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1985 Toronto municipal election

The 1985 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 on November 12, 1985.

Toronto
Mayor The mayoral election saw progressive North Toronto councillor Anne Johnston challenge incumbent Art Eggleton. Eggleton won reelection by a significant margin, with Johnston not even winning her former ward. ;Results :Art Eggleton - 92,994 :Anne Johnston - 59,817 :Ann Ladas - 1,473 :Gaston Schwab - 1,228 :Aaron Abraham - 1,077 :John J. Benz - 583 :Skip Evans - 557 :Fred Dunn - 513 :Gary Watson - 433 :Ben Kerr - 422 :Ronald Rodgers - 341 :Andrejs Murnieks - 266 :Warren J. Van Evera - 223 :Gary Weagle - 202 City and Metro council The election system was changed in Toronto for the 1985 election. Previously two councillors had been elected from each ward, with the one who received the most votes also getting a spot on Metro Toronto council in addition to their city council seat. Under the new system, one person would be directly elected as a Metro councillor while the other would be elected as a city alderman. on April 18 Alexandra McCallum was appointed as replacement. ==East York==
East York
Mayor Johnson commented that the election campaign was the quietest, least active he had ever run. He won handily, even though he spent several days in hospital with back pains. On Council, the incumbents in wards one and four were re-elected. Ward two elected newcomers Bill Buckingham and George Vasilopolous while ward three elected Bob Dale and Steve Mastoras. † - denotes incumbent status from previous council Mayor • †Dave Johnson - 17,996 • Michael Wyatt - 3,070 • David Quirk - 1,041 Councillor Two councillors were elected to each ward. ;Ward 1 • †Cy Reader - 3,312 • †Bob Willis - 3,035 • Marg Pilger - 1,511 ;Ward 2 • Bill Buckingham - 3,155 • George Vasilopolous - 2,718 • Alan Cobb - 2,569 • Michael Prue - 2,187 ;Ward 3 • Bob Dale - 2,380 • Steve Mastoras - 1,403 • Carol Deschamps - 1,280 • Susan Kopsas - 1,015 • Les White - 726 • Ian Gray - 502 • John Papadakis - 426 • Eric Padmore - 286 ;Ward 4 • †Peter Oyler - 4,419 • †J. Edna Beange - 3,127 • Jenner Jean-Marie - 3,066 • Jeff Wyatt - 1,085 Trustee ;Ward 1 (2 to be elected) • Ruth Goldhar - 2,596 • Gail Nyberg - 2,333 • Dennis Colby - 1,727 ;Ward 2 (2 to be elected) • Connie Culbertson - Acclaimed • Ken Maxted - Acclaimed ;Ward 3 (2 to be elected) • Margaret Hazelton - 2,241 • Len Self - 1,898 • Lynda Bolognini - 1,576 ;Ward 4 (3 to be elected) • Robert J. Murray - 3,277 • Elca Rennick - 3,266 • Margaret Millar - 2,582 Hydro Commission (2 to be elected) • Stan Wadlow - 12,667 • Frank Johnson - 10,732 • April Medland - 6,023 ==Etobicoke==
Etobicoke
Mayor • (incumbent)Bruce Sinclair - 40,739 • Winfield (Bill) Stockwell - 23,060 • Terry Howes - 1,724 • Dave Gavel - 1,714 • Roland Ollivier - 1,003 Sinclair was appointed mayor in August 1984 to replace Dennis Flynn when he was elected Metro Chairman. Board of Control On September 4, 1984, Etobicoke City Council appointed Controller Bruce Sinclair to replace Flynn as mayor and appointed Lois Griffin to fill the Controller position vacated by Sinclair. ==North York==
North York
Mel Lastman was re-elected mayor of the City and served until 1997. Maria Augimeri was elected to Ward 5, Peter Li Preti was elected to Ward 3 and Mario Gentile was re-elected as Ward 2 councillor. Esther Shiner was re-elected to Board of Control, but died in office in 1987. Norm Gardner lost his seat on the Board of Control. She was endorsed by John Sewell in 1985 as one of North York's most prominent reformers, and was expected to be a strong candidate. Her poor showing was a surprise to most observers. Urbel served as president of the Don Mills Residents' Association after the election, and promoted "open space" community development. She campaigned for North York City Council's tenth ward in 1988, and lost to Don Yuill in a fairly close contest. She was fifty-nine years old during this campaign, and strongly opposed the extension of Leslie St. past Eglinton Avenue and the decision to widen Don Mills Rd. and Victoria Park Ave. Urbel supported a series of austerity measures in the early 1990s. She called for education spending cuts in 1991, and spoke against a proposed 1% Metro Toronto tax hike in 1994. She died on March 28, 1999. A road in Toronto was named after her the following year. • Arthur Zins was a self-employed businessman and former public utility administrator, who argued that North York needed his public administration skills. He campaigned for a position on the North York Hydro Board in 1980, and finished last in a field of nineteen candidates. • Ayube Ally owned a manufacturing plant, and recommended improved facilities for senior citizens. City Council Ward 1 • x-Mario Sergio acclaimed Ward 2 • Mario Gentile acclaimed Ward 3 • x-Peter Li Preti 5,123 • Ben Bellantone 2,391 • Stanley White 608 • Stan Samuel 503 • Sally Ann Kernan 448 • Harry Dhir 330 Ward 4 • x-Frank Di Giorgio 2,293 • Barb Shiner 2,070 • Maria Rizzo 1,924 • Rob Rosenthal 663 • Courtney Doldron 282 • Joel Goldfarb 118 Ward 5 • Maria Augimeri 3.033 • Don Yuill 2,340 • Norm Kelly 1,529 • Joseph Gambano 1,481 • Carlo Pascazi 647 • Stanley Gordon 357 Ward 6 • x-Milton Berger 5,529 • Erwin Rosenberg 2,033 Ward 7 • x-Irving W. Chapley 5,409 • Eric Cohen 3,349 • John Butcher 541 Ward 8 • Bev Salmon 4,918 • Andy Borins 2,845 • Betty Reid 956 Ward 9 • x-Ron Summers 6,663 • Bob Hebdon 2,708 • Paul Iafrate 633 Ward 10 • Marie Labatte 5,185 • Peter Weed 2,399 Ward 11 • x-Jim McGuffin 5,974 • Jason Pearson 1,376 • Peter Clarke 668 • Philip Hohl 393 Ward 12 • x-Barry Burton 3,788 • Colin Williams 1,825 • Richard Kirkup 1,238 • Peter Nastagamou 331 Ward 13 • Joan King 5,290 • Allan Ginsberg 1,323 • Brian Patterson 1,211 • Jeff Smith 563 Ward 14 • Paul Sutherland 3,987 • Jack Hauseman 3,137 • Elwood Helmkay 480 Hydro Commission (2 elected) • x-Carl Anderson 30,678 • Jack Bedder 23,414 • Bob Dyer 21,866 • Michael Armstrong 20,062 • Dino D'Amico 17,590 • Phyllis Weinberg 16,165 • Mary Hicks 12,554 • Alan Moses 9,660 • Howard Fletcher 8,261 School Board Trustees • Ward 8 Gerri Gershon • Ward 9 Shelley Stillman • Ward 10 Rene Gordon • Ward 12 Kenneth Crowley ==Scarborough==
Scarborough
Mayor • (incumbent)Gus Harris: 36,216 • Norm Kelly: 24,724 • Brian Harrison: 23,981 • Dekort: 9,228 • Anne C. McBride: 1,911 • Bordonaro: 1,836 • Abel Van Wyk: 382 Board of Control (4 elected)Ken Morrish; 55,636 • (incumbent)Joyce Trimmer; 53,844 • (incumbent)Frank Faubert; 47,724 • Bill Belfontaine; 39,657 • Borisko; 35,495 • Brown; 16,956 • Cotter; 8,617 • Kazia; 4,993 Public Utilities • Cavanagh; 45,921 • Beatty; 33,268 • Stewart; 27,686 • Speares; 10,960 • Nurse; 9,445 • Alix; 6,827 City Councillors Ward 1 - • Harvey Barron; 3,100 • Dan Danielson; NDP; 1,985 • White; 1,761 Ward 2 - • Gerry Altobello; 2,304 • Boyle; 1,662 • May McKenzie; 1,375 • Judd; 574 • Morton; 476 Ward 3 - • John Wardrope; 3,034 • Dave Robertson; 2,256 • McDermott; 776 • Catre; 769 • Zaidi; 635 Ward 4 - • Kurt Christensen; 4,195 • Carole Ligold; 2,362 Ward 5 • Marilyn Mushinski; 4,662 • Knight; 1,285 Ward 6 • Florence Cruickshank; acclamation Ward 7 • Brian Ashton; 6,230 • Lyall; 1,411 Ward 8 • Shirley Eidt; 4,804 • Murray; 1,912 • Chadha; 717 Ward 9 • John Mackie; 6,134 • DeSouza; 2,218 Ward 10 • Maureen Prinsloo; 4,045 • Edmonds; 1,997 Ward 11 • Scott Cavalier; 3,828 • Anderson; 1,398 Ward 12; • Doug Mahood; 2,232 • Watson, Ron; 1,350 • Dave Pearce; 1,171 • Lam, A; 898 • Bob Watson; 793 • Manning; 433 Ward 13 • Bob Sanders; 1,858 • Nutter; 1,394 • Kenton; 773 • Chana; 767 • Chicky Chappell; 462 • Coyle; 340 Ward 14 • Edith Montgomery; 3,076 • McLennon; 621 • Sharma; 481 • Loughlin, B; 386 • Russell; 338 • Kukade; 158 ==York==
York
In York, Alan Tonks was easily re-elected. Michael Colle who was alderman for ward 2 in the previous term tried unsuccessfully to obtain a seat on the Board of Control. New councillors Tony Mandarano in Ward 2 and Bob McLean in Ward 6 won their races. Bill Saundercook was the only winner to unseat a running incumbent in Ward 8. Mayor :(incumbent)Alan Tonks :Guy D'Onofrio Board of Control (2 elected) :(incumbent)Fergy Brown :(incumbent)Philip White :Michael Colle Council ;Ward 1 :Bill Nobleman (Acclaimed) ;Ward 2 :Tony Mandarano :Maria de Pasquale ;Ward 3 :Tony Rizzo (incumbent) won by 570 votes :Ron Bradd ;Ward 4 :Nicolo Fortunato (incumbent) won by 220 votes :Patrick Canavan ;Ward 5 :Chris Tonks (incumbent) :Jim Fera ;Ward 6 :Bob McLean won by 712 votes :Lindsay Cott ;Ward 7 :Gary Bloor (incumbent) won by 287 votes :Richard Taverner ;Ward 8 :Bill Saundercook 2,317 :Michael Waclawski (incumbent) 2,082 School Board Trustees School Board Ward 1 • K. Hen (Acclamation) School Board Ward 2 • P. Karageorgos School Board Ward 3 • R. Russell School Board Ward 4 • N D'urzo School Board Ward 5 • P Hainer School Board Ward 6 • J Gribben School Board Ward 7 • S. Mould School Board Ward 8 • M McDowell ==Metro Toronto Separate School Trustees==
Metro Toronto Separate School Trustees
• Antonio (Tony) Nigro served on the Metro Toronto Separate School Board from 1974 to 1985. He was himself a teacher with the North York Board of Education. He tried to return to the Toronto Catholic School Board in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, but was unsuccessful. • Ralph Paonessa was a first time candidate. He ran for Ward 15 again in 1988, and finished a closer second against Rick Morelli. A 1988 newspaper article indicates that he fifty-two years old, and was co-pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He wanted students to receive "a truly Catholic education". Paonessa is now Friar at Saint Lawrence the Martyr Friary in Scarborough, and is active with the National Congress of Italian Canadians. • A. Renato Lavalle was a forty-three-year-old school principal, who sought to maintain the religious orientation of the Catholic school system. ==Footnotes==
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