Toronto municipal election, 1964

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor Philip Givens defeated former mayor Allan Lamport.

Toronto Provincial capital city in Ontario, Canada

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016. Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA. Toronto is the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Philip Gerald Givens, was a Canadian politician and judge. He was the Mayor of Toronto, a Member of Parliament (MP) and Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). He was born and raised in Toronto and attended high school at Harbord Collegiate Institute. He studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School and graduated in 1949. He became a judge after leaving politics in the late 1970s. He retired from the judiciary in 1988, and died in Toronto in 1995.

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Toronto mayoral race

Philip Givens had become mayor in late 1963 after the unexpected death of Donald Dean Summerville. He had previously served many years on city council. He was opposed by Allan A. Lamport, a veteran politician who had served as mayor a decade earlier from 1952 to 1954. Both candidates were affiliated with the Liberal Party, but Lamport ran on a more conservative platform.

Donald Dean Summerville was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, and served as Mayor of Toronto, briefly, until his death.

Allan Austin Lamport, was mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1952 to 1954. Known as "Lampy", his most notable achievement was his opposition to Toronto's Blue laws which banned virtually any activities on Sundays. Lamport fought to allow professional sporting activities on Sundays. He won the 1954 election, but resigned after six months to become vice-chairman of the newly formed Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Lamport later returned to City Council and made headlines for his opposition to Yorkville's hippies in the late 1960s.

Liberal Party of Canada oldest federal political party in Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada is the oldest and longest-serving governing political party in Canada. The Liberals form the current government, elected in 2015. The party has dominated federal politics for much of Canada's history, holding power for almost 69 years in the 20th century—more than any other party in a developed country—and as a result, it is sometimes referred to as Canada's "natural governing party".

Results
Philip Givens - 62,628
Allan Lamport - 52,143
Ross Dowson - 3,026
Charles Mahoney - 1,903

Board of Control

The Board of Control had one vacancy due to Lamport's decision to run for mayor. Former alderwoman Margaret Campbell bested aldermen George Ben and Richard Horkins to win the position. The Board election was citywide with the top four elected.

Margaret Campbell was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the downtown Toronto riding of St. George. Prior to her provincial role she served as a municipal councillor in Toronto from 1958 to 1962 and then as a member of the Board of Control from 1964 to 1969. She ran for mayor of Toronto in 1969 but came in second to William Dennison.

George Ben was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Bracondale and then Humber in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1965 as a Liberal member until his defeat in the 1971 provincial election. Ben was a member of Toronto City Council in the early 1960s, representing Ward 5, and returned to council in the 1972 municipal election. He was re-elected for the final time in 1978, and died in office on December 17, 1978.

Results
William Dennison (incumbent) - 68,892
Herbert Orliffe (incumbent) - 66,280
William Archer (incumbent) - 65,593
Margaret Campbell - 60,900
George Ben - 59,751
Richard Horkins - 47,906
Harry Bradley - 12,949
Phyllis Clarke - 10,284
Fred Graham - 9,673
Patricia Mitchell - 6,750

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1964 election Toronto ward map 1964.PNG
Ward boundaries used in the 1964 election

Two City Council incumbents were defeated. In the Beaches Alice Summerville, widow of Mayor Summerville, reclaimed her husband's former seat and defeated incumbent Alex Hodgins. In the west end William Davidson, who had first been elected to council in 1926, was defeated in a surprise upset by Ben Grys. Two candidates were elected from each ward, with the top vote-getter also winning a seat on Metro Toronto council. Due to the acclamation in Ward 1 Council chose Fred Beavis as that Ward's Metro representative.

Frederick J. Beavis was a longtime city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, who briefly served as interim mayor of the city in 1978.

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Fred Beavis (incumbent) - acclaimed
Oscar Sigsworth (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 2 (East Regent Park and Rosedale)
Michael Grayson (incumbent) - 4,381
June Marks - 4,268
May Birchard (incumbent) - 3,717
Thomas O'Neil - 3,104
John Sault - 2,610
Donald Weir - 1,902
Stanley Price - 1,350
John Currey - 691
Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)
Charles Caccia - 4,930
Helen Johnston (incumbent) - 3,194
Harold Fishleigh - 2,528
John MacVicar - 2,259
Jack Frankel - 1,975
John Knox - 1,741
Peter Ward - 356
James Sanderson - 192
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
David Rotenberg (incumbent) - 7,795
Horace Brown (incumbent) - 6,439
Samuel Kwinter - 1,717
Dorothy Cureatz - 1,417
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 8,091
Harold Menzies - 4,750
William Boytchuk - 3,949
John Jones - 1,234
Charles Weir - 1,216
Edward Cox - 1,096
James Westhead - 869
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Hugh Bruce - 6,836
Ken Dear - 4,984
Tony O'Donohue - 4,853
Archie Chisholm - 4,636
Robert Grossi - 3,039
Elio Madona - 3,016
Pauline Miles - 2,365
Michael Comar - 2,248
Sam Fuda - 2,114
Anne Fritz - 1,675
Hugh Foley - 1,410
Steven Mitchell - 605
Michael Vicko - 499
Ward 7 (Bloor West Village)
Mary Temple (incumbent) - 13,512
Ben Grys - 10,241
William Davidson (incumbent) - 4,778
Charles Edwards - 914
Ward 8 (The Beaches)
Tom Wardle Sr. (incumbent) - 11,449
Alice Summerville - 10,871
Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 10,418
Edward Gillien - 823
John Square - 556
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
Paul Pickett - 12,372
Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - 8,774
David Crombie - 8,371
Kenneth David - 6,378
Willem Meyer - 4,335
Jules Pelletier - 3,532

Results are taken from the December 8, 1964 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Suburbs

East York

Reeve
(x) True Davidson 9,374
Leslie Saunders 5,332

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Davidson defeated former Toronto mayor Saunders to be re-elected reeve.

Etobicoke

Reeve
(x) John Palmer MacBeth (acclaimed)
Board of Control (2 elected)
(x)Murray Johnson 17,247
(x)John Carroll 16,159
Dorothy Hobbs 8,889

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Forest Hill

Reeve
(x) Edwin Pivnick 2,309
Sidney Banks 1,030

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Leaside

Mayor
(x) Beth Nealson 4,126
Lloyd Dickinson 2,982

Long Branch

Reeve
Thomas Berry 858
(x)Leonard E. Ford 711

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Mimico

Mayor
(x) Hugh Griggs (acclaimed)

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

New Toronto

Mayor

North York

Reeve
James Ditson Service 37,942
(x)Norman Goodhead 24,337
Gerald Long 1,886
Water Reiter 1,287

James Ditson Service is elected Reeve of North York, upsetting incumbent Norman Goodhead.

James Ditson Service LLB, QC was the last reeve of the Township and first Mayor of the Borough of North York.

Norman C. Goodhead was reeve of North York, Ontario from 1959 to 1964 and also a businessman.

Board of Control
G. Gordon Hurlburt 30,976
Irving Paisley 29,118
Frank Watson 25,830
Basil H. Hall 23,554
Paul Hunt 19,558
Gerald Gallagher 16,547
Gordon Mattershead 10,848
Robert Douglas 10,253
John Gamble 6,461
Edward Conlorz 6,356
Malcolm Carinduff 2,754

The 1964 election saw the creation of North York's inaugural Board of Control.

In municipal government a Board of Control is an executive body that usually deals with financial and administrative matters. The idea is that a small body of four or five people is better able to make certain decisions than a large, unwieldy city council. Boards of Control were introduced in many North American municipalities in the early 20th century as a product of the municipal reform movement. They proved unpopular with many as they tended to centralize power in a small body while disempowering city councils.

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Township Council

Paul Godfrey and Robert Yuill are elected as ward councillors.

Scarborough

Reeve
(x) Albert Campbell 24,931
George Barker 9,901

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Swansea

Reeve
(x) Lucien Kurata 1,847
Helen Begg 1,198

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

Weston

Mayor
C.W. Boddington 1,144
M.L. Cott 810
C.W. Caskey 681

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

York

Reeve
(x) Jack Mould 11,467
Christopher Tonks 7,984
Charles MacMaster 1,268

(source: Globe and Mail, page 9, December 9, 1964)

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