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Beth Nealson was a Canadian Politician, who served on the Leaside Education Board (elected in 1951), and the town council (elected in 1958). She was also the first female mayor of Leaside Canada, elected to the position in 1963.

In 1966 Leaside and East York were merged together. Nealson and one other woman, named True Davidson, ran to become the mayor of the new town. This was the first ever race between two women in the history of Canadian elections. Nealson lost the race to Davidson. In 1972 Beth Nealson had a street named after her, which is still known today as Beth Nealson Drive; and a pair of shears presented to her by True Davidson, as a acknowledgement of her being the first and last female mayor of Leaside Canada.

She died in 1994 and was survived by her daughter.