--- title: "Maria Voutsinas: candidate for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/maria-voutsinas" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:07.174Z" meta: description: "Maria Voutsinas is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 21,..." "og:description": "Maria Voutsinas is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 21,..." "og:title": "Maria Voutsinas: candidate for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Maria Voutsinas is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 21,..." "twitter:title": "Maria Voutsinas: candidate for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth · Toronto 2026 # Maria Voutsinas Executive director of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, running for Councillor in Ward 14. Maria Voutsinas is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 21, 2026. Her campaign website and The Local say she has been executive director of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada for over 20 years. Her campaign lists a ward office that follows up, safer streets, Ontario Line construction support and affordable housing as priorities. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Maria Voutsinas, from Maria Voutsinas campaign.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/maria-voutsinas-640.webp) *Maria VoutsinasCouncillorv.* [Image: Maria Voutsinas campaign](https://votemaria.ca/) 01 / Introduction ## About Maria Voutsinas Maria Voutsinas appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as August 21, 2026 and the campaign website votemaria.ca. Her campaign website says she has served for over 20 years as executive director of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada, that the Council works with all levels of government for 800 independent ethnic media partners, and that its office has been at City Hall for over 20 years. The Local gives the same role and says the partners number in the hundreds. The website adds that she worked in financial services before the Council, is a regular contributor and editor for a Greek Canadian monthly publication, is a founding member of the Danforth Greektown Renewal Committee and holds a Specialized Honours BA in Political Science from York University. voche.me did not check these with the Council, the publication or the university. Her website and The Local both say she ran for Toronto District School Board trustee in 2014, and The Local says she finished third of five candidates. The City Clerk’s 2014 results contain a Toronto District School Board entry for Maria Saras-Voutsinas in a school ward with 4,984 votes, third of the 4 candidates the results page lists. The spelling differs from the ballot name, and The Local counts five candidates where the results page lists four, so voche.me could not tie the entry to her with a named source and gives no 2014 result. Her platform pages say she would build a ward office that follows up with residents, push for faster action on missed garbage collection and broken streetlights, support protected cycling routes and reliable TTC service, and insist that the community is respected during Ontario Line construction. They also say she would fight for more affordable, supportive, co-operative and non-profit housing and for new homes near transit. These are the campaign’s own statements. TTCriders, a transit rider group, asked every Ward 14 candidate 18 questions about the TTC. Its page lists Maria Voutsinas with 16 answers of Yes and 2 of No. That list is TTCriders’ record. [Maria Voutsinas runs for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth on affordability and neighbourhood safety ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/maria-voutsinas-ward-14-candidacy-october-8) 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 ### A City that shows up when needed, in her campaign’s words Her priorities page promises a ward office that answers people and follows up, faster action on missed collections, damaged roads and broken streetlights, and regular public updates on common neighbourhood problems. [Maria Voutsinas · Priorities ](https://votemaria.ca/priorities/) 02 ### Safe streets for every way of moving, in her campaign’s words Her priorities page promises safer crossings, better lighting and traffic calming near schools and seniors’ buildings, a connected network of protected cycling routes, better winter sidewalk maintenance and reliable TTC service. [Maria Voutsinas · Priorities ](https://votemaria.ca/priorities/) 03 ### Ontario Line construction support, in her campaign’s words Her priorities page promises one place for construction schedules and updates, regular public meetings where Metrolinx and its contractors answer questions, help for small businesses that lose customers during construction, and safe truck routes. [Maria Voutsinas · Priorities ](https://votemaria.ca/priorities/) 04 ### Homes people can afford, in her campaign’s words Her priorities page promises more affordable, supportive, co-operative and non-profit housing, new rental and family-sized homes near transit, and defence of renters facing unsafe conditions or illegal eviction. [Maria Voutsinas · Priorities ](https://votemaria.ca/priorities/) 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 and Councillor Paula Fletcher’s profile, the City Clerk’s 2022 and 2014 results, two pages of her campaign website (home page and Priorities), The Local’s Ward 14 tracker and TTCriders’ page of Ward 14 candidate responses. Every statement taken from her campaign website is written as the campaign’s own account. Ward context. The sitting Ward 14 councillor on the City’s Members of Council page is Paula Fletcher. The City’s candidate data lists her withdrawal on August 19, 2026, and The Local says she is not seeking re-election. The City’s list has 18 candidates for Ward 14: Maqsood Ahmad, Susan Chapelle, Michael Connor, Dennis Corcoran, Robb Dagenais, Peter De Marco, Sara Ehrhardt, George Fawcett, Mary Fragedakis, John Kladitis, Michael Mitchell, Caryma Sa’d, Dianne Saxe, Devyn Stackhouse, Jason Stevens, Christiane Tetreault, Maria Voutsinas and Denise Walcott. The City Clerk’s 2022 results for Ward 14 list five candidates: Paula Fletcher (20,305 votes, elected), Wali Abro (1,982), James Dyson (1,937), Denise Walcott (1,740) and John De Marco (1,469). A search for a 2026 debate or all-candidates meeting in the ward found none. Gaps. Her role at the Council, her publication work and her degree were not checked with the organizations. The 2014 trustee entry in the City’s results was left out for the reason given in the biography. No public office is on record in the profile. Her social media accounts and the video on her home page were not opened. 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/) [City of Toronto · Councillor Paula Fletcher](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-14/) [Maria Voutsinas · campaign home page](https://votemaria.ca/) [Maria Voutsinas · Priorities](https://votemaria.ca/priorities/) [The Local · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-14-toronto-danforth-2026/) [TTCriders · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate responses](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward14) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2014 Toronto municipal election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/9059-election-2014-clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Over 20 years, as stated by her campaign and The Local ### Executive Director, National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada Her campaign website and The Local give this role. voche.me did not check it with the Council and states no start date. [Maria Voutsinas · campaign home page](https://votemaria.ca/) 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 Maria Voutsinas 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 Maria Voutsinas's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Maria Voutsinas? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Maria Voutsinas's own campaign.
Does Maria Voutsinas currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Maria Voutsinas.
How many sources does this Maria Voutsinas profile cite? This profile lists 9 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Maria Voutsinas's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Maria Voutsinas 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 Maria Voutsinas 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 - [City of Toronto · Councillor Paula Fletcher ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-14/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Maria Voutsinas · campaign home page ](https://votemaria.ca/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Maria Voutsinas · Priorities ](https://votemaria.ca/priorities/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-14-toronto-danforth-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TTCriders · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate responses ](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward14)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2014 Toronto municipal election ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/9059-election-2014-clerksofficialdeclarationofresults.pdf)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. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Maria Voutsinas campaign website](https://votemaria.ca/) ## 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 Maria Voutsinas 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.