Toronto municipal election, 1964
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor Philip Givens
was defeated by former mayor Allan Lamport.
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.
Results
bested aldermen George Ben
and Richard Horkins to win the position. The Board election was city-wide with the top four elected.
Results
Ward 1 (Riverdale
)
Ward 2 (East 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 8, 1964 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
is elected to the Board of Control
and Robert Yuill
as ward alderman.
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....
was defeated by former mayor Allan Lamport.
Toronto mayoral race
Philip GivensPhilip Givens
Philip Gerald Givens, QC was a Mayor of Toronto, Canada, Member of Parliament and judge.Raised in Toronto, Givens attended Harbord Collegiate Institute....
had become mayor in late 1963 after the unexpected death of Donald Dean Summerville
Donald Dean Summerville
Donald Dean Summerville was an east-end municipal politician in Toronto, Canada, and served as Mayor of Toronto, briefly, until his death.Summerville was born in Toronto to William Summerville and Alberta White...
. He had previously served many years on city council. He was opposed by Allan A. Lamport
Allan A. Lamport
Allan Austin Lamport, CM was Mayor of Toronto, 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...
, a veteran politician who had served as mayor a decade earlier from 1952 to 1954. Both candidates were affiliated with the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
, but Lamport ran on a more conservative platform.
Results
- 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....
- 62,628 - Allan Lamport - 52,143
- 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...
- 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 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...
bested aldermen George Ben
George Ben
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...
and Richard Horkins to win the position. The Board election was city-wide with the top four elected.
Results
- William Dennison (incumbent) - 68,892
- 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...
(incumbent) - 66,280 - William Archer (incumbent) - 65,593
- 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...
- 60,900 - 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...
- 59,751 - Richard Horkins - 47,906
- Harry Bradley - 12,949
- Phyllis Clarke - 10,284
- Fred Graham - 9,673
- Patricia Mitchell - 6,750
City council
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.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) - acclaimed - Oscar Sigsworth (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 2 (East 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) - 4,381
- 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...
- 4,268 - 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) - 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
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....
)
- Charles CacciaCharles CacciaCharles L. Caccia, PC was a Canadian politician.Caccia was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the Toronto riding of Davenport between 1968 and 2004.Caccia was born in 1930 in Milan, Italy...
- 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
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) - 7,795 - Horace BrownHorace BrownHorace Brown may refer to:* Horace Brown * Horace Tabberer Brown , British brewer and chemist* Horace Brown...
(incumbent) - 6,439 - Samuel Kwinter - 1,717
- Dorothy Cureatz - 1,417
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...
)
- 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
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...
)
- Hugh BruceHugh BruceMajor Hugh Bruce, , was a prisoner-of-war in Colditz Castle and later commanding officer of the Special Boat Service.-Early life:...
- 6,836 - Ken Dear - 4,984
- Tony O'DonohueTony O'DonohueAnthony "Tony" O'Donohue is a former municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in The Burren, County Clare, Ireland , O'Donohue graduated as a civil engineer from University College, Galway in 1954...
- 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
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) - 13,512
- Ben Grys - 10,241
- William Davidson (incumbent) - 4,778
- Charles Edwards - 914
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) - 11,449
- Alice Summerville - 10,871
- Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 10,418
- Edward Gillien - 823
- John Square - 556
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...
)
- 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 taken form the December 8, 1964 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
North York
Paul GodfreyPaul Godfrey
Paul Victor Godfrey, CM, OOnt is a businessman and former Canadian politician. During his career, Godfrey was a North York alderman, Chairman of Metro Toronto, President of the Toronto Sun and head of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was instrumental in bringing the Toronto Blue Jays to Toronto and has...
is elected to the Board of Control
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...
and Robert Yuill
Robert Yuill
Robert Frederick Murray Yuill was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served on the North York city council for twenty-four years, at first as a ward councillor and later as a city controller. He was also a member of the Metro Toronto council.Yuill was born in Toronto, and...
as ward alderman.