1976 Toronto municipal election

1976 Toronto mayoral election

← 1974 December 6, 1976 1978 →
Turnout	30.5% [1]
Candidate David Crombie Don Andrews Popular vote 112,763 7,126 Percentage 83% 5.3%
Mayor of Toronto before election David Crombie Elected Mayor of Toronto David Crombie

The Toronto municipal election of 1976 was held on December 6, 1976 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.

Toronto Mayor David Crombie and North York Mayor Mel Lastman were both re-elected without serious opposition.

Toronto

Mayoral race

As in the 1974 election incumbent David Crombie faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection.

Results

David Crombie - 112,763

Don Andrews - 7,126

Henry Argasinski - 3,760

Richard Sanders - 2,373

Judy Lucko - 1,863

Ronald Rodgers - 1,613

Bill Zock - 1,506

Harry Dahme - 1,223

Robert Simms - 1,152

Andreis Murvieks - 962

City council

City council was mostly stable, the only notable upset was the defeat of long serving Old Guard member William Boytchuk by NDPer David White in Ward 1. The conservative membership remained stable as retiring moderate NDPer Reid Scott was replaced by conservative Tom Wardle Jr.

Two aldermen were elected per Ward. The alderman with the most votes was declared Senior Alderman and sat on both Toronto City Council and Metro Council.

Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)

Elizabeth Eayrs (incumbent) - 7,656

David White - 5,932

William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 5,883

Ben Grys - 4,420

Amonsen - 1,314

Ed Homonyla - 1,237

Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton)

Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 7,656

Ed Negridge (incumbent) - 4,545

Barbara Adams - 3,005

Glen Bany - 2,912

Pat Bator - 1,786

Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia)

Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 5,826

Richard Gilbert - 4,651

Tony Amond - 1,464

Slough Bolton - 1,457

Domenic Tersigni - 545

Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)

Art Eggleton (incumbent) - 4,615

George Ben (incumbent) - 2,957

Joe Pantalone - 2,713

Lee Zaslofsky - 1,940

Sydney Pimentel - 563

Brian Ashley - 379

Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville)

Ying Hope (incumbent) - 7,097

Susan Fish - 5,201

Fiona Nelson - 4,731

Barbara Jacob - 2,061

Brian Ashton - 1,796

Alex McDonald - 1,199

Norman Elder - 1,086

Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto)

Dan Heap (incumbent) - 8,503

Allan Sparrow (incumbent) - 8,103

Peter Budd - 4,448

Arnold Linelsky - 2,046

Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale)

John Sewell (incumbent) - 8,786

Janet Howard (incumbent) - 6,460

Gary Stamm - 4,419

Ronald Taylor - 770

Charles Rolfe - 767

Ward 8 (Riverdale)

Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 7,193

Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 6,883

Beatrice Zaverucha - 1,062

Louis Kesten - 951

John Bizzell - 771

Joe Dabonte - 458

Ward 9 (The Beaches)

Pat Sheppard - 4,949

Tom Wardle, Jr. - 4,948

Bruce Budd - 4,665

Joe McNulty - 4,446

William Ross - 3,094

Neil Young - 2,114

John Oliver - 1,766

Sharon Meecham - 735

Edmond Cameron - 432

George Sloan - 344

Tom Last - 232

Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto)

John Bosley (incumbent) - 11,638

June Rowlands - 11,307

Robert Perkins - 5,079

David White - 1,517

Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto)

David Smith (incumbent) - 12,441

Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 11,600

Russ Tandler - 1,412

Fay MacPerson - 1,283

Changes

Mayor David Crombie resigned on August 31, 1978 to contest a Federal by-election for Rosedale on October 16, 1978. On September 1, 1978 City Council met to appoint a new Mayor. The right-wingers stood Ward 8 Alderman Fred Beavis while the left-wingers stood Ward 11 Alderman Anne Johnston. When the vote was held the two candidates were tied with 11 votes each so in accordance with the Municipal Act put both names into a hat, and the name picked out of the hat would officially be pronounced interim mayor. Fred Beavis was the name chosen and he became mayor. Thomas Clifford now became Ward 8's sole Alderman and was appointed Metro Councillor on September 11.

Metro boroughs

East York

Results from the borough of East York. Two aldermen were elected to each ward.^[2]

Mayor

Alan Redway - 12,092

Howard Chandler - 11,138

Ward 1

Dave Johnson - 4,568

Leslie Saunders - 2,758

Cy Reader - 2,156

Mike Kenny - 1,339

Stephen Milne - 732

Bill Segritt - 369

Ward 2

John Flowers - 2,977

Norman Crane - 2,326

Arthur Shart - 1,257

Marg Reilly - 1,211

Robert MacKenzie - 595

Frank Johnson - 465

James McKinnon - 412

Chris Greenland - 353

Ward 3

Ray Ireland - 2,644

Don van Mierlo - 2,577

Jack Irwin - 1,815

Ken Steele - 1,368

Gordon Crann - 1,357

Ward 4

Edna Beange - 3,477

Peter Oyler - 2,777

Herbert McGroarty - 2,497

Harry Wilsher - 1,396

Source: Toronto Star, December 7, 1976, page A11.

Etobicoke

Results from Etobicoke. Four members were elected to the Board of Control. Two aldermen were elected to each ward.^[3]

Mayor

(incumbent)Dennis Flynn - 46,550

Juris Ditevko - 7,559

Board of Control

(incumbent)Bill Stockwell - 34,782

(incumbent)Bruce Sinclair - 30,411

(incumbent)Nora Pownall - 26,918

(incumbent)E. H. (Pete) Farrow - 26,357

John Allen - 23,213

Ron Barr- 13,027

Keith Gallacher - 10,038

Ward 1

Helen Wursta

Morley Kells

Ward 2

Alex Marchetti

Stewart East

Ward 3

Dick O'Brien

Alex McNeil

Ward 4

Lois Griffin

John Hanna

Ward 5

Ruth Grier

Pat Keaveney

Source: Toronto Star, December 7, 1976, page A11.

North York

Mayor

(incumbent)Mel Lastman - 60,093

William Sutherland - 15,634

Pallotta - 3,376

Obadia - 1,088

Minty - 920

(1019 out of 1305 polls)

Lastman is re-elected defeating a challenge by Controller William Sutherland

Board of Control

(incumbent)Barbara Greene - 52,053

Esther Shiner - 39,768

Ron Summers - 32,616

Bob Yuill - 31,050

Alex McGivern - 30,110

Jack Bedder - 20,267

Bernadette Michael - 13,803

Angelo Natale -10,281

(1019 out of 1305 polls)

Ward 1

Gord Risk

Ward 2

Mario Gentile

Ward 3

Pat O'Neill

61 out of 77 polls reporting.

• Hugh Montgomerie was a forty-three-year-old film technician. He recommended a ban on high-density development projects that did not have adequate recreation facilities.^[4]
• Martin Lewin was a thirty-two-year-old sales manager. He argued that shoppers in major plazas should not be forced to pay parking fees.^[4]
• Harbans Rai Varma was a fifty-year-old supply teacher. He called for lower employment and inflation levels, and for improved race relations.^[4] He campaigned for the North York Board of Education in 1980, and lost to Elsa Chandler in Ward Four. A candidate named "Rai Varma" ran for the Markham Board of Control in 1991; this may be the same person.

Ward 5

Marilyn Meshberg

Ward 6

Milton Berger

Ward 7

Irving Chapley

Ward 8

Alan Heisey

Ward 9

Norm Gardner

Ward 10

Marie Laballe

Ward 11

Peter Clarke

Ward 12

Barry Burton

Ward 13

Mike Smith

Ward 14

Betty Sutherland

Scarborough

Results from the Borough of Scarborough. Four members were elected to the Board of Control. One alderman was elected to each ward.^[5]

Mayor

(incumbent)Paul Cosgrove - 51,859

Lois James - 6,526

Board of Control

(incumbent)Gus Harris - 35,525

(incumbent)Ken Morrish - 35,243

(incumbent)Joyce Trimmer - 31,358

(incumbent)Brian Harrison - 30,956

Shirley Eidt - 28,363

Grant Boucher - 10,061

Larry Calcutt - 8,321

John Fletcher - 7,770

Ward 1

Bill Belfontaine

Ward 2

Carol Ruddell

Ward 3

Norm Kelly

Ward 4

Jack Goodlad

Ward 5

Frank Faubert

Ward 6

Frederick Samuel Bland

Ward 7

Ed Fulton

Ward 8

Tom Brazier

Ward 9

Doug Colling

Ward 10

Ron Watson

Ward 11

John Wimbs

Ward 12

Joe De Kort

York

Results from the borough of York. Two members were elected to the Board of Control. One alderman was elected to each ward.^[6][7]

Mayor

Philip White 14,711

Fergy Brown 14,443

Board of Control (2 elected)

Doug Saunders 14,549

Alan Tonks 11,998

Patrick Canavan 7,479

Gordon 6,229

Ciardullo 3,572

Ward 1

Ben Nobleman (acclaimed)

Ward 2

Oscar Kogan (acclaimed)

Ward 3

Ron Bradd

Mizzoni 934

D'Aprile 825

Ward 4

Clifford Ward 1,532

Howells 693

Ward 5

Chris Tonks (acclaimed)

Ward 6

Floyd Sainsbury 2,386

Dodds 2,187

Ward 7

Gayle Christie 2,853

Gallichan 1,484

McMahon 373

Ward 8

Mike Waclawski 2,987

John Nunziata 1,920

References

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