140.004,159$15.18130
Moscoe, Howard wonCouncillor15$62,782.505,820$10.79169
Rae, Kyle wonCouncillor27$62,289.008,931$6.97143
Kelly, Norm wonCouncillor40$58,425.0010,481$5.57195
Vaughan, Adam wonCouncillor20$53,730.007,834$6.86139
Feldman, Michael wonCouncillor10$49,150.006,527$7.5391
Milczyn, Peter wonCouncillor5$47,568.678,501$5.60121
Bravo, AlejandraCouncillor17$47,273.004,546$10.40146
Cho, Raymond wonCouncillor42$47,080.007,480$6.29139
Kennedy, HelenCouncillor20$45,532.005,334$8.54129
Bussin, Sandra wonCouncillor32$45,500.0010,377$4.3898
Dhanani, MohamedCouncillor26$44,600.003,155$14.14154
McConnell, Pam wonCouncillor28$43,750.008,434$5.19147

By ward

Money raised by council candidates in each ward. This election used 44 wards. School board trustees are excluded: their wards carry different numbers over different boundaries, so adding them to a council ward would place money in the wrong geography.

Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River: $246,039 from 740 contributions Ward 44 Scarborough East: $67,109 from 80 contributions Ward 42 Scarborough-Rouge River: $95,240 from 218 contributions Ward 39 Scarborough-Agincourt: $52,865 from 148 contributions Ward 24 Willowdale: $65,320 from 120 contributions Ward 40 Scarborough-Agincourt: $62,575 from 209 contributions Ward 33 Don Valley East: $54,315 from 117 contributions Ward 23 Willowdale: $44,834 from 92 contributions Ward 8 York West: $115,659 from 257 contributions Ward 38 Scarborough Centre: $98,737 from 235 contributions Ward 7 York West: $100,977 from 194 contributions Ward 34 Don Valley East: $82,318 from 209 contributions Ward 25 Don Valley West: $89,055 from 162 contributions Ward 43 Scarborough East: $57,786 from 154 contributions Ward 10 York Centre: $121,600 from 288 contributions Ward 9 York Centre: $81,028 from 267 contributions Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest: $33,519 from 92 contributions Ward 37 Scarborough Centre: $66,160 from 151 contributions Ward 1 Etobicoke North: $43,618 from 125 contributions Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence: $77,379 from 183 contributions Ward 35 Scarborough Southwest: $117,884 from 224 contributions Ward 26 Don Valley West: $203,538 from 573 contributions Ward 11 York South-Weston: $83,913 from 205 contributions Ward 2 Etobicoke North: $54,528 from 128 contributions Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth: $42,919 from 132 contributions Ward 12 York South-Weston: $45,500 from 96 contributions Ward 32 Beaches-East York: $67,782 from 154 contributions Ward 31 Beaches-East York: $53,106 from 216 contributions Ward 22 St. Paul's: $17,175 from 48 contributions Ward 21 St. Paul's: $49,576 from 146 contributions Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth: $47,380 from 164 contributions Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre: $29,850 from 69 contributions Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale: $99,758 from 171 contributions Ward 18 Davenport: $46,957 from 115 contributions Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre: $15,025 from 36 contributions Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale: $64,684 from 247 contributions Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina: $132,962 from 368 contributions Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore: $84,016 from 190 contributions Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore: $60,642 from 120 contributions Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence: $109,982 from 294 contributions Ward 14 Parkdale-High Park: $142,146 from 371 contributions Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park: $92,521 from 259 contributions Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina: $35,063 from 51 contributions Ward 17 Davenport: $97,907 from 267 contributions 4144423924403323838734254310936371153526112291232312221304271832820561614131917
Raised by council candidates$15,025–$45,500$45,500–$60,642$60,642–$82,318$82,318–$100,977$100,977–$246,039
The 44-ward model, which this election used. Boundaries are the City's May 2010 revision, the earliest 44-ward file published; ward lines were stable across 2006–2014. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.

Ranked wards

Ward 1
$43,618 · 125
Ward 2
$54,528 · 128
Ward 3
$15,025 · 36
Ward 4
$29,850 · 69
Ward 5
$84,016 · 190
Ward 6
$60,642 · 120
Ward 7
$100,977 · 194
Ward 8
$115,659 · 257
Ward 9
$81,028 · 267
Ward 10
$121,600 · 288
Ward 11
$83,913 · 205
Ward 12
$45,500 · 96
Ward 13
$92,521 · 259
Ward 14
$142,146 · 371
Ward 15
$77,379 · 183
Ward 16
$109,982 · 294
Ward 17
$97,907 · 267
Ward 18
$46,957 · 115
Ward 19
$35,063 · 51
Ward 20
$132,962 · 368
Ward 21
$49,576 · 146
Ward 22
$17,175 · 48
Ward 23
$44,834 · 92
Ward 24
$65,320 · 120
Ward 25
$89,055 · 162
Ward 26
$203,538 · 573
Ward 27
$99,758 · 171
Ward 28
$64,684 · 247
Ward 29
$42,919 · 132
Ward 30
$47,380 · 164
Ward 31
$53,106 · 216
Ward 32
$67,782 · 154
Ward 33
$54,315 · 117
Ward 34
$82,318 · 209
Ward 35
$117,884 · 224
Ward 36
$33,519 · 92
Ward 37
$66,160 · 151
Ward 38
$98,737 · 235
Ward 39
$52,865 · 148
Ward 40
$62,575 · 209
Ward 41
$246,039 · 740
Ward 42
$95,240 · 218
Ward 43
$57,786 · 154
Ward 44
$67,109 · 80

Where the money came from

By forward sortation area — the first three characters of the postal code, the finest geography the City publishes for individual donors. Shading is by quantile, so each band holds a fifth of the areas with money.

M1B: $48,701M1C: $63,312M1E: $23,987M1G: $17,379M1H: $61,086M1J: $9,055M1K: $47,034M1L: $54,054M1M: $13,424M1N: $38,789M1P: $27,860M1R: $19,113M1S: $68,634M1T: $42,500M1V: $50,116M1W: $43,728M1X: $6,800M2H: $28,211M2J: $64,445M2K: $25,470M2L: $74,397M2M: $63,351M2N: $106,709M2P: $58,465M2R: $19,250M3A: $28,543M3B: $83,633M3C: $60,654M3H: $62,622M3J: $39,617M3K: $35,035M3L: $8,860M3M: $15,700M3N: $9,175M4A: $8,890M4B: $41,744M4C: $34,717M4E: $50,181M4G: $95,437M4H: $14,620M4J: $35,395M4K: $67,965M4L: $38,827M4M: $26,450M4N: $62,284M4P: $29,703M4R: $68,174M4S: $30,067M4T: $54,070M4V: $101,575M4W: $147,302M4X: $43,345M4Y: $67,047M5A: $82,899M5B: $29,118M5C: $10,200M5E: $15,475M5G: $18,170M5H: $69,655M5J: $52,255M5M: $60,698M5N: $44,100M5P: $151,896M5R: $128,670M5S: $52,427M5T: $35,995M5V: $75,615M6A: $20,695M6B: $32,929M6C: $49,911M6E: $29,751M6G: $50,609M6H: $56,204M6J: $57,256M6K: $38,949M6L: $19,890M6M: $34,763M6N: $27,668M6P: $66,691M6R: $49,254M6S: $91,911M8V: $33,156M8W: $26,122M8X: $44,370M8Y: $33,151M8Z: $21,922M9A: $56,600M9B: $18,581M9C: $9,375M9L: $19,428M9M: $15,270M9N: $25,336M9P: $22,083M9R: $10,750M9V: $27,091M9W: $50,366
Total contributed$150–$8,860$8,860–$25,336$25,336–$39,617$39,617–$60,698$60,698–$151,896none
96 of 96 Toronto postal areas have contributions on record. 24 further Toronto codes carrying $32,164 have no polygon to draw: Statistics Canada builds the file from the census, so codes with no residential population are absent — which is what downtown office towers like M5K and M5X are. Boundaries adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census cartographic boundary files.

Toronto and beyond

18% of the money in this election came from outside Toronto, which the map above does not cover.

Toronto$4,336,918.29 · 81.8%
Central Ontario (905)$899,654.87 · 17.0%
Eastern Ontario$32,580.10 · 0.6%
Southwestern Ontario$24,493.75 · 0.5%
Northern Ontario$6,775.00 · 0.1%
Elsewhere in Canada$3,900.00 · 0.1%

Largest contributors

ContributorPostal areaTotalGifts
Dickins, TonyM3B$30,335.191
Moeser, HeatherM1C$23,750.001
Sandor, DanM1H$22,820.1713
Sullivan, Michael J.M4Y$20,287.932
Golench, CarolM4W$19,767.827
Kilpatrick, MichaelM1K$19,197.891
Sawision, GeorgeM6J$16,000.001
CUPE - Local 4400M5P 3H1$13,800.0019
Lowry, DougM5T$11,500.005
Roszak, ArthurM8Y$10,150.007
Pirruccio, MarioM6E$9,946.211
Campaign For Public EducationM5P 3H1$9,750.0013

Source

From the City’s Open Data release. That release carries no contribution dates, and the EFD system does not hold elections this old.

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