The Toronto municipal election of 1976 was held on December 6, 1976 in Metropolitan Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Mayors, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto , York, East York , North York , Etobicoke and Scarborough .
Toronto Mayor David Crombie and North York Mayor Mel Lastman were both re-elected without serious opposition.
Toronto
Mayoral race As in the 1974 election incumbent David Crombie faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection.
Results David Crombie - 112,763Don Andrews - 7,126Henry Argasinski - 3,760 Richard Sanders - 2,373 Judy Lucko - 1,863 Ronald Rodgers - 1,613 Bill Zock - 1,506 Harry Dahme - 1,223 Robert Simms - 1,152 Andreis Murvieks - 962
City council Ward boundaries used in the 1976 election City council was mostly stable, the only notable upset was the defeat of long serving Old Guard member William Boytchuk by NDPer David White in Ward 1. The conservative membership remained stable as retiring moderate NDPer Reid Scott was replaced by conservative Tom Wardle Jr.
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.
Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village ) Elizabeth Eayrs (incumbent) - 7,656David White - 5,932William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 5,883Ben Grys - 4,420 Amonsen - 1,314 Ed Homonyla - 1,237 Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton ) Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 7,656Ed Negridge (incumbent) - 4,545Barbara Adams - 3,005 Glen Bany - 2,912 Pat Bator - 1,786 Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia ) Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 5,826Richard Gilbert - 4,651Tony Amond - 1,464 Slough Bolton - 1,457 Domenic Tersigni - 545 Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy ) Art Eggleton (incumbent) - 4,615George Ben (incumbent) - 2,957Joe Pantalone - 2,713Lee Zaslofsky - 1,940 Sydney Pimentel - 563 Brian Ashley - 379 Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville ) Ying Hope (incumbent) - 7,097Susan Fish - 5,201Fiona Nelson - 4,731 Barbara Jacob - 2,061 Brian Ashton - 1,796Alex McDonald - 1,199 Norman Elder - 1,086 Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto ) Dan Heap (incumbent) - 8,503Allan Sparrow (incumbent) - 8,103Peter Budd - 4,448 Arnold Linelsky - 2,046 Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale ) John Sewell (incumbent) - 8,786Janet Howard (incumbent) - 6,460Gary Stamm - 4,419 Ronald Taylor - 770 Charles Rolfe - 767 Ward 8 (Riverdale ) Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 7,193Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 6,883Beatrice Zaverucha - 1,062 Louis Kesten - 951 John Bizzell - 771 Joe Dabonte - 458 Ward 9 (The Beaches ) Pat Sheppard - 4,949Tom Wardle, Jr. - 4,948Bruce Budd - 4,665 Joe McNulty - 4,446 William Ross - 3,094 Neil Young - 2,114John Oliver - 1,766 Sharon Meecham - 735 Edmond Cameron - 432 George Sloan - 344 Tom Last - 232 Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto ) John Bosley (incumbent) - 11,638June Rowlands - 11,307Robert Perkins - 5,079 David White - 1,517 Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto ) David Smith (incumbent) - 12,441Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 11,600Russ Tandler - 1,412 Fay MacPerson - 1,283
Changes Mayor David Crombie resigned on August 31, 1978 to contest a Federal by-election for Rosedale on October 16, 1978. On September 1, 1978 City Council met to appoint a new Mayor. The right-wingers stood Ward 8 Alderman Fred Beavis while the left-wingers stood Ward 11 Alderman Anne Johnston . When the vote was held the two candidates were tied with 11 votes each so in accordance with the Municipal Act put both names into a hat, and the name picked out of the hat would officially be pronounced interim mayor. Fred Beavis was the name chosen and he became mayor. Thomas Clifford now became Ward 8's sole Alderman and was appointed Metro Councillor on September 11.
Metro boroughs
East York Results from the borough of East York. Two aldermen were elected to each ward.[2]
Mayor Alan Redway - 12,092Howard Chandler - 11,138 Ward 1 Dave Johnson - 4,568Leslie Saunders - 2,758Cy Reader - 2,156 Mike Kenny - 1,339 Stephen Milne - 732 Bill Segritt - 369 Ward 2 John Flowers - 2,977Norman Crane - 2,326Arthur Shart - 1,257 Marg Reilly - 1,211 Robert MacKenzie - 595 Frank Johnson - 465 James McKinnon - 412 Chris Greenland - 353 Ward 3 Ray Ireland - 2,644Don van Mierlo - 2,577Jack Irwin - 1,815 Ken Steele - 1,368 Gordon Crann - 1,357 Ward 4 Edna Beange - 3,477Peter Oyler - 2,777Herbert McGroarty - 2,497 Harry Wilsher - 1,396 Source: Toronto Star , December 7, 1976, page A11.
Etobicoke Results from Etobicoke. Four members were elected to the Board of Control. Two aldermen were elected to each ward.[3]
Mayor (incumbent)Dennis Flynn - 46,550 Juris Ditevko - 7,559 Board of Control (incumbent)Bill Stockwell - 34,782 (incumbent)Bruce Sinclair - 30,411 (incumbent)Nora Pownall - 26,918 (incumbent)E. H. (Pete) Farrow - 26,357 John Allen - 23,213 Ron Barr- 13,027 Keith Gallacher - 10,038 Ward 1 Helen Wursta Morley Kells Ward 2 Alex Marchetti Stewart East Ward 3 Dick O'Brien Alex McNeil Ward 4 Lois Griffin John Hanna Ward 5 Ruth Grier Pat Keaveney Source: Toronto Star , December 7, 1976, page A11.
North York Mayor (incumbent)Mel Lastman - 60,093 William Sutherland - 15,634Pallotta - 3,376 Obadia - 1,088 Minty - 920 (1019 out of 1305 polls)
Lastman is re-elected defeating a challenge by Controller William Sutherland
Board of Control (incumbent)Barbara Greene - 52,053 Esther Shiner - 39,768Ron Summers - 32,616Bob Yuill - 31,050Alex McGivern - 30,110 Jack Bedder - 20,267 Bernadette Michael - 13,803 Angelo Natale -10,281 (1019 out of 1305 polls)
Ward 1 Gord Risk Ward 2 Mario Gentile Ward 3 Pat O'Neill
61 out of 77 polls reporting.
Hugh Montgomerie was a forty-three-year-old film technician. He recommended a ban on high-density development projects that did not have adequate recreation facilities.[4] Martin Lewin was a thirty-two-year-old sales manager. He argued that shoppers in major plazas should not be forced to pay parking fees.[4] Harbans Rai Varma was a fifty-year-old supply teacher. He called for lower employment and inflation levels, and for improved race relations.[4] He campaigned for the North York Board of Education in 1980, and lost to Elsa Chandler in Ward Four. A candidate named "Rai Varma" ran for the Markham Board of Control in 1991; this may be the same person. Ward 5 Marilyn Meshberg Ward 6 Milton Berger Ward 7 Irving Chapley Ward 8 Alan Heisey Ward 9 Norm Gardner Ward 10 Marie Laballe Ward 11 Peter Clarke Ward 12 Barry Burton Ward 13 Mike Smith Ward 14 Betty Sutherland
Scarborough Results from the Borough of Scarborough. Four members were elected to the Board of Control. One alderman was elected to each ward.[5]
Mayor (incumbent)Paul Cosgrove - 51,859 Lois James - 6,526 Board of Control (incumbent)Gus Harris - 35,525 (incumbent)Ken Morrish - 35,243 (incumbent)Joyce Trimmer - 31,358 (incumbent)Brian Harrison - 30,956 Shirley Eidt - 28,363 Grant Boucher - 10,061 Larry Calcutt - 8,321 John Fletcher - 7,770 Ward 1 Bill Belfontaine Ward 2 Carol Ruddell Ward 3 Norm Kelly Ward 4 Jack Goodlad Ward 5 Frank Faubert Ward 6 Frederick Samuel Bland Ward 7 Ed Fulton Ward 8 Tom Brazier Ward 9 Doug Colling Ward 10 Ron Watson Ward 11 John Wimbs Ward 12 Joe De Kort
York Results from the borough of York. Two members were elected to the Board of Control. One alderman was elected to each ward.[6] [7]
Mayor Philip White 14,711Fergy Brown 14,443Board of Control (2 elected) Doug Saunders 14,549Alan Tonks 11,998Patrick Canavan 7,479 Gordon 6,229 Ciardullo 3,572 Ward 1 Ben Nobleman (acclaimed) Ward 2 Oscar Kogan (acclaimed) Ward 3 Ron Bradd Mizzoni 934 D'Aprile 825 Ward 4 Clifford Ward 1,532 Howells 693 Ward 5 Chris Tonks (acclaimed)Ward 6 Floyd Sainsbury 2,386 Dodds 2,187 Ward 7 Gayle Christie 2,853Gallichan 1,484 McMahon 373 Ward 8 Mike Waclawski 2,987 John Nunziata 1,920
References ^ Page A8. (1976, Dec 07). Toronto Star (1971-2009) ^ "Voting Results: East York". Toronto Star . December 7, 1976. p. A11. ^ "Voting Results: Etobicoke". Toronto Star . December 7, 1976. p. A11. ^ a b c "North York", Toronto Star , 3 December 1976, A7. ^ "Voting Results: Scarborough". Toronto Star . December 7, 1976. p. A11. ^ "Voting Results: York". Toronto Star . December 7, 1976. p. A11. ^ "Results in Metro's five boroughs". The Globe and Mail . December 7, 1976. p. 4.