Toronto municipal election, 1966

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on December 5, 1966. The elections were the first for Toronto after its merger with several smaller suburban communities on January 1, 1967. Forest Hill and Swansea were annexed by the City of Toronto, Leaside was merged with the Township of East York to become the Borough of East York. Weston was combined with the Township of York to form the Borough of York. The Village of Long Branch and the towns of Mimico and New Toronto were merged with the Township of Etobicoke to form the Borough of Etobicoke.

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.

Forest Hill, Toronto Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Forest Hill is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located north of Downtown Toronto. The village was amalgamated into Toronto in 1967 and the area has retained its name as a neighbourhood. Along with other neighbourhoods such as The Kingsway, Rosedale, and The Bridle Path, it is one of Toronto’s wealthiest and most affluent neighbourhoods. It is home to many prominent entrepreneurs, celebrities, doctors, and lawyers. Census data from Statistics Canada states an average income for all private households in Forest Hill to be $101,631, compared to the $40,704 average income in Toronto's Census Metropolitan Area.

Swansea, Toronto Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Swansea is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, bounded on the west by the Humber River, on the north by Bloor Street, on the east by High Park and on the south by Lake Ontario. The neighbourhood was originally a separate municipality, the Village of Swansea, which was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1967.

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Rules were also changed to have municipal elections scheduled every three years, rather than every two as had been done previously.

Toronto mayoral race

Incumbent mayor Philip Givens was challenged by two strong opponents. Givens was associated with the Liberal Party while Controller William Archer was a Progressive Conservative. The winner was William Dennison, a former Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Provincial Parliament who was a longtime member of the New Democratic Party. Dennison, despite his labour roots was considered the most conservative of the three candidates. His slogan was "Respect for the Taypayer's Dollar". Archer was the more centrist candidate, and had the endorsement of city councillors Charles Caccia, Kenneth Dear, and Hugh Bruce.

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.

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".

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada former Canadian political party

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a federal political party in Canada.

Central issues during the election was the extension of the Yonge subway line north of Eglinton and whether it should run on a cheaper above-ground route or should built underground so as not to demolish homes. Perhaps the most important issue was Givens' advocacy for Henry Moore's controversial sculpture The Archer for Nathan Phillips Square also remained an issue. Originally the city had agreed to pay $100,000 for the modernist sculpture, but city council rejected the idea. Instead Givens succeeded in raising the $100,000 from private donors and had the sculpture placed in the square in front of city hall. Dennison strongly objected to having the piece of art in such a prominent venue.

Henry Moore English artist known for sculpture (1898 – 1986)

Henry Spencer Moore was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Moore produced many drawings, including a series depicting Londoners sheltering from the Blitz during the Second World War, along with other graphic works on paper.

Nathan Phillips Square

Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. The square was designed by the City Hall's architect Viljo Revell and landscape architect Richard Strong. It opened in 1965. The square is the site of concerts, art displays, a weekly farmers' market, the winter festival of lights, and other public events, including demonstrations. During the winter months, the reflecting pool is converted into an ice rink for ice skating. The square attracts an estimated 1.5 million visitors yearly. With an area of 4.85 hectares, it is Canada's largest city square.

In the final vote, the city was divided along ethnic and class lines. Givens dominated the downtown core winning the votes of the young and the cultured. He also won the heavily Jewish neighbourhood of Forest Hill. Archer carried the wealthy Anglo-Saxon areas of Rosedale and North Toronto. Dennison was victorious by winning the working class districts in both the east and west end of the city, including strong votes from Italian and Polish areas.

Rosedale, Toronto Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rosedale is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance. It is located north of Downtown Toronto and is one of its oldest suburbs. It is also one of the wealthiest and most highly priced neighbourhoods in Canada. Rosedale has been ranked the best neighbourhood in Toronto to live in by Toronto Life. It is known as the area where the city's 'old money' lives, and is home to some of Canada's richest and most famous citizens including Gerry Schwartz, founder of Onex Corporation, and Ken Thomson of Thomson Corporation, the latter of whom was the richest man in Canada at the time of his death in 2006.

North Toronto Place in Ontario, Canada

North Toronto is a former town and informal district located in the northern part of the Old Toronto district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Currently occupying a geographically central location within the city of Toronto, the Town of North Toronto was incorporated in 1890, when much of the area was still farmland, and annexed by the old city of Toronto in 1912. The name is still used to refer to the area in general, although Yonge–Eglinton and Midtown Toronto are officially used.

Results
William Dennison - 59,363
Philip Givens (incumbent) - 54,525
William Archer 40,946
John Sara - 1,239

City council and Board of Control

Ward boundaries used in the 1966 election Toronto ward map 1966.png
Ward boundaries used in the 1966 election

The 1966 election was the last in Toronto for the Board of Control. It consisted of four members elected at large from across the city who then formed the executive on city council. The Board candidate with the most votes became council president and budget chief. Two sitting controllers, Dennison and Archer, opted to run for mayor. This resulted in a competitive race of six major candidates for the four spots. Those in the running were three city councillors: June Marks, Joseph Piccininni, and Herbert Orliffe; sitting controller Margaret Campbell; former mayor Allan Lamport; and Liberal MPP George Ben.

The Board of Control of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a part of its municipal government until it was abolished in 1969. It served as the executive committee of the Toronto City Council, consisting of four "controllers" elected citywide and presided over by the Mayor. Beginning in 1904, the Board of Control was directly elected by the city's electorate. Each voter could vote for up to four candidates, and the four with the most votes were elected. By tradition the controller who received the most votes would get the powerful budget chief position.

(Florence) June Marks, née Pacey (1923–2008) was a Toronto community activist and politician.

Herbert Orliffe was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He immigrated with his family form Newcastle, England at age 8 and settled in Toronto. His father operated a grocery store on Harbord Street. He attended first the University of Toronto and then received a law degree from Osgoode Hall

Results

Board of Control
Margaret Campbell (incumbent) - 88,036
June Marks - 77,655
Herbert Orliffe (incumbent) - 76,412
Allan Lamport - 67,677
George Ben - 63,206
Joseph Piccininni - 58,122
Phyllis Clarke - 10,162
Arthur Young - 9,550
John Charles Ewing - 6,071
Dorothy Cureatz - 4,262
Shaba Musa - 2,399
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 10,038
Oscar Sigsworth (incumbent) - 7,129
Vern Burnett - 2,305
Edward Cox - 1,708
Ward 2 (East Downtown and Rosedale)
Michael Grayson (incumbent) - 6,426
Helen Johnston (incumbent) - 6,289
Harry Pope - 4,168
Donald Weir - 3,827
Keith Martin - 3,819
John Conforzi - 3,122
Gerald Quirke - 383
Ward 3 (West Downtown and Forest Hill)
David Rotenberg (incumbent) - 13,683
Charles Caccia (incumbent) - 11,720
Peter Stollery - 4,007
Isador Milton - 3,382
Sidney Banks - 3,154
James Sanderson - 1,064
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
Horace Brown (incumbent) - 4,913
Monte Harris - 4,021
John Polowko - 1,601
Elizabeth Catty - 1,565
William Clarke - 1,472
Sam Komenar - 928
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Tony O'Donohue - 5,920
Harold Menzies (incumbent) - 4,969
Elio Madonia - 3,675
Herry Wilk - 2,892
Pauline Miles - 1,361
Charles Weir - 931
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Hugh Bruce (incumbent) - 6,692
Kenneth Dear (incumbent) - 5,827
Archie Chishom - 4,993
Robert Grossi - 3,168
John O'Brien - 2,332
Anne Fritz - 1,046
Ward 7 (High Park and Swansea)
Mary Temple (incumbent) - 13,512
Ben Grys (incumbent) - 10,241
William Boytchuk - 5,876
John McRae - 1,891
Ward 8 (The Beaches)
Tom Wardle Sr. (incumbent) - 13,512
Alice Summerville (incumbent) - 12,212
Alex Hodgins - 7,370
Edward Gillen - 874
John Square - 613
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
Paul Pickett (incumbent) - 19,035
Richard Horkins - 16,241
Jules Pelletier - 6,513
Michael Comar - 1,771

Results are taken from the December 6, 1966 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

Controller Herbert Orliffe died on July 3, 1967. Ward 1 Alderman Fred Beavis was appointed Controller July 6; Oscar Sigsworth was appointed Metro councilor and Joseph Piccininni was appointed Alderman.

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

Ward 3 Alderman Charles Caccia resigned June 1969 having been elected in the 1968 Federal Election and was not replaced.

Ward 9 Alderman Richard Horkins resigned on November 1, 1969 upon appointment as a Toronto Hydro Commissioner and was not replaced.

Suburbs

East York

Mayor
(x) True Davidson 12,312
Royden Brigham 8,112
Beth Nealson 7,957

(source: Globe and Mail, page 8, 6 Dec 1966)

Etobicoke

Mayor
Edward A. Horton 21,591
Murray Johnson 17,566
Thomas Berry 10,899
Board of Control (4 elected)
Donald Russell 26,540
David Lacey 24,458
(x)John Carroll 24,138
W. Kenneth Robinson 21,367
George Bondy 20,528
Lloyd Shier 20,091
Hugh Griggs 18,366

(source: Globe and Mail, page 8, 6 Dec 1966)

North York

James Ditson Service, the last reeve of North York becomes its first mayor. Paul Godfrey and Robert Yuill were re-elected as ward alderman.

Mayor
(x) James Ditson Service - 53,131 (82.8%)
Sam Wagman - 11,037 (17.2%)
Board of Control (4 elected)
(x) G. Gordon Hurlburt - 42,060
(x) Basil H. Hall - 38,670
(x)Frank Watson - 35,826
Paul Hunt - 35,446
(x)Irv Paisley - 35,080
Fishleigh - 14,024

Scarborough

Mayor
Albert Campbell 38,517 (76.2%)
Douglas Goddard 12,070 (23.8%)

Campbell, the outgoing reeve, is elected the first mayor of Scarborough.

Board of Control (4 elected)
Robert W. White 34,886
Gus Harris 28,543
Brian Harrison 28,143
Karl Mallette 25,051
Oliver Crockford 21,869
George Barker 18,835

Scarborough elected its inaugural Board of Control.

Reference: "For Ab Campbell, it was probably the last hurrah", Toronto Daily Star (page 13), December 6, 1966,

York

Mayor
(x) Jack Mould 17,744
Albert Stollard 5,956
Charles J. McMaster 2,241
Board of Control (2 elected)
Philip White 13,749
C. Wesley Boddington 11,826
Florence Gell 7,544
Charles Goodfellow 7,324
John George Tames 2,694

This was York's inaugural Board of Control

(source: Globe and Mail, page 8, 6 Dec 1966)

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