--- title: "Daniel Trayes: candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/daniel-trayes" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:21.383Z" meta: description: "Daniel Trayes is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026...." "og:description": "Daniel Trayes is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026...." "og:title": "Daniel Trayes: candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Daniel Trayes is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026...." "twitter:title": "Daniel Trayes: candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence · Toronto 2026 # Daniel Trayes Candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence who has run in earlier City council elections, with 5 votes in the 2024 Ward 15 by-election. Daniel Trayes is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. The City Clerk’s declarations show a Daniel Trayes with 5 votes, last of 16, in the 2024 Ward 15 Don Valley West by-election and with 17 votes, 24th of 27, in the 2021 Ward 22 by-election, and The Local links both entries to him. The City’s list shows no campaign website for him. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Daniel TrayesToronto municipal election *Daniel TrayesCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Daniel Trayes Daniel Trayes appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as May 1, 2026 and no campaign website. The City Clerk’s declaration of results for the November 4, 2024 Ward 15 Don Valley West by-election lists a Daniel Trayes last among 16 candidates, with 5 votes. Rachel Chernos Lin was elected with 12,899. The 16 declared totals add up to 23,555 votes, so his share was 0.02 percent, calculated by voche.me from those figures. The Clerk’s declaration for the January 15, 2021 Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt by-election lists a Daniel Trayes with 17 votes, 24th of 27 candidates, in a result won by Nick Mantas with 3,261. The 27 declared totals add up to 12,088 votes, so his share was 0.14 percent, calculated by voche.me. The Local’s 2024 by-election page says Daniel Trayes ran in the 2021 Ward 22 by-election and placed 24th of 27, and its 2026 Ward 8 page says he came last of 16 in the 2024 by-election with five votes. Those reports link both entries to this candidate. The Local’s 2024 page also says he ran in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth in 2014 and came last, and its 2026 page says he has run for council four times. voche.me read City results for two of those runs. The Local’s 2026 Ward 8 page says he is a former staffer for Councillor Paul Ainslie and a member of the board of directors of the Inner City Family Health Team, and that he says he was homeless for nearly 20 years, from 1997 to 2016. These are The Local’s statements about him. voche.me did not check them against another source. In the 2024 by-election, TTCriders asked candidates what they would prioritize as councillor on public transit. The group’s page quotes him naming the Eglinton Crosstown and Wheel-Trans as his priorities, and states that he has no candidate website. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Mental health, addictions and affordable housing, as reported by The Local The Local’s 2026 Ward 8 page says his priorities include more support for people with mental illnesses and addictions and more affordable housing. It says that in a survey he said property tax increases should be kept in line with the rate of inflation, new revenue should come from land transfer taxes and development charges, and more housing should be allowed in every ward with planning and public consultation.
Read the full position These are The Local’s summary of his answers. voche.me did not read the survey.
[The Local · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence candidates, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-8-eglinton-lawrence-2026/) 02 ### Public transit in 2024, in his own words to TTCriders For the 2024 Ward 15 by-election he answered that his transit priorities were the Eglinton Crosstown, which he said should be running, and Wheel-Trans service.
Read the full position This is from a 2024 by-election answer, given for a different ward.
[TTCriders · Don Valley West 2024 by-election candidate answers ](https://www.ttcriders.ca/dvw_2024) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2024 Councillor Ward 15 Don Valley West By-Election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/9727-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-Councillor-Ward-15-ByElectionfor-posting.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, its Members of Council page, The Local’s 2026 Ward 8 candidate page and its 2024 Don Valley West by-election page, The Green Line’s Ward 8 guide, the City Clerk’s declarations of results for the 2024 Ward 15 and 2021 Ward 22 by-elections (read as text taken from the PDFs), and TTCriders’ 2024 candidate answers. The sitting Ward 8 councillor is Mike Colle, listed on the City’s Members of Council page. He is on the City’s list of certified candidates and is seeking re-election. Gaps. The City’s list shows no campaign website for him. The 2014 Toronto-Danforth run and the fourth run The Local mentions were not read in City results. His work for Councillor Ainslie, his board seat, his history of homelessness and his survey answers come from The Local alone and were not checked. The Green Line’s guide shows a link labelled as his X account, but the address could not be read from the page, so no account was opened. He holds no public office on record in the profile. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [City of Toronto · Members of Council](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/) [The Local · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence candidates, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-8-eglinton-lawrence-2026/) [The Green Line · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence guide](https://thegreenline.to/stories/eglinton-lawrence-ward-profile-toronto/) [The Local · Ward 15 Don Valley West by-election candidates, 2024](https://thelocal.to/ward-15-don-valley-west-by-election-candidates-2024/) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2024 Councillor Ward 15 Don Valley West By-Election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/9727-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-Councillor-Ward-15-ByElectionfor-posting.pdf) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2021 Councillor Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt By-Election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8e1c-Results_Official_Declaration_2021_By-Election_Ward-22.pdf) [TTCriders · Don Valley West 2024 by-election candidate answers](https://www.ttcriders.ca/dvw_2024) 03 / Background ## Experience & community November 4, 2024 ### Candidate for Councillor, Ward 15 Don Valley West by-election The City Clerk’s declaration of results lists Daniel Trayes with 5 votes, last among 16 candidates. Rachel Chernos Lin was elected. The match to this candidate rests on The Local’s reports. [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2024 Councillor Ward 15 Don Valley West By-Election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/9727-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-Councillor-Ward-15-ByElectionfor-posting.pdf) January 15, 2021 ### Candidate for Councillor, Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt by-election The City Clerk’s declaration of results lists Daniel Trayes with 17 votes, 24th among 27 candidates. Nick Mantas was elected. The match to this candidate rests on The Local’s 2024 report. [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2021 Councillor Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt By-Election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8e1c-Results_Official_Declaration_2021_By-Election_Ward-22.pdf) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Daniel Trayes directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Daniel Trayes's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Daniel Trayes? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Daniel Trayes's own campaign.
Does Daniel Trayes currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Daniel Trayes.
How many sources does this Daniel Trayes profile cite? This profile lists 8 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Daniel Trayes's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Daniel Trayes in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Daniel Trayes is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City of Toronto · Members of Council ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence candidates, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-8-eglinton-lawrence-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Green Line · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence guide ](https://thegreenline.to/stories/eglinton-lawrence-ward-profile-toronto/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 15 Don Valley West by-election candidates, 2024 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-15-don-valley-west-by-election-candidates-2024/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2024 Councillor Ward 15 Don Valley West By-Election ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/9727-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-Councillor-Ward-15-ByElectionfor-posting.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2021 Councillor Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt By-Election ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8e1c-Results_Official_Declaration_2021_By-Election_Ward-22.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TTCriders · Don Valley West 2024 by-election candidate answers ](https://www.ttcriders.ca/dvw_2024)Checked October 4, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Aanchal Vashistha**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aanchal-vashistha) [Councillor**Aaron Lal**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aaron-lal) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Daniel Trayes a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.