Campaign Cash

Election

2014 Municipal Election

22,452 contributions totalling $11,492,523 from 16,696 contributors to 388 campaigns in the 2014 Municipal Election.

$11,492,523Total raised
22,452Contributions
16,696Contributors
388Campaigns
$300Median gift
$508,225Largest

By office

Mayor
$6,200,504 · 10,199
Councillor
$4,532,776 · 11,035
Toronto District School Board
$617,007 · 1,056
Toronto Catholic District School Board
$140,170 · 154
Conseil scolaire Viamonde
$1,167 · 3
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
$900 · 5

Where the money came from

Individual99%$11,378,31922,230 gifts
Corporation0.6%$65,196135 gifts
Trade Union0.4%$49,00887 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 money was still legal for school board trustees, but barred from council and mayoral campaigns.

Largest campaigns

Ranked by money raised. Showing the top 20 of 388. 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
Tory, John wonMayor—$2,767,868.71395,124$7.012,601
Chow, OliviaMayor—$1,638,265.90227,003$7.223,538
Ford, DougMayor—$889,897.30331,006$2.69536
Ford, Robdropped outMayor—$387,648.17——439
Stintz, Karendropped outMayor—$242,805.00——234
Kelly, Norm wonCouncillor40$145,055.6016,052$9.04400
Soknacki, Daviddropped outMayor—$132,431.00——240
Karygiannis, Jim wonCouncillor39$79,400.449,438$8.41235
Grimes, Mark wonCouncillor6$76,739.5011,337$6.77131
Thompson, Michael wonCouncillor37$67,150.0016,315$4.12167
Bailão, Ana wonCouncillor18$65,850.008,797$7.49151
Augimeri, Maria wonCouncillor9$65,533.376,373$10.28193
De Baeremaeker, Glenn wonCouncillor38$62,712.0013,626$4.60104
Berardinetti, Michelle wonCouncillor35$62,029.8511,919$5.20136
Cho, Raymond wonCouncillor42$61,400.0011,768$5.22160
Di Giorgio, Frank wonCouncillor12$60,450.004,784$12.64122
West, LizCouncillor30$56,085.006,644$8.44122
Pasternak, James wonCouncillor10$54,308.0011,183$4.86109
Mazer, AlexCouncillor18$54,080.007,992$6.77107
Burnside, Jon wonCouncillor26$53,400.009,415$5.67130

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: $82,402 from 231 contributions Ward 44 Scarborough East: $123,205 from 238 contributions Ward 42 Scarborough-Rouge River: $140,610 from 371 contributions Ward 39 Scarborough-Agincourt: $110,889 from 322 contributions Ward 24 Willowdale: $76,156 from 157 contributions Ward 40 Scarborough-Agincourt: $145,056 from 400 contributions Ward 33 Don Valley East: $41,585 from 124 contributions Ward 23 Willowdale: $83,790 from 203 contributions Ward 8 York West: $50,027 from 205 contributions Ward 38 Scarborough Centre: $77,102 from 129 contributions Ward 7 York West: $84,821 from 144 contributions Ward 34 Don Valley East: $48,520 from 121 contributions Ward 25 Don Valley West: $44,645 from 131 contributions Ward 43 Scarborough East: $25,700 from 81 contributions Ward 10 York Centre: $85,354 from 190 contributions Ward 9 York Centre: $139,007 from 413 contributions Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest: $76,210 from 249 contributions Ward 37 Scarborough Centre: $72,850 from 182 contributions Ward 1 Etobicoke North: $117,738 from 245 contributions Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence: $81,174 from 206 contributions Ward 35 Scarborough Southwest: $99,211 from 232 contributions Ward 26 Don Valley West: $147,760 from 371 contributions Ward 11 York South-Weston: $55,547 from 164 contributions Ward 2 Etobicoke North: $173,667 from 450 contributions Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth: $80,887 from 202 contributions Ward 12 York South-Weston: $158,876 from 411 contributions Ward 32 Beaches-East York: $138,586 from 223 contributions Ward 31 Beaches-East York: $76,272 from 295 contributions Ward 22 St. Paul's: $45,126 from 150 contributions Ward 21 St. Paul's: $45,365 from 117 contributions Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth: $142,700 from 420 contributions Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre: $129,683 from 265 contributions Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale: $92,634 from 220 contributions Ward 18 Davenport: $138,439 from 285 contributions Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre: $108,784 from 245 contributions Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale: $70,420 from 192 contributions Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina: $338,187 from 823 contributions Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore: $147,820 from 226 contributions Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore: $166,075 from 282 contributions Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence: $192,607 from 402 contributions Ward 14 Parkdale-High Park: $82,338 from 210 contributions Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park: $35,187 from 85 contributions Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina: $44,145 from 118 contributions Ward 17 Davenport: $115,617 from 305 contributions 4144423924403323838734254310936371153526112291232312221304271832820561614131917
Raised by council candidates$25,700–$50,027$50,027–$81,174$81,174–$110,889$110,889–$142,700$142,700–$338,187
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
$117,738 · 245
Ward 2
$173,667 · 450
Ward 3
$108,784 · 245
Ward 4
$129,683 · 265
Ward 5
$147,820 · 226
Ward 6
$166,075 · 282
Ward 7
$84,821 · 144
Ward 8
$50,027 · 205
Ward 9
$139,007 · 413
Ward 10
$85,354 · 190
Ward 11
$55,547 · 164
Ward 12
$158,876 · 411
Ward 13
$35,187 · 85
Ward 14
$82,338 · 210
Ward 15
$81,174 · 206
Ward 16
$192,607 · 402
Ward 17
$115,617 · 305
Ward 18
$138,439 · 285
Ward 19
$44,145 · 118
Ward 20
$338,187 · 823
Ward 21
$45,365 · 117
Ward 22
$45,126 · 150
Ward 23
$83,790 · 203
Ward 24
$76,156 · 157
Ward 25
$44,645 · 131
Ward 26
$147,760 · 371
Ward 27
$92,634 · 220
Ward 28
$70,420 · 192
Ward 29
$80,887 · 202
Ward 30
$142,700 · 420
Ward 31
$76,272 · 295
Ward 32
$138,586 · 223
Ward 33
$41,585 · 124
Ward 34
$48,520 · 121
Ward 35
$99,211 · 232
Ward 36
$76,210 · 249
Ward 37
$72,850 · 182
Ward 38
$77,102 · 129
Ward 39
$110,889 · 322
Ward 40
$145,056 · 400
Ward 41
$82,402 · 231
Ward 42
$140,610 · 371
Ward 43
$25,700 · 81
Ward 44
$123,205 · 238

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: $31,933M1C: $103,209M1E: $55,813M1G: $63,051M1H: $43,963M1J: $10,336M1K: $26,122M1L: $34,082M1M: $43,709M1N: $51,764M1P: $15,129M1R: $22,327M1S: $34,130M1T: $20,392M1V: $42,406M1W: $51,765M1X: $24,643M2H: $26,953M2J: $103,481M2K: $38,683M2L: $119,872M2M: $68,589M2N: $166,496M2P: $87,942M2R: $26,818M3A: $58,523M3B: $116,992M3C: $89,191M3H: $131,737M3J: $46,102M3K: $31,369M3L: $7,886M3M: $14,395M3N: $13,380M4A: $19,346M4B: $43,526M4C: $111,852M4E: $144,183M4G: $143,125M4H: $11,325M4J: $105,730M4K: $172,769M4L: $129,797M4M: $78,591M4N: $330,424M4P: $76,538M4R: $143,004M4S: $90,452M4T: $185,870M4V: $370,033M4W: $504,691M4X: $46,581M4Y: $94,138M5A: $118,171M5B: $48,684M5C: $54,601M5E: $48,015M5G: $20,171M5H: $65,168M5J: $101,179M5M: $148,883M5N: $126,565M5P: $297,654M5R: $445,526M5S: $157,649M5T: $73,572M5V: $159,701M6A: $39,041M6B: $110,374M6C: $112,709M6E: $68,322M6G: $206,239M6H: $157,891M6J: $133,211M6K: $77,498M6L: $22,925M6M: $52,100M6N: $26,974M6P: $85,401M6R: $109,340M6S: $120,951M8V: $121,867M8W: $34,763M8X: $77,112M8Y: $59,122M8Z: $90,401M9A: $1,016,808M9B: $74,278M9C: $60,430M9L: $14,215M9M: $36,302M9N: $20,363M9P: $93,374M9R: $52,226M9V: $66,651M9W: $85,827
Total contributed$150–$14,215$14,215–$39,041$39,041–$74,278$74,278–$119,872$119,872–$1,016,808none
96 of 96 Toronto postal areas have contributions on record. 21 further Toronto codes carrying $66,704 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

15% of the money in this election came from outside Toronto, which the map above does not cover.

Toronto$9,784,116.33 · 85.1%
Central Ontario (905)$1,521,308.97 · 13.2%
Eastern Ontario$94,452.05 · 0.8%
Southwestern Ontario$72,391.73 · 0.6%
Northern Ontario$12,662.00 · 0.1%
Elsewhere in Canada$3,327.00 · 0.0%
No postal code on file$4,265.00 · 0.0%

Largest contributors

ContributorPostal areaTotalGifts
Ford, DougM9A$561,974.735
Ford, RobM9A$214,096.148
Smith, DavidM1G$42,627.581
Sears, JamesM4L$35,200.451
Chhabra, AmarjeetM5C$32,141.2318
Vella, TonyM8V$30,750.009
Graff, BrianM4E$29,714.326
Levitan, StevenM5P$25,130.003
Goldkind, AriM5P$23,623.631
Surma, KingaM8Y$23,550.005
Sims, MichaelM6J$22,866.092
Manougian, HaroutM2J$20,700.004

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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