Municipal elections were held in

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, Ontario, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor

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defeated former mayor

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Toronto mayoral race

had become mayor in late 1963 after the unexpected death of Donald Dean Summerville. He had previously served many years on city council. He was opposed by Allan A. Lamport, a veteran politician who had served as mayor a decade earlier from 1952 to 1954. Both candidates were affiliated with the

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, but Lamport ran on a more conservative platform. ;Results :

- 62,628 :

- 52,143 :

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- 3,026 :Charles Mahoney - 1,903

Board of Control

The

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had one vacancy due to Lamport's decision to run for mayor. Former alderwoman

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bested aldermen George Ben and Richard Horkins to win the position. The Board election was citywide with the top four elected. The two controllers with the most votes also sit on

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."Dual Role: Metro's 2-Hatted 2 Dozen" ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont9 Dec 1964: 5 ;Results : William Dennison (incumbent) - 68,892 : Herbert Orliffe (incumbent) - 66,280 : William Archer (incumbent) - 65,593 :

- 60,900 : George Ben - 59,751 : Richard Horkins - 47,906 :Harry Bradley - 12,949 :Phyllis Clarke - 10,284 :Fred Graham - 9,673 :Patricia Mitchell - 6,750

City council

Two City Council incumbents were defeated. In the Beaches Alice Summerville, widow of Mayor Summerville, reclaimed her husband's former seat and defeated incumbent Alex Hodgins. In the west end

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, who had first been elected to council in 1926, was defeated in a surprise upset by

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. Two candidates were elected from each ward, with the top vote-getter also winning a seat on

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council. Due to the acclamation in Ward 1 Council chose

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as that Ward's Metro representative. ;Ward 1 ( Riverdale) :

(incumbent) - acclaimed : Oscar Sigsworth (incumbent) - acclaimed ;Ward 2 (East

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and Rosedale) :

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