1964 Toronto municipal election
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor Philip Givens defeated former mayor Allan Lamport.
Toronto mayoral race
- Results
- Philip Givens - 62,628
- Allan Lamport - 52,143
- Ross Dowson - 3,026
- Charles Mahoney - 1,903
Board of Control
The
- Results
- William Dennison (incumbent) - 68,892
- Herbert Orliffe (incumbent) - 66,280
- William Archer(incumbent) - 65,593
- Margaret Campbell - 60,900
- George Ben - 59,751
- Richard Horkins - 47,906
- Harry Bradley - 12,949
- Phyllis Clarke - 10,284
- Fred Graham - 9,673
- Patricia Mitchell - 6,750
City council
Two City Council incumbents were defeated. In the Beaches
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- Fred Beavis (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Oscar Sigsworth (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Ward 2 (East Regent Park and Rosedale)
- Michael Grayson (incumbent) - 4,381
- June Marks - 4,268
- May Birchard (incumbent) - 3,717
- Thomas O'Neil - 3,104
- John Sault - 2,610
- Donald Weir - 1,902
- Stanley Price - 1,350
- John Currey - 691
- Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)
- Charles Caccia - 4,930
- Helen Johnston (incumbent) - 3,194
- Harold Fishleigh - 2,528
- John MacVicar - 2,259
- Jack Frankel - 1,975
- John Knox - 1,741
- Peter Ward - 356
- James Sanderson - 192
- Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
- David Rotenberg (incumbent) - 7,795
- Horace Brown (incumbent) - 6,439
- Samuel Kwinter - 1,717
- Dorothy Cureatz - 1,417
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
- Joseph Piccininni(incumbent) - 8,091
- Harold Menzies - 4,750
- William Boytchuk- 3,949
- John Jones - 1,234
- Charles Weir - 1,216
- Edward Cox - 1,096
- James Westhead - 869
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- Hugh Bruce - 6,836
- Ken Dear - 4,984
- Tony O'Donohue - 4,853
- Archie Chisholm - 4,636
- Robert Grossi - 3,039
- Elio Madona - 3,016
- Pauline Miles - 2,365
- Michael Comar - 2,248
- Sam Fuda - 2,114
- Anne Fritz - 1,675
- Hugh Foley - 1,410
- Steven Mitchell - 605
- Michael Vicko - 499
- Ward 7 (Bloor West Village)
- Mary Temple (incumbent) - 13,512
- Ben Grys - 10,241
- William Davidson (incumbent) - 4,778
- Charles Edwards - 914
- Ward 8 (The Beaches)
- Tom Wardle Sr. (incumbent) - 11,449
- Alice Summerville - 10,871
- Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 10,418
- Edward Gillien - 823
- John Square - 556
- Ward 9 (North Toronto)
- Paul Pickett - 12,372
- Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - 8,774
- David Crombie - 8,371
- Kenneth David - 6,378
- Willem Meyer - 4,335
- Jules Pelletier - 3,532
Results are taken from the December 8, 1964 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Suburbs
East York
- Reeve
- (incumbent)True Davidson 9,374
- Leslie Saunders 5,332
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
Davidson defeated former Toronto mayor Saunders to be re-elected reeve.
Etobicoke
- Reeve
- (incumbent)John Palmer MacBeth (acclaimed)
- Board of Control (2 elected)
- (incumbent)Murray Johnson 17,247
- (incumbent)John Carroll 16,159
- Dorothy Hobbs 8,889
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
Forest Hill
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Edwin Pivnick 2,309
- Sidney Banks 1,030
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
Leaside
- Mayor
- (incumbent)Beth Nealson 4,126
- Lloyd Dickinson 2,982
Long Branch
- Reeve
- Thomas Berry 858
- (incumbent)Leonard E. Ford 711
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
Mimico
- Mayor
- (incumbent)Hugh Griggs (acclaimed)
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
New Toronto
- Mayor
- (incumbent)Donald Russell (acclaimed)
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
North York
- Reeve
- James Ditson Service 37,942
- (incumbent)Norman C. Goodhead 24,337
- Gerald Long 1,886
- Water Reiter 1,287
James Ditson Service is elected Reeve of North York, upsetting incumbent Norman Goodhead.
- Board of Control
- G. Gordon Hurlburt 30,976
- Irving Paisley 29,118
- Frank Watson 25,830
- Basil H. Hall 23,554
- Paul Hunt 19,558
- Gerald Gallagher 16,547
- Gordon Mattershead 10,848
- Robert Douglas 10,253
- John Gamble 6,461
- Edward Conlorz 6,356
- Malcolm Carinduff 2,754
The 1964 election saw the creation of North York's inaugural Board of Control.
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
- Township Council
Paul Godfrey and Robert Yuill are elected as ward councillors.
Scarborough
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Albert Campbell 24,931
- George Barker 9,901
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
Swansea
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Lucien Kurata 1,847
- Helen Begg 1,198
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
Weston
- Mayor
- C.W. Boddington 1,144
- M.L. Cott 810
- C.W. Caskey 681
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
York
- Reeve
- (incumbent)Jack Mould 11,467
- Chris Tonks 7,984
- Charles McMaster 1,268
(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)
References
- Election coverage. Toronto Star. December 8, 1964
- "Toronto's Municipal Election". Toronto Star. December 13, 1964