Toronto municipal election, 1976
The Toronto municipal election of 1976 was held on December 6, 1976 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.
Toronto Mayor David Crombie and North York Mayor Mel Lastman were both re-elected without serious opposition.
Toronto
Mayoral race
As in the 1974 election incumbent David Crombie faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection.
- Results
- David Crombie - 112,763
- Don Andrews - 7,126
- Henry Argasinski - 3,760
- Richard Sanders - 2,373
- Judy Lucko - 1,863
- Ronald Rodgers - 1,613
- Bill Zock - 1,506
- Harry Dahme - 1,223
- Robert Simms - 1,152
- Andreis Murvieks - 962
City council
City council was mostly stable, the only notable upset was the defeat of long serving Old Guard member William Boytchuk by NDPer David White in Ward 1. The conservative membership remained stable as retiring moderate NDPer Reid Scott was replaced by conservative Tom Wardle.
- Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)
- Elizabeth Eayrs (incumbent) - 7,656
- David White - 5,932
- William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 5,883
- Ben Grys - 4,420
- Amonsen - 1,314
- Ed Homonyla - 1,237
- Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton)
- Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 7,656
- Ed Negridge (incumbent) - 4,545
- Barbara Adams - 3,005
- Glen Bany - 2,912
- Pat Bator - 1,786
- Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia)
- Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 5,826
- Richard Gilbert (incumbent) - 4,651
- Tony Amond - 1,464
- Slough Bolton - 1,457
- Domenic Tersiqini - 545
- Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
- Art Eggleton (incumbent) - 4,615
- George Ben (incumbent) - 2,957
- Joe Pantalone - 2,713
- Lee Zaslofsky - 1,940
- Sydney Pimentel - 563
- Brian Ashley - 379
- Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville)
- Ying Hope (incumbent) - 7,097
- Susan Fish - 5,201
- Fiona Nelson - 4,731
- Barbara Jacob - 2,061
- Brian Ashton - 1,796
- Alex McDonald - 1,199
- Norman Elder - 1,086
- Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto)
- Dan Heap (incumbent) - 8,503
- Allan Sparrow (incumbent) - 8,103
- Peter Budd - 4,448
- Arnold Linelsky - 2,046
- Ward 7 (Regent Park and Riverdale)
- John Sewell (incumbent)
- Janet Howard (incumbent)
- Gary Stamm - 4,419
- Ronald Taylor - 770
- Charles Rolfe - 767
- Ward 8 (Riverdale)
- Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 7,193
- Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 6,883
- Beatrice Zaverucha - 1,062
- Louis Kesten - 951
- John Bizzell - 771
- Joe Dabonte - 458
- Ward 9 (The Beaches)
- Pat Sheppard - 4,949
- Tom Wardle - 4,948
- Bruce Budd - 4,665
- Joe McNulty - 4,446
- William Ross - 3,094
- Neil Young - 2,114
- John Oliver - 1,766
- Sharon Meecham - 735
- Edmond Cameron - 432
- George Sloan - 344
- Tom Last - 232
- Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto)
- John Bosley (incumbent) - 11,638
- June Rowlands - 11,307
- Robert Perkins - 5,079
- David White - 1,517
- Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto)
- David Smith (incumbent) - 12,441
- Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 11,600
- Russ Tandler - 1,412
- Fay MacPerson - 1,283
Outside Toronto
North York
Mel Lastman is re-elected mayor of the City and serves until 1997. Former Ward 4 councillor Esther Shiner is elected and Robert Yuill and Barbara Greene re-elected to the Board of Control. Norm Gardner wins election onto council.
1976 Toronto municipal election, North York Councillor, Ward Fouredit
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Murray Markin |
2,073 |
40.31 |
| Hugh Montgomerie |
1,016 |
19.76 |
| Jean Lance |
959 |
18.65 |
| Martin Lewin |
745 |
14.49 |
| Harbans Varma |
350 |
6.81 |
| Total valid votes |
5,143 |
100.00 |
61 out of 77 polls reporting.
Mario Gentile elected as councillor for Ward 2.
- Hugh Montgomerie was a forty-three year old film technician. He recommended a ban on high-density development projects that did not have adequate recreation facilities.[1]
- Martin Lewin was a thirty-two year old sales manager. He argued that shoppers in major plazas should not be forced to pay parking fees.[2]
- Harbans Rai Varma was a fifty year old supply teacher. He called for lower employment and inflation levels, and for improved race relations.[3] He campaigned for the North York Board of Education in 1980, and lost to Elsa Chandler in Ward Four. A candidate named "Rai Varma" ran for the Markham Board of Control in 1991; this may be the same person.
- ^ "North York", Toronto Star, 3 December 1976, A7.
- ^ "North York", Toronto Star, 3 December 1976, A7.
- ^ "North York", Toronto Star, 3 December 1976, A7.
References
- "Voting Results." Toronto Star. Dec 7, 1976 pg A11