1974 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 1974 Toronto mayoral election Toronto Mayoral no no 1972 Toronto municipal election 1972 December 2, 1974 1976 Toronto municipal election 1976 x160px David Crombie 100,680 83% Crombie1983 (cropped2).jpg 6f9eff Don Andrews 5,662 4% 3x4.svg 8b4646 Mayor of Toronto David Crombie David Crombie 27% Page B4. (1976, Dec 04). *Toronto Star (1971-2009) The 1974 Toronto municipal election was held on December 2, 1974 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. David Crombie was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto with around 83% of the vote, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York. Toronto Mayoral race Incumbent David Crombie was extremely popular after his first term and faced no serious opposition in winning reelection. White supremacist Don Andrews placed second amongst the also-rans. As a result, the municipal law was changed so that the runner-up in the mayoralty contest no longer had the right to succeed to the mayor's chair should the position become vacant between elections. Results David Crombie - 100,680 Don Andrews - 5,662 Joan Campana - 3,022 Rosy Sunrise - 2,294 William Harris - 2,262 Glenn Julian - 2,423 Richard Sangers - 1,454 Ronald Rodgers Rick Peletz - 1,024 Arthur Seligman - 745 Karl von Harten - 624 City council right|thumb|300px|Ward boundaries used in the 1974 election 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. There were few major changes on city council. The reform faction remained the largest group on council, but did have a majority. The conservative "old guard" retained their seats as did the small Crombie-led group of moderates that made up the swing vote on council. Most incumbents were reelected with only a handful of exceptions. After failing to win the mayoralty in 1972 Tony O'Donohue returned to city council and successfully ousted New Democrat Archie Chisholm in Ward 2. In the downtown Ward 6 race anti-Spadina Expressway activist Allan Sparrow ousted long serving old guard member William Archer. The final executive, elected by city council, consisted of two right-of-centre moderates, Art Eggleton and David Smith, and two moderate reformers, Elizabeth Eayrs and Reid Scott. Crombie held the deciding vote between the right- and left-wing duos. Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village) William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 6,158 Elizabeth Eayrs (incumbent) - 3,038 Ed Ziemba - 4,199 Ben Grys - 3,174 Wally Soia - 1,861 Ceri Gluszczek - 1,275 Ed Homonvio - 916 Ib Amonsen - 764 Joe Grabek - 481 Yvette Tessier - 189 Andries Murnieks - 157 Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton) Tony O'Donohue - 6,375 Ed Negridge (incumbent) - 4,968 Archie Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,538 Eleanor Bra - 1,192 Anne Fritz - 941 Jack Prins - 175 Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia) Michael Goldrick (incumbent) - 5,216 Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 4,254 Slough Bolton - 1,395 Jerry Hill - 405 George Zapparoli - 404 Michael Hookway - 191 Manuel Lumbreras - 119 Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy) Art Eggleton (incumbent) - 4,341 George Ben (incumbent) - 2,708 Joe Pantalone -1,759 Frank Latka - 1,247 Pat Case - 533 Penny Simpson - 234 Bob Smith - 200 Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville) Colin Vaughan (incumbent) - 8,195 Ying Hope (incumbent) - 7,173 Erna Koffman - 1,737 Manfred Schulzke - 1,643 David Astle - 1,096 Judy Lily Lucko - 371 Lazlo Simo - 287 Gary Weagle - 201 Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto) Dan Heap (incumbent) - 6,607 Allan Sparrow - 5,564 William Archer (incumbent) - 4,311 K Dock Yip - 2,507 John Combs - 1,346 Arthur Boyes - 368 Fred Nelson - 294 Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale) John Sewell (incumbent) - 6,233 Janet Howard - 4,248 Gary Stamm - 3,813 Andy Marinakis - 603 Peggy Reinhardt - 454 John Bizzell - 289 Stanley Carrier - 388 Kate Alderdice - 329 Steve Necheff - 257 Sandra Fox - 248 Armand Siksna - 212 Ward 8 (Riverdale) Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 5,567 Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 5,574 Dallard Runge - 3,967 Steve Martino - 796 Larry Haiven - 496 John Iannou - 398 John Tsopelas - 361 Alex Lauder - 338 Beatrice Zaverrucha - 245 Chris Greenland - 236 On January 28, 1975 a judicial recount gave Clifford a 7 vote majority over Beavis which gave him a seat on Metro Council.Clifford wins recount joins Metro Council Toronto Star January 28, 1975 A2 Ward 9 (The Beaches) Reid Scott (incumbent) - 8,405 Dorothy Thomas (incumbent) - 7,016 Joe McNulty - 5,106 Mary Trew - 417 Brian Dunia - 412 Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto) William Kilbourn (incumbent) - 11,446 John Bosley - 5,352 Kevin Garland - 4,979 Juanne Hemsol - 3,754 Michael Grayson - 1,818 Bruce Haines - 1,543 Russell Puskluwez - 1,464 Margaret Bryce - 953 Horace Brown - 680 John Kelly - 597 Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto) David Smith (incumbent) - 11,933 Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 10,804 Pauline Shapero - 3,140 Sydney Zaidi - 741 Vacancy Ward 9 Alderman Reid Scott resigned upon appointment as provincial judge August 6, 1976. Dorothy Thomas now became sole Alderman and was appointed Metro Councillor on August 18. East York (incumbent)Willis Blair - 15,018 Ed Shaw - 6,513 (Source: Globe and Mail, pg 10, December 3, 1974) Etobicoke Mayor (incumbent)Dennis Flynn - 28,390 Bill Stockwell - 21,160 Mary Legg - 2,022 Richard Broughton - 1,749 (Source: Globe and Mail, pg 10, December 3, 1974) Board of Control (4 elected) (incumbent)Bruce Sinclair - 30,373 (incumbent)E. H. Farrow - 26,157 Nora Pownall - 24,078 (incumbent)John Allen - 21,528 Marcel Cox - 19,551 Dorothy Price - 16,639 Andrew Macdonald - 14,170 Don Nelson - 6,776 North York Mayor (incumbent)Mel Lastman - 52,567 Edward Wells - 19,831 Malcolm Cairnduff - 2,875 (1057 out of 1216 polls) Board of Control (4 elected) (incumbent)Barbara Greene - 46,355 William Sutherland - 36,752 (incumbent)Alex McGivern - 30,752 Joseph Markin - 27,974 Jack Bedder - 18,814 Wagman - 16,977 Holmes - 16,383 Petersen - 12,205 Bernadette Michael - 11,962 Medhurst - 8,276 Telfer - 4,231 (1057 out of 1216 polls) Ward Alderman Esther Shiner and Robert Yuill were re-elected aldermen for Wards 2 and 4 respectively. Peter Caruso served on the North York Board of Education from 1974 to 1978, and again from 1980 to 1982. He was a business evaluator in private life, and owned Equity Reality Ltd. in the 1980s.Julia Turner, "Get rid of portables, separate school hopefuls say", Globe and Mail, 6 November 1980, P5. He was first elected in 1974, defeating William Higgins to become the Separate School Representative for Area One. Re-elected in 1976, he lost his seat to Leonardo Cianfarani in 1978. He was re-elected for Area Two in 1980. In 1982, Toronto Separate School trustee Antonio Signoroni accused fellow trustee Joseph Marrese of being involved in a conflict-of-interest situation with Caruso. Marrese and Caruso were cousins and shared a business office, and Marrese had previously voted for contracts that went to Caruso's firm. Both Marrese and Caruso acknowledged the contracts, but denied any wrongdoing. Marrese argued that he had never shown preference to Caruso and questioned Signoroni's motives in raising the matter, noting that another of his relatives was challenging Signoroni in the 1982 campaign.John Spears, "Catholic trustee shrugs off conflict-of-interest claim", Toronto Star, 22 October 1982, A06. Caruso had previously managed Marrese' campaign as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1975 provincial election. See Daniel Stoffman, "Vote-catching machines sputter to a start", Toronto Star, 16 August 1975, B1. Marrese was re-elected, but Caruso lost his seat on the North York board to Maria Augimeri. William Higgins served on the North York Board of Education from 1972 to 1974, as one of the board's first two Separate School Representatives following reforms by the provincial government of Bill Davis. Higgins was 23 years old at the time of his election, and was a high school history teacher in private life."Metro elections '72", Toronto Star, 1 December 1972, p. 11. He was also a representative on the Ontario English Teachers' Catholic Association. He defeated Donald Clune to win election in 1972, and was defeated by Peter Caruso in 1974. He later sought election 1976, but finished fourth against Jim Travers in Area Two. In 2000, a retired person named Bill Higgins campaigned unsuccessfully for the Toronto Catholic District School Board's fifth ward. It is assumed that this is the same person."School Board Trustees", Toronto Star, 9 November 2000, G13. Electors could vote for two candidates. The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes. There may be a transcription error in the result for Carl Anderson (the last two numbers were partly obscured). Dunn and McConvey ran as a team, and described themselves as "sound administration" candidates. A newspaper advertisement from 1974 lists their accomplishments on the Hydro Commission, and indicated that they did not incur any debt.Advertisement, Toronto Star, 2 December 1972, p. 27; "Without borrowing any money ..." (advertisement), Globe and Mail, 30 November 1974, p. 4. John Rankin Dunn was a professional engineer, and an employee of Lake Engineering Ltd."Claims 2 in Hydro race have interest conflict", Globe and Mail, 24 November 1972, p. 6. He was first elected to the Hydro Commission in 1966, and served until shortly after the 1976 election when, at age sixty, he was appointed to the Ontario Energy Board."Principal, 45, gets Hydro seat in North York", Globe and Mail, 18 January 1977, p. 4. Dunn died on June 2, 2000."Birth and death notices", Globe and Mail, 5 June 2000, A10. D'arcy McConvey was a professional engineer, and was the founder and president of the Dalex Corporation. He was first elected to the Hydro Commission in 1969, and served until his defeat at the polls in 1978 at age sixty. Initially an ally of John Rankin Dunn, McConvey campaigned in an alliance with Carl Anderson following Dunn's retirement."For sound administration continue with ..." (advertisement), Globe and Mail, 11 November 1978, p. 11. He sought re-election in 1980, but was unsuccessful."Some hydro candidates take aim at province for continual rate boosts", Globe and Mail, 31 October 1978, p. 3. D. Carl Anderson was a school principal in private life.Alden Baker, "Commissioners challenged in three Metro boroughs", Globe and Mail, 31 October 1978, P3. He was made a fellow of the Ontario Teachers' Federation in 1976, and an Honorary Life Member of the Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation in 1987."New Ontario Hydro Board Members", Globe and Mail, 20 June 1995, B4. He first sought election to the North York Hydro Commission in 1974, and finished third. He placed third again in 1976, but was appointed by council to the commission following the election when incumbent commissioner John Dunn resigned to take a position on the Ontario Energy Board. Anderson was re-elected in 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991 and 1994. He became chairman of the commission in or around 1980, and held the position on-and-off until the 1997, when North York was amalgamated into Toronto and the local hydro commission ceased to exist.D. Carl Anderson, Jack B. Bedder, Mayor Mel Lastman, "Hydro supply", Globe and Mail, 22 January 1981, P7; Alden Baker, "Commissioners challenged in three Metro boroughs", Globe and Mail, 31 October 1978, P3. He also served as chairman of Ontario's Municipal Electrical Association during the 1980s, and sat on the board of directors of the American Public Power Association.Royson James, "Hydro commissioners get no respect", Toronto Star, 1 November 1988, N1. He warned of a possible energy shortage in 1989, and recommended the immediate construction of new facilities."Electricity shortage a real possibility", Toronto Star, 13 April 1989, A30. In 1994, he helped introduce hydro bill gift certificates for North York residents.David Israelson, "North York Hydro hopes to spark gifts, donations", Toronto Star, 16 August 1994, B1. Anderson was appointed to the board of Ontario Hydro in June 1995, and to the board of directors of Ontario's newly created Independent Electricity Market Operator in February 1999.Gay Abbate, "Utility-overseer board named", Globe and Mail, 13 February 1999, A11. He was listed as fifty-seven years old in a 1988 newspaper article."The candidates", Toronto Star, 10 November 1988, A15. Leon Donsky campaigned for the North York Hydro Board in 1964, 1966, 1969, 1972 and 1974, losing each time. A 1964 newspaper article identifies him as a thirty-four-year-old electrical technology graduate from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute."North York: Charges everywhere -- and there's a slander suit, besides", Toronto Star, 5 December 1964, 10. Alex Davis (also called Alec Davis) campaigned for the North York Hydro Board in 1974 and 1976, and ran for the North York Board of education in 1978. A newspaper article from the latter campaign lists him as a forty-nine-year-old telecommunications manager. He supported completion of the Spadina Expressway."Metro elections", Toronto Star, 10 November 1978, A19; James Jefferson, "Taxes, performance of aldermen emerge as main issues in close North York fights", Globe and Mail, 11 November 1978, P4. He led a sub-committee to draft a smoking control by-law in 1984.Warren Potter, "Moscoe says mayor blew facts on smoking", Toronto Star, 20 September 1984, A6. Bernard Birman ran for the North York Hydro Board in 1972 and 1974, losing both times. Peter Slattery was a first-time candidate. William (Bill) Lynch campaigned for the North York City Council in 1969, and for the Hydro Council in 1974, 1980 and 1982. He was a member of the Liberal Party, although he campaigned as an independent. A newspaper article from his first campaign lists him as a thirty-eight-year-old car salesman."29 candidates seek 10 aldermanic seats", Toronto Star, 29 September 1969, 28. John (Jack) V. Newton was elected as a North York School Trustee in 1962, and was re-elected in 1964 and 1966 before losing to Margaret Grant in 1969. He supported religious teaching in the public system.Ross Henderson, "School religion foes win in North York", Toronto Star, 4 December 1962, 19. He campaigned for the North York City Council in 1972 and the Hydro Commission in 1974, and lost both times. A report from the 1972 election lists him as a metallurgical engineer and sales co-ordinator for the metal industry, and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party."The candidates", 2 December 1972, 24. He tried to return to the Board of Education in 1976, and was again defeated. Results taken from the Toronto Star, 3 December 1974. The final official results were not significantly different. Scarborough In Scarborough, Paul Cosgrove was re-elected as Mayor of Scarborough.Election '74: Voting results Toronto Star December 3, 1974 A11 Mayor (incumbent)Paul Cosgrove, 51,120 John McMahon, 6,432 Board of Control (4 elected) (incumbent)Gus Harris, 37,931 (incumbent)Ken Morrish, 37,277 (incumbent)Brian Harrison, 32,643 Joyce Trimmer, 28,659 Anne Johnston, 20,831 (incumbent)Karl Mallette, 20,430 Council Ward 1 Bill Belfontaine, 3,983 Wally Malesky, 983 Ward 2 Carol Ruddell, 2,671 Jon Halun, 1,183 Gordon McMillen, 681 Ward 3 Norm Kelly, 2,503 Herb Crosby, 1,770 Jim Cottrell, 978 Kevin Smith, 151 Ward 4 Jack Goodland, 3,483 Ted Littleford, 1,431 Ward 5 Frank Faubert, 3,458 Spurge Near, 1,963 Ward 6 Fred Bland, 2,335 Ross Daswell, 1,437 Michael McPherson, 630 Richard Wells, 413 Ward 7 Ed Fulton (acclaimed) Ward 8 Shirley Eidt (acclaimed) Ward 9 Doug Colling, 4,972 Mary Zissoff, 1,139 Ward 10 Ron Watson, 2,915 Clare Mabiev, 2,226 Ward 11 John Wimbs, 1,324 Gary Jackson, 1,263 Bob Watson, 889 Ward 12 Joe Dekort, 779 Ben Loughlin, 391 Larry Calcutt, 363 Gordon Clarke, 328 Jim Bryers, 269 Bill Waters, 229 Sean Regan, 175 York Mayor (incumbent)Philip White - 13,590 Fergy Brown - 11,791 Board of Control (2 elected) (incumbent)Douglas Saunders - 17,207 (incumbent)James Trimbee - 14,987 Rose Gallic - 4,981 (Source: Globe and Mail, pg 10, December 3, 1974) References Category:1974 elections in Canada 1974 Category:1974 in Toronto