Chin Lee
| Chin Lee | |
|---|---|
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 41) Scarborough—Rouge River | |
|
Assumed office December 1, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Ainslie |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Chinese-Canadian |
| Occupation | Consultant |
Chin Lee is a Canadian city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from Scarborough for Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River.
Lee was elected to Toronto City Council in the November 2006 civic elections for Ward 41 - Scarborough—Rouge River. He replaces former councillor and MPP Bas Balkissoon. Lee is also a member of the Scarborough Community Council.
Lee is one of Toronto City Council's three appointees to the seven-member Toronto Police Services Board where he presently serves as vice-chair.[1]
He is one of four councillors of Asian heritage elected to city council in Toronto, the other three being Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and Korean born, Councillor Raymond Cho.
Community activism
Prior to entering politics Chin Lee served as President of the Goldhawk Community Association, serving the northeast Scarborough Community.
He was a founding member of Scarborough Needs Accountable Politicians (SNAP), a community organization that was created to oppose pay increases that Scarborough School Board Trustees approved for themselves.
Chin Lee, along with other community leaders such as Bas Balkissoon and Mike Del Grande formed Scarborough Homeowners Alliance for Fair Taxation (SHAFT), a grassroots taxpayer group that fought to make changes to the Province of Ontario's property assessment system.
Election results
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 41 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chin Lee | 12,557 | 70.6 |
| Patricia Sinclair | 2,718 | 15.3 |
| Danny Chien | 2,507 | 14.1 |
| Total | 17,782 | 100% |
| 2006 Toronto election, Ward 41 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chin Lee | 5,501 | 37.8 |
| David Robertson | 3,324 | 22.9 |
| Thadsha Navamanikkam | 1,727 | 11.9 |
| Hratch Aynedjian | 1,376 | 9.5 |
| Scott Shi | 926 | 6.4 |
| John Ching | 690 | 4.7 |
| Sonny Yeung | 365 | 2.5 |
| Malcolm Mansfield | 338 | 2.3 |
| Jose Baking | 158 | 1.1 |
| Min Lee | 139 | 1.0 |
Lee also ran in the 1994 municipal elections in then Scarborough Ward 11:
- Shaw, Sherene 3,197
- Lombardi, Don 2,272
- Lee, Chin 1,944
References
- ↑ "Toronto Police Services Board — Current Members". Retrieved September 2, 2015.