1982 Toronto municipal election

The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 8, 1982, 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 was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York.

Mayoral race
Incumbent Art Eggleton faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection and was reelected by more than a hundred thousand vote margin. A. Hummer, (performance artist Deanne Taylor of the Hummer Sisters), ran on the slogan "ART vs Art". Another figure from the Toronto music scene ran as well as Blair Martin, singer for Punk Rock band the Raving Mojos, also ran for Mayor.


 * Results
 * Art Eggleton - 119,387
 * A. Hummer - 11,721
 * Wendy Johnston - 7,937
 * M.M.A. Armstrong - 7,638
 * John Kellerman - 2,943
 * Fred Dunn - 2,442
 * Zoltan Szoboszlov - 2,171
 * Frenchie McFarlane - 1,865
 * Blair Martin - 1,858
 * Stan Price - 1,341
 * Andrejs Murniecks - 535

City council
The right gained one extra seat on city council. In the west end NDP incumbent David White was defeated by Derwyn Shea and 23-year-old Tom Jakobek won a surprise victory in the Beaches to replace retiring NDPer Pat Sheppard. The biggest upset of the night was in downtown Toronto where Gordon Chong, who served on the executive at both the city and Metro, was defeated by newcomer Jack Layton.

Two aldermen were elected per Ward. The alderman with the most votes was declared Senior Alderman and sat on both Toronto City Council and Metropolitan Toronto Council.
 * Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)
 * Derwyn Shea - 7,948
 * William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 7,617
 * David White (incumbent) - 7,298
 * Ed Ziemba - 6,852
 * John Begeja - 915


 * Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton)
 * Ben Grys (incumbent) - 4,907
 * Chris Korwin-Kuczynski (incumbent) - 4,736
 * Irene Atkinson - 3,835
 * Fred Bever - 3,746
 * John Frensen - 2,767
 * Barbara Poplawski - 2,449
 * Doug Janes - 2,264
 * Owen Leach - 949
 * Jimmy Talpa - 114


 * Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia)
 * Richard Gilbert (incumbent) - 7,883
 * Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 6,450
 * Carmen Prezioso - 4,430
 * Nan McDonald - 1,415


 * Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
 * Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 6,104
 * Joe Pantalone (incumbent) - 5,895
 * J. Carlos Sousa - 2,572
 * Gordon Massie - 883


 * Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville)
 * Ying Hope (incumbent) - 9,009
 * Ron Kanter (incumbent) - 8,558
 * David Scott - 3,987
 * Georgina Langford - 977
 * John Papagiannis - 622


 * Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto – University of Toronto)
 * John Sewell (incumbent) - 13,419
 * Jack Layton - 9,892
 * Gordon Chong (incumbent) - 8,213
 * Oscar Wong - 2,479
 * Bill Beatty - 1,563
 * Martin Amber - 546


 * Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale)
 * Joanne Campbell - 7,921
 * David Reville (incumbent) - 7,218
 * Eric Leggatt - 4,091
 * Kenneth Bhagan - 2,284
 * Bill Mole - 1,897
 * Thelma Forsyth - 691


 * Ward 8 (Riverdale)
 * Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 7,387
 * Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 6,786
 * Jack de Klerk - 4,773
 * Tom Lenathen - 651
 * Geoff Da Silva - 643
 * Eric Armitage - 454


 * Ward 9 (The Beaches)
 * Tom Jakobek - 11,018
 * Dorothy Thomas (incumbent) - 7,502
 * John Oliver - 6,733
 * Peter Harris - 5,405
 * Winona Gallop - 789


 * Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto)
 * June Rowlands (incumbent) - 15,082
 * Michael Walker - 10,065
 * Charlotte Maher - 8,164


 * Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto)
 * Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 14,376
 * Michael Gee (incumbent) - 13,382
 * Lynda Weinrib - 3,556
 * Mark Tigh - 2,319

Results are taken from the November 9, 1982, Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Changes
Ward 6 Alderman John Sewell resigned on February 6, 1984, to become a columnist at The Globe and Mail; the remaining Ward 6 Alderman Jack Layton was appointed a Metro Councillor. A by-election was held on April 9, 1984.


 * Dale Martin - 6,536
 * Susan Eng - 5,716
 * Peter Maloney - 1,135
 * Mario Cavuoto - 318
 * Martin Amber - 162
 * Rita Luty - 143
 * Joe Baptiasta - 88
 * Al Rahemutlla - 22
 * Jimmy Talpa - 9

Ward 7 Alderman David Reville resigned on April 1, 1985, to contest the 1985 Provincial Election and was not replaced.

East York
Dave Johnson easily won the mayoral race to replace Alan Redway who retired to run for federal office. All the incumbent councillors were re-elected. Bob Willis in ward one and Edna Beange in ward four were the only newcomers to council.

† denotes incumbent from previous council

Mayor

 * Dave Johnson – 19,365
 * Herbert McGroartry – 6,308
 * Edward Shaw – 1,289

Council
Two to be elected from each ward


 * Ward 1:
 * †Cy Reader – 5,040
 * Bob Willis – 3,758
 * Art Greenwood – 3,285
 * Bill Gorelle – 1,424


 * Ward 2:
 * †Mike Wyatt – 3,620
 * †Norm Crone – 3,113
 * George Vasilopoulos – 2,288
 * Shirley Browne – 1,718
 * Paul Stergio – 456
 * Adam Vassos – 386
 * George Tsenis – 102


 * Ward 3:
 * †Gordon Crann – 3,962
 * †Ken Paige – 2,362
 * Michael Prue – 2,130
 * Bob Dale – 1,533
 * George Vlahos – 1,470
 * Anna Siders – 639
 * Jim Cull – 493
 * Edward Kenny -367
 * Nadio Furlani – 251


 * Ward 4:
 * †Peter Oyler – 3,947
 * Edna Beange – 2,752
 * Jean-Marie Jenner – 2,057
 * John Feeney – 1,145
 * Al Addie – 676

Board of education
One to be elected from each ward


 * Ward 1
 * †Gord Brown – 3,419
 * †Ruth Goldhar – 2,795
 * Miller Alloway – 2,004
 * Carol Ferguson – 1,927
 * Fred Wilkes – 1,390


 * Ward 2:
 * †James Palmer – 3,224
 * †Kenneth Maxted – 2,612
 * Constance Cuthbertson – 2,152


 * Ward 3:
 * †Margaret Hazelton – 3,516
 * †William Phillips – 3,084
 * Len Self – 1,915
 * Ross Wilson – 1,040


 * Ward 4:
 * Robert Murray – 2,480
 * Elca Rennick – 2,303
 * Grace Becker – 1,915
 * Virginia Hoffman – 1,876

Hydro Commission
Two to be elected


 * †Jack Christie – 16,492
 * †Frank Johnson – 11,299
 * Chris John – 4,528
 * Donald Hedrick – 4,221

Mayor
(810 of 851 polls)
 * (incumbent) Dennis Flynn 50,302
 * Mike Austin 6,342
 * James Brown 3,344
 * Terry Howes 3,340
 * Don Douloff 1,125

Etobicoke Board of Control
(4 elected) (810 of 851 polls)
 * (incumbent) Bruce Sinclair 33,339
 * (incumbent) Dick O'Brien 30,082
 * Leonard Braithwaite 27,402
 * Christopher Stockwell 27,065
 * (incumbent) David Lacey 25,627
 * Helen Wursta 23,799
 * Al Allman 16,587
 * Jim Mills 13,017

Etobicoke City Council (Aldermen)
(2 elected per ward)

Ward 1

 * (X) Ruth Grier
 * Alex Faulkner
 * (incumbent) David Sandford
 * Jay Sullivan
 * Althio Dell Anno

Ward 2

 * (incumbent) Pete Farrow
 * Julie Lyons
 * Donald Kerr
 * Beryl Innis
 * James Vance

Ward 3

 * Ron Barr
 * Doug Holyday
 * Dorthy Hobbs
 * David Harris
 * Nancy Cooper
 * Lorne Hemphill
 * Ed Borkowski
 * Geoffrey Grossmith
 * Lou Voticky

Ward 4

 * (incumbent) Mary Huffman
 * (incumbent) Alex Marchelli
 * Bob Wigmore
 * Bruce Melanson
 * Joan Tredger
 * Bryan Farnocchi
 * Michael Lannan

Ward 5

 * (incumbent) Lois Griffin
 * (incumbent) David Anderson
 * Rocky Gordiano
 * Edward McWilliams

Mayor
Mel Lastman was re-elected mayor of the City and served until 1997.


 * (incumbent) Mel Lastman – 95,431
 * Muriel Cassidy – 15,849
 * Ian Kalushner – 4,617

(1311 out of 1329 polls)

North York Board of Control
(4 elected)
 * (incumbent) Esther Shiner – 64,623
 * Barbara Greene – 57,948
 * (incumbent) Robert Yuill – 50,668
 * (incumbent) William Sutherland – 50,134
 * (incumbent) Norm Gardner – 46,898
 * Frank Esposito – 19,318
 * Tony D'amato – 16,629
 * Bernadette Michael – 12,746
 * Sonnee Cohen – 12,542
 * Agostino Settecase – 5,799
 * Richard Kirkup – 5,051

(1311 out of 1329 polls)

North York Council

 * Ward 1
 * Mario Sergio


 * Ward 2
 * (incumbent)Mario Gentile


 * Ward 3
 * Claudio Polsinelli


 * Eleanor Rosen was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She campaigned for North York's fourth council ward in the 1978, 1982 and 1988 elections, losing each time.  There was some controversy in her 1982 campaign, when rival candidate Howard Moscoe informed reporters that the same ten people had signed the nomination forms for Rosen and Sydney Moscoe.  Some suspected that Sydney Moscoe's candidacy was an attempt to confuse voters.  Rosen pledged to close down a walkway connecting Lawrence Heights with the rest of the city.  Rosen was president of the Lawrence Manor Ratepayers' Association in the mid-1980s, and opposed the Tridel corporation's construction plans in the area.  She was listed as a forty-seven-year-old administrative assistant in the 1988 campaign, and called for extension of the Spadina Expressway.

Results taken from The Globe and Mail, 9 November 1982. The final results confirmed Moscoe's victory.
 * Ward 5
 * (incumbent) Mike Foster


 * Ward 6
 * (incumbent) Milton Berger


 * Ward 7
 * (incumbent) Irving Chapley


 * Ward 8
 * (incumbent) Andy Borins


 * Ward 9
 * (incumbent) Ronald Summers


 * Ward 10
 * (incumbent) Marie Labatte


 * Ward 11
 * Jim McGuffin


 * Ward 12
 * (incumbent) Barry Burton


 * Ward 13
 * (incumbent) Elinor Caplan


 * Ward 14
 * Betty Sutherland

Sergio Marchi was elected as councillor for Ward One. He resigned in 1984, after he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada. A by-election was held to choose his replacement.


 * Ted Wray was a retired chief estimator for Ontario Hydro. He later campaigned to become a school trustee for North York's first ward in the 1985 and 1988 municipal elections, losing to Sheila Lambrinos both times.  He was sixty years old in the 1988 campaign and spoke out against selling schools to balance the board's budget.  In 1989, when serving as president of the Oakdale Acres Ratepayers Association, Wray opposed a school tax increase and argued that the board was not spending money productively.  He later called for election signs to be banned to reduce pollution.
 * Ralph Frascino was a forty-year-old employee of Toronto Hydro. He called for a new community centre in North York's first ward.
 * Nick Iamonico was a first-time candidate. He later campaigned for Mayor of North York in the 1985 municipal election and finished last in a field of three candidates.  His platform was centred on bolstering small business and reducing property taxes by 50%.  Iamonico later campaigned for the 14th Ward on the Metro Toronto Separate School Board in 1991.  He was listed as a thirty-five-year-old paralegal and stressed the need for "Christian values" in the school system.  He finished third against Mary Cicogna.  A 1996 report in the Ontario Law Times indicates that he was fined $10,000 for misrepresenting himself as a lawyer.  Iamonico ran for mayor of Brockville in 2000, losing to Ben TeKamp.
 * Paul Leli was thirty-three years old and managed a tire and rubber company.
 * Cal Osmond was a second-time candidate. He had previously campaigned for North York's first council ward in the 1982 general election, losing to Sergio Marchi.  A thirty-six-year-old traffic manager, he called for more industrial and residential development in the ward.
 * Mario Reda was forty-four years old. He owned a furniture store and led a ratepayer's group in the area.

Results are taken from the Toronto Star, 13 November 1984, A7. The Star only included the poll results for the top two candidates; all other candidates are listed in alphabetical order. The final official result confirmed Sergio's victory.

Scarborough
In Scarborough, Gus Harris retained his role as mayor. He fought off a challenge by former Board of Control member Brian Harrison. Frank Faubert regained his seat on the Board of Control which he lost in 1980. Harris would be the last Borough Mayor and first City Mayor in 1983.

The number of wards increased by 2 to 14 from 12. Most incumbents were re-elected although Ward 11 alderman Ron Watson lost to newcomer Bob Aaroe in the ward 12 race.

Mayor

 * (incumbent)Gus Harris 54,193
 * Brian Harrison 44,799
 * Paul Bordonaro 4,122

Board of Control
(4 elected)
 * (incumbent) Ken Morrish 56,318
 * (incumbent) Carol Ruddell  55,303
 * (incumbent) Joyce Trimmer  53,292
 * Frank Faubert 51,963
 * Susan Hunt 42,733
 * Marvyn Murray 12,052
 * Bob Watson 31,116

Borough Aldermen (City Aldermen after 1983)

 * Ward 1
 * Bill Belfontaine (incumbent) 3,824
 * Gary Majesky 2,319
 * Nina Willcocks 1,938
 * George A. Key 207


 * Ward 2
 * Barry Christensen (incumbent) 4,125
 * May McKenzie 1,844
 * Bill Widdowson 569


 * Ward 3
 * David Dinkworth (incumbent) 2,655
 * Dave Robertson 2,343
 * John Wardrope 2,044
 * Sydney Zaidl 740
 * Rita Bateman 541


 * Ward 4
 * Kurt Christensen 2,298
 * Patrick Mason 1,531
 * Carole Lidgold1,214
 * Bryan Butler 1,173
 * Jim Voden 713
 * John Tsopelas 562
 * Ruth A. Lunel 284


 * Ward 5
 * Marilyn Mushinski 3,146
 * Joe Turner 2,791
 * Bill Settatree 1,300
 * Gerald O'Reilly 337


 * Ward 6
 * Florence Cruikshank (incumbent) 5,538
 * Joe Zammit 2,082


 * Ward 7
 * Ed Fulton (incumbent) 6,178
 * Joe Trentadue 3,415


 * Ward 8
 * Shirley Eidt (incumbent) 6,271
 * Kevin Speares 1,570


 * Ward 9
 * John Mackie 3,444
 * Reg Tays 2,403
 * Brian Harling 1,848
 * Kurt Beitinger 852
 * Al Da Silva 596


 * Ward 10
 * Maureen Prinsloo (incumbent) acclaimed


 * Ward 11
 * Scott Cavalier 1,665
 * Vera Brookes 1,358
 * Ralph Rizzuto 1,235
 * John Yeoman 679
 * Dave Zaretsky 199
 * Rajinder Singh Panwar 104


 * Ward 12
 * Bob Aaroe 2,525
 * Ron Watson 2,247
 * Dave Pearce 1,643
 * Ken Wayne 227
 * Jef Hahn 84


 * Ward 13
 * Joe Dekort 3,055
 * Chicky Cheppel 918


 * Ward 14
 * Edith Montgomery 1,499
 * Roy Paluoja 1,049
 * Lolita Brown 865
 * Jerry Daca 572
 * Ray Alix 456
 * John Brickenden 411
 * Stan Samuel 311
 * Mike Tierney 179

York
In the borough of York, Alan Tonks defeated Gayle Christie for mayor in the only Metro race that saw an upset victory. Two incumbents were defeated while two were re-elected. Wards 4, 6 and 7 were open races.

Mayor

 * Alan Tonks 19,153
 * (incumbent) Gayle Christie 18,910

Board of Control (2 elected)

 * (incumbent) Fergy Brown 20,420
 * (incumbent) Philip White 18,840
 * Michael McDonald 15,039

Council

 * Ward 1
 * Ben Nobleman 2,340
 * Evelyn Pollock 1,712


 * Ward 2
 * Michael Colle 2,465
 * Tony Mandarano 1,782


 * Ward 3
 * Tony Rizzo 2,306
 * Ron Bradd 2,159


 * Ward 4
 * Nicolo Fortunato 1,535
 * Patrick Canavan 1,255
 * George Solakis 723


 * Ward 5
 * Chris Tonks 3,801
 * Vito Caudillo 1,310


 * Ward 6
 * Lois Lane 1,644
 * Jacquie Chic 1,537
 * Ronald Crisp 1,503
 * Lloyd Sainsbury 1,018
 * Larry Giles 447


 * Ward 7
 * Gary Bloor 1,052
 * Fraser Romano 965
 * Frank Ruffalo 848
 * Richard Leonore 765
 * Andy Pappas 670
 * Lucas Cott 561
 * Martin Gordon 501
 * John Westman 357
 * Will Rosen 207
 * Hal Watson 89