1960 Toronto municipal election
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 5, 1960. Six-year incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips was challenged by former mayor Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman. Phillips was returned to office.
The City of Toronto also held a referendum on whether to remove the
Toronto mayor
Phillips had first been elected to city council in 1926 and was elected
- Results
- Nathan Phillips - 81,699
- Allan Lamport - 58,254
- Jean Newman - 31,999
- Ross Dowson - 1,643
- Harry Bradley - 1,511
Plebiscite
A plebiscite was held on loosening Toronto's blue law to allow cinemas to open on Sundays.
- Sunday movies
- For - 81,821
- Against - 45,399
Source:[1]
Board of Control
Top spot on the Board of Control, and the associated budget chief position, was contested between two incumbent conservatives
The two Controllers with the most votes also sit on
- Results
- Donald Summerville(incumbent) - 110,893
- William Allen (incumbent) - 110,256
- William Dennison (incumbent) - 76,169
- Philip Givens - 66,972
- Herbert Orliffe - 65,418
- Francis Chambers - 30,696
- William Harris - 14,493
- Jessie Jackson - 14,062
- Mary Burke - 13,240
City council
Two aldermen were elected per Ward. The alderman with the most votes was declared Senior Alderman and sat on both Toronto City Council and Metro Council.
In the elections for
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 10,423
- Ken Waters (incumbent) - 10,224
- Theobald - 5,566
- Peter Ward - 2,092
- Ward 2 (Regent Park and Rosedale)
- Margaret Campbell (incumbent) - 6,829
- Michael Grayson - 5,677
- May Birchard (incumbent) - 4,927
- Stanley Price - 4,095
- Thomas McAulay - 3,360
- Currey - 1,194
- Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)
- William Archer(incumbent) - 7,509
- Charles Tidy (incumbent) - 6,707
- John MacVicar - 3,977
- James Sanderson - 1,156
- Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
- David Rotenberg - 4,766
- Horace Brown - 3,626
- Murray Caplan - 2,508
- Jack Frankel - 2,364
- Charles Drukarsh - 2,290
- Ralph Meakes - 1,718
- Lily Sherizen - 1,654
- A.G. Finkelstein - 1,554
- Samuel Kwinter - 854
- Bruce Magnuson - 847
- Dorothy Cureatz - 596
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
- Harold Menzies (incumbent) - 6,667
- Joseph Piccininni- 4,873
- George Ben - 4,317
- Louis Lockhart - 3,162
- Lloyd White - 3,054
- Russell Doyle - 1,609
- Janet McMurray - 1,510
- John Jones - 1,055
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 12,590
- May Robinson (incumbent) - 11,201
- George Jackson - 3,381
- Michael Comar - 3,350
- A.J. Robertson - 3,285
- Stanley Steban - 3,197
- W.G. Martin - 2,855
- Pauline Miles - 2,360
- Jack Starkman - 1,428
- Anne Fritz - 1,142
- Ward 7 (Bloor West Village)
- William Davidson (incumbent) - 7,226
- Mary Temple (incumbent) - 6,368
- Thomas Wilson - 5,258
- John O'Shea - 3,540
- Ward 8 (The Beaches)
- Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 9,995
- Tom Wardle Sr. - 9,516
- S.T. Bullock - 7,963
- Chris Stavro - 7,347
- Joseph McNulty - 3,033
- S.A. Baker - 2,486
- A.A. Williams - 1,382
- E.V. Cox - 1,064
- Taiml Davis - 922
- John Square - 455
- Ward 9 (North Toronto)
- Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - 20,481
- Frank Nash (incumbent) - 11,907
- Helen Johnston - 9,916
- William Hall - 7,166
Results are taken from the December 6, 1960 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Changes
Controller William Allen resigned upon being elected Metro Chairman on January 9, 1962. On January 15, 1962 Controller William Dennison was appointed Metro Councillor and Herbert Orliffe was appointed Controller
Suburbs
East York
- Reeve
- True Davidson - 5,047
- (incumbent)Jack Raymond Allen - 3,431
- Charles Howard Chandler - 3,275
- Royden Meyer Brigham - 2,687
- Norman Cheeseman - 1,690
- Albert Morgan - 222
Etobicoke
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Henry Oscar Waffle - 14,726
- Murray Johnson - 11,448
- C. Robert Bush - 8,549
- Deputy Reeve
- John P. MacBeth - 14,899
- John Allen - 9,829
- Clifford Tinkham - 9,363
Source: "Waffle Easily Wins Etobicoke", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]06 Dec 1960: 9
Forest Hill
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Laurie T. Simonsky - 2,674
- Perly - 1,814
- Labow - 743
- Deputy Reeve
- Banks - 1,873
- Pivnick - 2,905
Source:[1] and "Simonsky Again Forest Hill Reeve", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]06 Dec 1960: 9
Leaside
- Mayor
- (incumbent)Charles Hiscott (acclaimed)
Long Branch
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Marie Curtis (acclaimed)
Mimico
- Mayor
- Hugh Griggs
- (incumbent)William Arthur (Gus) Edwards
New Toronto
- Mayor
- (incumbent)Donald Russell - 1,501
- White - 1,255
Source:[1]
North York
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Norman C. Goodhead 37,365
- Harold Segal 14,993
Scarborough
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Albert Campbell (acclaimed)
Swansea
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Dorothy Hague (acclaimed)
- Deputy Reeve
- Harry Squarebriggs (acclaimed)
Weston
- Mayor
- George W. Bull - 1,683
- Clark - 1,026
Source:[1]
York
- Reeve
- Frederick Charles Taylor- 14,766
- (incumbent)Chris Tonks - 6,369
- Charles McMaster - 2,735
- Pauline Shapero - 1,912
Taylor defeated Tonks who had been ensnared in a conflict-of-interest scandal. Source:[1]
References
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 6, 1960
- ^ a b c d e f "Results of Voting in City and Suburban Elections", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]06 Dec 1960: 1.
- ^ "Metro's Day, Metro's Duty", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Dec 1960: 6.
- ^ "The Star Recommends These Candidates", Toronto Daily Star, November 26, 1960, page 6