1964 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor Philip Givens defeated former mayor Allan Lamport.

Toronto mayoral race[edit]

Philip Givens had become mayor in late 1963 after the unexpected death of Donald Dean Summerville. He had previously served many years on city council. He was opposed by Allan A. Lamport, a veteran politician who had served as mayor a decade earlier from 1952 to 1954. Both candidates were affiliated with the Liberal Party, but Lamport ran on a more conservative platform.

Results: Philip Givens - 62,628; Allan Lamport - 52,143; Ross Dowson - 3,026; Charles Mahoney - 1,903

Board of Control[edit]

The Toronto Board of Control had one vacancy due to Lamport's decision to run for mayor. Former alderwoman Margaret Campbell bested aldermen George Ben and Richard Horkins to win the position. The Board election was citywide with the top four elected. The two controllers with the most votes also sit on Metropolitan Toronto Council.^[1]^[2]

Results: William Dennison (incumbent) - 68,892; Herbert Orliffe (incumbent) - 66,280; William Archer (incumbent) - 65,593; Margaret Campbell - 60,900; George Ben - 59,751; Richard Horkins - 47,906; Harry Bradley - 12,949; Phyllis Clarke - 10,284; Fred Graham - 9,673; Patricia Mitchell - 6,750

City council[edit]

Two City Council incumbents were defeated. In the Beaches Alice Summerville, widow of Mayor Summerville, reclaimed her husband's former seat and defeated incumbent Alex Hodgins. In the west end William Davidson, who had first been elected to council in 1926, was defeated in a surprise upset by Ben Grys. Two candidates were elected from each ward, with the top vote-getter also winning a seat on Metro Toronto council. Due to the acclamation in Ward 1 Council chose Fred Beavis as that Ward's Metro representative.

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Fred Beavis (incumbent) - acclaimed; Oscar Sigsworth (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 2 (East Regent Park and Rosedale): Michael Grayson (incumbent) - 4,381; June Marks - 4,268; May Birchard (incumbent) - 3,717; Thomas O'Neil - 3,104; John Sault - 2,610; Donald Weir - 1,902; Stanley Price - 1,350; John Currey - 691

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill): Charles Caccia - 4,930; Helen Johnston (incumbent) - 3,194; Harold Fishleigh - 2,528; John MacVicar - 2,259; Jack Frankel - 1,975; John Knox - 1,741; Peter Ward - 356; James Sanderson - 192

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): David Rotenberg (incumbent) - 7,795; Horace Brown (incumbent) - 6,439; Samuel Kwinter - 1,717; Dorothy Cureatz - 1,417

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy): Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 8,091; Harold Menzies - 4,750; William Boytchuk - 3,949; John Jones - 1,234; Charles Weir - 1,216; Edward Cox - 1,096; James Westhead - 869

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Hugh Bruce - 6,836; Ken Dear - 4,984; Tony O'Donohue - 4,853; Archie Chisholm - 4,636; Robert Grossi - 3,039; Elio Madona - 3,016; Pauline Miles - 2,365; Michael Comar - 2,248; Sam Fuda - 2,114; Anne Fritz - 1,675; Hugh Foley - 1,410; Steven Mitchell - 605; Michael Vicko - 499

Ward 7 (Bloor West Village): Mary Temple (incumbent) - 13,512; Ben Grys - 10,241; William Davidson (incumbent) - 4,778; Charles Edwards - 914

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Tom Wardle Sr. (incumbent) - 11,449; Alice Summerville - 10,871; Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 10,418; Edward Gillien - 823; John Square - 556

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Paul Pickett - 12,372; Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - 8,774; David Crombie - 8,371; Kenneth David - 6,378; Willem Meyer - 4,335; Jules Pelletier - 3,532

Results are taken from the December 8, 1964 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Suburbs[edit]

East York[edit]

Reeve: (incumbent)True Davidson 9,374; Leslie Saunders 5,332

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Davidson defeated former Toronto mayor Saunders to be re-elected reeve.

Etobicoke[edit]

Reeve: (incumbent)John Palmer MacBeth (acclaimed)

Board of Control (2 elected): (incumbent)Murray Johnson 17,247; (incumbent)John Carroll 16,159; Dorothy Hobbs 8,889

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Forest Hill[edit]

Reeve: (incumbent)Edwin Pivnick 2,309; Sidney Banks 1,030

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Leaside[edit]

Mayor: (incumbent)Beth Nealson 4,126; Lloyd Dickinson 2,982

Long Branch[edit]

Reeve: Thomas Berry 858; (incumbent)Leonard E. Ford 711

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Mimico[edit]

Mayor: (incumbent)Hugh Griggs (acclaimed)

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

New Toronto[edit]

Mayor

(incumbent)Donald Russell (acclaimed)

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

North York[edit]

Reeve: James Ditson Service 37,942; (incumbent)Norman C. Goodhead 24,337; Gerald Long 1,886; Water Reiter 1,287

James Ditson Service is elected Reeve of North York, upsetting incumbent Norman Goodhead.

Board of Control: G. Gordon Hurlburt 30,976; Irving Paisley 29,118; Frank Watson 25,830; Basil H. Hall 23,554; Paul Hunt 19,558; Gerald Gallagher 16,547; Gordon Mattershead 10,848; Robert Douglas 10,253; John Gamble 6,461; Edward Conlorz 6,356; Malcolm Carinduff 2,754

The 1964 election saw the creation of North York's inaugural Board of Control.

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Township Council

Paul Godfrey and Robert Yuill are elected as ward councillors.

Scarborough[edit]

Reeve: (incumbent)Albert Campbell 24,931; George Barker 9,901

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Swansea[edit]

Reeve: (incumbent)Lucien Kurata 1,847; Helen Begg 1,198

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Weston[edit]

Mayor: C.W. Boddington 1,144; M.L. Cott 810; C.W. Caskey 681

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

York[edit]

Reeve: (incumbent)Jack Mould 11,467; Chris Tonks 7,984; Charles McMaster 1,268

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

References[edit]

^ "Metro's Day, Metro's Duty", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Dec 1960: 6.
^ "Dual Role: Metro's 2-Hatted 2 Dozen" The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]09 Dec 1964: 5

Election coverage. Toronto Star. December 8, 1964
"Toronto's Municipal Election". Toronto Star. December 13, 1964

[1] "Metro's Day, Metro's Duty", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Dec 1960: 6.

[2] "Dual Role: Metro's 2-Hatted 2 Dozen" The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]09 Dec 1964: 5

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