Mary-Margaret McMahon is a Canadian

Canada

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 politician, who was first elected to Toronto City Council

Toronto City Council

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 in the 2010 city council 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...

, she defeated Toronto City Council Speaker Sandra Bussin

Sandra Bussin

Sandra Bussin was a politician in Toronto, Canada. She was a municipal councillor for Toronto City Council representing Ward 32, an area called the Beaches. From 2006 to 2010 she was Speaker of Toronto City Council.-Background:...

 in Ward 32 (Beaches—East York

Beaches—East York

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).

Background

Born and raised in Collingwood, Ontario

Collingwood, Ontario

Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay.-History:...

, she is the daughter of former Collingwood mayor Ron Emo. McMahon has a bachelor's degree in French literature from Carleton University

Carleton University

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 in Ottawa. Since 1989, McMahon has resided in the Beaches - East York area.

McMahon has been described as being "left of the political spectrum" as well as a "fiscal conservative".

McMahon is former teacher of English as Second Language and later a community activist. McMahon worked at the environmental organization Live Green Toronto, founded the East Lynn Park Farmers' Market

Farmers' market

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 and is a member of Danforth East Community Association.

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 32
Candidate	Votes	%
Mary-Margaret McMahon	15,159	65.144%
Sandra Bussin Sandra Bussin Sandra Bussin was a politician in Toronto, Canada. She was a municipal councillor for Toronto City Council representing Ward 32, an area called the Beaches. From 2006 to 2010 she was Speaker of Toronto City Council.-Background:...	5,998	25.776%
Keith Begley	753	3.236%
Bruce Baker	477	2.05%
Brad Feraday	354	1.521%
Martin Gladstone	210	0.902%
Neil Sinclair	190	0.817%
Albert Castells	66	0.284%
Kieron Pope	63	0.271%
Total	23,270	100%

Official results.

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