--- title: "Stephen Holyday: candidate for Councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/stephen-holyday" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:12.185Z" meta: description: "Stephen Holyday is the City of Toronto’s Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, and his nomination for 2026 was filed on July 10, 2026. The City Clerk’s d..." "og:description": "Stephen Holyday is the City of Toronto’s Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, and his nomination for 2026 was filed on July 10, 2026. The City Clerk’s d..." "og:title": "Stephen Holyday: candidate for Councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Stephen Holyday is the City of Toronto’s Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, and his nomination for 2026 was filed on July 10, 2026. The City Clerk’s d..." "twitter:title": "Stephen Holyday: candidate for Councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre · Toronto 2026 # Stephen Holyday Sitting Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, seeking re-election. Stephen Holyday is the City of Toronto’s Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, and his nomination for 2026 was filed on July 10, 2026. The City Clerk’s declaration of results shows him winning the ward on October 24, 2022 with 18,559 votes, the most of 5 candidates. His campaign website says he is seeking re-election. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Stephen Holyday, from Stephen Holyday campaign.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/stephen-holyday-640.webp) *Stephen HolydayCouncillorv.* [Image: Stephen Holyday campaign](https://www.holyday.ca/) 01 / Introduction ## About Stephen Holyday Stephen Holyday appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as July 10, 2026 and the campaign website holyday.ca. The City’s Members of Council page lists Councillor Stephen Holyday for Etobicoke Centre. His City profile says he has been the City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre since 2018, and before that for Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre since December 2014. It lists him as Chair of the Etobicoke York Community Council, Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Service Excellence Committee and Vice Chair of the General Government Committee. It says he was Deputy Speaker of Council for 2022 to 2023, and that he was appointed Deputy Mayor in 2017 and again for the 2018 to 2022 term. It also says he was a member of the Ontario Public Service from 1999 to 2014. The profile page shows the date modified as May 27, 2025. The City Clerk’s declaration of results for the October 24, 2022 general election lists Stephen Holyday first among 5 candidates for Councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre, with 18,559 votes, marked elected. Thomas Yanuziello was second with 2,653. The 5 declared totals add up to 25,678 votes, so his share was 72.3 percent, calculated by voche.me from those figures. His campaign website says he was first elected in 2014 and has served Etobicoke Centre for 12 years. Its accomplishments page lists work on spending restraint, community safety, neighbourhood planning, parks and basement flooding prevention. It says he has never missed any of 140 Council meetings. These are the campaign’s own statements. voche.me did not open the City’s voting records, so it has not checked the attendance claim or any vote the page describes. 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 ### Accomplishments listed by his campaign His campaign website groups its record under six headings: affordable government with quality services, community safety, strong Etobicoke neighbourhoods, infrastructure, an unblemished record of service and a strong voice for Etobicoke.
Read the full position Under infrastructure it lists work on Centennial Park, local parks, basement flooding prevention and sewer upgrades, a 4 km Etobicoke Greenway trail, and support for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. These are the campaign’s own statements about its record. No City record was opened to check them.
[Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · Accomplishments ](https://www.holyday.ca/priorities) 02 ### Positions on development and traffic His campaign website says he refused six-plex and major street planning policy changes, and opposed plans to close vehicle lanes on major streets and the Bloor Street bike lane extension into Etobicoke.
Read the full position This is the campaign’s description. No recorded vote is cited here, because voche.me did not open the City’s voting records.
[Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · Accomplishments ](https://www.holyday.ca/priorities) [City of Toronto · Councillor Stephen Holyday](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-2/) 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 profile for Ward 2, the City Clerk’s declaration of results for 2022, the home, About and Accomplishments pages of his campaign website, The Local’s Ward 2 candidate page and The Green Line’s Ward 2 guide. His role comes from the City’s own pages. Every statement taken from his campaign website is written as the campaign’s own account. Gaps. No recorded council vote is cited on this page. The Local describes several of his votes and positions. voche.me did not read the City’s decisions site for those votes, so it does not repeat them. The campaign’s claim of attendance at every Council meeting was not checked against the City’s record. His website names no social media accounts, so none was 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 Stephen Holyday](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-2/) [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) [Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · home page](https://www.holyday.ca/) [Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · About](https://www.holyday.ca/about) [Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · Accomplishments](https://www.holyday.ca/priorities) [The Local · Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre candidates, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-2-etobicoke-centre-2026/) [The Green Line · Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre guide, October 1, 2026](https://thegreenline.to/stories/toronto-municipal-election-ward-2-etobicoke-centre/) 03 / Background ## Experience & community December 2014 to present ### City Councillor, Etobicoke Centre His City profile says he has been Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre since 2018, and was Councillor for Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre from December 2014. The City Clerk’s declaration of results shows him elected in Ward 2 on October 24, 2022 with 18,559 votes. [City of Toronto · Councillor Stephen Holyday](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-2/) As listed on the City profile modified May 27, 2025 ### Committee chair roles The City profile lists him as Chair of the Etobicoke York Community Council, the Audit Committee and the Service Excellence Committee, and Vice Chair of the General Government Committee. It also lists seats on the Heritage Toronto, Hockey Hall of Fame and Canadian National Exhibition Association boards. [City of Toronto · Councillor Stephen Holyday](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-2/) 1999 to 2014 ### Ontario Public Service His City profile says he was a member of the Ontario Public Service from 1999 to 2014, including a post as Manager, Service Management, at the Ontario Ministry of Energy. [City of Toronto · Councillor Stephen Holyday](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-2/) 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 Stephen Holyday 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 Stephen Holyday's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Stephen Holyday? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Stephen Holyday's own campaign.
Does Stephen Holyday currently hold public office? Yes. Stephen Holyday currently serves as City Councillor, Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre.
How many sources does this Stephen Holyday 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 Stephen Holyday's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Stephen Holyday 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 Stephen Holyday 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 Stephen Holyday ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-2/)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 - [Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · home page ](https://www.holyday.ca/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · About ](https://www.holyday.ca/about)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Re-Elect Stephen Holyday · Accomplishments ](https://www.holyday.ca/priorities)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre candidates, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-2-etobicoke-centre-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Green Line · Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre guide, October 1, 2026 ](https://thegreenline.to/stories/toronto-municipal-election-ward-2-etobicoke-centre/)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. [Stephen Holyday campaign website](https://www.holyday.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 Stephen Holyday 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.