Jonathan Tsao
Canadian politician
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Jonathan Tsao MPP (Chinese: 曹志豪;[1] born 1987) is a Canadian politician and the current member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Ontario for Don Valley North. He previously served as Toronto city councillor for Ward 33 (Don Valley East) in 2018.[2][3]
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Don Valley North | |||||||||||
| Assumed office February 27, 2025 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Vincent Ke | ||||||||||
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 33 (Don Valley East) | |||||||||||
| In office May 22, 2018 – December 1, 2018 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Shelley Carroll | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 16) | ||||||||||
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| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) | ||||||||||
| Party | Ontario Liberal | ||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Independent | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Political advisor | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 曹志豪 | ||||||||||
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Biography
Born and raised in North York,[4] Tsao holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Toronto, and a master of science degree from the London School of Economics.[5][6] A former senior political advisor in the Ontario provincial government,[7] he also served as a director of the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care.[8]
Tsao was appointed as Toronto city councillor for Ward 33 (Don Valley East) on May 22, 2018,[1][7][9] filling the vacancy arising from the resignation of the incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll that April;[10] he was a resident of Ward 33 at the time of his appointment.[11] He did not seek re-election in that October's municipal election,[12] and was subsequently named to the board of management for the Toronto Zoo in April 2019.[9][13]
Tsao was selected as the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate for Don Valley North in October 2020;[5] he came in second behind the incumbent Progressive Conservative (PC) candidate Vincent Ke in the 2022 provincial election.[14] Tsao ran for the Liberals again in the 2025 provincial election, this time defeating Ke (running as an independent candidate) and the PC's Sue Liu to become MPP for Don Valley North.[15]
Electoral history
| 2025 Ontario general election: Don Valley North | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jonathan Tsao | 13,375 | 43.77 | +6.94 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sue Liu | 11,484 | 37.58 | –9.83 | ||||
| Independent | Vincent Ke | 3,005 | 9.83 | N/A | ||||
| New Democratic | Ebrahim Astaraki | 1,562 | 5.11 | –4.76 | ||||
| Green | Andrew Armstrong | 784 | 2.57 | –1.15 | ||||
| New Blue | Annie Nolan | 346 | 1.13 | –1.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 30,556 | 99.29 | –0.13 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 219 | 0.71 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,775 | 38.00 | –2.76 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,978 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +8.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Don Valley North | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Vincent Ke | 15,041 | 47.41 | +2.97 | $61,647 | |||
| Liberal | Jonathan Tsao | 11,685 | 36.83 | +5.91 | $88,913 | |||
| New Democratic | Ebrahim Astaraki | 3,133 | 9.87 | −11.00 | $16,187 | |||
| Green | Ostap Soroka | 1,179 | 3.72 | +1.16 | $823 | |||
| New Blue | Jay Sobel | 690 | 2.17 | $924 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,728 | 99.42 | +0.40 | $109,620 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 185 | 0.58 | −0.40 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,913 | 40.76 | −13.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,408 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −1.47 | ||||||
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