Toronto municipal election, 1985

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[edit] Toronto

[edit] East York

Mayor (East York) - David Johnson

East York Ward 1

  • Cy Reader
  • Bob Willis


East York School Board Trustees Ward 1

  • Ruth Goldhar
  • Gail Nyberg


[edit] North York

1985 Toronto municipal election, North York Board of Control (four members elected)edit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes
(x)Esther Shiner 67,345 19.47
(x)Robert Yuill 53,709 15.53
Norman Gardner 51,137 14.78
Howard Moscoe 42,303 12.23
Mike Foster 35,838 10.36
Frank Esposito 21,365 6.18
Bruce Davidson 18,926 5.47
Sonnee Cohen 12,822 3.71
Bernadette Michael 12,764 3.69
Angelo Natale 12,416 3.59
Cora Urbel 7,791 2.25
Arthur Zins 4,961 1.43
Ayube Ally 4,571 1.32
Total valid votes 345,948 100.00
  • Cora Urbel (born Cora Kevany) was a well-known community activist in North York, serving as leader of the North York Concerned Citizens Committee in 1984. She called for an investigation into the approval of the city's Rampart Development Project, and criticized road reforms that she believed would cause increased traffic in residential areas.[1] She was endorsed by John Sewell in 1985 as one of North York's most prominent reformers, and was expected to be a strong candidate.[2] Her poor showing was a surprise to most observers. Urbel served as president of the Don Mills Residents' Association after the election, and promoted "open space" community development.[3] She campaigned for North York City Council's tenth ward in 1988, and lost to Don Yuill in a fairly close contest. She was fifty-nine years old during this campaign, and strongly opposed the extension of Leslie St. past Eglinton Avenue and the decision to widen Don Mills Rd. and Victoria Park Ave.[4] Urbel supported a series of austerity measures in the early 1990s. She called for education spending cuts in 1991, and spoke against a proposed 1% Metro Toronto tax hike in 1994.[5] She died on March 28 1999. A road in Toronto was named after her the following year.[6]
  • Arthur Zins was a self-employed businessman and former public utility administrator, who argued that North York needed his public administration skills.[7] He campaigned for a position on the North York Hydro Board in 1980, and finished last in a field of nineteen candidates.
  • Ayube Ally owned a manufacturing plant, and recommended improved facilities for senior citizens.[8]
  • Ward 8 Bev Salmon
  • Ward 10 Marie Labatte
  • Ward 12 Barry Burton


North York School Board Trustees

  • Ward 8 Gerri Gershon
  • Ward 10 Rene Gordon
  • Ward 12 Kenneth Crowley

[edit] Scarborough

Mayor

  • Gus Harris ; NDP ; 36,216
  • Kelly ; 24,724
  • Harrison ; 23,981
  • Dekort ; 9,228
  • McBride ; 1,911
  • Bordonaro ; 1,836
  • Abel Van Wyk ; 382


Board of Control

  • Morrish ; 55,636
  • Trimmer ; 53,844
  • Faubert ; 47,724
  • Belfontaine ; 39,657
  • Borisko ; 35,495
  • Brown ; 16,956
  • Cotter ; 8,617
  • Kazia ; 4,993

Public Utilities

  • Cavanagh ; 45,921
  • Beatty ; 33,268
  • Stewart ; 27,686
  • Speares ; 10,960
  • Nurse ; 9,445
  • Alix ; 6,827


City Councillors Ward 1 -

  • Barron ; 3,100
  • Dan Danielson ; NDP ; 1,985
  • White ; 1,761


Ward 2 -

  • Altobello ; 2,304
  • Boyle ; 1,662
  • McKenzie ; 1,375
  • Judd ; 574
  • Morton ; 476


Ward 3 -

  • Wardrope ; 3,034
  • Robertson ; 2,256
  • McDermott ; 776
  • Catre ; 769
  • Zaidi ; 635


Ward 4 -

  • Christensen ; 4,195
  • Ligold ; 2,362


Ward 5

  • Mushinski ; 4,662
  • Knight ; 1,285


Ward 6

  • Cruickshank ; acclamation


Ward 7

  • Ashton ; 6,230
  • Lyall ; 1,411


Ward 8

  • Eidt ; 4,804
  • Murray ; 1,912
  • Chadha ; 717


Ward 9

  • Mackie ; 6,134
  • DeSouza ; 2,218


Ward 10

  • Prinsloo ; 4,045
  • Edmonds ; 1,997


Ward 11

  • Cavalier ; 3,828
  • Anderson ; 1,398


Ward 12 ;

  • Mahood ; 2,232
  • Watson, Ron ; 1,350
  • Pearce ; 1,171
  • Lam, A ; 898
  • Watson, Bob ; 793
  • Manning ; 433


Ward 13

  • Sanders ; 1,858
  • Nutter ; 1,394
  • Kenton ; 773
  • Chana ; 767
  • Chappell ; 462
  • Coyle ; 340


Ward 14

  • Montgomery ; 3,076
  • McLennon ; 621
  • Sharma ; 481
  • Loughlin, B ; 386
  • Russell ; 338
  • Kukade ; 158

[edit] York

Ward 1 Bill Nobleman (Acclamation)

Ward 2 T. Mandaran

Ward 3 Tony Rizzo ; NDP

Ward 4 N. Fortunato

Ward 5 C. Tonks

Ward 6 B. McLean

Ward 7 G. Bloor

Ward 8 Bill Saundercook

School Board Ward 1 K. Hen (Acclamation)

School Board Ward 2 P. Karageorgos

School Board Ward 3 R. RUssell

School Board Ward 4 N D'urzo

School Board Ward 5 P Hainer

School Board Ward 6 J Gribben

School Board Ward 7 S. Mould

School Board Ward 8 M McDowell

[edit] Metro Toronto Separate School Trustees

1985 Toronto municipal election, Metro Toronto Separate School Board, Ward Fifteenedit
Candidate Total votes % of total votes
Anthony Perruzza 1,999 33.80
(x)Tony Nigro 1,940 32.80
Ralph Paonessa 1,130 19.10
A. Renato Lavalle 846 14.30
Total valid votes 5,915 100.00

Final unofficial totals taken from the Globe and Mail, 15 November 1985, A2.
The final official totals were not significantly different.

  • Antonio (Tony) Nigro served on the Metro Toronto Separate School Board from 1974 to 1985. He was himself a teacher with the North York Board of Education.[9] He tried to return to the Toronto Catholic School Board in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, but was unsuccessful.
  • Ralph Paonessa was a first time candidate. He ran for Ward 15 again in 1988, and finished a closer second against Rick Morelli. A 1988 newspaper article indicates that he fifty-two years old, and was co-pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He wanted students to receive "a truly Catholic education".[10] Paonessa is now Friar at Saint Lawrence the Martyr Friary in Scarborough, and is active with the National Congress of Italian Canadians.[11]
  • A. Renato Lavalle was a forty-three year old school principal, who sought to maintain the religious orientation of the Catholic school system.[12]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Ross Howard, "Probe North York plans, links, group urges Davis", Globe and Mail, 7 November 1984, M1; "Price tag: $70-million plus", Globe and Mail, 27 February 1985, M4.
  2. ^ John Sewell, "A promise of sparks in North York race", Globe and Mail, 2 October 1985, A15; John Sewell, "Spirit of compromise for Board of Control", Globe and Mail, 8 November 1985, A13.
  3. ^ Lynne Ainsworth, "30-year-old Don Mills to be studied", Toronto Star, 7 October 1986, N11; Janice Turner, "Winds of change in Don Mills", Toronto Star, 11 November 1986, A6; Michael Best, "Angry residents lose bid to block home for seniors", Toronto Star, 13 October 1987, N1; Michael Best, "North York residents turn out to express desire for parkland", Toronto Star, 10 May 1988, N2; Royson James, "Traffic is choking Don Mills roadways, report concludes", Toronto Star, 5 July 1988, A7.
  4. ^ Lynne Ainsworth, "Building urban pressures put ward on the defensive", Toronto Star, 27 October 1988, A7.
  5. ^ "$72 million hacked off board budget", Toronto Star, 28 March 1991, A6; Royson James, "Labor backs, business boos tax hike", Toronto Star, 10 February 1994, A6.
  6. ^ "Cora Urbel: Obituary", Globe and Mail, 31 March 2006; Naming of Private Lane at 111 Barber Greene Road, Toronto City Council, accessed 19 October 2006.
  7. ^ Dyanne Rivers, "Traffic an issue in controllers' race", Globe and Mail, 9 November 1985, A16.
  8. ^ Dyanne Rivers, "Traffic an issue in controllers' race", Globe and Mail, 6 November 1985, A16.
  9. ^ Julia Turner, "Get rid of portables, separate school hopefuls say", Globe and Mail, 6 November 1980, P5.
  10. ^ "The candidates", Toronto Star, 11 November 1988, A14.
  11. ^ Province of the Immaculate Concept: Order of Friars Minor, accessed 18 October 2006; National Association of Italian Canadians, contact information, accessed 18 October 2006.
  12. ^ Sterling Taylor, "18 in North York seek separate school boards", 29 October 1985, ES10.
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