1988 Toronto municipal election

The 1988 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held November 14, 1988. This election also marked the abolition of Boards of Control in North York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, and York. The Toronto Board of Control had been abolished in 1969.

Metro
The 1988 campaign was the first time most members of Metro Toronto were directly elected. Toronto had moved to direct elections in 1985, but the other cities had still had a selection of council members dually seated at Metro. In the new council only the five mayors would be granted automatic Metro seats.


 * East York
 * Peter Oyler - 11,088
 * Avril Usha Velupillai - 7,885
 * Bob Willis - 2,043


 * Lakeshore Queensway
 * Chris Stockwell - 10,442
 * Morley Kells - 7,790


 * Kingsway Humber
 * Dennis Flynn - 16,642
 * Jack Soules - 4,497


 * Markland Centennial
 * Dick O'Brien - 13,049
 * Leonard Braithwaite - 7,296


 * Rexdale Thistletown
 * Lois Griffin - acclaimed


 * North York Humber
 * Mario Gentile - 19,697
 * Angelo Natale - 4,795


 * Black Creek
 * Maria Augimeri - 19,244
 * Camilo Tiqui - 2,462
 * Sherland Chhangur - 2,391


 * North York Spadina
 * Howard Moscoe - acclaimed


 * North York Centre South
 * Bev Salmon - 10,618
 * Gordon Chong - 7,223


 * North York Centre
 * Norman Gardner - acclaimed


 * Don Parkway
 * Marie Labette - 14,443
 * Courtney Doidron - 3,108


 * Seneca Heights
 * Joan King - acclaimed


 * Scarborough Bluffs
 * Brian Ashton - 9,957
 * Bill Belfontaine - 8,348


 * Scarborough Wexford
 * Maureen Prinsloo - 6,007
 * Bryan Prettie - 4,922


 * Scarborough Centre
 * Brian Harrison - 8,516
 * Barry Christensen - 5,150
 * Keith Sutherland - 1,906


 * Scarborough Malvern
 * Bob Sanders - 4,780
 * Hugh Evelyn - 3,575
 * Chris Burry - 1,309
 * Yaqoob Khan - 1,308
 * Roy Paluoja - 448


 * Scarborough Highland Creek
 * Ken Morrish - acclaimed


 * Scarborough Agincourt
 * Scott Cavalier - 8,175
 * Eden Gajraj - 1,861


 * High Park
 * Derwyn Shea - 11,473
 * Ben Grys - 9,204


 * Trinity Niagara
 * Joe Pantalone - 8,717
 * Lamartine Silva - 3,864


 * Davenport
 * Richard Gilbert - 7,880
 * Dennis Fotinos - 5,133


 * North Toronto
 * Anne Johnston - acclaimed


 * Midtown
 * Ila Bossons - 7,924
 * Ying Hope - 7,196
 * Bill Granger - 4,375


 * Downtown
 * Dale Martin - 10,322
 * Janly Pang - 3,950


 * Don River
 * Roger Hollander - 11,785
 * Richard Yue - 5,447


 * East Toronto
 * Paul Christie - 11,187
 * Linda Lynch - 9,361


 * York Eglinton
 * Mike Colle - 11,527
 * Jacquie Chic - 3,571


 * York Humber
 * Alan Tonks - acclaimed

Lakeshore Queensway Councillor Chris Stockwell resigned when he won a seat in the 1990 Provincial Election. A by-election was held on November 29, 1990.


 * Blake Kinahan - 1,770
 * Bruce Davis - 1,520
 * Ron Barr - 1,150
 * Jeff Knoll - 994
 * Richard Clupa - 657
 * Helen Wursta - 550
 * Kevin McGourty - 221
 * Agnes Ugolini Potts - 213
 * Branko Gasperlin - 180
 * Aileen Anderson - 157
 * Maureen Hunter Dennis - 107
 * Stephen Elkerton - 62

Mayor
Incumbent mayor Art Eggleton faced little opposition in his bid for his fourth term of office. His closest opponent was New Democrat Carolann Wright, a community activist running on an anti-poverty platform.


 * Results
 * Art Eggleton - 91,180
 * Carolann Wright - 24,479
 * Bill Roberts - 7,235
 * Don Andrews - 5,690
 * John Kellerman - 3,197
 * Jim Atherton - 2,459
 * Ben Kerr - 2,204
 * Zoltan Szoboszlov - 2,202
 * Alan Ritchie - 1,869

City council
There was the largest turnover in councillors in this election since the 1972 election. The left on council ran a joint Reform Toronto campaign focused on curbing the development industry. The vote was a major triumph for the left on city council with two prominent and long-serving conservatives defeated: Fred Beavis, who had served on council since 1961, was defeated by environmentalist Marilyn Churley, and in the north end, conservative Michael Gee lost to Howard Levine.


 * Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)
 * William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 7,686
 * David Garrick - 4,092


 * Ward 2 (Parkdale
 * Chris Korwin-Kuczynski (incumbent) - 7,242
 * Francine Dick - 1,312
 * Michael Sarazen - 412
 * Thomas Bose - 348


 * Ward 3 (Brockton)
 * Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 4,269
 * Jimmy Talpa - 837


 * Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
 * Martin Silva - 3,529
 * Nick Figliano - 1,494
 * Tony Letra - 1,266
 * Joey Pimental - 675


 * Ward 5 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto)
 * Liz Amer- 3,481
 * Peter Maloney - 2,336
 * Rachel Foulkes - 1,226
 * Steve BFG Johnson - 417
 * Ray Barker - 224


 * Ward 6 Downtown East
 * Jack Layton (incumbent) - 5,486
 * Lois MacMillan-Walker - 1,480


 * Ward 7 (Regent Park and Cabbagetown)
 * Barbara Hall (incumbent) - 4,748
 * Mike Armstrong - 1,536
 * Allan Boudreau - 499


 * Ward 8 (Riverdale)
 * Marilyn Churley - 5,771
 * Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 4,192
 * Paul Ralna - 1,028


 * Ward 9 (East Danforth)
 * Tom Clifford (incumbent) - 5,220
 * Mitchell Kosny - 3,498
 * Michael Tegtmeyer - 370


 * Ward 10 (The Beaches)
 * Tom Jakobek (incumbent) - 9,782
 * Glenn Middleton - 2,443


 * Ward 11 (The Junction)
 * Rob Maxwell - 3,299
 * Peter Zahakos - 3,119
 * Melania Leshko - 545


 * Ward 12 (Davenport and Corso Italia)
 * Betty Disero (incumbent) - acclaimed


 * Ward 13 (The Annex and Yorkville)
 * Nadine Nowlan (incumbent) - acclaimed


 * Ward 14 (Forest Hill)
 * Howard Levine - 5,477
 * Michael Gee (incumbent) - 4,995


 * Ward 15 (Western North Toronto)
 * Kay Gardner (incumbent) - 7,955
 * Jeffrey Stutz - 1,966
 * Bob Murphy - 1,591


 * Ward 16 (Davisville and Lawrence Park)
 * Michael Walker (incumbent) - 5,436
 * Malcolm Martini - 5,249
 * Joanne Short - 722

Results are taken from the November 15, 1988 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

By-election
Ward 8 Councillor Marilyn Churley resigned upon winning a seat in the 1990 Provincial Election. A by-election was held on November 29, 1990:
 * Peter Tabuns - 3,217
 * Linda Lynch - 2,421
 * Carol Mark - 521
 * Susan Millingen - 195
 * Donald Andrews - 137
 * Daniel Browning - 97

Borough of East York
The election in East York was a rather tame affair with the mayor, Dave Johnson handily re-elected by a large plurality. On Council five of eight members were new but only one incumbent, Bob Dale was defeated. Incumbent Steve Mastoras was re-elected but demoted to Junior Councillor in Ward 2.

† - denotes incumbent status from previous council

Mayor

 * †Dave Johnson - 20,234
 * Herbert T. McGroarty - 3,531
 * Robert Ruminski - 713

Councillor
Two councillors were elected to each ward.


 * Ward 1
 * Case Ootes - 2,903
 * Michael Prue - 2,413
 * John Papadakis - 1,101
 * Melanie Milanich - 868
 * John Couvell - 398
 * Michael Grosso - 303
 * Alex Parucha - 292


 * Ward 2
 * †Bill Buckingham - 4,275
 * †George Vasilopolous - 3,920
 * Paul Robinson - 3,351


 * Ward 3
 * Helen Kennedy - 3,418
 * †Steve Mastoras - 3,006
 * †Bob Dale - 2,561
 * Anastasios Baxevanidis - 609


 * Ward 4
 * Lorna Krawchuk - 4,343
 * Jenner Jean-Marie - 4,016
 * Steve Gorgey - 2,686
 * Ghamsh Kara - 1,713

Trustee

 * Ward 1 (3 to be elected)
 * †Gail Nyberg - 2,419
 * Janet McKeown - 1,781
 * Dennis Kolby - 1,503
 * Randy Silar - 1,146
 * Grace Stephens - 907


 * Ward 2 (1 to be elected)
 * †Connie Culbertson - 3,553
 * †Ken Maxted - 3,069
 * Alexander Kory - 1,679


 * Ward 3 (3 to be elected)
 * Margaret Hazelton - 2,643
 * Len Self - 1,884
 * Shirley Boast - 1,205
 * Russell English - 609


 * Ward 4 (3 to be elected)
 * Elca Rennick - 4,128
 * Ruth Goldhar - 3,978
 * Henry Friesen - 1,447
 * Abdul Hal Patel - 954

Hydro Commission
(2 to be elected)
 * †Frank E. Johnson - 13,033
 * John Flowers - 9,801
 * Georgia Dunn - 8,964
 * John Nursey - 3,334

Mayor

 * (incumbent)Bruce Sinclair: 45,860
 * Terry Howes: 13,081
 * Margaret Krell: 6,547
 * Robert Goddard Young: 6,269
 * Neville Berry: 4,146

City Councillors
Ward 1
 * Irene Jones: 3,404
 * (incumbent)Helen Wursta: 1,752
 * Frank Falcone: 780
 * Harold Merten: 334

Ward 2
 * (incumbent)Alex Faulkner: 4,288
 * Richard Clupa: 1,484
 * James Shawera: 292

Ward 3
 * Ross Bissell: 2,747
 * Aileen Anderson: 2,055
 * Martha MacGray: 1,825
 * John Cudahy: 942

Ward 4
 * Michael O'Rourke: 2,303
 * Jane Scott: 1,312
 * Elizabeth Holmes: 1,225
 * Chris O'Toole: 1,081
 * Al Kolyn: 923
 * Geoffrey Grossmith: 815

Ward 5
 * Anne Methot: 2,150
 * Sperril Chambers: 1,623
 * Al Allman: 1,334
 * Steven Davis: 1,041
 * Ken Lopez: 721
 * Gino Marranghi: 373

Ward 6
 * Douglas Holyday
 * (incumbent)Ron Barr: 1,358
 * John Woodroof: 1,314
 * Tom Ferguson: 509

Ward 7
 * (incumbent)Gloria Luby: 4,209
 * Alida Leistra: 3,344

Ward 8
 * (incumbent)Mary Huffman: 4,189
 * John Alati: 3,841

Ward 9
 * (incumbent)Alex Marchetti: 4,473
 * Leonard Zaleski: 1,597

Ward 10
 * (incumbent)David Robertson (acclaimed)

Ward 11
 * (incumbent)Karen Herrell: 2,658
 * Raj Chopra: 780

Ward 12
 * (incumbent)John Hastings: 1,260
 * Ed McWilliams: 998
 * Peter Hutchens: 968
 * Shan Rana: 617

Mayor

 * Joyce Trimmer: 53,566
 * Norm Kelly: 48,701
 * Owen: 7,951
 * O'Malley: 3,137
 * Max French: 1,509
 * Abel Van Wyk: 939

City Councillors
Ward 1
 * Harvey Barron ; 5,077
 * Webster ; 1,856

Ward 2
 * Gerry Altobello ; 4,392
 * Cayenne ; 2,483

Ward 3
 * John Wardrope ; 4,887
 * Duncan ; 1,948
 * Kazia ; 1,017

Ward 4
 * Lorenzo Berardinetti ; 2,453
 * Kurt Christensen ; 2,449
 * Glynwilliams ; 1,936
 * Ward ; 1,011
 * McDowell ; 318
 * Georges Legault ; 292

Ward 5
 * Marilyn Mushinski ; Acclaimation

Ward 6
 * Paul Mushinski; 1,997
 * Elliott ; 1,514
 * Lombardi ; 1,288
 * Michalopoulo ; 1,078
 * McPherson ; 864
 * Cavoto ; 544
 * Sharma ; 524

Ward 7
 * Fred Johnson, F ; 5,209
 * Borisko ; 4,259

Ward 8
 * Shirley Eidt ; 5,487
 * Murray ; 2,013
 * Chadha ; 651

Ward 9
 * Ron Moeser ; 4,655
 * John Mackie ; 4,539
 * Roberts ; 1,385
 * Cocco ; 1,193
 * Vaya ; 221

Ward 10
 * Ron Watson; 3,961
 * Mahood, P ; 2,828
 * Wilson, M ; 544
 * Cotter ; 478

Ward 11
 * Sherene Shaw ; 2,458
 * Lombardi, D ; 1,308
 * Munro ; 1,155
 * Edmonds ; 1,035
 * Jacobs ; 907
 * Zaidi ; 422

Ward 12
 * Doug Mahood; 5,759
 * Cheung, K ; 1,754

Ward 13
 * Bas Balkissoon ; 2,269
 * Pratley ; 2,249
 * Cheung, J ; 1,148
 * Clements ; 1,003
 * Bob Watson; 541
 * Wilson, L ; 519

Ward 14
 * Edith Montgomery ; 4,956
 * Loughlin, B ; 947
 * Nafis ; 489

Public Utilities Commission

 * Cavanagh ; 55,439
 * Beatty ; 50,044
 * Stewart ; 39,197
 * Olders ; 10,530

City of North York
Mel Lastman was re-elected mayor of the North York for the sixth consecutive time. His wife, Marilyn also tried to obtain a council seat but was defeated by former school trustee Bob Bradley. Only one incumbent councillor, Bob Yuill was defeated in Ward 8 by newcomer Joanne Flint. All other councillors were re-elected.

Mayor

 * x-Mel Lastman 98,856
 * Mike Foster 13,486
 * Douglas Campbell 10,290
 * Freddie Jay 1,939

Council
Ward 1
 * x-Mario Sergio 6,365
 * Tony Marzilli 2,881
 * Fred Craft 859

Ward 2
 * Judy Sgro 6,882
 * Gerry Iuliano 2,398
 * Luigi Cavaleri 926

Ward 3
 * x-Peter Li Preti 5,123
 * Peter Pallotta 808
 * Nella Lanzellotti 759
 * Shanta Ramotar 486

Ward 4
 * x-Frank Di Giorgio 3,658
 * Maria Rizzo 2,933
 * Eleanor Rosen 1,084
 * Gino Cipollone 239
 * Rhea Horwich 226

Ward 5


 * Frank Crudo was a 26-year-old design and construction company project manager during the 1988 election. He called for a stronger campaign against drugs on North York's streets. When Anthony Perruzza was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1990, Crudo applied to the North York council to be selected as his replacement. He was rejected in favor of Claudio Polsinelli. He later campaigned for Metro Toronto's Black Creek ward in the 1991 municipal election, saying that he was running against the area's "NDP machine". He lost to Maria Augimeri. During the 1993 federal election, Crudo was part of a group of dissident Liberals who supported the candidacy of Peter Li Preti over Art Eggleton, following Eggleton's appointment as the riding's Liberal candidate.
 * Bruno Rea holds a Ph.D. in political philosophy from Oxford University. He worked as a policy adviser for the Ontario Ministry of Labour in the 1980s, researching and writing briefs on workers' compensation and employment standards. He was a member of the Liberal Party. In 1987, he wrote an editorial piece for The Globe and Mail newspaper opposing capital punishment. He was twenty-nine years old during the 1988 election, and called for a crackdown on crime and a slower pace of regional development. He was endorsed by the Toronto Star newspaper, and was originally regarded as a serious candidate for election. He was arrested one week prior to the election, after trying to dispose of 161 signs belonging to Anthony Perruzza, his New Democratic Party opponent, on the grounds of York University at 3:30 in the morning. He pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief in February 1989, and was fined. Rea was listed as a senior policy adviser for the Ministry of Labour in 2000.
 * John Butcher campaigned for the North York City Council on three occasions. In 1982 and 1985, he lost to Irving Chapley in Ward Seven. He was forty-four years old in 1988, and described himself as a lifelong resident of the ward. He acknowledged that he was not likely to win election.

Ward 6
 * x-Milton Berger 6,127
 * Anne Lelovic 2,403

Ward 7
 * x-Irving W. Chapley 5,267
 * Eric Cohen 4,595
 * Mark Arshawsky 516

Ward 8
 * Joanne Flint 5,376
 * Bob Yuill 3,462

Ward 9
 * x-Ron Summers 6,532
 * Ernie Springolo 3,035

Ward 10
 * Don Yuill 3,338
 * Cora Urbel 2,579
 * Marg Middleton 948
 * John Boysen 760
 * Peter Bate 704
 * Ramon Solevilla 546

Ward 11
 * x-Jim McGuffin 6,094
 * Freddy Trasmundi 864

Ward 12
 * x-Barry Burton 3,868
 * John Murphy 2,551
 * Ronald Hyslop 856
 * Peter Allis 527

Ward 13
 * Bob Bradley 4,453
 * Marilyn Lastman 3,761
 * Harvey Brooker 1,031
 * Allan Ginsberg 544

Ward 14
 * x-Paul Sutherland acclaimed

School Board
Ward 1
 * Sheila Lambrinos 1,195
 * Ted Wray 875
 * Wendy Essex 638
 * Doug Kvistbo 198

Ward 2
 * Bob Churchill 1,463
 * Jim Darvill 774
 * John Campbell 744
 * Lilia Ruffolo 387
 * Angelo Castellano 349
 * Aurelio Caldarelli 238

Ward 3
 * x-Elizabeth Smith 960
 * Stephnie Payne 728
 * Philomen Wright 570
 * Natalie Soobrian 482

Ward 4
 * x-Elsa Chandler 3,083
 * Bob Daggett 762

Ward 5
 * x-Errol Young 2,862
 * Leslie Soobrian 736

Ward 6


 * Phyllis Weinberg was 56 years old during the campaign, and was described as a psychotherapist and former teacher. She was listed in 1996 as the owner and operator of Orthodox Counselling Services, which offers support on stress management and family issues in the Orthodox Jewish community. She had previously campaigned for the North York Hydro Commission in 1985, finishing sixth out of nine candidates. She was twice asked to stop campaigning on the grounds of a public school in 1988, and was criticized for giving candy to children near school property. Weinberg argued that the complaints against her were part of a "mud-slinging campaign" designed to prevent her from winning the seat. She planned to campaign for the ward six seat again in the 1991 election, but withdrew before election day.

Ward 7
 * x-Mae Waese acclaimed

Ward 8
 * x-Gerri Gershon 6,205
 * Trevor Tymchuk 1,203

Ward 9
 * x-Shelley Stillman 5,803
 * Rose Yunger 1,756

Ward 10
 * x-Darlene Scott 4,997
 * Rena Gordon 2,052

Ward 11
 * x-John Filion acclaimed

Ward 12
 * x-Ken Crowley acclaimed

Ward 13
 * x-Dan Hicks 5,235
 * Gini Sharma 2,509

Ward 14
 * x-Ralph Belfry 4,741
 * Dash Shah 1,461

Hydro Commission
(2 elected)
 * x-Carl Anderson 57,280
 * Bob Dyer 44,177
 * x-Jack Bedder 37,121
 * Donald Hubbs 13,183
 * Jack Arshawsky 12,506
 * Irving Bricks 10,160

Mayor
Mario Faraone was a 47-year-old building designer, consultant, and the owner of the firm F.M. Faraone and Sons company. He campaigned in support of urban tax reform, better traffic planning and affordable housing. He was a member of the Liberal Party, but ran without a party endorsement. A 1990 article in the Toronto Star newspaper drew attention to the fact that the York adjustment committee approved every single proposal put forward by Faraone in 1989 through 1990, despite serious concerns from local residents in some instances. One of the committee members was Faraone's business partner, Jack Capitanio. Faraone denied any suggestion of wrongdoing, and argued that his success rate was a reflection of his experience in the building industry. Capitano also denied suggestions of favouritism. Mayor Fergy Brown responded to the article by saying that he would raise the matter at the next council meeting, and recommended the city's legal department start an investigation. Newspaper reports do not indicate how the matter was resolved. Faraone has remained active in the building trade.

City Council
Of the eight ward races, six incumbents were returned. Newcomer Frances Nunziata beat incumbent Gary Bloor in Ward 7. Jim Fera was also a new member for Ward 5.


 * Ward 1
 * Ben Nobleman (incumbent) 2,228
 * Daria Bradbury 1,885


 * Ward 2
 * Tony Mandarano (incumbent) 2,558
 * Chai Kalevar 809
 * Frank Rogers 592


 * Ward 3
 * Tony Rizzo (incumbent) 1,965
 * Ron Bradd 1,786
 * Suzana Dozsa 404
 * Lisa Alliston 298
 * Dino Coletti 150
 * Ettore Reda 72
 * Roland Saggiorato (withdrew)


 * Ward 4
 * Nicolo Fortunato (incumbent) 1,421
 * Joan Roberts 1,179
 * Salvatore Sinopoli 458
 * Sydney King 181


 * Ward 5
 * Jim Fera 1,890
 * Enrico M. Iafolla 1,479
 * Dan Howells 597


 * Ward 6
 * Bob McLean (incumbent) 4,277
 * Rick Richards 1,367


 * Ward 7
 * Frances Nunziata 2,969
 * Gary Bloor (incumbent) 2,252
 * Gurpreet Malhotra 83


 * Ward 8
 * Bill Saundercook (incumbent, acclaimed)

Board of trustees

 * Ward 1
 * Karen Hen (incumbent) 2,162
 * James Stevens 809


 * Ward 2*
 * Branko Jovanovich 833
 * Pete Karageorgos 826
 * Marion Ward 561


 * Election Night Results - Recount
 * Ward 2 Post Recount
 * Branko Jovanovich 828
 * Pete Karageorgos 827
 * Marion Ward 561
 * Due to irregularities by-election ordered by District Court Judge R.G. Conant


 * Ward 2 By-Election Results - June 19, 1989
 * Pete Karageorgos 537
 * Branko Jovanovich 527
 * Marion Ward 196


 * Ward 3
 * Ruth Russell (incumbent) 1,897
 * Peter Luci 559


 * Ward 4
 * Elizabeth Hill 760
 * Michael Bunker 442
 * Stefano Scopacasa 363
 * Charles Ashton 88


 * Ward 5
 * Patricia Hainer 1,260
 * Joseph Morriello 1,051


 * Ward 6
 * John Gibson (incumbent) 2,096
 * Brian Morgan 1,623


 * Ward 7
 * Steven Mold (incumbent) 2,551
 * Jon Gentry 1,005


 * Ward 8
 * Madeleine McDowell (incumbent) 1,804
 * Gaye Lew 1,129