List of reeves and mayors of Etobicoke

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The township of Etobicoke, Ontario came into existence in 1850 and was led by a township reeve from 1850 to 1967. From 1967 to 1983 the Borough of Etobicoke (City of Etobicoke after 1983) was led by a mayor until Etobicoke's amalgamation into the City of Toronto in 1998:

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