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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Results are taken from the November 15, 1988 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Ward 8 Councillor Marilyn Churley resigned upon winning a seat in the 1990 Provincial Election. A by-election was held on November 29, 1990:
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. [2]
† - denotes incumbent status from previous council
Two councillors were elected to each ward.
(2 to be elected)
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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. [3] [4]
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1988 Toronto municipal election : North York Councillor, Ward Five | ||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
Anthony Perruzza | 5,207 | 50.65 | ||||||
Frank Crudo | 1,967 | 19.13 | ||||||
Bruno Rea | 1,557 | 15.14 | ||||||
John Butcher | 951 | 9.25 | ||||||
Charles Olito | 599 | 5.83 | ||||||
Total valid votes | 10,281 | 100.00 |
46 out of 47 polls reporting.
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1988 Toronto municipal election : North York Board of Education, Ward Six | ||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
Cheryl Moscoe | 3,852 | 52.82 | ||||||
Phyllis Weinberg | 3,441 | 47.18 | ||||||
Total valid votes | 7,293 | 100.00 |
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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. [20] He was a member of the Liberal Party, but ran without a party endorsement. [21] 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. [22] 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. [23] Newspaper reports do not indicate how the matter was resolved. Faraone has remained active in the building trade. [24]
1988 Toronto municipal election : Mayor of York | ||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
Fergy Brown | 21,493 | 58.74 | ||||||
Tony Grande | 13,616 | 37.21 | ||||||
Mario Faraone | 1,482 | 4.05 | ||||||
Total valid votes | 36,591 | 100.00 |
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. [25]
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