1985 Ontario municipal elections

September 2023 The 1985 Ontario municipal elections were held on November 12, 1985, to elect mayors, municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in cities, towns and other incorporated communities throughout the Canadian province of Ontario. It was the first time that judges, psychiatric patients and prisoners awaiting trial could vote. In one notable result, psychiatric patients in a maximum security institution in Tay Township voted in favour of a plebiscite to bring back capital punishment. The most closely watched contests occurred in Metropolitan Toronto. Art Eggleton was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto, while Mel Lastman was returned as Mayor of North York. Peter Wong was re-elected two a second term as mayor of Sudbury and Dave Neumann was re-elected to a third term as mayor of Brantford. Elected mayors Brampton: Ken Whillans Brantford: Dave Neumann (details) Burlington: Roly BirdLawyer Perras, 35, replaces Barrett as Oakville mayor November 13, 1985 20 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/137571468/ December 28, 2023 Cambridge: Claudette Millar Cornwall: Brian LynchSamis loses Cornwall race November 13, 1985 64 Kingston Whig-Strandard https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kingston-whig-standard/137573481/ December 28, 2023 East York: David Johnson (details) Etobicoke: Bruce Sinclair (details) Gloucester: Harry Allen (details) Guelph: John CounsellRetired bank manager wins Guelph mayoralty November 13, 1985 42 Waterloo Region Record https://www.newspapers.com/article/waterloo-region-record/137572577/ December 28, 2023 Hamilton: Robert Morrow (details) Kingston: John Gerretsen Kitchener: Dom Cardillo London: Tom Gosnell Markham: Carole Bell2 mayoralty upsets in York region but most incumbents back in ffice November 13, 1985 111 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/137572088/ December 28, 2023 Mississauga: Hazel McCallionOntario election roundup November 13, 1985 3 Niagara Falls Review https://www.newspapers.com/article/niagara-falls-review/137570616/ December 28, 2023 Nepean: Ben Franklin (details) Niagara Falls: Bill Smeaton North Bay: Stan LawlorLandslide for Lawlor November 13, 1985 1 North Bay Nugget https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-bay-nugget/137572965/ December 28, 2023 North York: Mel Lastman (details) Oakville: Bill Perras Oshawa: Allan Pilkey Ottawa: Jim Durrell (details) Peterborough: Sylvia Sutherland Sarnia: Marceil Saddy Sault Ste. Marie: Joe Fratesi Scarborough: Gus Harris (details) St. Catharines: Joe McCaffery Sudbury: Peter Wong Thunder Bay: Jack Masters Timmins: Vic Power Toronto: Art Eggleton (details) Waterloo: Marjorie Carroll Welland: Roland HardyAcross Ontario, predicted defeats turn to narrow wins November 13, 1985 4 Toronto Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/137573852/ December 28, 2023 Windsor: David Burr York: Alan Tonks(details) Brantford 1985 Brantford municipal election Sudbury Sudbury also held a referendum on a proposal that the city be declared a nuclear-free zone, which passed by a two-to-one margin.Rudy Platiel, "Leaders defeated all over the province", Globe and Mail, 13 November 1985, A1. Toronto 1985 Toronto municipal election Footnotes Category:1985 elections in Canada Category:Municipal elections in Ontario Category:1985 in Ontario