1962 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, 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
- Nasso - 4,966
- Ross Dowson - 1,119
- Bradley - 815
- Mahoney - 406
Board 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.
- Philip Givens (incumbent) - 88,629
- Allan Lamport - 84,902
- William Dennison - 76,504
- Herbert Orliffe - 73,118
- Margaret Campbell - 72,108
- Ken Waters - 62,019
- Phyllis Clarke - 16,151
- Frederick Graham - 10,475
- Dorothy Cureatz - 6,752
City 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 - 6,945
Results taken form the December 4, 1962 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 4, 1962
- "Election Guide". Toronto Star. December 1, 1962
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