and started a leave of absence from Toronto City Council. These powers were returned when Ford returned to his job on July 1. Even though Kelly had all the powers of the mayoral office for 3 months, Ford still technically held the title of Mayor, while Kelly was still referred to as the Deputy Mayor. 2018 election Kelly ran for re-election in the 2018 Toronto election in the newly constituted Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt and lost to fellow incumbent councillor for former Ward 43, Jim Karygiannis. Internet popularity In the summer of 2015, Norm Kelly became an international internet sensation when he weighed in on the feud between Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Meek Mill via Twitter. He has become the figure of several internet memes and has reached fame in the hip-hop community for his involvement in the feud. Through supporting Drake and posting humorous content to his account, Kelly gained a sizable Twitter following of well over 720,000. In September 2015, the nonprofit organization HackerNest presented Kelly with the "Nerd Champion" award for his support of the city's technology community. Kelly was voted Canada's Most Valuable Tweeter for 2015 in a tournament held by Twitter Canada. In addition to being a Twitter sensation, Kelly, also known as "6Dad," has his own line of clothing. It includes T-shirts, hoodies, and sweatpants featuring images of Kelly, the word "Dad" in different languages, and slogans such as "Too lit to politic." A portion of the proceeds are donated to charity. Election results Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 AM References Notes Citations External links 1941 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Toronto city councillors Upper Canada College alumni University of Western Ontario alumni Canadian schoolteachers Queen's University at Kingston alumni Carleton University alumni