Toronto municipal election, 1980
The 1980 Toronto municipal election was held on November 10, 1980 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 narrowly defeated incumbent John Sewell to become Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York.
Toronto
Mayoral race
In the 1978 election reform candidate John Sewell had won against two more conservative candidates. In 1980 election the right united around Art Eggleton, and he narrowly defeated Sewell.
- Results
- Art Eggleton - 87,919
- John Sewell - 86,152
- Anne McBride - 3,429
- Bob Bush - 2,141
- Fred Dunn - 1,100
- Armand Siksna - 867
- Ronald Rodgers - 846
- Chris Faiers - 590
- Andrejs Murnieks - 571
City council
City council saw a handful of major upsets and was considered to have been moved to the right by the election as in addition to losing the mayoralty reformers lost their majority on council. The most notable upset was in the downtown Ward 6. Incumbent Allan Sparrow had stepped aside to allow George Hislop to run, in the belief that the large gay community in the ward deserved a representative on council. Hislop was one of the leading gay rights activists in the city, and his campaign was vigorously opposed by figures such as evangelist Ken Campbell. In a surprise upset Hislop lost to little known local dentist Gordon Chong.
Elsewhere the left won important victories. Tom Wardle, who had been involved in several controversies including an assault conviction, was defeated by former councillor Dorothy Thomas. After four failed attempts Joe Pantalone won a seat on council by capturing the one vacated by Eggleton.
Top two from each ward elected to Toronto City Council. Top one from each ward also wins a seat on Metro Toronto council.
- Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)
- William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 9,415
- David White (incumbent) - 8,345
- Bill Roberts - 5,785
- Brynne Teal - 4,267
- Nick Gulycz - 1,143
- Yvette Tessier - 742
- Michael Horner - 636
- Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton)
- Tony Ruprecht (incumbent) - 9,447
- Ben Grys - 4,923
- Susan Atkinson - 4,907
- Elaine Ziemba - 4,137
- Elaine Taylor - 684
- John Lauter - 620
- Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia)
- Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 7,509
- Richard Gilbert (incumbent) - 7,363
- Edward Gardner - 1,246
- Mark Llewellyn - 689
- Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
- Tony O'Donohue - 5,005
- Joe Pantalone - 3,898
- Tony Ianno - 3,362
- Bill Moniz - 2,898
- Barbara Hurd - 2,279
- Nick Figliano - 704
- Anthony Russo - 206
- Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville)
1980 Toronto municipal election, Toronto City Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected)edit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Ying Hope |
9,926 |
37.07 |
| Ron Kanter |
6,409 |
23.93 |
| Menno Verster |
5,777 |
21.57 |
| David Scott |
3,218 |
12.02 |
| Jimmy Kabitsis |
912 |
3.41 |
| Vincent Corriero |
537 |
2.01 |
| Total valid votes |
26,779 |
100.00 |
146 out of 148 polls reporting.
- Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto)
- Gordon Chong - 9,522
- Dan Heap (incumbent) - 9,341
- George Hislop - 7,348
- Rose Smith - 2,959
- Fred Chappell - 1,339
- Darryl Randall - 659
- Gary Weagle - 505
- Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale)
- Gordon Cressy (incumbent) - 12,579
- David Reville - 9,066
- Frank Dwyer - 3,748
- Thelma Forsyth - 2,632
- Ward 8 (Riverdale)
- Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 9,172
- Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 7,941
- Jeanne McGuire - 1,433
- James McMillan - 1,264
- John Coutts - 550
- Ward 9 (The Beaches)
- Pat Sheppard (incumbent) - 10,236
- Dorothy Thomas - 7,886
- John Oliver - 6,102
- Bob Yaccato - 5,321
- Tom Wardle (incumbent) - 3,206
- Winona Gallop - 915
- Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto)
- June Rowlands (incumbent) - 17,551
- Andrew Paton (incumbent) - 15,201
- Patricia Bolton - 2,678
- Craig Roberts - 2,367
- Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto)
- Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 15,168
- Michael Gee (incumbent) - 13,410
- Kay Gardner - 6,700
- Susan Diamond - 1,447
Results taken form the November 11, 1980 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
North York
Mel Lastman is re-elected mayor of the City and serves until 1997. Esther Shiner and Robert Yuill are re-elected to the Board of Control. Councillor Norm Gardner elected to the Board of Control.
1980 Toronto municipal election, North York Councillor, Ward Fouredit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Howard Moscoe |
4,320 |
66.99 |
| Cary Fox |
1,247 |
19.34 |
| Gus Cusimano |
882 |
13.68 |
| Total valid votes |
6,449 |
100.00 |
75 out of 78 polls reporting.
Mario Gentile re-elected as Ward 2 councillor.
- Cary Fox was an insurance agent, who called for a crackdown on vandalism and accused Howard Moscoe of seeking the media spotlight too often.[1]
- Gus Cusimano was a perennial candidate for municipal office in North York. He sought election to the North York City Council in the 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1980 elections, losing each time. Cusimano was eighteen years old during his first campaign.[2] He is an insurance agent, and accused Moscoe of seeking the media spotlight too often in the 1980.[3] A 1987 newspaper article identifies him as president of City-Wide Insurance Ltd., Willowdale.[4] As of 2006, he is president of Petek Insurance.[5]
- ^ Marina Strauss, "Hopefuls want end to chaos in North York", Globe and Mail, 30 October 1980, P4.
- ^ "The candidates", Toronto Star, 28 November 1974, A20.
- ^ Marina Strauss, "Hopefuls want end to chaos in North York", Globe and Mail, 30 October 1980, P4.
- ^ George Brett, "Sorting out your insurance options", Toronto Star, 3 February 1987, G8.
- ^ Dave Sansom, Candidate for Regional Councillor (Whitby), accessed 20 October 2006. Cusimano endorsed Sansom's candidacy.