# 1988 Toronto municipal election

The 1988 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held November 14, 1988. This election also marked the abolition of Boards of Control in North York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, and York. The Toronto Board of Control had been abolished in 1969.

## Metro

The 1988 campaign was the first time most members of Metro Toronto were directly elected. Toronto had moved to direct elections in 1985, but the other cities had still had a selection of council members dually seated at Metro. In the new council only the five mayors would be granted automatic Metro seats.

### East York

    Peter Oyler - 11,088
    Avril Usha Velupillai - 7,885
    Bob Willis - 2,043

### Lakeshore Queensway

    Chris Stockwell - 10,442
    Morley Kells - 7,790

### Kingsway Humber

    Dennis Flynn - 16,642
    Jack Soules - 4,497

### Markland Centennial

    Dick O'Brien - 13,049
    Leonard Braithwaite - 7,296

### Rexdale Thistletown

    Lois Griffin - acclaimed

### North York Humber

    Mario Gentile - 19,697
    Angelo Natale - 4,795

### Black Creek

    Maria Augimeri - 19,244
    Camilo Tiqui - 2,462
    Sherland Chhangur - 2,391

### North York Spadina

    Howard Moscoe - acclaimed

### North York Centre South

    Bev Salmon - 10,618
    Gordon Chong - 7,223

### North York Centre

    Norman Gardner - acclaimed

### Don Parkway

    Marie Labette - 14,443
    Courtney Doidron - 3,108

### Seneca Heights

    Joan King - acclaimed

### Scarborough Bluffs

    Brian Ashton - 9,957
    Bill Belfontaine - 8,348

### Scarborough Wexford

    Maureen Prinsloo - 6,007
    Bryan Prettie - 4,922

### Scarborough Centre

    Brian Harrison - 8,516
    Barry Christensen - 5,150
    Keith Sutherland - 1,906

### Scarborough Malvern

    Bob Sanders - 4,780
    Hugh Evelyn - 3,575
    Chris Burry - 1,309
    Yaqoob Khan - 1,308
    Roy Paluoja - 448

### Scarborough Highland Creek

    Ken Morrish - acclaimed

### Scarborough Agincourt

    Scott Cavalier - 8,175
    Eden Gajraj - 1,861

### High Park

    Derwyn Shea - 11,473
    Ben Grys - 9,204

### Trinity Niagara

    Joe Pantalone - 8,717
    Lamartine Silva - 3,864

### Davenport

    Richard Gilbert - 7,880
    Dennis Fotinos - 5,133

### North Toronto

    Anne Johnston - acclaimed

### Midtown

    Ila Bossons - 7,924
    Ying Hope - 7,196
    Bill Granger - 4,375

### Downtown

    Dale Martin - 10,322
    Janly Pang - 3,950

### Don River

    Roger Hollander - 11,785
    Richard Yue - 5,447

### East Toronto

    Paul Christie - 11,187
    Linda Lynch - 9,361

### York Eglinton

    Mike Colle - 11,527
    Jacquie Chic - 3,571

### York Humber

    Alan Tonks - acclaimed
Lakeshore Queensway Councillor Chris Stockwell resigned when he won a seat in the 1990 Provincial Election. A by-election was held on November 29, 1990.
    Blake Kinahan - 1,770
    Bruce Davis - 1,520
    Ron Barr - 1,150
    Jeff Knoll - 994
    Richard Clupa - 657
    Helen Wursta - 550
    Kevin McGourty - 221
    Agnes Ugolini Potts - 213
    Branko Gasperlin - 180
    Aileen Anderson - 157
    Maureen Hunter Dennis - 107
    Stephen Elkerton - 62

## Toronto
### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Art Eggleton faced little opposition in his bid for his fourth term of office. His closest opponent was New Democrat Carolann Wright, a community activist running on an anti-poverty platform.

#### Results

    Art Eggleton - 91,180
    Carolann Wright - 24,479
    Bill Roberts - 7,235
    Don Andrews - 5,690
    John Kellerman - 3,197
    Jim Atherton - 2,459
    Ben Kerr - 2,204
    Zoltan Szoboszlov - 2,202
    Alan Ritchie - 1,869

### City council

There was the largest turnover in councillors in this election since the 1972 election. The left on council ran a joint Reform Toronto campaign focused on curbing the development industry. The vote was a major triumph for the left on city council with two prominent and long-serving conservatives defeated: Fred Beavis, who had served on council since 1961, was defeated by environmentalist Marilyn Churley, and in the north end, conservative Michael Gee lost to Howard Levine.

#### Ward 1 (Swansea and Bloor West Village)

    William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 7,686
    David Garrick - 4,092

#### Ward 2 (Parkdale

    Chris Korwin-Kuczynski (incumbent) - 7,242
    Francine Dick - 1,312
    Michael Sarazen - 412
    Thomas Bose - 348

#### Ward 3 (Brockton)

    Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 4,269
    Jimmy Talpa - 837

#### Ward 4 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)

    Martin Silva - 3,529
    Nick Figliano - 1,494
    Tony Letra - 1,266
    Joey Pimental - 675

#### Ward 5 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto)

    Elizabeth Amer- 3,481
    Peter Maloney - 2,336
    Rachel Foulkes - 1,226
    Steve BFG Johnson - 417
    Ray Barker - 224

#### Ward 6 Downtown East

    Jack Layton (incumbent) - 5,486
    Lois MacMillan-Walker - 1,480

#### Ward 7 (Regent Park and Cabbagetown)

    Barbara Hall (incumbent) - 4,748
    Mike Armstrong - 1,536
    Allan Boudreau - 499

#### Ward 8 (Riverdale)

    Marilyn Churley - 5,771
    Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 4,192
    Paul Ralna - 1,028

#### Ward 9 (East Danforth)

    Tom Clifford (incumbent) - 5,220
    Mitchell Kosny - 3,498
    Michael Tegtmeyer - 370

#### Ward 10 (The Beaches)

    Tom Jakobek (incumbent) - 9,782
    Glenn Middleton - 2,443

#### Ward 11 (The Junction)

    Rob Maxwell - 3,299
    Peter Zahakos - 3,119
    Melania Leshko - 545

#### Ward 12 (Davenport and Corso Italia)

    Betty Disero (incumbent) - acclaimed

#### Ward 13 (The Annex and Yorkville)

    Nadine Nowlan (incumbent) - acclaimed

#### Ward 14 (Forest Hill)

    Howard Levine - 5,477
    Michael Gee (incumbent) - 4,995

#### Ward 15 (Western North Toronto)

    Kay Gardner (incumbent) - 7,955
    Jeffrey Stutz - 1,966
    Bob Murphy - 1,591

#### Ward 16 (Davisville and Lawrence Park)

    Michael Walker (incumbent) - 5,436
    Malcolm Martini - 5,249
    Joanne Short - 722
Results are taken from the November 15, 1988 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

## By-election

Ward 8 Councillor Marilyn Churley resigned upon winning a seat in the 1990 Provincial Election. A by-election was held on November 29, 1990:
    Peter Tabuns - 3,217
    Linda Lynch - 2,421
    Carol Mark - 521
    Susan Millingen - 195
    Donald Andrews - 137
    Daniel Browning - 97

## Borough of East York

The election in East York was a rather tame affair with the mayor, Dave Johnson handily re-elected by a large plurality. On Council five of eight members were new but only one incumbent, Bob Dale was defeated. Incumbent Steve Mastoras was re-elected but demoted to Junior Councillor in Ward 2.
† - denotes incumbent status from previous council

### Mayor

* †Dave Johnson - 20,234
* Herbert T. McGroarty - 3,531
* Robert Ruminski - 713

### Councillor

Two councillors were elected to each ward.

#### Ward 1

    Case Ootes - 2,903
    Michael Prue - 2,413
    John Papadakis - 1,101
    Melanie Milanich - 868
    John Couvell - 398
    Michael Grosso - 303
    Alex Parucha - 292

#### Ward 2

    †Bill Buckingham - 4,275
    †George Vasilopolous - 3,920
    Paul Robinson - 3,351

#### Ward 3

    Helen Kennedy - 3,418
    †Steve Mastoras - 3,006
    †Bob Dale - 2,561
    Anastasios Baxevanidis - 609

#### Ward 4

    Lorna Krawchuk - 4,343
    Jenner Jean-Marie - 4,016
    Steve Gorgey - 2,686
    Ghamsh Kara - 1,713

### Trustee
#### Ward 1 (3 to be elected)

    †Gail Nyberg - 2,419
    Janet McKeown - 1,781
    Dennis Kolby - 1,503
    Randy Silar - 1,146
    Grace Stephens - 907

#### Ward 2 (1 to be elected)

    †Connie Culbertson - 3,553
    †Ken Maxted - 3,069
    Alexander Kory - 1,679

#### Ward 3 (3 to be elected)

    Margaret Hazelton - 2,643
    Len Self - 1,884
    Shirley Boast - 1,205
    Russell English - 609

#### Ward 4 (3 to be elected)

    Elca Rennick - 4,128
    Ruth Goldhar - 3,978
    Henry Friesen - 1,447
    Abdul Hal Patel - 954

### Hydro Commission

(2 to be elected)
    †Frank E. Johnson - 13,033
    John Flowers - 9,801
    Georgia Dunn - 8,964
    John Nursey - 3,334

## City of Etobicoke
### Mayor

* (incumbent)Bruce Sinclair: 45,860
* Terry Howes: 13,081
* Margaret Krell: 6,547
* Robert Goddard Young: 6,269
* Neville Berry: 4,146

### City Councillors

Ward 1
* Irene Jones: 3,404
* (incumbent)Helen Wursta: 1,752
* Frank Falcone: 780
* Harold Merten: 334
Ward 2
* (incumbent)Alex Faulkner: 4,288
* Richard Clupa: 1,484
* James Shawera: 292
Ward 3
* Ross Bissell: 2,747
* Aileen Anderson: 2,055
* Martha MacGray: 1,825
* John Cudahy: 942
Ward 4
* Michael O'Rourke: 2,303
* Jane Scott: 1,312
* Elizabeth Holmes: 1,225
* Chris O'Toole: 1,081
* Al Kolyn: 923
* Geoffrey Grossmith: 815
Ward 5
* Anne Methot: 2,150
* Sperril Chambers: 1,623
* Al Allman: 1,334
* Steven Davis: 1,041
* Ken Lopez: 721
* Gino Marranghi: 373
Ward 6
* Douglas Holyday
* (incumbent)Ron Barr: 1,358
* John Woodroof: 1,314
* Tom Ferguson: 509
Ward 7
* (incumbent)Gloria Luby: 4,209
* Alida Leistra: 3,344
Ward 8
* (incumbent)Mary Huffman: 4,189
* John Alati: 3,841
Ward 9
* (incumbent)Alex Marchetti: 4,473
* Leonard Zaleski: 1,597
Ward 10
* (incumbent)David Robertson (acclaimed)
Ward 11
* (incumbent)Karen Herrell: 2,658
* Raj Chopra: 780
Ward 12
* (incumbent)John Hastings: 1,260
* Ed McWilliams: 998
* Peter Hutchens: 968
* Shan Rana: 617

## City of Scarborough
### Mayor

* Joyce Trimmer: 53,566
* Norm Kelly: 48,701
* Owen: 7,951
* O'Malley: 3,137
* Max French: 1,509
* Abel Van Wyk: 939

### City Councillors

Ward 1
* Harvey Barron; 5,077
* Webster; 1,856
Ward 2
* Gerry Altobello; 4,392
* Cayenne; 2,483
Ward 3
* John Wardrope; 4,887
* Duncan; 1,948
* Kazia; 1,017
Ward 4
* Lorenzo Berardinetti; 2,453
* Kurt Christensen; 2,449
* Glynwilliams; 1,936
* Ward; 1,011
* McDowell; 318
* Georges Legault; 292
Ward 5
* Marilyn Mushinski; Acclaimation
Ward 6
* Paul Mushinski; 1,997
* Elliott; 1,514
* Lombardi; 1,288
* Michalopoulo; 1,078
* McPherson; 864
* Cavoto; 544
* Sharma; 524
Ward 7
* Fred Johnson, F; 5,209
* Borisko; 4,259
Ward 8
* Shirley Eidt; 5,487
* Murray; 2,013
* Chadha; 651
Ward 9
* Ron Moeser; 4,655
* John Mackie; 4,539
* Roberts; 1,385
* Cocco; 1,193
* Vaya; 221
Ward 10
* Ron Watson; 3,961
* Mahood, P; 2,828
* Wilson, M; 544
* Cotter; 478
Ward 11
* Sherene Shaw; 2,458
* Lombardi, D; 1,308
* Munro; 1,155
* Edmonds; 1,035
* Jacobs; 907
* Zaidi; 422
Ward 12
* Doug Mahood; 5,759
* Cheung, K; 1,754
Ward 13
* Bas Balkissoon; 2,269
* Pratley; 2,249
* Cheung, J; 1,148
* Clements; 1,003
* Bob Watson; 541
* Wilson, L; 519
Ward 14
* Edith Montgomery; 4,956
* Loughlin, B; 947
* Nafis; 489

### Public Utilities Commission

* Cavanagh; 55,439
* Beatty; 50,044
* Stewart; 39,197
* Olders; 10,530

## City of North York

Mel Lastman was re-elected mayor of the North York for the sixth consecutive time. His wife, Marilyn also tried to obtain a council seat but was defeated by former school trustee Bob Bradley. Only one incumbent councillor, Bob Yuill was defeated in Ward 8 by newcomer Joanne Flint. All other councillors were re-elected.

### Mayor

* x-Mel Lastman 98,856
* Mike Foster 13,486
* Douglas Campbell 10,290
* Freddie Jay 1,939

### Council

Ward 1
* x-Mario Sergio 6,365
* Tony Marzilli 2,881
* Fred Craft 859
Ward 2
* Judy Sgro 6,882
* Gerry Iuliano 2,398
* Luigi Cavaleri 926
Ward 3
* x-Peter Li Preti 5,123
* Peter Pallotta 808
* Nella Lanzellotti 759
* Shanta Ramotar 486
Ward 4
* x-Frank Di Giorgio 3,658
* Maria Rizzo 2,933
* Eleanor Rosen 1,084
* Gino Cipollone 239
* Rhea Horwich 226
Ward 5
vte1988 Toronto municipal election: North York Councillor, Ward Five :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Anthony Perruzza | 5,207 | 50.65 |
| Frank Crudo | 1,967 | 19.13 |
| Bruno Rea | 1,557 | 15.14 |
| John Butcher | 951 | 9.25 |
| Charles Olito | 599 | 5.83 |
| Total valid votes | 10,281 | 100.00 |
46 out of 47 polls reporting.
* Frank Crudo was a 26-year-old design and construction company project manager during the 1988 election. He called for a stronger campaign against drugs on North York's streets. When Anthony Perruzza was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1990, Crudo applied to the North York council to be selected as his replacement. He was rejected in favor of Claudio Polsinelli. He later campaigned for Metro Toronto's Black Creek ward in the 1991 municipal election, saying that he was running against the area's "NDP machine". He lost to Maria Augimeri. During the 1993 federal election, Crudo was part of a group of dissident Liberals who supported the candidacy of Peter Li Preti over Art Eggleton, following Eggleton's appointment as the riding's Liberal candidate.
* Bruno Rea holds a Ph.D. in political philosophy from Oxford University. He worked as a policy adviser for the Ontario Ministry of Labour in the 1980s, researching and writing briefs on workers' compensation and employment standards. He was a member of the Liberal Party. In 1987, he wrote an editorial piece for The Globe and Mail newspaper opposing capital punishment. He was twenty-nine years old during the 1988 election, and called for a crackdown on crime and a slower pace of regional development. He was endorsed by the Toronto Star newspaper, and was originally regarded as a serious candidate for election. He was arrested one week prior to the election, after trying to dispose of 161 signs belonging to Anthony Perruzza, his New Democratic Party opponent, on the grounds of York University at 3:30 in the morning. He pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief in February 1989, and was fined. Rea was listed as a senior policy adviser for the Ministry of Labour in 2000.
* John Butcher campaigned for the North York City Council on three occasions. In 1982 and 1985, he lost to Irving Chapley in Ward Seven. He was forty-four years old in 1988, and described himself as a lifelong resident of the ward. He acknowledged that he was not likely to win election.
Ward 6
* x-Milton Berger 6,127
* Anne Lelovic 2,403
Ward 7
* x-Irving W. Chapley 5,267
* Eric Cohen 4,595
* Mark Arshawsky 516
Ward 8
* Joanne Flint 5,376
* Bob Yuill 3,462
Ward 9
* x-Ron Summers 6,532
* Ernie Springolo 3,035
Ward 10
* Don Yuill 3,338
* Cora Urbel 2,579
* Marg Middleton 948
* John Boysen 760
* Peter Bate 704
* Ramon Solevilla 546
Ward 11
* x-Jim McGuffin 6,094
* Freddy Trasmundi 864
Ward 12
* x-Barry Burton 3,868
* John Murphy 2,551
* Ronald Hyslop 856
* Peter Allis 527
Ward 13
* Bob Bradley 4,453
* Marilyn Lastman 3,761
* Harvey Brooker 1,031
* Allan Ginsberg 544
Ward 14
* x-Paul Sutherland acclaimed

### School Board

Ward 1
* Sheila Lambrinos 1,195
* Ted Wray 875
* Wendy Essex 638
* Doug Kvistbo 198
Ward 2
* Bob Churchill 1,463
* Jim Darvill 774
* John Campbell 744
* Lilia Ruffolo 387
* Angelo Castellano 349
* Aurelio Caldarelli 238
Ward 3
* x-Elizabeth Smith 960
* Stephnie Payne 728
* Philomen Wright 570
* Natalie Soobrian 482
Ward 4
* x-Elsa Chandler 3,083
* Bob Daggett 762
Ward 5
* x-Errol Young 2,862
* Leslie Soobrian 736
Ward 6
vte1988 Toronto municipal election: North York Board of Education, Ward Six :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Cheryl Moscoe | 3,852 | 52.82 |
| Phyllis Weinberg | 3,441 | 47.18 |
| Total valid votes | 7,293 | 100.00 |
* Phyllis Weinberg was 56 years old during the campaign, and was described as a psychotherapist and former teacher. She was listed in 1996 as the owner and operator of Orthodox Counselling Services, which offers support on stress management and family issues in the Orthodox Jewish community. She had previously campaigned for the North York Hydro Commission in 1985, finishing sixth out of nine candidates. She was twice asked to stop campaigning on the grounds of a public school in 1988, and was criticized for giving candy to children near school property. Weinberg argued that the complaints against her were part of a "mud-slinging campaign" designed to prevent her from winning the seat. She planned to campaign for the ward six seat again in the 1991 election, but withdrew before election day.
Ward 7
* x-Mae Waese acclaimed
Ward 8
* x-Gerri Gershon 6,205
* Trevor Tymchuk 1,203
Ward 9
* x-Shelley Stillman 5,803
* Rose Yunger 1,756
Ward 10
* x-Darlene Scott 4,997
* Rena Gordon 2,052
Ward 11
* x-John Filion acclaimed
Ward 12
* x-Ken Crowley acclaimed
Ward 13
* x-Dan Hicks 5,235
* Gini Sharma 2,509
Ward 14
* x-Ralph Belfry 4,741
* Dash Shah 1,461

### Hydro Commission

(2 elected)
* x-Carl Anderson 57,280
* Bob Dyer 44,177
* x-Jack Bedder 37,121
* Donald Hubbs 13,183
* Jack Arshawsky 12,506
* Irving Bricks 10,160

## City of York
### Mayor

Mario Faraone was a 47-year-old building designer, consultant, and the owner of the firm F.M. Faraone and Sons company. He campaigned in support of urban tax reform, better traffic planning and affordable housing. He was a member of the Liberal Party, but ran without a party endorsement. A 1990 article in the Toronto Star newspaper drew attention to the fact that the York adjustment committee approved every single proposal put forward by Faraone in 1989 through 1990, despite serious concerns from local residents in some instances. One of the committee members was Faraone's business partner, Jack Capitanio. Faraone denied any suggestion of wrongdoing, and argued that his success rate was a reflection of his experience in the building industry. Capitano also denied suggestions of favouritism. Mayor Fergy Brown responded to the article by saying that he would raise the matter at the next council meeting, and recommended the city's legal department start an investigation. Newspaper reports do not indicate how the matter was resolved. Faraone has remained active in the building trade.
vte1988 Toronto municipal election: Mayor of York :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Fergy Brown | 21,493 | 58.74 |
| Tony Grande | 13,616 | 37.21 |
| Mario Faraone | 1,482 | 4.05 |
| Total valid votes | 36,591 | 100.00 |

### City Council

Of the eight ward races, six incumbents were returned. Newcomer Frances Nunziata beat incumbent Gary Bloor in Ward 7. Jim Fera was also a new member for Ward 5.

#### Ward 1

    Ben Nobleman (incumbent) 2,228
    Daria Bradbury 1,885

#### Ward 2

    Tony Mandarano (incumbent) 2,558
    Chai Kalevar 809
    Frank Rogers 592

#### Ward 3

    Tony Rizzo (incumbent) 1,965
    Ron Bradd 1,786
    Suzana Dozsa 404
    Lisa Alliston 298
    Dino Coletti 150
    Ettore Reda 72
    Roland Saggiorato (withdrew)

#### Ward 4

    Nicolo Fortunato (incumbent) 1,421
    Joan Roberts 1,179
    Salvatore Sinopoli 458
    Sydney King 181

#### Ward 5

    Jim Fera 1,890
    Enrico M. Iafolla 1,479
    Dan Howells 597

#### Ward 6

    Bob McLean (incumbent) 4,277
    Rick Richards 1,367

#### Ward 7

    Frances Nunziata 2,969
    Gary Bloor (incumbent) 2,252
    Gurpreet Malhotra 83

#### Ward 8

    Bill Saundercook (incumbent, acclaimed)

### Board of trustees
#### Ward 1

    Karen Hen (incumbent) 2,162
    James Stevens 809

#### Ward 2*

    Branko Jovanovich 833
    Pete Karageorgos 826
    Marion Ward 561
   * Election Night Results - Recount

#### Ward 2 Post Recount

    Branko Jovanovich 828
    Pete Karageorgos 827
    Marion Ward 561
    Due to irregularities by-election ordered by District Court Judge R.G. Conant

#### Ward 2 By-Election Results - June 19, 1989

    Pete Karageorgos 537
    Branko Jovanovich 527
    Marion Ward 196

#### Ward 3

    Ruth Russell (incumbent) 1,897
    Peter Luci 559

#### Ward 4

    Elizabeth Hill 760
    Michael Bunker 442
    Stefano Scopacasa 363
    Charles Ashton 88

#### Ward 5

    Patricia Hainer 1,260
    Joseph Morriello 1,051

#### Ward 6

    John Gibson (incumbent) 2,096
    Brian Morgan 1,623

#### Ward 7

    Steven Mold (incumbent) 2,551
    Jon Gentry 1,005

#### Ward 8

    Madeleine McDowell (incumbent) 1,804
    Gaye Lew 1,129