Toronto municipal election, 1994
The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke.
The election was noted as a defeat for incumbents. Three sitting mayors were defeated: June Rowlands in Toronto, Fergy Brown, in York, and Bruce Sinclair of Etobicoke. On Metro Toronto Council it was a victory for the left as the New Democratic Party (NDP) faction grew from six to nine members.
Metro Council
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Ten of Metro Council's 28 members ran unopposed in the election, and they were therefore acclaimed. No incumbents were defeated. The most noted change was the growth of the left wing NDP faction from six to nine. New NDP members were David Miller, Caroline Di Giovanni, and mayor Michael Prue.
- High Park
- David Miller – 7,950
- Andrew Witer – 6,845
- Tony Clement – 4,722
- Carl Manning – 1,390
- Trinity Niagara
- Joe Pantalone (incumbent) – acclaimed
- Downtown
- Olivia Chow (incumbent) – 13,327
- Jeffrey Valentine – 5,940
- Don River
- Jack Layton – 10,117
- Paul Raina – 3,927
- Nola Crew – 3,898
- John Stavropoulos – 2,080
- Amber Martin – 546
- East Toronto
- Paul Christie (incumbent) – 15,437
- Karen Buck – 4,156
- James Alcock – 1,118
- Davenport
- Dennis Fotinos – acclaimed
- Midtown
- Ila Bossons (incumbent) – 10,945
- Paul Moscoe – 6,650
- Yen Shih – 2,171
- North Toronto
- Anne Johnston (incumbent) – acclaimed
- East York
- Case Ootes – 12,511
- John Papadakis – 8,631
- Steve Hajagos – 1,785
- Lakeshore Queensway
- Blake Kinahan (incumbent) – 8,699
- Jeff Knoll – 8,151
- Markland Centennial
- Dick O'Brien (incumbent) – acclaimed
- Kingsway Humber
- Dennis Flynn – acclaimed
- Rexdale Thistletown
- Lois Griffin (incumbent) – 6,829
- John Kiru – 4,738
- Patrick T. McCool – 1,575
- North York Humber
- Judy Sgro – acclaimed
- Black Creek
- Maria Augimeri (incumbent) – 12,925
- Camilo Tiqui – 1,784
- North York Spadina
- Howard Moscoe (incumbent) – acclaimed
- North York Centre South
- Bev Salmon (incumbent) – acclaimed
- North York Centre
- Norman Gardner (incumbent) – acclaimed
- Don Parkway
- Gordon Chong – 6,870
- Darlene Scott – 4,912
- Simon Lagopoulos – 3,927
- Paul Azzarello – 996
- Ed Ball – 736
- Seneca Heights
- Joan King (incumbent) – 11,290
- Mary Fioro – 3,471
- Bernadette Michael – 1,310
- Scarborough Bluffs
- Brian Ashton (incumbent) – 13,191
- Randall Bentley – 4,953
- Scarborough Wexford
- Norm Kelly – 8,486
- Michael Thompson – 4,003
- Ralph Potter
- Scarborough City Centre
- Brian Harrison (incumbent) – 13,705
- Worrick Russell – 4,966
- Scarborough Highland Creek
- Ken Morrish (incumbent) – 12,617
- John Kruger – 7,116
- Scarborough Agincourt
- Scott Cavalier (incumbent) – 7,500
- Anne McBride – 3,601
- Colin Turnpenney – 1,808
- Scarborough Malvern
- Raymond Cho (incumbent) – 10,272
- Diamond Tobin-West – 3,382
- Yaqoob Khan – 1,807
- York Eglinton
- Caroline Di Giovanni – acclaimed
- York Humber
- Alan Tonks – 13,771
- Stuart Weinstein – 4,395
Toronto
Toronto mayor
In the City of Toronto itself, the most high-profile race was that for Mayor of Toronto in which incumbent June Rowlands was challenged by city councillor Barbara Hall, the first time a race for mayor saw two female front-runners. Though the candidates were nominally independent, Rowlands was backed by the right-wing consisting of a coalition of right-wing Liberals and Progressive Conservatives (Rowlands herself was a member of the Liberal Party) while Hall was backed by New Democrats, left-wing Liberals, and Red Tories. Hall had been a member of the City NDP caucus on city council and had been an NDP candidate in the 1987 provincial election.
As a consequence of Jack Layton's failure to win the mayoralty as an official NDP candidate in the 1991 election, Hall preferred to run without a party label and included prominent Liberals such as George Smitherman on her campaign team.
Rowlands' tenure as Mayor had resulted in criticism by many of her supporters, particularly those on the right. Her decision to ban the Barenaked Ladies, a rock band, from performing at Nathan Phillips Square because their name might be considered sexist was seen as both pandering to political correctness and evidence that she was out of touch with contemporary culture. Her allegedly slow response to a riot on Yonge Street following the acquittal of the police who beat Rodney King also made her appear "out of touch".
Rowlands's campaign was hurt by the candidacy of Gerry Meinzer, a businessman and political novice who, though he never had the support or organization needed to win, succeeded in taking enough votes from the Rowlands' centre-right coalition to ensure her defeat.
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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Barbara Hall | 70,248 | 43.05 |
(x) June Rowlands | 58,952 | 36.13 |
Gerry Meinzer | 20,868 | 12.79 |
Jenny Friedland | 2,858 | 1.75 |
Don Andrews | 2,839 | 1.74 |
Ben Kerr | 1,634 | 1.00 |
Lili Weemen | 1,296 | 0.79 |
Lorna Houston | 1,214 | 0.74 |
John Steele | 1,200 | 0.74 |
Sam Bornstein | 1,193 | 0.73 |
Bob Hyman | 857 | 0.53 |
Total valid votes | 163,159 | 100.00 |
Source: Toronto Elections, City of Toronto.
Toronto city council
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- Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)[1]
- David Hutcheon – 3,963
- Al Chumak – 3,182
- Nick Trainos – 2,251
- Bill Roberts – 1,725
- Myron Tymochko – 1,126
- Greg Roberts – 168
- Ward 2 (Parkdale
- Chris Korwin-Kuczynski (incumbent) – 6,738
- Steve Magwood – 1,624
- Janet Fisher – 1,179
- Ward 3 (Brockton)
- Mario Silva – 2,976
- Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) – 2,961
- Fernando Dias Costa – 344
- Bob Allisat – 247
- Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)
- Martin Silva (incumbent) – 3,881
- Nick Figliano – 2,627
- Hank Young – 500
- Ward 5 (Financial District, Toronto – University of Toronto)
- Dan Leckie – 4,342
- Benson Lau – 3,546
- Spiro Karagianis – 629
- Ward 6 Downtown East
- Kyle Rae (incumbent) – 6,601
- Simon de Groot – 4,718
- Ward 7 (Regent Park and Cabbagetown)
- Pam McConnell – 2,678
- Thomas Vegh – 2,528
- Mike Armstrong – 1,186
- Sarah Hood – 1,033
- Brenda Kildey – 185
- Ward 8 (Riverdale)
- Peter Tabuns (incumbent) – 6,134
- Arthur Potts – 4,319
- Dan Salapoutis – 1,991
- Michael Green – 716
- Ward 9 (East Danforth)
- Steve Ellis (incumbent) – 5,176
- Michael Yorke – 2,673
- Terry Brackett – 2,258
- Ward 10 (The Beaches)
- Tom Jakobek (incumbent) – 9,473
- Will Molson – 1,952
- Joe Cirone – 407
- James Brookman – 259
- Ward 11 (The Junction)
- Rob Maxwell (incumbent) – 3,015
- Antonino Lopes – 2,607
- Dale Ritch – 970
- John Gairy – 371
- Sal David Romano – 244
- Ward 12 (Davenport and Corso Italia)
- Betty Disero (incumbent) – 6,360
- Fred Dominelli – 2,937
- Ward 14 (Forest Hill)
- Howard Joy – 4,266
- Howard Levine (incumbent) – 3,273
- Stanley Taube – 2,589
- Mona Kornberg – 871
- Ron Robins – 200
- Ward 15 (Western North Toronto)
- Kay Gardner (incumbent) – 9,360
- Sylvia Smith – 3,018
- Ward 16 (Davisville and Lawrence Park)
- Michael Walker (incumbent) – 8,543
- Leslie Yager – 4,454
Etobicoke
Mayor
- Douglas Holyday 31,045
- x-Bruce Sinclair 29,687
- Norm Matusiak 10,508
- Tom Hollinshead 1,910
- Herman Jardine 1,146
York
Mayor
- Frances Nunziata 20611 56.7%
- Fergy Brown 14195 39.1%
- Nancy Loewen 1519 4.2%
Council
Ward 1 – Roz Mendelson 57.5%
Ward 2 – Joe Mihevc 35.4%
Ward 3 – Rob Davis 45.2%
Ward 4 – Joan Roberts 40.3%
Ward 5 – Barry Rowland 44.4%
Ward 6 – Michael McDonald 74.5%
Ward 7 – Randy Leach 30.9%
Ward 8 – Bill Saundercook 2996 61.1% Margo Duncan 1905 38.9%
Metro Councillor Ward 21 – Caroline Di Giovanni (Acclamation)
Metro Councillor Ward 22 Alan Tonks 13759 76.2% Stuart Weinstein 4298 23.8%
School Board Ward 1 Ed Blackstock
School Board Ward 2 Pete Karageorgos
School Board Ward 3 Sam Wales
School Board Ward 4 Elizabeth Hill
School Board Ward 5 Joe Morriello
School Board Ward 6 Bonnie Taylor
School Board Ward 7 Bob Thomson
School Board Ward 8 Carl Miller
East York
Mayor
- Michael Prue, 15620
- Bob Willis, 6,295
- Anne Sinclair, 1,403
- Kevin Clarke, 788
- June French, 648
Council
Ward 1
- Norm Crone, 3,036
- Michael Tziretas, 2,298
- Chris Perivolaris, 1,429
- Paul Taylor, 1,686
- Alex Parucha, 490
Ward 2
- George Vasilopoulos, 3,614
- Paul Robinson, 2,749
- Jackie Aherne, 1,340
- Stena Kavanaugh, 735
- Helen Riley, 707
- Helen Andreou, 694
- Gerard Van Deelen, 525
- Andrew D. Lauder, 326
- William Richards, 274
- William D. Taylor, 272
Ward 3
- Bob Dale, 2,570
- John Antonopoulos, 2,298
- Michael Wyatt, 1,776
- Tom Mangos, 1,016
- Frances Green, 565
Ward 4
- Lorna Krawchuk, 4,250
- Tim Cholvat, 2,478
- Bernard Tanz, 2,411
- John Parker, 2,289
- Ian Cameron, 2,185
North York
Mel Lastman is re-elected mayor of the City for the last time and serves until 1997 when North York becomes part of the new City of Toronto. Peter Li Preti re-elected as councillor in Ward 3.
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
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(x)Howard Moscoe | acclaimed | . |
Scarborough
Mayor
Faubert, Frank 54,885; Mushinski, Marilyn 24,041; Prinsloo, Maureen 17,376; O'Malley, John 5,088; French, Max 2,792; Van Wyk, Abel 2,758;
Councillors
Ward 1 Barron, Harvey 4,915 Droege, Wolfgang 802
Ward 2 Altobello, Gerry Acclamation
Ward 3 Tzekas, Mike 4,276 Wardrope, John 2,547 Page, George 1,297
Ward 4 Berardinetti, Lorenzo 5,551 Legault Sr, Georges 1,193
Ward 5 Duguid, Brad 2,982 Settatree, Bill 1,490 Crawford, Paul 1,060 Fermanis, Chris 627 Walsh, Greg 517 Faria, Ana Maria 300
Ward 6 Mushinski, Paul 4,218 Hughes, Brian 1,700 Buhagair, Chris 1,053
Ward 7 Johnson, Fred 6,545 Green, Ed 1,675
Ward 8 Soknacki, David 4,025 De Baeremaeker, Glenn 3,229 Wailoo, Zephine 382
Ward 9 Moeser, Ron 7,576 Lamanna, Tony 3,619 Calandra, Paul 1,471
Ward 10 Watson, Ron 4,809 Persaud, Chandra 1,723
Ward 11 Shaw, Sherene 3,197 Lombardi, Don 2,272 Lee, Chin 1,944
Ward 12 Mahood, Doug 4,881 Chan, Rosa 1,798 Ngan, Peter 692
Ward 13 Balkissoon, Bas 5,300 Thomas, Michael 953 Sapsford, Bruce 774 Francois, Sonny 426
Ward 14 Montgomery, Edith 5,663 Dekort, Joe 2,302
References
- ↑ "1994 Toronto general election results (former Metropolitan Toronto)". City of Toronto. 1994. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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