1964 Toronto municipal election


Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor Philip Givens defeated former mayor Allan Lamport.

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 Liberal Party, but Lamport ran on a more conservative platform.
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Board of Control

The Board of Control had one vacancy due to Lamport's decision to run for mayor. Former alderwoman Margaret Campbell bested aldermen George Ben and Richard Horkins to win the position. The Board election was citywide with the top four elected.
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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 William Davidson, who had first been elected to council in 1926, was defeated in a surprise upset by Ben Grys. Two candidates were elected from each ward, with the top vote-getter also winning a seat on Metro Toronto council. Due to the acclamation in Ward 1 Council chose Fred Beavis as that Ward's Metro representative.
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Results are taken from the December 8, 1964 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Suburbs

East York

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Davidson defeated former Toronto mayor Saunders to be re-elected reeve.

Etobicoke

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Forest Hill">Forest Hill, Toronto">Forest Hill

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[Leaside]

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Long Branch">Long Branch, Toronto">Long Branch

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[Mimico]

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[New Toronto]

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James Ditson Service is elected Reeve of North York, upsetting incumbent Norman Goodhead.
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The 1964 election saw the creation of North York's inaugural Board of Control.
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Paul Godfrey and Robert Yuill are elected as ward councillors.

Scarborough

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Swansea">Swansea, Toronto">Swansea

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Weston">Weston, Toronto">Weston

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York">York, Toronto">York

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