Establishment of a Ward System

Beginning in the northwest corner of the Town of Aurora; Thence easterly along the northerly limit of the Town of Aurora to the centre line of Bayview Avenue; Thence southerly along the centre line of Bayview Avenue to the centre line of St. John’s Sideroad; Thence westerly along the centre line of St. John’s Sideroad to the centre line of the railway tracks; Thence southerly along the centre line of the railway tracks to the intersection of the railway tracks and the centre line of Yonge Street; Thence northerly along the centre line of Yonge Street to the centre line of Orchard Heights Boulevard; Thence westerly along the centre line of Orchard Heights Boulevard to the westerly limit of the Town of Aurora; Thence northerly on the Town of Aurora westerly limit to the point of beginning.

Ward Two (2) Description

Beginning at the intersection of the Town of Aurora westerly limit and the centre line of Orchard Heights Boulevard; Thence easterly along the centre line of Orchard Heights Boulevard to the centre line of Yonge Street; Thence southerly along the centre line of Yonge Street to the centre line of Kennedy Street West; Thence westerly along the centre line of Kennedy Street West to the westerly limit of the Town of Aurora; Thence northerly along the westerly limit of the Town of Aurora to the point of beginning.

Ward Three (3) Description

Beginning at the intersection of the Town of Aurora westerly limit and the centre line of Kennedy Street West; Thence easterly along the centre line of Kennedy Street West to the centre line of Yonge Street; Thence southerly along the centre line of Yonge Street to the centre line of the intersection of the railway tracks and Yonge Street; Thence southwesterly along the centre line of the railway tracks to the westerly limit of the Town of Aurora; Thence northerly along the westerly limit of the Town of Aurora to the point of beginning.

Beginning in the southwest corner of the Town of Aurora; Thence northerly along the westerly limit of the Town of Aurora to the centre line of the railway tracks; Thence northeasterly along the centre line of the railway tracks to the intersection of the railway tracks and the centre line of Wellington Street; Thence easterly along the centre line of Wellington Street East to the easterly limit of the Town of Aurora; Thence southerly along the easterly limit of the Town of Aurora to the southerly limit of the Town of Aurora; Thence westerly along the southerly limit of the Town of Aurora to the point of beginning.

Beginning at the intersection of the centre line of the railway tracks and the centre line of St. John’s Sideroad; Thence easterly along the centre line of St. John’s Sideroad to the centre line of Mavrinac Boulevard; Thence southerly along the centre line of Mavrinac Boulevard to the centre line of Wellington Street East; Thence westerly along the centre line of Wellington Street East to the centre line of the railway tracks; Thence northerly along the centre line of the railway tracks to the point of beginning.

Beginning in the northeast corner of the Town of Aurora; Thence southerly along the easterly limit of the Town of Aurora to the centre line of Wellington Street East; Thence westerly along the centre line of Wellington Street East to the centre line of Mavrinac Boulevard; Thence northerly along the centre line of Mavrinac Boulevard to the centre line of St. John’s Sideroad; Thence westerly along the centre line of St. John’s Sideroad to the centre line of Bayview Avenue; Thence northerly along the centre line of Bayview Avenue to the northerly limit of the Town of Aurora; Thence easterly along the northerly limit of the Town of Aurora to the point of beginning.

Additional information on the 2014 question on the Ballot can be found on 2014 Aurora Votes webpage.

In 2014 there was a referendum Question on the Ballot asking "Are you in favour of electing all Aurora Councillors, other than the Mayor, by ward vote instead of general Town-wide vote?"

As per the Municipal Elections Act, the results of a Question on the Ballot are only binding if at least 50% of eligible electors vote on the question and if more than 50% of the votes on the question are in favour of the Question. As such, if voter turnout is less than 50% of the eligible electors, then the results of the referendum are not binding on the municipality, and Council would be free to proceed on the matter as it chooses.

On October 27, 2014 of an eligible 37,123 electors 13,267 (35.74%) voted. Of the 12,182 voters who responded to the Question, 6,670 (54.75%) voted "No" and 5,512 (45.25%) voted yes. As voter turnout in 2014 was less than 50%, the result was non-binding.