# 1958 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 1, 1958. Four year incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips won reelection against Controller Ford Brand, who was supported by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Toronto Labour Council, and Controller Joseph Cornish.

## Toronto mayor

One of the central issues was the proposal to develop the south side of Queen Street across from the new Toronto City Hall.

### Results

    Nathan Phillips - 53,776
    Ford Brand - 30,736
    Joseph Cornish - 17,089

## Plebiscite

A vote was held on extending the municipal franchise to all people who are aged 21 and over who are British subjects and have lived in the city for at least one year. At the time of the plebiscite, the right to vote was restricted to property owners and people living in two or more rooms with an assessed value of $400 or more. A similar plebiscite had been held in 1956 and passed by a margin of 56,000 to 26,000 but when the city asked the provincial government to pass legislation enacting the change, the government instead passed legislation allowing each municipality in the province to hold a referendum and so Toronto was required to put the question on the ballot again.

### Extending the franchise

    Yes - 59,729
    No - 22,436
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## Board of Control

The two sitting controllers running for reelection to the Board of Control, Jean Newman and William Allen, easily won reelection. Newman topped the polls for the second time and after the election she immediately announced her intention to run for mayor in 1960. The decision of Brand and Cornish to run for mayor opened two vacancies on the board. These were won by conservative east end Alderman Donald Summerville and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation-backed Alderman William Dennison. Only narrowly losing was former Toronto mayor Leslie Saunders. Other notable candidates included former Controller Roy E. Belyea, Alderman Ross Parry, and anti-Blue Laws advocate James Karfilis.
The most senior two Controllers in terms of votes also sat on Metro Toronto Council.

### Results

    Jean Newman (incumbent) - 59,243
    William Allen (incumbent) - 52,462
    Donald Summerville - 49,476
    William Dennison - 33,612
    Leslie Saunders - 33,469
    Roy E. Belyea - 27,024
    Ross Parry - 25,195
    James Karfilis - 10,971
    Harry Bradley - 10,499
    Ross Dowson - 4,539
    George Rolland - 3,834

## City council

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

### Ward 1 (Riverdale)

    Ken Waters (incumbent) - 7,675
    Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 5,540
    William Lang - 4,321
    Peter Metheus - 1,159
    Joe Rosenblatt - 521

### Ward 2 (Regent Park and Rosedale)

    May Birchard (incumbent) - 3,355
    Margaret Campbell - 3,295
    Michael Grayson - 2,624
    Stanley Price - 2,552
    Douglas Shaw - 1,138
    George Taylor - 925
    Edwards - 881
    Hugh Dowson - 520

### Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)

    William Archer - 3,307
    Charles Tidy - 2,601
    John MacVicar (incumbent) - 1,980
    Gordon Peck - 1,480
    Richard James - 1,288
    Ralph Meakes - 576
    James Sanderson - 308

### Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)

    Herbert Orliffe (incumbent) - 4,256
    Francis Chambers (incumbent) - 3,600
    David Rotenberg - 2,631
    Mark Frank - 802
    Albert Finkelstein - 794
    Dorothy Cureatz - 500

### Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy)

    Philip Givens (incumbent) - 4,897
    Harold Menzies (incumbent) - 3,866
    Louis Lockhart - 2,085
    Joseph Piccininni - 1,268
    Peter D'Agostino - 1,086
    Ben Nobleman - 823
    Paul Pauk - 792
    John Anture - 541
    John Mracek - 488
    Anthony Fascioni - 478

### Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

    May Robinson (incumbent) - 8,492
    Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 8,035
    George Jackson - 2,761
    Pauline Miles - 2,037
    William Stevens - 2,008
    Kenneth Sutherland - 1,607

### Ward 7 (Bloor West Village)

    Mary Temple - 4,339
    William Davidson (incumbent) - 4,211
    Thomas Wilson (incumbent) - 3,009
    John O'Shea - 1,802
    William Otis - 480

### Ward 8 (The Beaches)

    A.G. Cranham (incumbent) - 9,216
    Alex Hodgins - 7,516
    Chris Stavro - 5,276
    Stanley Baker - 2,691
    Edward Cox - 2,367
    John Square - 1,341

### Ward 9 (North Toronto)

    Frank Nash (incumbent) - acclaimed
    Kenneth Ostrander (incumbent) - acclaimed
Nash chosen Metro Councillor
Results are taken from the December 2, 1958 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

## Suburbs
### East York
#### Reeve

    (incumbent)Jack Raymond Allen - 5,259
    Harry G. Simpson - 4,655
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### Etobicoke
#### Reeve

    (incumbent)Henry Oscar Waffle - 10,963
    Kerr - 9,787
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### Forest Hill
#### Reeve

    (incumbent)Laurie T. Simonsky (acclaimed)

### Leaside
#### Mayor

    (incumbent)Charles Hiscott - 2,338
    Page - 1,286
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### Long Branch
#### Reeve

    (incumbent)Marie Curtis - 1,391
    Cambers - 525
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### Mimico
#### Mayor

    (incumbent)William Arthur (Gus) Edwards - 1,654
    Hugh Griggs - 1,464
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### New Toronto
#### Mayor

    (incumbent)Donald Russell (acclaimed)

### North York
#### Reeve

    Norman C. Goodhead 18,238
    James Walker - 14,405
Source: Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]. 02 Dec 1958: 8.

### Scarborough
#### Reeve

    (incumbent)Albert Campbell - 12,153
    Augustus Harris - 6,710
    Taylor - 6,686
    Broley - 1,581
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### Swansea
#### Reeve

    (incumbent)Dorothy Hague (acclaimed)

### Weston
#### Mayor

    Jack L. Holley - 1,333
    Clark - 924
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### York
#### Reeve

    (incumbent):Chris Tonks - 11,364
    Charles McMaster - 3,258
    Betty Shapero - 1,643
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