Toronto municipal election, 1962
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 1962. Incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips
, then the longest serving mayor in Toronto history, lost to Controller Donald Summerville by a significant margin.
Two major referendums were also held in Metro Toronto. The most controversial was over water fluoridation
, which passed by a slim margin of 166,960 to 163,240. The areas outside Toronto also voted to remove some of the last of the Blue Laws
by allowing movies to be shown on Sundays, something that was already allowed in the city itself.
area. One of the central issues of the campaign was a desire for change and a more youthful mayor. Summerville won by large margin more than doubling Phillips' total. Summerville won every ward in the city, including Phillips' former area. Less than a year into his term Summerville died of a heart attack while playing hockey, and was replaced by Controller Philip Givens
.
Results
, the four person executive committee elected at large across the city. This opening was won by former mayor Allan Lamport, who bested council members Margaret Campbell
and Ken Waters.
)
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 4, 1962 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...
, then the longest serving mayor in Toronto history, lost to Controller Donald Summerville by a significant margin.
Two major referendums were also held in Metro Toronto. The most controversial was over water fluoridation
Water fluoridation
Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water has fluoride at a level that is effective for preventing cavities; this can occur naturally or by adding fluoride...
, which passed by a slim margin of 166,960 to 163,240. The areas outside Toronto also voted to remove some of the last of the Blue Laws
Blue Laws
The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut, as distinct from the generic term "blue law" that refers to any laws regulating activities on Sunday, were the initial statutes set up by the Gov. Theophilus Eaton with the assistance of the Rev. John Cotton in 1655 for the Colony of New Haven, now part...
by allowing movies to be shown on Sundays, something that was already allowed in the city itself.
Toronto mayor
Phillips] had first been elected to city council in 1926 and was elected mayor in 1954. He had won an unprecedented four elections to become the longest serving mayor in Toronto history. Summerville was much younger and had first been elected to council in 1955, representing the eastern BeachesThe 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...
area. One of the central issues of the campaign was a desire for change and a more youthful mayor. Summerville won by large margin more than doubling Phillips' total. Summerville won every ward in the city, including Phillips' former area. Less than a year into his term Summerville died of a heart attack while playing hockey, and was replaced by Controller 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....
.
Results
- Donald Summerville - 117,031
- Nathan PhillipsNathan PhillipsNathan Phillips is the name of:*Nathan Phillips , Canadian politician*Nathan Phillips Square, the plaza in front of Toronto, Ontario's City Hall named in honour of the above*Nathan Phillips , Australian actor...
(incumbent) - 51,933 - Nasso - 4,966
- 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...
- 1,119 - Bradley - 815
- Mahoney - 406
Board of Control
Summerville's decision to run for mayor opened one position on the 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...
, the four person executive committee elected at large across the city. This opening was won by former mayor Allan Lamport, who bested council members Margaret Campbell
Margaret 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...
and Ken Waters.
- 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....
(incumbent) - 88,629 - Allan Lamport - 84,902
- William Dennison - 76,504
- 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...
- 73,118 - 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...
- 72,108 - Ken Waters - 62,019
- Phyllis Clarke - 16,151
- Frederick Graham - 10,475
- Dorothy Cureatz - 6,752
City council
Ward 1 (RiverdaleRiverdale, 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) - 11,714 - Oscar Sigsworth - 7,853
- Thomas CliffordTom CliffordTom Clifford is a former municipal politician in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.He served twenty-seven years as an elected official as School Trustee for the Toronto Board of Education and as a City of Toronto Councillor representing the East Toronto and Riverdale area.In a 1978 federal...
- 6,073 - Peter Ward - 2,024
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....
)
- Michael Grayson (incumbent) - 4,809
- 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...
- 4,465 - Stanley Price - 3,546
- June MarksJune MarksJune Marks was a Toronto community activist and politician.She first ran for city council in 1962 in Ward 2 but was defeated. She was elected on her second attempt in 1964 and, in 1966, won city-wide election to the Toronto Board of Control and also served on Metro Toronto Council...
- 2,946 - Thomas McAulay - 2,277
- Ernest Stanton - 1,941
- John MacVicar - 1,824
- Arthur J. Brown - 1,745
- Glen Dawson - 593
- Axel Olson - 215
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) - 9,076
- Charles Tidy (incumbent) - 7,844
- James Sanderson - 1,748
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...
(incumbent) - 6,448 - Horace BrownHorace BrownHorace Brown may refer to:* Horace Brown * Horace Tabberer Brown , British brewer and chemist* Horace Brown...
(incumbent) - 5,764 - Francis Chambers - 5,525
- Jack Frankel - 2,364
- Sam Sherman - 1,788
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...
)
- 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...
- 7,045 - Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 6,623
- Harold Menzies (incumbent) - 6,237
- Lloyd White - 2,524
- John Jones - 1,289
- Michael Kaschuk - 1,123
- Stanley Linkovich - 1,051
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...
)
- May Robinson (incumbent) - 11,652
- Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 8,790
- Hugh BruceHugh BruceMajor Hugh Bruce, , was a prisoner-of-war in Colditz Castle and later commanding officer of the Special Boat Service.-Early life:...
- 7,346 - George Jackson - 2,677
- Pauline Miles - 2,460
- Harry Branscombe - 2,298
- William Varley - 1,310
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...
)
- Mary Temple (incumbent) - 7,467
- William Davidson (incumbent) - 5,850
- Thomas Wilson - 3,433
- Ben Grys - 3,105
- James Stephens - 2,187
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...
)
- Tom Wardle (incumbent) - 17,161
- Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 16,449
- Chris Stavro - 7,750
- John Square - 1,939
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...
)
- Richard Horkins - 13,741
- Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - 12,234
- Paul Pickett - 9,324
- Frank Nash (incumbent) - 7,420
- John Lawer - 6,945
Results taken form the December 4, 1962 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.