Editing Maria Augimeri (section)

===2018 Municipal Election===

Following the election of Augimeri's former council colleague [[Doug Ford]] as [[Premier of Ontario]], Ford's [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] government passed legislation that reduced the number of seats on Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 immediately before the [[2018 Toronto municipal election|city's scheduled election]]. The legislation, referred to as the [[Better Local Government Act]], merged wards being contested by Augimeri and another council colleague, [[James Pasternak]]. Augimeri lost to Pasternak by over 2000 votes, blaming the reduction in council seats for her loss and noting that she would have won in her old ward.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/toronto-election/2018/10/22/close-race-for-fellow-incumbents-augimeri-pasternak-in-ward-6-york-centre.html|title=James Pasternak beats fellow incumbent Maria Augimeri in Ward 6, York Centre {{!}} The Star|work=Toronto Star|access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>

Augimeri served as the chairperson of the [[Toronto and Region Conservation Authority]] (TRCA) Board of Directors until February 2019. In July 2019, Augimeri was replaced on the TRCA by a citizen appointee.