Toronto municipal election, 1982

The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 8, 1982, in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.

Art Eggleton was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York.

Toronto

Mayoral race

Incumbent Art Eggleton faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection and was reelected by more than a hundred thousand vote margin.

Results

Art Eggleton - 119,387

A. Hummer - 11,721

Wendy Johnston - 7,937

M.M.A. Armstrong - 7,638

John Kellerman - 2,943

Fred Dunn - 2,442

Zoltan Szoboszlov - 2,171

Frenchie McFarlane - 1,865

Blair Martin - 1,858

Stan Price - 1,341

Andrejs Murniecks - 535

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1982 election

The right gained one extra seat on city council. In the west end NDP incumbent David White was defeated by Derwyn Shea and 23-year-old Tom Jakobek won a surprise victory in the Beaches to replace retiring NDPer Pat Sheppard. The biggest upset of the night was in downtown Toronto where Gordon Chong, who served on the executive at both the city and Metro, was defeated by newcomer Jack Layton.

Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)

Derwyn Shea - 7,948

William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 7,617

David White (incumbent) - 7,298

Ed Ziemba - 6,852

John Begeja - 915

Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton)

Ben Grys (incumbent) - 4,907

Chris Korwin-Kuczynski (incumbent) - 4,736

Irene Atkinson - 3,835

Fred Bever - 3,746

John Frensen - 2,767

Barbara Poplawski - 2,449

Doug Janes - 2,264

Owen Leach - 949

Jimmy Talpa - 114

Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia)

Richard Gilbert (incumbent) - 7,883

Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 6,450

Carmen Prezioso - 4,430

Nan McDonald - 1,415

Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)

Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 6,104

Joe Pantalone (incumbent) - 5,895

J. Carlos Sousa - 2,572

Gordon Massie - 883

Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville)

Ying Hope (incumbent) - 9,009

Ron Kanter (incumbent) - 8,558

David Scott - 3,987

Georgina Langford - 977

John Papagiannis - 622

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

John Sewell (incumbent) - 13,419

Jack Layton - 9,892

Gordon Chong (incumbent) - 8,213

Oscar Wong - 2,479

Bill Beatty - 1,563

Martin Amber - 546

Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale)

Joanne Campbell - 7,921

David Reville (incumbent) - 7,218

Eric Leggatt - 4,091

Kenneth Bhagan - 2,284

Bill Mole - 1,897

Thelma Forsyth - 691

Ward 8 (Riverdale)

Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 7,387

Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 6,786

Jack de Klerk - 4,773

Tom Lenathen - 651

Geoff Da Silva - 643

Eric Armitage - 454

Ward 9 (The Beaches)

Tom Jakobek - 11,018

Dorothy Thomas (incumbent) - 7,502

John Oliver - 6,733

Peter Harris - 5,405

Winona Gallop - 789

Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto)

June Rowlands (incumbent) - 15,082

Michael Walker - 10,065

Charlotte Maher - 8,164

Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto)

Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 14,376

Michael Gee (incumbent) - 13,382

Lynda Weinrib - 3,556

Mark Tigh - 2,319

Results taken form the November 9, 1982 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

Ward 6 Alderman John Sewell resigned on February 6, 1984 to become a columnist at The Globe and Mail. Jack Layton now became Senior Alderman and Metro Councillor. A by-election was held on April 9, 1984.

Dale Martin - 6,536

Susan Eng - 5,716

Peter Maloney - 1,135

Mario Cavuoto - 318

Martin Amber - 162

Rita Luty - 143

Joe Baptiasta - 88

Al Rahemutlla - 22

Jimmy Talpa - 9

Ward 7 Alderman David Reville resigned on April 1, 1985 to contest the 1985 Provincial Election and was not replaced.

East York

Dave Johnson easily won the mayoral race to replace Alan Redway who retired to run for federal office. All the incumbent councillors were re-elected. Bob Willis in ward one and Edna Beange in ward four were the only newcomers to council.^[1][2]

† denotes incumbent from previous council

Mayor

• Dave Johnson - 19,365
• Herbert McGroartry - 6,308
• Edward Shaw - 1,289

Council

Two to be elected from each ward

Ward 1

• †Cy Reader - 5,040
• Bob Willis - 3,758
• Art Greenwood - 3,285
• Bill Gorelle - 1,424

Ward 2

• †Mike Wyatt - 3,620
• †Norm Crone - 3,113
• George Vasilopoulos - 2,288
• Shirley Browne - 1,718
• Paul Stergio - 456
• Adam Vassos - 386
• George Tsenis - 102

Ward 3

• †Gordon Crann - 3,962
• †Ken Paige - 2,362
• Michael Prue - 2,130
• Bob Dale - 1,533
• George Vlahos - 1,470
• Anna Siders - 639
• Jim Cull - 493
• Edward Kenny -367
• Nadio Furlani - 251

Ward 4

• †Peter Oyler - 3,947
• Edna Beange - 2,752
• Jean-Marie Jenner - 2,057
• John Feeney - 1,145
• Al Addie - 676

Board of Education

One to be elected from each ward

Ward 1

• †Gord Brown - 3,419
• †Ruth Goldhar - 2,795
• Miller Alloway - 2,004
• Carol Ferguson - 1,927
• Fred Wilkes - 1,390

Ward 2

• †James Palmer - 3,224
• †Kenneth Maxted - 2,612
• Constance Cuthbertson - 2,152

Ward 3

• †Margaret Hazelton - 3,516
• †William Phillips - 3,084
• Len Self - 1,915
• Ross Wilson - 1,040

Ward 4

• Robert Murray - 2,480
• Elca Rennick - 2,303
• Grace Becker - 1,915
• Virginia Hoffman - 1,876

Hydro Commission

Two to be elected

• †Jack Christie - 16,492
• †Frank Johnson - 11,299
• Chris John - 4,528
• Donald Hedrick - 4,221

North York

Mayor

Mel Lastman is re-elected mayor of the City and serves until 1997.

North York Board of Control

Mayor Lastman, Esther Shiner, Barbara Greene, Robert Yuill and Norm Gardner are re-elected to the Board of Control.

North York Council

1982 Toronto municipal election, North York Councillor, Ward Four

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Howard Moscoe	4,000	46.44
Frank Di Giorgio	2,923	33.93
Eleanor Rosen	1,191	13.83
Sydney Moscoe	500	5.80
Total valid votes	8,614	100.00

73 out of 75 polls reporting.

• Mario Gentile re-elected to Ward 2.
• Eleanor Rosen was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She campaigned for North York's fourth council ward in the 1978, 1982 and 1988 elections, losing each time. There was some controversy in her 1982 campaign, when rival candidate Howard Moscoe informed reporters that the same ten people signed the nomination forms for Rosen and Sydney Moscoe. Some suspected that Sydney Moscoe's candidacy was an attempt to confuse voters. Rosen pledged to close down a walkway connecting Lawrence Heights with the rest of the city.^[3] Rosen was president of the Lawrence Manor Ratepayers' Association in the mid-1980s, and opposed the Tridel corporation's construction plans in the area.^[4] She was listed as a forty-seven-year-old administrative assistant in the 1988 campaign, and called for extension of the Spadina Expressway.^[5]

Results taken from the Globe and Mail, 9 November 1982.
The final results confirmed Moscoe's victory.

Sergio Marchi was elected as councillor for Ward One. He resigned in 1984, after he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons. A by-election was held to choose his replacement.

Toronto municipal by-election, November 12, 1984, North York Councillor, Ward One

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Mario Sergio	2,685	.
Ted Wray	1,139	.
Frank Esposito	.	.
Ralph Frascino	.	.
Nick Iamonico	.	.
Paul Leli	.	.
Cal Osmond	.	.
Anthony Perruzza	.	.
Mario Reda	.	.
Jack Sweet	.	.
Camilo Tiqui	.	.

• Ted Wray was a retired chief estimator for Ontario Hydro.^[6] He later campaigned to become a school trustee for North York's first ward in the 1985 and 1988 municipal elections, losing to Sheila Lambrinos both times. He was sixty years old in the 1988 campaign, and spoke out against selling schools to balance the board's budget.^[7] In 1989, when serving as president of the Oakdale Acres Ratepayers Association, Wray opposed a school tax increase and argued that the board was not spending money productively.^[8] He later called for election signs to be banned to reduce pollution.^[9]
• Ralph Frascino was a forty-year-old employee of Toronto Hydro. He called for a new community centre in North York's first ward.^[10]
• Nick Iamonico was a first-time candidate. He later campaigned for Mayor of North York in the 1985 municipal election, and finished last in a field of three candidates. His platform was centred on bolstering small business, and reducing property taxes by 50%.^[11] Iamonico later campaigned for the 14th Ward on the Metro Toronto Separate School Board in 1991. He was listed as a thirty-five-year-old paralegal, and stressed the need for "Christian values" in the school system.^[12] He finished third against Mary Cicogna. A 1996 report in the Ontario Law Times indicates that he was fined $10,000 for misrepresenting himself as a lawyer.^[13] Iamonico ran for mayor of Brockville in 2000, losing to Ben TeKamp.^[14]
• Paul Leli was thirty-three years old, and managed a tire and rubber company.^[10]
• Cal Osmond was a second-time candidate. He had previously campaigned for North York's first council ward in the 1982 general election, losing to Sergio Marchi. A thirty-six-year-old traffic manager, he called for more industrial and residential development in the ward.^[10]
• Mario Reda was forty-four years old. He owned a furniture store, and led a ratepayer's group in the area.^[15]

Results are taken from the Toronto Star, 13 November 1984, A7. The Star only included the poll results for the top two candidates; all other candidates are listed in alphabetical order. The final official result confirmed Sergio's victory.

Scarborough

In Scarborough, Gus Harris retained his role as Mayor. He fought off a challenge by former Board of Control member Brian Harrison. Frank Faubert regained his seat on the Board of Control which he lost in 1980. Harris would be the last Borough Mayor and first City Mayor in 1983.

The number of wards increased by 2 to 14 from 12. Most incumbents were re-elected although Ward 11 alderman Ron Watson lost to newcomer Bob Aaroe in the ward 12 race.^[16]

Mayor

Gus Harris 54,193

Brian Harrison 44,799

Paul Bordonaro 4,122

Board of Control

Ken Morrish 56,318

Carol Ruddell 55,303

Joyce Trimmer 53,292

Frank Faubert 51,963

Susan Hunt 42,733

Marvyn Murray 12,052

Bob Watson 31,116

Borough Aldermen (City Alderman after 1983)

Ward 1

Bill Belfontaine (incumbent) 3,824

Gary Majesky 2,319

Nina Willcocks 1,938

George A. Key 207

Ward 2

Barry Christensen (incumbent) 4,125

May McKenzie 1,844

Bill Widdowson 569

Ward 3

David Dinkworth (incumbent) 2,655

Dave Robertson 2,343

John Wardrope 2,044

Sydney Zaidl 740

Rita Bateman 541

Ward 4

Kurt Christensen 2,298

Patrick Mason 1,531

Carole Lidgold1,214

Bryan Butler 1,173

Jim Voden 713

John Tsopelas 562

Ruth A. Lunel 284

Ward 5

Marilyn Mushinski 3,146

Joe Turner 2,791

Bill Settatree 1,300

Gerald O'Reilly 337

Ward 6

Florence Cruikshank (incumbent) 5,538

Joe Zammit 2,082

Ward 7

Ed Fulton (incumbent) 6,178

Joe Trentadue 3,415

Ward 8

Shirley Eidt (incumbent) 6,271

Kevin Speares 1,570

Ward 9

John Mackie 3,444

Reg Tays 2,403

Brian Harling 1,848

Kurt Beitinger 852

Al Da Silva 596

Ward 10

Maureen Prinsloo (incumbent) acclaimed

Ward 11

Scott Cavalier 1,665

Vera Brookes 1,358

Ralph Rizzuto 1,235

John Yeoman 679

Dave Zaretsky 199

Rajinder Singh Panwar 104

Ward 12

Bob Aaroe 2,525

Ron Watson 2,247

Dave Pearce 1,643

Ken Wayne 227

Jef Hahn 84

Ward 13

Joe Dekort 3,055

Chicky Cheppel 918

Ward 14

Edith Montgomery 1,499

Roy Paluoja 1,049

Lolita Brown 865

Jerry Daca 572

Ray Alix 456

John Brickenden 411

Stan Samuel 311

Mike Tierney 179

York

In the borough of York, Alan Tonks defeated Gayle Christie for Mayor in the only Metro race that saw an upset victory. Two incumbents were defeated while two were re-elected. Wards 4, 6 and 7 were open races.^[2]

Mayor

Alan Tonks 19,153

Gayle Christie 18,910

Board of Control (2 elected)

Fergy Brown 20,420

Philip White 18,840

Michael McDonald 15,039

Ward 1

Ben Nobleman 2,340

Evelyn Pollock 1,712

Ward 2

Michael Colle 2,465

Tony Mandarano 1,782

Ward 3

Tony Rizzo 2,306

Ron Bradd 2,159

Ward 4

Nicolo Fortunato 1,535

Patrick Canavan 1,255

George Solakis 723

Ward 5

Chris Tonks 3,801

Vito Caudillo 1,310

Ward 6

Lois Lane 1,644

Jacquie Chic 1,537

Ronald Crisp 1,503

Lloyd Sainsbury 1,018

Larry Giles 447

Ward 7

Gary Bloor 1,052

Fraser Romano 965

Frank Ruffalo 848

Richard Leonore 765

Andy Pappas 670

Lucas Cott 561

Martin Gordon 501

John Westman 357

Will Rosen 207

Hal Watson 89

References

1. McDowell, Michael (November 9, 1982). "Johnson is new mayor in easy east York win". The Globe and Mail. p. 10.
2. "Vote results in Metro, Mississauga". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 1982. pp. 8–9.
3. "Alderman cries foul", Globe and Mail, 20 October 1982, P5; Laura Pratt, "The other side of the fence", Toronto Star, 26 September 2004, B3.
4. Eleanor Rosen, "North York development", Globe and Mail, 14 September 1984, P6.
5. Bruce DeMara, "Moscoe in election scrap despite acclamation", Toronto Star, 26 October 1988, A9; "The candidates", Toronto Star, 10 November 1988, A15.
6. "Hot race for seat on North York council", Toronto Star, 19 October 1984, A6; Dyanne Rivers, "Voters seek higher profile in North York's 'forgotten corner'", Globe and Mail, 10 November 1984, P18.
7. "The candidates", Toronto Star, 11 November 1988, A12.
8. Stan Josey, "Tax strike threatened over North York education tab", Toronto Star, 26 October 1989, A6; Ted Wray, "Election rebates take money from the schools", Toronto Star, 26 October 1989, N4.
9. Ted Wray, "Election signs should be banned to stop pollution", Toronto Star, 8 November 1990, N4.
10. John Keating, "Eleven run for seat on North York council", Toronto Star, 6 November 1984, NR6.
11. Dyanne Rivers, "Greene launches attack on Lastman record", Globe and Mail, 24 October 1985, A21.
12. "Metro Separate School Board", Toronto Star, 7 November 1991, G7.
13. cited in A framework for regulating paralegal practice in Ontario: Submissions of the Criminal Lawyers' Association to the Hon. Peter de C. Cory, chair, accessed 19 October 2006.
14. "Election-Ontario-Update (more Eastern cities)", Broadcast News, 13 November 2000, 23:43 report.
15. "Hot race for seat on North York council", Toronto Star, 19 October 1984, A6.
16. "How Scarborough candidates fared". The Toronto Star. November 10, 1982. p. A8.