The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 8, 1982, in

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, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of

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and

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was re-elected as

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, and

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was re-elected as Mayor of North York.

Toronto

Mayoral race

Incumbent

faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection and was reelected by more than a hundred thousand vote margin. A. Hummer, (performance artist Deanne Taylor of the Hummer Sisters), ran on the slogan "ART vs Art". Another figure from the Toronto music scene ran as well as Blair Martin, singer for Punk Rock band the Raving Mojos, also ran for Mayor. ;Results :

- 119,387 : A. Hummer - 11,721 :Wendy Johnston - 7,937 :M.M.A. Armstrong - 7,638 :John Kellerman - 2,943 :Fred Dunn - 2,442 :Zoltan Szoboszlov - 2,171 :Frenchie McFarlane - 1,865 :Blair Martin - 1,858 :Stan Price - 1,341 :Andrejs Murniecks - 535

City council

The right gained one extra seat on city council. In the west end NDP incumbent David White was defeated by

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and 23-year-old

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won a surprise victory in the Beaches to replace retiring NDPer Pat Sheppard. The biggest upset of the night was in downtown Toronto where

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, who served on the executive at both the city and Metro, was defeated by newcomer

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. Two aldermen were elected per Ward. The alderman with the most votes was declared Senior Alderman and sat on both Toronto City Council and

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. ;Ward 1 (

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and

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) :

- 7,948 :

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(incumbent) - 7,617 :David White (incumbent) - 7,298 :

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- 6,852 :John Begeja - 915 ;Ward 2 ( Parkdale and Brockton) :

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(incumbent) - 4,907 :

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(incumbent) - 4,736 :Irene Atkinson - 3,835 :Fred Bever - 3,746 :John Frensen - 2,767 :Barbara Poplawski - 2,449 :Doug Janes - 2,264 :Owen Leach - 949 :Jimmy Talpa - 114 ;Ward 3 (

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and Corso Italia) : Richard Gilbert (incumbent) - 7,883 :

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(incumbent) - 6,450 :Carmen Prezioso - 4,430 :Nan McDonald - 1,415 ;Ward 4 (

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and

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) :

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(incumbent) - 6,104 :

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(incumbent) - 5,895 :J. Carlos Sousa - 2,572 :Gordon Massie - 883 ;Ward 5 (

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and Yorkville) :

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(incumbent) - 9,009 :

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(incumbent) - 8,558 :David Scott - 3,987 :Georgina Langford - 977 :John Papagiannis - 622 ;Ward 6 (

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–

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) :

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(incumbent) - 13,419 :

- 9,892 :

(incumbent) - 8,213 :Oscar Wong - 2,479 :Bill Beatty - 1,563 :Martin Amber - 546 ;Ward 7 (

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and Riverdale) :

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- 7,921 :

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(incumbent) - 7,218 :Eric Leggatt - 4,091 :Kenneth Bhagan - 2,284 :Bill Mole - 1,897 :Thelma Forsyth - 691 ;Ward 8 ( Riverdale) :

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(incumbent) - 7,387 : Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 6,786 :Jack de Klerk - 4,773 :Tom Lenathen - 651 :Geoff Da Silva - 643 :Eric Armitage - 454 ;Ward 9 (

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) :

- 11,018 : Dorothy Thomas (incumbent) - 7,502 :John Oliver - 6,733 :Peter Harris - 5,405 :Winona Gallop - 789 ;Ward 10 ( Rosedale and

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) :

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(incumbent) - 15,082 : Michael Walker - 10,065 :Charlotte Maher - 8,164 ;Ward 11 ( Forest Hill and

) :

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(incumbent) - 14,376 : Michael Gee (incumbent) - 13,382 :Lynda Weinrib - 3,556 :Mark Tigh - 2,319 Results are taken from the November 9, 1982, ''Toronto Star'' and might not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

Ward 6 Alderman

resigned on February 6, 1984, to become a columnist at

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; the remaining Ward 6 Alderman

was appointed a Metro Councillor. A by-election was held on April 9, 1984. : Dale Martin - 6,536 :

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- 5,716 : Peter Maloney - 1,135 :Mario Cavuoto - 318 :Martin Amber - 162 :Rita Luty - 143 :Joe Baptiasta - 88 :Al Rahemutlla - 22 :Jimmy Talpa - 9 Ward 7 Alderman

resigned on April 1, 1985, to contest the 1985 Provincial Election and was not replaced.

East York

Dave Johnson easily won the mayoral race to replace

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who retired to run for federal office. All the incumbent councillors were re-elected. Bob Willis in ward one and Edna Beange in ward four were the only newcomers to council. † denotes incumbent from previous council

Mayor

* Dave Johnson – 19,365 *Herbert McGroartry – 6,308 *Edward Shaw – 1,289

Council

Two to be elected from each ward ;Ward 1: *†Cy Reader – 5,040 *Bob Willis – 3,758 *Art Greenwood – 3,285 *Bill Gorelle – 1,424 ;Ward 2: *†Mike Wyatt – 3,620 *†Norm Crone – 3,113 *George Vasilopoulos – 2,288 *Shirley Browne – 1,718 *Paul Stergio – 456 *Adam Vassos – 386 *George Tsenis – 102 ;Ward 3: *†Gordon Crann – 3,962 *†Ken Paige – 2,362 *

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– 2,130 *Bob Dale – 1,533 *George Vlahos – 1,470 *Anna Siders – 639 *Jim Cull – 493 *Edward Kenny -367 *Nadio Furlani – 251 ;Ward 4: *†Peter Oyler – 3,947 *Edna Beange – 2,752 *Jean-Marie Jenner – 2,057 *John Feeney – 1,145 *Al Addie – 676

Board of education

One to be elected from each ward ;Ward 1 *†Gord Brown – 3,419 *†Ruth Goldhar – 2,795 *Miller Alloway – 2,004 *Carol Ferguson – 1,927 *Fred Wilkes – 1,390 ;Ward 2: *†James Palmer – 3,224 *†Kenneth Maxted – 2,612 *Constance Cuthbertson – 2,152 ;Ward 3: *†Margaret Hazelton – 3,516 *†William Phillips – 3,084 *Len Self – 1,915 *Ross Wilson – 1,040 ;Ward 4: *Robert Murray – 2,480 *Elca Rennick – 2,303 *Grace Becker – 1,915 *Virginia Hoffman – 1,876

Hydro Commission

Two to be elected *†Jack Christie – 16,492 *†Frank Johnson – 11,299 *Chris John – 4,528 *Donald Hedrick – 4,221

Etobicoke

Mayor

*(incumbent)

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50,302 *Mike Austin 6,342 *James Brown 3,344 *Terry Howes 3,340 *Don Douloff 1,125 (810 of 851 polls)

Etobicoke Board of Control

(4 elected) *(incumbent) Bruce Sinclair 33,339 *(incumbent) Dick O'Brien 30,082 *

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27,402 * Christopher Stockwell 27,065 *(incumbent) David Lacey 25,627 *Helen Wursta 23,799 *Al Allman 16,587 *Jim Mills 13,017 (810 of 851 polls)

Etobicoke City Council (Aldermen)

(2 elected per ward)

Ward 1

*(X)

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*Alex Faulkner *(incumbent) David Sandford *Jay Sullivan *Althio Dell Anno

Ward 2

*(incumbent) Pete Farrow *Julie Lyons *Donald Kerr *Beryl Innis *James Vance

Ward 3

*Ron Barr *

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*Dorthy Hobbs *David Harris *Nancy Cooper *Lorne Hemphill *Ed Borkowski *Geoffrey Grossmith *Lou Voticky

Ward 4

*(incumbent) Mary Huffman *(incumbent) Alex Marchelli *Bob Wigmore *Bruce Melanson *Joan Tredger *Bryan Farnocchi *Michael Lannan

Ward 5

*(incumbent)

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*(incumbent) David Anderson *Rocky Gordiano *Edward McWilliams

North York

Mayor

was re-elected mayor of the City and served until 1997. *(incumbent) Mel Lastman – 95,431 *Muriel Cassidy – 15,849 *Ian Kalushner – 4,617 (1311 out of 1329 polls)

North York Board of Control

(4 elected) *(incumbent)

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– 64,623 *

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– 57,948 *(incumbent)

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– 50,668 *(incumbent) William Sutherland – 50,134 *(incumbent)

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– 46,898 *Frank Esposito – 19,318 *Tony D'amato – 16,629 *Bernadette Michael – 12,746 *

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– 12,542 *Agostino Settecase – 5,799 *Richard Kirkup – 5,051 (1311 out of 1329 polls)

North York Council

;Ward 1 * Mario Sergio ;Ward 2 *(incumbent)

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;Ward 3 *Claudio Polsinelli *Eleanor Rosen was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She campaigned for North York's fourth council ward in the

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, 1982 and

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elections, losing each time. There was some controversy in her 1982 campaign, when rival candidate Howard Moscoe informed reporters that the same ten people had signed the nomination forms for Rosen and Sydney Moscoe. Some suspected that Sydney Moscoe's candidacy was an attempt to confuse voters. Rosen pledged to close down a walkway connecting Lawrence Heights with the rest of the city. Rosen was president of the Lawrence Manor Ratepayers' Association in the mid-1980s, and opposed the

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corporation's construction plans in the area. She was listed as a forty-seven-year-old administrative assistant in the 1988 campaign, and called for extension of the

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. Results taken from ''

'', 9 November 1982.
The final results confirmed Moscoe's victory. ;Ward 5 *(incumbent) Mike Foster ;Ward 6 *(incumbent) Milton Berger ;Ward 7 *(incumbent) Irving Chapley ;Ward 8 *(incumbent) Andy Borins ;Ward 9 *(incumbent) Ronald Summers ;Ward 10 *(incumbent) Marie Labatte ;Ward 11 *Jim McGuffin ;Ward 12 *(incumbent) Barry Burton ;Ward 13 *(incumbent)

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;Ward 14 *Betty Sutherland Sergio Marchi was elected as councillor for Ward One. He resigned in 1984, after he was elected to the

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. A by-election was held to choose his replacement. *Ted Wray was a retired chief estimator for

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. He later campaigned to become a school trustee for North York's first ward in the

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and

municipal elections, losing to

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both times. He was sixty years old in the 1988 campaign and spoke out against selling schools to balance the board's budget. In 1989, when serving as president of the Oakdale Acres Ratepayers Association, Wray opposed a school tax increase and argued that the board was not spending money productively. He later called for election signs to be banned to reduce pollution. *Ralph Frascino was a forty-year-old employee of Toronto Hydro. He called for a new community centre in North York's first ward.John Keating, "Eleven run for seat on North York council", ''Toronto Star'', 6 November 1984, NR6. *Nick Iamonico was a first-time candidate. He later campaigned for Mayor of North York in the 1985 municipal election and finished last in a field of three candidates. His platform was centred on bolstering small business and reducing property taxes by 50%. Iamonico later campaigned for the 14th Ward on the Metro Toronto Separate School Board in

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. He was listed as a thirty-five-year-old paralegal and stressed the need for "Christian values" in the school system. He finished third against

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. A 1996 report in the Ontario ''Law Times'' indicates that he was fined $10,000 for misrepresenting himself as a lawyer. Iamonico ran for mayor of

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in 2000, losing to Ben TeKamp. *Paul Leli was thirty-three years old and managed a tire and rubber company. *Cal Osmond was a second-time candidate. He had previously campaigned for North York's first council ward in the 1982 general election, losing to Sergio Marchi. A thirty-six-year-old traffic manager, he called for more industrial and residential development in the ward. *Mario Reda was forty-four years old. He owned a furniture store and led a ratepayer's group in the area."Hot race for seat on North York council", ''Toronto Star'', 19 October 1984, A6. Results are taken from the Toronto Star, 13 November 1984, A7. The Star only included the poll results for the top two candidates; all other candidates are listed in alphabetical order. The final official result confirmed Sergio's victory.

Scarborough

In Scarborough,

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retained his role as mayor. He fought off a challenge by former Board of Control member Brian Harrison. Frank Faubert regained his seat on the Board of Control which he lost in 1980. Harris would be the last Borough Mayor and first City Mayor in 1983. The number of wards increased by 2 to 14 from 12. Most incumbents were re-elected although Ward 11 alderman Ron Watson lost to newcomer Bob Aaroe in the ward 12 race.

Mayor

:(incumbent)

54,193 :Brian Harrison 44,799 :Paul Bordonaro 4,122

Board of Control

(4 elected) :(incumbent) Ken Morrish 56,318 :(incumbent) Carol Ruddell 55,303 :(incumbent)

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53,292 : Frank Faubert 51,963 :Susan Hunt 42,733 :Marvyn Murray 12,052 :Bob Watson 31,116

Borough Aldermen (City Aldermen after 1983)

;Ward 1 :Bill Belfontaine (incumbent) 3,824 :Gary Majesky 2,319 :Nina Willcocks 1,938 :George A. Key 207 ;Ward 2 :Barry Christensen (incumbent) 4,125 :May McKenzie 1,844 :Bill Widdowson 569 ;Ward 3 :David Dinkworth (incumbent) 2,655 :Dave Robertson 2,343 :John Wardrope 2,044 :Sydney Zaidl 740 :Rita Bateman 541 ;Ward 4 :Kurt Christensen 2,298 :Patrick Mason 1,531 :Carole Lidgold1,214 :Bryan Butler 1,173 :Jim Voden 713 :John Tsopelas 562 :Ruth A. Lunel 284 ;Ward 5 :

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3,146 :Joe Turner 2,791 :Bill Settatree 1,300 :Gerald O'Reilly 337 ;Ward 6 :Florence Cruikshank (incumbent) 5,538 :Joe Zammit 2,082 ;Ward 7 :

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(incumbent) 6,178 :Joe Trentadue 3,415 ;Ward 8 :Shirley Eidt (incumbent) 6,271 :Kevin Speares 1,570 ;Ward 9 :John Mackie 3,444 :Reg Tays 2,403 :Brian Harling 1,848 :Kurt Beitinger 852 :Al Da Silva 596 ;Ward 10 :

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(incumbent) acclaimed ;Ward 11 :Scott Cavalier 1,665 :Vera Brookes 1,358 :Ralph Rizzuto 1,235 :John Yeoman 679 :Dave Zaretsky 199 :Rajinder Singh Panwar 104 ;Ward 12 :Bob Aaroe 2,525 :Ron Watson 2,247 :Dave Pearce 1,643 :Ken Wayne 227 :Jef Hahn 84 ;Ward 13 :Joe Dekort 3,055 :Chicky Cheppel 918 ;Ward 14 :Edith Montgomery 1,499 :Roy Paluoja 1,049 :Lolita Brown 865 :Jerry Daca 572 :Ray Alix 456 :John Brickenden 411 :Stan Samuel 311 :Mike Tierney 179

York

In the borough of York,

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defeated Gayle Christie for mayor in the only Metro race that saw an upset victory. Two incumbents were defeated while two were re-elected. Wards 4, 6 and 7 were open races.

Mayor

19,153 :(incumbent) Gayle Christie 18,910

Board of Control (2 elected)

:(incumbent)

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20,420 :(incumbent) Philip White 18,840 :Michael McDonald 15,039

Council

;Ward 1 :Ben Nobleman 2,340 :Evelyn Pollock 1,712 ;Ward 2 :

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2,465 :Tony Mandarano 1,782 ;Ward 3 :

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2,306 :Ron Bradd 2,159 ;Ward 4 :Nicolo Fortunato 1,535 :Patrick Canavan 1,255 :George Solakis 723 ;Ward 5 : Chris Tonks 3,801 :Vito Caudillo 1,310 ;Ward 6 :Lois Lane 1,644 :Jacquie Chic 1,537 :Ronald Crisp 1,503 :Lloyd Sainsbury 1,018 :Larry Giles 447 ;Ward 7 :Gary Bloor 1,052 :Fraser Romano 965 :Frank Ruffalo 848 :Richard Leonore 765 :Andy Pappas 670 :Lucas Cott 561 :Martin Gordon 501 :John Westman 357 :Will Rosen 207 :Hal Watson 89

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toronto Municipal Election, 1982 1982 elections in Canada

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1982 in Toronto