1962 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, 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.

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 Beaches 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
Donald Summerville - 117,031
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 51,933
Frank Nasso - 4,966
Ross Dowson - 1,119
Harry Bradley - 815
Charles Henry Mahoney - 406

Board of Control

Summerville's decision to run for mayor opened one position on the Board of Control, 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.

Philip Givens (incumbent) - 88,629
Allan Lamport - 84,902
William Dennison (incumbent) - 76,504
Herbert Orliffe (incumbent) - 73,118
Margaret Campbell - 72,108
Ken Waters - 62,019
Phyllis Clarke - 16,151
Frederick Graham - 10,475
Dorothy Cureatz - 6,752

City council
Ward boundaries used in the 1962 election
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 11,714
Oscar Sigsworth - 7,853
Thomas Clifford - 6,073
Peter Ward - 2,024
Ward 2 (Regent Park and Rosedale)
Michael Grayson (incumbent) - 4,809
May Birchard - 4,465
Stanley Price - 3,546
June Marks - 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 and Summerhill)
William Archer (incumbent) - 9,076
Charles Tidy (incumbent) - 7,844
James Sanderson - 1,748
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
David Rotenberg (incumbent) - 6,448
Horace Brown (incumbent) - 5,764
Francis Chambers - 5,525
Jack Frankel - 2,364
Sam Sherman - 1,788
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
George Ben - 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)
May Robinson (incumbent) - 11,652
Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 8,790
Hugh Bruce - 7,346
George Jackson - 2,677
Pauline Miles - 2,460
Harry Branscombe - 2,298
William Varley - 1,310
Ward 7 (Bloor West Village)
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)
Tom Wardle Sr. (incumbent) - 17,161
Alex Hodgins (incumbent) - 16,449
Chris Stavro - 7,750
John Square - 1,939
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
Richard Horkins - 13,741
Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - 12,234
Paul Pickett - 9,324
Frank Nash (incumbent) - 7,420
John Lawer - 6,945

Results are taken from the December 4, 1962 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

Mayor Donald Summerville died on November 19, 1963. Controller Philip Givens became Acting Mayor and on November 25 was unanimously chosen Mayor. On November 28 Controller William Dennison was appointed a Metro Councillor; Ward 3 Alderman William Archer was chosen controller and Ward 3's remaining Alderman Charles Tidy was chosen Metro Councillor. On December 9 Helen Johnston was appointed Ward 3 Alderman.

Suburbs

East York
Reeve

Etobicoke
Reeve
John Palmer MacBeth (acclaimed)
Board of Control (2 elected)
Murray Johnson 20,384
John Carroll 17,218
Andrew Macdonald 14,362

This was the first Board of Control elected in Etobicoke.

Town Council

Leonard Braithwaite became the first Black person to be elected to Etobicoke Town Council, as a councillor for Ward 4.

(source: Toronto Daily Star, page 19, December 4, 1962)

Forest Hill
Reeve
  • Edwin Pivnick (acclaimed)

Leaside
Mayor
  • Beth Nealson

Acting Mayor Lloyd M. Dickinson was initially declared the winner by 14 votes but Nealson won after a recount.[1]

Long Branch
Reeve
  • Leonard E. Ford 1,332
  • Thomas Berry 657
  • Cyril Lerbeton 223

Mimico
Mayor
  • (x)Hugh Griggs

New Toronto
Mayor
  • (x)Donald R. Russell

North York
Reeve
  • (x)Norman Goodhead 30,181

The major campaign issue was the proposal to amalgamate Metropolitan Toronto's 13 municipalities into 6 boroughs. Goodhead opposed amalgamation while Service favoured it.[2]

Scarborough
Reeve

Swansea
Reeve
  • Lucien Kurata

Weston
Mayor
  • (x)George W. Bull

York
Reeve
  • Jack Mould - 7,031
  • Chris Tonks - 6,987
  • Albert Stollard - 5,360
  • Charles McMaster - 2,739
  • Pauline Shapero - 1,558

Mould defeated former reeve Chistopher Tonks. He was declared the victor by 44 votes after a recount.[3]

References
  1. https://torontoist.com/2014/07/historicist-the-battle-of-the-belles/
  2. "Goodhead, merger foe, wins in North York", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]04 Dec 1962: 19.
  3. "Mould Declared Township Reeve After Recount", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]31 Dec 1962: 5
  • Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 4, 1962
  • "Election Guide". Toronto Star. December 1, 1962
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