1980 Toronto municipal election

Municipal election in Toronto, Canada September 2023 1980 Toronto mayoral election Mayoral no no 1978 Toronto municipal election 1978 November 10, 1980 1982 Toronto municipal election 1982 John Sewell 86,152 46.9% John Sewell with Eaton Centre model (cropped2).jpg 5ee8aa Art Eggleton 87,919 47.8% Arthur Eggleton Defense Minister of Canada (cropped).jpg e86363 Mayor of Toronto John Sewell Art Eggleton 44.9%Page A7. (1991, Nov 21). Toronto Star (1971-2009) The 1980 Toronto municipal election was held on November 10, 1980 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough. Art Eggleton narrowly defeated incumbent John Sewell to become Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York. Toronto Mayoral race In the 1978 election reform candidate John Sewell had won against two more conservative candidates. In 1980 election the right united around Art Eggleton, and he narrowly defeated Sewell. Eggleton carried eight of the city's eleven wards, dominating in the west end, and prevailing in North Toronto and the east end by narrower margins. While Sewell increased his vote in every ward, he only carried three wards in the heart of the city: midtown's ward 5 (which included the city's Annex district), the downtown core (ward 6) and ward 7, which he had previously represented as an alderman.John Sewell, How We Changed Toronto: The Inside Story of Twelve Creative, Tumultuous Years in Civic Life Toronto: Lorimer, 2015 Results Art Eggleton - 87,919 John Sewell - 86,152 Anne McBride - 3,429 Bob Bush - 2,141 Fred Dunn - 1,100 Armand Siksna - 867 Ronald Rodgers - 846 Chris Faiers - 590 Andrejs Murnieks - 571 City council right|thumb|300px|Ward boundaries used in the 1980 election City council saw a handful of major upsets and was considered to have been moved to the right by the election as in addition to losing the mayoralty reformers lost their majority on council. The most notable upset was in the downtown Ward 6. Incumbent Allan Sparrow had stepped aside to allow George Hislop to run, in the belief that the large gay community in the ward deserved a representative on council. Hislop was one of the leading gay rights activists in the city, and his campaign was vigorously opposed by figures such as evangelist Ken Campbell. In a surprise upset Hislop lost to little known local dentist Gordon Chong. Elsewhere the left won important victories. Tom Wardle Jr., who had been involved in several controversies including an assault conviction, was defeated by former councillor Dorothy Thomas. After four failed attempts Joe Pantalone won a seat on council by capturing the one vacated by Eggleton. Top two from each ward elected to Toronto City Council. Top one from each ward also wins a seat on Metro Toronto council. Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village) William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 9,415 David White (incumbent) - 8,345 Bill Roberts - 5,785 Brynne Teal - 4,267 Nick Gulycz - 1,143 Yvette Tessier - 742 Michael Horner - 636 Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton) Tony Ruprecht (incumbent) - 9,447 Ben Grys - 4,923 Susan Atkinson - 4,907 Elaine Ziemba - 4,137 Elaine Taylor - 684 John Lauter - 620 Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia) Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 7,509 Richard Gilbert (incumbent) - 7,363 Edward Gardner - 1,246 Mark Llewellyn - 689 Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy) Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 5,005 Joe Pantalone - 3,898 Tony Ianno - 3,362 Bill Moniz - 2,898 Barbara Hurd - 2,279 Nick Figliano - 704 Anthony Russo - 206 Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville) Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto) Gordon Chong - 9,522 Dan Heap (incumbent) - 9,341 George Hislop - 7,348 Rose Smith - 2,959 Fred Chappell - 1,339 Darryl Randall - 659 Gary Weagle - 505 Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale) Gordon Cressy (incumbent) - 12,579 David Reville - 9,066 Frank Dwyer - 3,748 Thelma Forsyth - 2,632 Ward 8 (Riverdale) Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 9,172 Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 7,941 Jeanne McGuire - 1,433 James McMillan - 1,264 John Coutts - 550 Ward 9 (The Beaches) Pat Sheppard (incumbent) - 10,236 Dorothy Thomas - 7,886 John Oliver - 6,102 Bob Yaccato - 5,321 Tom Wardle Jr. (incumbent) - 3,206 Winona Gallop - 915 Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto) June Rowlands (incumbent) - 17,551 Andrew Paton (incumbent) - 15,201 Patricia Bolton - 2,678 Craig Roberts - 2,367 Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto) Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 15,168 Michael Gee (incumbent) - 13,410 Kay Gardner - 6,700 Susan Diamond - 1,447 Results are taken from the November 11, 1980 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies. By-elections Ward 2 Alderman Tony Ruprecht resigned to contest the 1981 provincial election. Ben Grys was appointed Metro Councillor on April 9. A by-election was held on May 25, 1981: Chris Korwin-Kuczynski - 4,074 Irene Atkinson - 3,496 Susan Atkinson - 3,425 Bill McGinnis Timmy Talpa Henry Orgasinksi Martin Amber Ward 6 Alderman Dan Heap resigned having won a Federal by-election for Spadina on 17 August 1981. A by-election was held on October 19, 1981: John Sewell - 7,278 Gus Young - 1,741 John Curtin - 628 Stanley Anderson - 599 Jay Saint - 181 Jaroslawa Baczkowska - 166 Martin Amber - 130 Jimmy Talpa - 34 Gary Weagle - 45 East York Alan Redway won his third term in office as mayor. All the incumbent councillors were re-elected. The only newcomer to council was Mike Wyatt in ward two.Civic Elections '80 The Toronto Star November 11, 1980 A12-A13 † denotes incumbent from previous council Mayor †Alan Redway - 19,971 James Smith - 2,290 Council Two to be elected from each ward Ward 1 †Dave Johnson - 5,530 †Cy Reader - 4,994 Edward Shaw - 1,403 Ward 2 †Norm Crone - 3,703 Mike Wyatt - 2,230 George Vasilopoulos - 2,079 Joe Tropiano - 1,674 Ward 3 †Gordon Crann - Acclaimed †Ken Paige - Acclaimed Ward 4 †Peter Oyler - 3,947 †Herbert McGroarty - 3,001 Edna Beange - 2,752 Board of education Two to be elected from each ward Ward 1 †Gord Brown - 4,453 †Ruth Goldhar - 3,135 Bruce Porter - 1,856 Ward 2 †James Palmer - 2,901 †Kenneth Maxted - 2,441 Fred Jackson - 1,088 Chad Dakin - 900 Ward 3 †Margaret Hazelton - 2,645 †William Phillips - 2,603 Len Self - 1,929 Ward 4 Michael Globe - Acclaimed Steven Overgard - Acclaimed Hydro Commission Two to be elected †Jack Christie - 13,780 Frank Johnson - 10,036 †Al Morgan - 7,569 Etobicoke Mayor †Dennis Flynn - 35,955 Morley Kells - 30,110 Pete McCluskey - 2,275 (762 out of 833 polls) (Source: Globe and Mail, 11 Nov 1980, pg 12) Board of Control Four to be elected †Winfield (Bill) Stockwell - 45,580 †Bruce Sinclair - 35,074 Dick O'Brien - 29,916 David Lacey - 28,750 †Nora Pownall - 27,211 Bob Wigmore - 13,032 Roz McKenna - 12,270 Greta McNabney - 9,095 (762 out of 833 polls) (Source: Globe and Mail, 11 Nov 1980, pg 12) North York Mayor (incumbent)Mel Lastman 76,274 Howard Cohen 12,243 (1257 of 1379 polls) Board of Control (incumbent)Esther Shiner 55,986 (incumbent)Robert Yuill 44,544 William Sutherland 36,562 Norm Gardner 36,402 (incumbent)Irv Paisley 35,590 Jane McGivern 29,934 Frank Esposito 17,643 Donna Wilson 17,104 Bernadette Michael 11,604 (1257 of 1379 polls) City Council Mario Gentile was re-elected as Ward 2 councillor. Cary Fox was an insurance agent, who called for a crackdown on vandalism and accused Howard Moscoe of seeking the media spotlight too often.Marina Strauss, "Hopefuls want end to chaos in North York", Globe and Mail, 30 October 1980, P4. Gus Cusimano was a perennial candidate for municipal office in North York. He sought election to the North York City Council in the 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1980 elections, losing each time. Cusimano was eighteen years old during his first campaign."The candidates", Toronto Star, 28 November 1974, A20. He is an insurance agent, and accused Moscoe of seeking the media spotlight too often in the 1980. A 1987 newspaper article identifies him as president of City-Wide Insurance Ltd., Willowdale.George Brett, "Sorting out your insurance options", Toronto Star, 3 February 1987, G8. As of 2006, he is president of Petek Insurance.Dave Sansom, Candidate for Regional Councillor (Whitby) https://web.archive.org/web/20061124062512/http://www.davesansom.ca/testimonials/ November 24, 2006 , accessed 20 October 2006. Cusimano endorsed Sansom's candidacy. Scarborough In Scarborough, Gus Harris retained his role as Mayor Scarborough. All Board of Control members were re-elected except Frank Faubert. All incumbent aldermen were returned to office.Scarboro returns old faces The Globe and Mail November 11, 1980 13 Faubert was returned to office in a by-election as alderman for Ward 5 when Alan Robinson was elected to provincial office in the 1981 Ontario election.Faubert wins Scarborough seat Alden Baker The Globe and Mail May 26, 1981 4 Mayor (incumbent)Gus Harris - 47,440 John Wimbs - 30,718 Frank Visconti - 4,687 (1103 out of 1110 polls) Board of Control (incumbent)Brian Harrison - 48,933 Ken Morrish - 41,169 (incumbent)Carol Ruddell - 40,637 (incumbent)Joyce Trimmer - 40,564 (incumbent)Frank Faubert - 40,386 Bob Watson - 22,124 John MacMillan - 16,782 (1103 out of 1110 polls) Borough Aldermen Ward 1 Bill Belfontaine (incumbent) Ward 2 Barry Christensen Ward 3 David Dinkworth Ward 4 Jack Goodlad (acclaimed) Ward 5 Alan Robinson (incumbent), Frank Faubert after May 25, 1981 Ward 6 Florence Cruikshank Ward 7 Ed Fulton (incumbent) Ward 8 Shirley Eidt (incumbent) Ward 9 Doug Colling (incumbent) Ward 10 Maureen Prinsloo (incumbent) Ward 11 Ron Watson Ward 12 Joe Dekort (incumbent) York In the borough of York, Gayle Christie was re-elected for a second term as Mayor defeating Alan Tonks by a wide margin. The five aldermen who ran again were re-elected. Tony Mandarano and James Trimbee were the only new members of York Council.'I'm no fluke' says re-elected Christie The Toronto Star November 11, 1980 A14 Mayor (incumbent)Gayle Christie 21,470 Alan Tonks 13,674 Board of Control (2 elected) (incumbent)Fergy Brown 19,489 Philip White 17,165 Harriet Wolman 12,834 Council Ward 1 Ben Nobleman 1,870 Michael Colle 1,108 Jay Bell 529 Dan Goldberg 329 A.E. Stollard 213 Ward 2 Tony Mandarano 2,199 Gord Garland 1,045 Ward 3 Ron Bradd 2,108 Tony Rizzo 1,448 Ward 4 Patrick Canavan 1,426 Gary D'Onofrio 1,074 Ward 5 Chris Tonks (acclaimed) Ward 6 James Trimbee 3,506 Robert MacPherson 2,014 Ward 7 John Nunziata 4,547 Marvin Gordon 743 Frank Ruffolo 621 Vince DeNardo 158 References Category:1980 elections in Canada 1980 Category:1980 in Toronto