Chin Lee
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Chin Lee is a city councillor in Toronto
, Canada
from Scarborough
for Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River.
Lee is a Malaysian-Chinese Canadian
who was elected to Toronto City Council in the November 2006 civic elections to Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River. He replaces former councillor and current MPP Bas Balkissoon
. Lee is also a member of the Scarborough Community Council.
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.
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.
Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 AM
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
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from Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
for Ward 41 Scarborough-Rouge River.
Lee is a Malaysian-Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent. They constitute the second-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian Canadians...
who was elected to Toronto City Council in the November 2006 civic elections to Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River. He replaces former councillor and current MPP Bas Balkissoon
Bas Balkissoon
Bas Balkissoon is a politician in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly the Toronto city councillor representing Ward 41 in northeast area of Scarborough, Balkissoon won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on November 24, 2005 as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge...
. Lee is also a member of the Scarborough Community Council.
He is one of four councillors of Asian heritage elected to city council in Toronto, the other three being Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong
Denzil Minnan-Wong
Denzil Minnan-Wong is a Toronto city councillor representing one of the two Don Valley East wards, Toronto City Council Ward 34. He is the son of Denzil Minnan-Wong, Sr., a Chinese immigrant who became a prominent member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. His father died in 1988 at...
, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam
Kristyn Wong-Tam
Kristyn Wong-Tam is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. She is councillor for the Toronto Centre-Rosedale electoral district . She was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to replace Kyle Rae who had chosen to retire, defeating opponent Ken Chan in the heated race by...
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
Bas Balkissoon
Bas Balkissoon is a politician in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly the Toronto city councillor representing Ward 41 in northeast area of Scarborough, Balkissoon won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on November 24, 2005 as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge...
and Mike Del Grande
Mike Del Grande
Mike Del Grande is a Canadian politician. Elected in 2003, he is a Toronto city councillor, representing Ward 39 Scarborough—Agincourt.-Background:Michael Anthony Del Grande was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He is the eldest child of Italian immigrants...
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 Toronto city council election, 2010 For information on the campaign for mayor see Toronto mayoral election, 2010The 2010 Toronto council election was held on October 25, 2010 to elect councillors to represent Toronto's 44 wards at Toronto City Council... , Ward 41 |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chin Lee | 12,557 | 70.616% |
| Patricia Sinclair | 2,718 | 15.285% |
| Danny Chien | 2,507 | 14.099% |
| Total | 17,782 | 100% |
Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 AM