1962 Toronto municipal election explained
| Election Name: | 1962 Toronto mayoral election |
| Country: | Toronto |
| Type: | Mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1960 Toronto municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Election Date: | December 3, 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1964 Toronto municipal election |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Candidate1: | Donald Summerville |
| Popular Vote1: | 117,031 |
| Percentage1: | 66% |
| Image1: | Swearing in Donald Summerville as Controller (cropped).jpg |
| Color1: | 542A64 |
| Candidate2: | Nathan Phillips |
| Popular Vote2: | 51,933 |
| Percentage2: | 29% |
| Mayor of Toronto |
| Before Election: | Nathan Phillips |
| After Election: | Donald Summerville |
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 - 406Board 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. The two Controllers with the most votes also sit on Metropolitan Toronto Council.[1] [2]
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
Two aldermen were elected per Ward. The alderman with the most votes was declared Senior Alderman and sat on both Toronto City Council and Metro Council.
- 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 - 6,945Results 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
- Reeve
(incumbent)True Davidson 11,609
C. Howard Chandler 4,997Source:
- Reeve
John Palmer MacBeth (acclaimed)
- Board of Control (2 elected)
Murray Johnson 20,384
John Carroll 17,218
Andrew Macdonald 14,362This was the first Board of Control elected in Etobicoke.
- Town CouncilLeonard 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)
- Reeve
Edwin Pivnick (acclaimed)
- Mayor
Beth Nealson -3,551(recount)
Lloyd Dickinson - 3,546 (recount)Acting Mayor Lloyd M. Dickinson was initially declared the winner by 14 votes but Nealson won after a recount conducted on December 27, 1962.[3]
- Reeve
Leonard E. Ford 1,332
Thomas Berry 657
Cyril Lerbeton 223Source:
- Mayor
(incumbent)Hugh Griggs 2,832
Gus Edwards 1,137Source:
- Mayor
(incumbent)Donald Russell 2,619
Clifford Johnson 730Source:
- Reeve
(incumbent)Norman C. Goodhead 30,181
James Ditson Service 21,321Source:[4] The major campaign issue was the proposal to amalgamate Metropolitan Toronto's 13 municipalities into 6 boroughs. Goodhead opposed amalgamation while Service favoured it.[5]
- Reeve
(incumbent)Albert Campbell 29,084
Busby 13,286Source:[4]
- Reeve
Lucien Coe Kurata 1,086
Edward Berkeley Higgins 1,018
Charles Douglas Cameron 889Source:[4]
- Mayor
(incumbent):George W. Bull 1,878
Wood 909Source:[4]
- Reeve
Jack Mould - 7,031
Chris Tonks - 6,987
Albert Stollard - 5,360
Charles McMaster - 2,739
Pauline Shapero - 1,558Mould defeated former reeve Christopher Tonks. He was declared the victor by 44 votes after a recount.[6] References
- "Metro's Day, Metro's Duty", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Dec 1960: 6.
- "Dual Role: Metro's 2-Hatted 2 Dozen" The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]09 Dec 1964: 5
- "Beth Nealson Wins Leaside MayoraJ Recount by 5 Votes: Dickinson Gives Up Politics", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]28 Dec 1962: 5.
- "Six Suburbs", The Globe and Mail (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]04 Dec 1962: 29.
- "Goodhead, merger foe, wins in North York", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]04 Dec 1962: 19.
- "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
