# 1980 Toronto municipal election

The 1980 Toronto municipal election was held on November 10, 1980 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.
Art Eggleton narrowly defeated incumbent John Sewell to become Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York.

## Toronto
### Mayoral race

In the 1978 election reform candidate John Sewell had won against two more conservative candidates. In 1980 election the right united around Art Eggleton, and he narrowly defeated Sewell.
Eggleton carried eight of the city's eleven wards, dominating in the west end, and prevailing in North Toronto and the east end by narrower margins. While Sewell increased his vote in every ward, he only carried three wards in the heart of the city: midtown's ward 5 (which included the city's Annex district), the downtown core (ward 6) and ward 7, which he had previously represented as an alderman.

#### Results

    Art Eggleton - 87,919
    John Sewell - 86,152
    Anne McBride - 3,429
    Bob Bush - 2,141
    Fred Dunn - 1,100
    Armand Siksna - 867
    Ronald Rodgers - 846
    Chris Faiers - 590
    Andrejs Murnieks - 571

### City council

City council saw a handful of major upsets and was considered to have been moved to the right by the election as in addition to losing the mayoralty reformers lost their majority on council. The most notable upset was in the downtown Ward 6. Incumbent Allan Sparrow had stepped aside to allow George Hislop to run, in the belief that the large gay community in the ward deserved a representative on council. Hislop was one of the leading gay rights activists in the city, and his campaign was vigorously opposed by figures such as evangelist Ken Campbell. In a surprise upset Hislop lost to little known local dentist Gordon Chong.
Elsewhere the left won important victories. Tom Wardle Jr., who had been involved in several controversies including an assault conviction, was defeated by former councillor Dorothy Thomas. After four failed attempts Joe Pantalone won a seat on council by capturing the one vacated by Eggleton.
Top two from each ward elected to Toronto City Council. Top one from each ward also wins a seat on Metro Toronto council.

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

    William Boytchuk (incumbent) - 9,415
    David White (incumbent) - 8,345
    Bill Roberts - 5,785
    Brynne Teal - 4,267
    Nick Gulycz - 1,143
    Yvette Tessier - 742
    Michael Horner - 636

#### Ward 2 (Parkdale and Brockton)

    Tony Ruprecht (incumbent) - 9,447
    Ben Grys - 4,923
    Susan Atkinson - 4,907
    Elaine Ziemba - 4,137
    Elaine Taylor - 684
    John Lauter - 620

#### Ward 3 (Davenport and Corso Italia)

    Joseph Piccininni (incumbent) - 7,509
    Richard Gilbert (incumbent) - 7,363
    Edward Gardner - 1,246
    Mark Llewellyn - 689

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

    Tony O'Donohue (incumbent) - 5,005
    Joe Pantalone - 3,898
    Tony Ianno - 3,362
    Bill Moniz - 2,898
    Barbara Hurd - 2,279
    Nick Figliano - 704
    Anthony Russo - 206

#### Ward 5 (The Annex and Yorkville)

vte1980 Toronto municipal election: Toronto City Councillor, Ward Five (two members elected) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)Ying Hope | 9,926 | 37.07 |
| Ron Kanter | 6,409 | 23.93 |
| Menno Verster | 5,777 | 21.57 |
| David Scott | 3,218 | 12.02 |
| Jimmy Kabitsis | 912 | 3.41 |
| Vincent Corriero | 537 | 2.01 |
| Total valid votes | 26,779 | 100.00 |
146 out of 148 polls reporting.

#### Ward 6 (Financial District, Toronto - University of Toronto)

    Gordon Chong - 9,522
    Dan Heap (incumbent) - 9,341
    George Hislop - 7,348
    Rose Smith - 2,959
    Fred Chappell - 1,339
    Darryl Randall - 659
    Gary Weagle - 505

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

    Gordon Cressy (incumbent) - 12,579
    David Reville - 9,066
    Frank Dwyer - 3,748
    Thelma Forsyth - 2,632

#### Ward 8 (Riverdale)

    Fred Beavis (incumbent) - 9,172
    Thomas Clifford (incumbent) - 7,941
    Jeanne McGuire - 1,433
    James McMillan - 1,264
    John Coutts - 550

#### Ward 9 (The Beaches)

    Pat Sheppard (incumbent) - 10,236
    Dorothy Thomas - 7,886
    John Oliver - 6,102
    Bob Yaccato - 5,321
    Tom Wardle Jr. (incumbent) - 3,206
    Winona Gallop - 915

#### Ward 10 (Rosedale and North Toronto)

    June Rowlands (incumbent) - 17,551
    Andrew Paton (incumbent) - 15,201
    Patricia Bolton - 2,678
    Craig Roberts - 2,367

#### Ward 11 (Forest Hill and North Toronto)

    Anne Johnston (incumbent) - 15,168
    Michael Gee (incumbent) - 13,410
    Kay Gardner - 6,700
    Susan Diamond - 1,447
Results are taken from the November 11, 1980 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

## By-elections

Ward 2 Alderman Tony Ruprecht resigned to contest the 1981 provincial election. Ben Grys was appointed Metro Councillor on April 9. A by-election was held on May 25, 1981:
    Chris Korwin-Kuczynski - 4,074
    Irene Atkinson - 3,496
    Susan Atkinson - 3,425
    Bill McGinnis
    Timmy Talpa
    Henry Orgasinksi
    Martin Amber
Ward 6 Alderman Dan Heap resigned having won a Federal by-election for Spadina on 17 August 1981. A by-election was held on October 19, 1981:
    John Sewell - 7,278
    Gus Young - 1,741
    John Curtin - 628
    Stanley Anderson - 599
    Jay Saint - 181
    Jaroslawa Baczkowska - 166
    Martin Amber - 130
    Jimmy Talpa - 34
    Gary Weagle - 45

## East York

Alan Redway won his third term in office as mayor. All the incumbent councillors were re-elected. The only newcomer to council was Mike Wyatt in ward two.
† denotes incumbent from previous council

### Mayor

* †Alan Redway - 19,971
* James Smith - 2,290

### Council

Two to be elected from each ward

#### Ward 1

* †Dave Johnson - 5,530
* †Cy Reader - 4,994
* Edward Shaw - 1,403

#### Ward 2

* †Norm Crone - 3,703
* Mike Wyatt - 2,230
* George Vasilopoulos - 2,079
* Joe Tropiano - 1,674

#### Ward 3

* †Gordon Crann - Acclaimed
* †Ken Paige - Acclaimed

#### Ward 4

* †Peter Oyler - 3,947
* †Herbert McGroarty - 3,001
* Edna Beange - 2,752

### Board of education

Two to be elected from each ward

#### Ward 1

* †Gord Brown - 4,453
* †Ruth Goldhar - 3,135
* Bruce Porter - 1,856

#### Ward 2

* †James Palmer - 2,901
* †Kenneth Maxted - 2,441
* Fred Jackson - 1,088
* Chad Dakin - 900

#### Ward 3

* †Margaret Hazelton - 2,645
* †William Phillips - 2,603
* Len Self - 1,929

#### Ward 4

* Michael Globe - Acclaimed
* Steven Overgard - Acclaimed

### Hydro Commission

Two to be elected
* †Jack Christie - 13,780
* Frank Johnson - 10,036
* †Al Morgan - 7,569

## Etobicoke
### Mayor

* †Dennis Flynn - 35,955
* Morley Kells - 30,110
* Pete McCluskey - 2,275
(762 out of 833 polls)
(Source: Globe and Mail, 11 Nov 1980, pg 12)

### Board of Control

Four to be elected
* †Winfield (Bill) Stockwell - 45,580
* †Bruce Sinclair - 35,074
* Dick O'Brien - 29,916
* David Lacey - 28,750
* †Nora Pownall - 27,211
* Bob Wigmore - 13,032
* Roz McKenna - 12,270
* Greta McNabney - 9,095
(762 out of 833 polls)
(Source: Globe and Mail, 11 Nov 1980, pg 12)

## North York
### Mayor

* (incumbent)Mel Lastman 76,274
* Howard Cohen 12,243
(1257 of 1379 polls)

### Board of Control

* (incumbent)Esther Shiner 55,986
* (incumbent)Robert Yuill 44,544
* William Sutherland 36,562
* Norm Gardner 36,402
* (incumbent)Irv Paisley 35,590
* Jane McGivern 29,934
* Frank Esposito 17,643
* Donna Wilson 17,104
* Bernadette Michael 11,604
(1257 of 1379 polls)

### City Council

vte1980 Toronto municipal election: North York Councillor, Ward Four :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)Howard Moscoe | 4,320 | 66.99 |
| Cary Fox | 1,247 | 19.34 |
| Gus Cusimano | 882 | 13.68 |
| Total valid votes | 6,449 | 100.00 |
75 out of 78 polls reporting.
Mario Gentile was re-elected as Ward 2 councillor.
* Cary Fox was an insurance agent, who called for a crackdown on vandalism and accused Howard Moscoe of seeking the media spotlight too often.
* Gus Cusimano was a perennial candidate for municipal office in North York. He sought election to the North York City Council in the 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1980 elections, losing each time. Cusimano was eighteen years old during his first campaign. He is an insurance agent, and accused Moscoe of seeking the media spotlight too often in the 1980. A 1987 newspaper article identifies him as president of City-Wide Insurance Ltd., Willowdale. As of 2006, he is president of Petek Insurance.

## Scarborough

In Scarborough, Gus Harris retained his role as Mayor Scarborough. All Board of Control members were re-elected except Frank Faubert. All incumbent aldermen were returned to office. Faubert was returned to office in a by-election as alderman for Ward 5 when Alan Robinson was elected to provincial office in the 1981 Ontario election.

### Mayor

    (incumbent)Gus Harris - 47,440
    John Wimbs - 30,718
    Frank Visconti - 4,687
(1103 out of 1110 polls)

### Board of Control

    (incumbent)Brian Harrison - 48,933
    Ken Morrish - 41,169
    (incumbent)Carol Ruddell - 40,637
    (incumbent)Joyce Trimmer - 40,564
    (incumbent)Frank Faubert - 40,386
    Bob Watson - 22,124
    John MacMillan - 16,782
(1103 out of 1110 polls)

### Borough Aldermen
#### Ward 1

    Bill Belfontaine (incumbent)

#### Ward 2

    Barry Christensen

#### Ward 3

    David Dinkworth

#### Ward 4

    Jack Goodlad (acclaimed)

#### Ward 5

    Alan Robinson (incumbent), Frank Faubert after May 25, 1981

#### Ward 6

    Florence Cruikshank

#### Ward 7

    Ed Fulton (incumbent)

#### Ward 8

    Shirley Eidt (incumbent)

#### Ward 9

    Doug Colling (incumbent)

#### Ward 10

    Maureen Prinsloo (incumbent)

#### Ward 11

    Ron Watson

#### Ward 12

    Joe Dekort (incumbent)

## York

In the borough of York, Gayle Christie was re-elected for a second term as Mayor defeating Alan Tonks by a wide margin.
The five aldermen who ran again were re-elected. Tony Mandarano and James Trimbee were the only new members of York Council.

### Mayor

    (incumbent)Gayle Christie 21,470
    Alan Tonks 13,674

### Board of Control (2 elected)

    (incumbent)Fergy Brown 19,489
    Philip White 17,165
    Harriet Wolman 12,834

### Council
#### Ward 1

    Ben Nobleman 1,870
    Michael Colle 1,108
    Jay Bell 529
    Dan Goldberg 329
    A.E. Stollard 213

#### Ward 2

    Tony Mandarano 2,199
    Gord Garland 1,045

#### Ward 3

    Ron Bradd 2,108
    Tony Rizzo 1,448

#### Ward 4

    Patrick Canavan 1,426
    Gary D'Onofrio 1,074

#### Ward 5

    Chris Tonks (acclaimed)

#### Ward 6

    James Trimbee 3,506
    Robert MacPherson 2,014

#### Ward 7

    John Nunziata 4,547
    Marvin Gordon 743
    Frank Ruffolo 621
    Vince DeNardo 158