Toronto municipal election, 1960
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 5, 1960. Six-year incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips
was challenged by former mayor Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman
. Phillips was returned to office.
The City of Toronto also held a referendum on whether to remove the Blue Law
banning films and concerts on Sunday evenings. The measure passed 94,000 votes to 58,003.
member Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman
. Each of the three candidates had the endorsement of one of the city's newspapers. The right wing Toronto Telegram
backed Phillips, the centre-right Globe and Mail backed Newman, and the centre-left Toronto Daily Star backed Lamport. One of the central issues was over the expansion of the Toronto subway system by building the Bloor-Danforth Line. All candidates supported it, but there was debate over how it should be paid for.
Results
with Summerville winning the top spot. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
(CCF) member William Dennison was also reelected to the Board. The position left open by Newman's decision to run for mayor attracted three aldermen with Philip Givens
narrowly beating CCF member Herbert Orliffe
and Francis Chambers finishing further behind. A month later in January 1961 William Allen won the position of head of Metro Toronto and resigned from the board. Orliffe was appointed to replace him.
Results
, only one incumbent was defeated, May Birchard
in Ward 2. In all but one ward where two incumbents were reelected two councillors switched position changing which would also represent the city on the board of Metro Toronto.
Ward 1 (Riverdale
)
Ward 2 (Regent Park
and Rosedale
)
Ward 3 (West Downtown
and Summerhill
)
Ward 4 (The Annex
, Kensington Market
and Garment District)
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy
)
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
)
Ward 7 (Bloor West Village
)
Ward 8 (The Beaches
)
Ward 9 (North Toronto
)
Results taken form the December 6, 1960 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Nathan Phillips (politician)
Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...
was challenged by former mayor Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman
Jean Newman
Jean Newman was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. She served as Controller budget chief and was the first woman to run for Mayor of Toronto....
. Phillips was returned to office.
The City of Toronto also held a referendum on whether to remove the Blue Law
Blue law
A blue law is a type of law, typically found in the United States and, formerly, in Canada, designed to enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest, and a restriction on Sunday shopping...
banning films and concerts on Sunday evenings. The measure passed 94,000 votes to 58,003.
Toronto mayor
Phillips had first been elected to city council in 1926 and was elected mayor in 1954 and was reelected in 1956 and 1958. He faced two prominent challengers in the 1960 race. Former mayor and Board of ControlToronto Board of Control
Toronto Board of Control was a part of the municipal government of Toronto, Canada from 1904 until its abolition in 1969 and served as the executive committee of Toronto City Council. It consisted of four councillors elected city wide and was presided over by the mayor. Each voter could vote for up...
member Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman
Jean Newman
Jean Newman was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. She served as Controller budget chief and was the first woman to run for Mayor of Toronto....
. Each of the three candidates had the endorsement of one of the city's newspapers. The right wing Toronto Telegram
Toronto Telegram
The Toronto Evening Telegram was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon newspaper published in Toronto from 1876 to 1971. It had a reputation for supporting the Conservative Party at both the federal and provincial level. The paper competed with the liberal Toronto Star...
backed Phillips, the centre-right Globe and Mail backed Newman, and the centre-left Toronto Daily Star backed Lamport. One of the central issues was over the expansion of the Toronto subway system by building the Bloor-Danforth Line. All candidates supported it, but there was debate over how it should be paid for.
Results
- Nathan PhillipsNathan Phillips (politician)Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...
- 81,699 - Allan Lamport - 58,254
- Jean NewmanJean NewmanJean Newman was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. She served as Controller budget chief and was the first woman to run for Mayor of Toronto....
- 31,999 - Ross DowsonRoss DowsonRoss Jewitt Dowson was a Canadian Trotskyist political figure.-Early life:Dowson joined the Trotskyist movement as a teenager during the Great Depression. The Canadian Trotskyist movement collapsed at the beginning of World War II as leaders such as Jack MacDonald, Maurice Spector and Earle Birney...
- 1,643 - Harry Bradley - 1,511
Board of Control
Top spot on the Board of Control, and the associated budget chief position, was contested between two incumbent conservatives Donald Summerville and William AllenWilliam Allen (Canadian politician)
William Randall Allen, QC was a Toronto politician who served as the Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1962 to 1969 and is the namesake of the W.R. Allen Expressway . Metropolitan Toronto was created by the Province of Ontario in 1952 and comprised Toronto, North York,...
with Summerville winning the top spot. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
(CCF) member William Dennison was also reelected to the Board. The position left open by Newman's decision to run for mayor attracted three aldermen with Philip Givens
Philip Givens
Philip Gerald Givens, QC was a Mayor of Toronto, Canada, Member of Parliament and judge.Raised in Toronto, Givens attended Harbord Collegiate Institute....
narrowly beating CCF member Herbert Orliffe
Herbert Orliffe
Herbert Orliffe was a municipal politician in Toronto, 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...
and Francis Chambers finishing further behind. A month later in January 1961 William Allen won the position of head of Metro Toronto and resigned from the board. Orliffe was appointed to replace him.
Results
- Donald Summerville - 110,893
- William AllenWilliam Allen (Canadian politician)William Randall Allen, QC was a Toronto politician who served as the Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1962 to 1969 and is the namesake of the W.R. Allen Expressway . Metropolitan Toronto was created by the Province of Ontario in 1952 and comprised Toronto, North York,...
- 110,256 - William Dennison - 76,169
- Philip GivensPhilip GivensPhilip Gerald Givens, QC was a Mayor of Toronto, Canada, Member of Parliament and judge.Raised in Toronto, Givens attended Harbord Collegiate Institute....
- 66,972 - Herbert OrliffeHerbert OrliffeHerbert Orliffe was a municipal politician in Toronto, 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...
- 65,418 - Francis Chambers - 30,696
- William Harris - 14,493
- Jessie Jackson - 14,062
- Burke - 13,240
City council
In the elections for Toronto City CouncilToronto City Council
The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors....
, only one incumbent was defeated, May Birchard
May Birchard
May Birchard was a municipal politician and poverty activist in Toronto, Canada. Born in Toronto she married F.J. Birchard, an agricultural scientist who was an expert on grain. During the First World War the family moved to Winnipeg...
in Ward 2. In all but one ward where two incumbents were reelected two councillors switched position changing which would also represent the city on the board of Metro Toronto.
Ward 1 (Riverdale
Riverdale, Toronto
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, and Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south....
)
- Fred BeavisFred BeavisFrederick J. Beavis was a longtime city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, who briefly served as interim mayor of the city in 1978.Beavis operated the Beavis Bros. Roofing Co. with his brothers before becoming a full-time politician....
(incumbent) - 10,423 - Ken Waters (incumbent) - 10,224
- Theobald - 5,566
- Peter Ward - 2,092
Ward 2 (Regent Park
Regent Park
Regent Park is a neighbourhood located in Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Regent Park is Canada's oldest and largest social housing project; built in the late 1940s. Formerly the centre of the Cabbagetown neighbourhood, it is bounded by Gerrard Street East to the north, River Street to the east,...
and Rosedale
Rosedale, Toronto
Rosedale is an affluent 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....
)
- Margaret CampbellMargaret Campbell (politician)Margaret Campbell was a municipal and provincial politician from Toronto, Canada.-Background:Born Margaret Baird she was raised in Rosedale and attend Bishop Strachan School, University College and then Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar in 1937. She married American film maker and...
(incumbent) - 6,829 - Michael Grayson - 5,677
- May BirchardMay BirchardMay Birchard was a municipal politician and poverty activist in Toronto, Canada. Born in Toronto she married F.J. Birchard, an agricultural scientist who was an expert on grain. During the First World War the family moved to Winnipeg...
(incumbent) - 4,927 - Stanley Price - 4,095
- Thomas McAulay - 3,360
- Currey - 1,194
Ward 3 (West Downtown
Downtown Toronto
Downtown Toronto is the central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don River to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west...
and Summerhill
Summerhill, Toronto
The Summerhill neighbourhood in central Toronto was named after 'Summer Hill' house, built in 1842 by Canadian transportation baron Charles Thompson.Much of the area was once part of the Thompson estate but was subdivided by his heirs in the 1880s....
)
- William Archer (incumbent) - 7,509
- Charles Tidy (incumbent) - 6,707
- John MacVicar - 3,977
- James Sanderson - 1,156
Ward 4 (The Annex
The Annex
The Annex is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The traditional boundaries of the neighbourhood are north to Dupont Street, south to Bloor Street, west to Bathurst Street and east to Avenue Road...
, Kensington Market
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington...
and Garment District)
- David RotenbergDavid RotenbergDavid Rotenberg is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller.Rotenberg was born in Toronto, and educated at the...
- 4,766 - Horace Brown - 3,626
- Murray Caplan - 2,508
- Jack Frankel - 2,364
- Charles Drukarsh - 2,290
- Ralph Meakes - 1,718
- Lily Sherizen - 1,654
- A.G. Finkelstein - 1,554
- Samuel Kwinter - 854
- Bruce Magnuson - 847
- Dorothy Cureatz - 596
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy
Little Italy, Toronto
Little Italy, sometimes referred to as College Street West, is a district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is well known for its numerous Italian Canadian restaurants and businesses. There is also a significant Latin American and Portuguese community in the area...
)
- Harold Menzies (incumbent) - 6,667
- Joseph Piccininni - 4,873
- George BenGeorge BenGeorge 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...
- 4,317 - Louis Lockhart - 3,162
- Lloyd White - 3,054
- Russell Doyle - 1,609
- Janet McMurray - 1,510
- John Jones - 1,055
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
Parkdale, Toronto
Parkdale is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of downtown. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue, on the north by Queen Street. It is bounded on the east by Dufferin Street from Queen Street south, and on the south by Lake Ontario...
)
- Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 12,590
- May Robinson (incumbent) - 11,201
- George Jackson - 3,381
- Michael Comar - 3,350
- A.J, Robertson - 3,285
- Stanley Steban - 3,197
- W.G. Martin - 2,855
- Pauline Miles - 2,360
- Jack Starkman - 1,428
- Anne Fritz - 1,142
Ward 7 (Bloor West Village
Bloor West Village
Bloor West Village is a shopping district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located along Bloor Street, it encompasses all businesses along Bloor Street between Jane Street and Ellis Park Road, consisting of more than 400 shops, restaurants and services. The mix of stores include specialty clothing...
)
- William Davidson (incumbent) - 7,226
- Mary Temple (incumbent) - 6,368
- Thomas Wilson - 5,258
- John O'Shea - 3,540
Ward 8 (The Beaches
The Beaches
The Beaches is a neighbourhood and popular tourist destination located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of the "Old" City of Toronto. The original boundaries of the neighbourhood are from Fallingbrook Avenue on the east to Kingston Road on the north, to Woodbine Avenue...
)
- Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 9,995
- Tom Wardle - 9,516
- S.T. Bullock - 7,963
- Chris Stavro - 7,347
- Joseph McNulty - 3,033
- S.A. Baker - 2,486
- A.A. Williams - 1,382
- E.V. Cox - 1,064
- Taiml Davis - 922
- John Square - 455
Ward 9 (North Toronto
North Toronto
North Toronto was a town located in the northern part of the Old Toronto district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It occupies a geographically central location within the current boundaries of the city of Toronto. It is a relatively narrow strip, centred around Yonge Street; it extends from the CP...
)
- Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - 20,481
- Frank Nash (incumbent) - 11,907
- Helen Johnston - 9,916
- William Hall - 7,166
Results taken form the December 6, 1960 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.