1952 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 1952 Toronto mayoral election Toronto Mayoral no no 1951 Toronto municipal election 1951 December 1, 1952 1953 Toronto municipal election 1953 Allan Lamport 81,448 66% File:Allan_Austin_Lamport.jpg ON Liberal nohash Nathan Phillips 41,923 33% File:Mayor_Nathan_Phillips_wearing_chain_of_office.jpg ON PC nohash Mayor of Toronto Allan Lamport Allan Lamport Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 1, 1952. Incumbent mayor Allan Lamport easily won against former alderman Nathan Phillips. There were two referendum questions on the ballot. One called for municipal terms in the city to be extended from one year to two. This measure was rejected, but was later passed in the 1955 election. The second measure was to approve funds for the construction of the Regent Park housing project, which was passed by a slim margin. The province of Ontario passed legislation on April 7, 1953, federating the City of Toronto and twelve surrounding suburban townships and villages into the municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. A Metropolitan Toronto Council came into being on April 15, 1953, and was made up of the Metro Chairman, Frederick Gardiner, who had been appointed by the province, the Mayor of Toronto, the City of Toronto's two most senior Controllers, nine senior aldermen from each of the City of Toronto (the top finisher in each ward), and the twelve suburban mayors and reeves."Inaugural Meeting April 15 Large Sums To Be Needed For Services", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Apr 1953: 1 Toronto mayor Lamport and Phillips had contested the mayoralty a year earlier in 1951. Phillips' vote increased substantially in the rematch, but Lamport was still easily reelected. Results: Allan Lamport - 81,448 Nathan Phillips - 41,923 Board of Control All four incumbents were reelected to the Board of Control despite several high-profile candidates running as well. Two sitting aldermen, Joseph Cornish and John McMechan, ran for spots, but finished fifth and sixth. In seventh was former Controller and Communist Stewart Smith. Results Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 71,597 Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 61,154 David Balfour (incumbent) - 58,898 Ford Brand (incumbent) - 58,648 Joseph Cornish - 41,086 John McMechan - 30,219 Stewart Smith - 19,061 Harry Bradley - 17,480 Frederick Vacher - 7,065 Mahoney - 7,046 City council right|thumb|300px|Ward boundaries used in the 1952 election Ward 1 (Riverdale) William Allen (incumbent) - 9,886 Ken Waters - 8,583 Spence - 2,368 Morrison - 1,961 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) William Dennison - 4,090 Edgar Roxborough - 3,657 C.M. Edwards - 2,436 Irene Nash - 1,086 Wilson - 1,085 Ross - 843 Taylor - 773 Burke - 611 Hill - 490 Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill) John McVicar (incumbent) - 4,826 Howard Phillips (incumbent) - 4,154 Richard Newson - 1,238 Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District) Allan Grossman (incumbent) - 6,143 Francis Chambers (incumbent) - 5,920 Norman Freed - 3,156 Henderson - 1,053 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy) Joseph Gould - 6,490 Philip Givens (incumbent) - 6,294 Harold Menzies - 4,851 Charles Sims - 3,692 Lockhart - 1,372 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) May Robinson (incumbent) - 10,291 Frank Clifton - 7,177 Lester Nelson - 6,350 Colucci - 4,065 Hector MacArthur - 2,174 Genovese - 1,747 Patrick McKeown - 1,112 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) William Davidson (incumbent) - 6,017 John Kucherepa (incumbent) - 4,441 John Duncan - 4,260 Selkirk - 2,919 Ward 8 (The Beaches) Ross Lipsett (incumbent) - 11,898 Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 10,913 McNulty - 4,671 William Probert - 3,603 John Square - 893 Ward 9 (North Toronto) Roy E. Belyea (incumbent) - 14,007 Leonard Reilly (incumbent) - 10,241 David Burt - 9,807 Results are taken from the December 3, 1953 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies. Outside Toronto East York (Election held on December 14) Reeve"Suburban Elections", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]15 Dec 1952: 8. Harry G. Simpson - acclaimed Deputy Reeve Marie Taylor - 3,994 Norman Cheeseman - 3,635 Etobicoke (Election held on December 6) Reeve Beverley Lewis (acclaimed) Deputy Reeve Edward A. Horton - 7,297 William V. Muir - 2,765 Forest Hill Reeve"Start Municipal Election Battles in Three Suburbs Today; Forest Hill Reeve Retires", Baker, Alden. The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]17 Nov 1952: 9 Charles O. Bick - acclaimed Deputy Reeve Lawrence Simonsky - acclaimed Leaside (Election held on December 14) Mayor Howard T. Burrell - 2,340 Robert Clark - 1,098 Reeve David Brown (acclaimed) Deputy Reeve Royce Frith - 1,839 Ernest Frey - 1,779 Long Branch (Election held on December 6) Reeve"Suburban Elections: York Township", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Dec 1952: 4 Marie Curtis - 1,318 Thomas Carter (incumbent) - 1,168 Mimico Mayor A.D. Norris (acclaimed) New Toronto Mayor E.W. Grant (acclaimed) North York (Election held on December 1) Reeve Fred McMahon - 6,382 Nelson A. Boylen (incumbent) - 4,771 H.C. Gay - 4,256 Peter N. Byberg - 2,629 Source: "Lawyer Provides Upset: 3-Time North York Reeve Beaten", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 Dec 1952: C5. and "McMahon defeats Boylen in N. York", Toronto Daily Star (1900–1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]02 Dec 1952: 22. Scarborough (Election held on December 6) Reeve Oliver E. Crockford - 8,428 James Vander Meulen - 3,803 Source:"Crockford Returned As Scarboro Reeve", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]09 Dec 1952: 1. Swansea Reeve"Seven Municipalities Within Greater Toronto Going to Polls Today", Baker, Alden. The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]06 Dec 1952: 4. Dorothy Hague - acclaimed Weston Mayor"Top Weston Officials Receive Acclamation", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]20 Nov 1952: 5. Richard C. Seagrave (acclaimed) Reeve J.F. Petrie (acclaimed) Deputy Reeve Ernest Lunnon (acclaimed) York Township (Election held on December 8) Reeve Frederick W. Hall - 10,288 Charles McMaster - 5,178 References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 2, 1952 Toronto 1952 Municipal election, 1952 Toronto municipal election Toronto municipal election