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, Ontario, Canada, on December 1, 1952. Incumbent mayor

Allan Lamport Allan Austin Lamport, (April 4, 1903 – November 18, 1999) was mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1951 to 1954. Known as "Lampy", his most notable achievement was his opposition to Toronto's Blue laws which banned virtually any activ ...

easily won against former alderman Nathan Phillips. There were two referendum questions on the ballot. One called for municipal terms in the city to be extended from one year to two. This measure was rejected, but was later passed in the 1955 election. The second measure was to approve funds for the construction of the

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housing project, which was passed by a slim margin. The province of Ontario passed legislation on April 7, 1953 federating the City of Toronto and twelve surrounding suburban townships and villages into the municipality of

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. A Metropolitan Toronto Council came into being on April 15, 1953 and was made up of the

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, who had been appointed by the province, the

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, the City of Toronto's two most senior Controllers, nine senior aldermen from each of the City of Toronto (the top finisher in each ward), and the twelve suburban mayors and

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Toronto mayor

Lamport and Phillips had contested the mayoralty a year earlier in 1951. Phillips' vote increased substantially in the rematch, but Lamport was still easily reelected. ;Results: :

- 81,448 : Nathan Phillips - 41,923

Board of Control

All four incumbents were reelected to the Board of Control despite several high-profile candidates running as well. Two sitting aldermen,

Joseph Cornish F. Joseph Cornish Q.C. (1911 – September 28, 2004) was a lawyer, judge and Toronto politician who served as alderman for Ward 2 and as a member of the Toronto Board of Control as well as a Metro Toronto Councillor.John McMechan John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

, ran for spots, but finished fifth and sixth. In seventh was former Controller and Communist Stewart Smith. ;Results :

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(incumbent) - 71,597 :

Louis Shannon J. Louis Shannon (died February 16, 1954) was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada who served for multiple years on Toronto City Council and the Toronto Board of Control. Shannon was raised in Vankleek Hill where his father was the e ...

(incumbent) - 61,154 : David Balfour (incumbent) - 58,898 :

Ford Brand Ford Brand (1904July 29, 1986) was a Canadian politician who was a one-time rival to Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips. Ford had a seat on the Toronto Board of Control, the municipality's executive body, from 1951 to 1958 and also an inaugural member ...

(incumbent) - 58,648 :

- 30,219 : Stewart Smith - 19,061 :Harry Bradley - 17,480 :Frederick Vacher - 7,065 :Mahoney - 7,046

City council

;Ward 1 ( Riverdale) :

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(incumbent) - 9,886 :

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- 8,583 :Spence - 2,368 :Morrison - 1,961 ;Ward 2 ( Cabbagetown and Rosedale) : William Dennison - 4,090 :

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- 3,657 :C.M. Edwards - 2,436 :Irene Nash - 1,086 :Wilson - 1,085 :Ross - 843 :Taylor - 773 :Burke - 611 :Hill - 490 ;Ward 3 (West

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and

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) :

John McVicar John McVicar (21 March 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a British journalist and convicted one-time armed robber who escaped from prison. Career As a criminal McVicar's criminal career began in his teens with shop break-ins and car thefts. In 1 ...

(incumbent) - 4,826 : Howard Phillips (incumbent) - 4,154 :Richard Newson - 1,238 ;Ward 4 (

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and Garment District) :

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(incumbent) - 6,143 :

Francis Chambers Francis Chambers (26 December 1828 – 1 December 1900) was a British architect, active in London. Chambers was born in Islington, the son of Francis Chambers, a gentleman, and his wife, Margaret Warlters. He was educated at King's College Sch ...

(incumbent) - 5,920 :

Norman Freed Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

- 3,156 :Henderson - 1,053 ;Ward 5 (

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and

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) : Joseph Gould - 6,490 :

Philip Givens Philip Gerald Givens, (April 24, 1922 – November 30, 1995) was a Canadian politician and judge. He was the Mayor of Toronto, a Member of Parliament (MP) and Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). He was born and raised in Toronto and at ...

(incumbent) - 6,294 :

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- 4,851 :

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- 3,692 :Lockhart - 1,372 ;Ward 6 ( Davenport and Parkdale) : May Robinson (incumbent) - 10,291 :

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- 7,177 : Lester Nelson - 6,350 :Colucci - 4,065 :Hector MacArthur - 2,174 :Genovese - 1,747 :Patrick McKeown - 1,112 ;Ward 7 (

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) :

William Davidson William or Bill Davidson may refer to: Businessmen * Bill Davidson (businessman) (1922–2009), Michigan businessman and sports team owner ** William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, named in honor of Bill Davidson * William Davidson ( ...

(incumbent) - 6,017 :

John Kucherepa John William Kucherepa (27 May 1919 – 25 March 1990) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Kucherepa was born in Toronto, Ontario where he attended the Humberside Collegiate Institute and Western H ...

(incumbent) - 4,441 :John Duncan - 4,260 :Selkirk - 2,919 ;Ward 8 (

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) :

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(incumbent) - 11,898 :

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(incumbent) - 10,913 :McNulty - 4,671 : William Probert - 3,603 :John Square - 893 ;Ward 9 (

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) : Roy E. Belyea (incumbent) - 14,007 :

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(incumbent) - 10,241 :

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- 9,807 Results are taken from the December 3, 1953 ''Toronto Star'' and might not exactly match final tallies.

Outside Toronto

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(Election held on December 14) ;Reeve : Harry G. Simpson - acclaimed ;Deputy Reeve :Marie Taylor - 3,994 :Norman Cheeseman - 3,635 Source:"Suburban Elections", ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont5 Dec 1952: 8.

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(Election held on December 6) ;Reeve : Beverley Lewis (acclaimed) ;Deputy Reeve :Edward A. Horton - 7,297 :William V. Muir - 2,765 Source:

Forest Hill

;Reeve : Charles O. Bick - acclaimed ;Deputy Reeve :Lawrence Simonsky - acclaimed Source: "Start Municipal Election Battles in Three Suburbs Today; Forest Hill Reeve Retires", Baker, Alden. ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont7 Nov 1952: 9

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(Election held on December 14) ;Mayor : Howard T. Burrell - 2,340 :Robert Clark - 1,098 ;Reeve :David Brown (acclaimed) ;Deputy Reeve :

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- 1,839 :Ernest Frey - 1,779 Source:

Long Branch

(Election held on December 6) ;Reeve :

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- 1,318 :Thomas Carter (incumbent) - 1,168 Source:"Suburban Elections: York Township", ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont8 Dec 1952: 4

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;Mayor * A.D. Norris (acclaimed) Source:

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;Mayor : E.W. Grant (acclaimed) Source:

North York North York is one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly north of York, Old Toronto and East York, between Etobicoke to the west and Scarborough to the east. As of the 2016 Census, it had a popu ...

(Election held on December 1) ;Reeve : Fred McMahon - 6,382 : Nelson A. Boylen (incumbent) - 4,771 :H.C. Gay - 4,256 :Peter N. Byberg - 2,629 Source: "Lawyer Provides Upset: 3-Time North York Reeve Beaten", ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont2 Dec 1952: C5. and "McMahon defeats Boylen in N. York", ''Toronto Daily Star'' (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario oronto, Ontario2 Dec 1952: 22.

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

(Election held on December 6) ;Reeve :

Oliver E. Crockford Oliver E. Crockford (1893 - 28 March 1986) was the Reeve (Canada), reeve of Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, from 1948 until 1956, and gained the nickname "Mr. Scarborough" during his tenure. He is credited with the industrial development of Scarboro ...

- 8,428 :James Vander Meulen - 3,803 Source:"Crockford Returned As Scarboro Reeve", ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont9 Dec 1952: 1.

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;Reeve : Dorothy Hague - acclaimed Source: "Seven Municipalities Within Greater Toronto Going to Polls Today", Baker, Alden. ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont6 Dec 1952: 4.

Weston Weston may refer to: Places Australia * Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Weston, New South Wales * Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra * Weston Park, Canberra, a park Canada * Weston, Nova Scotia * W ...

;Mayor : Richard C. Seagrave (acclaimed) ;Reeve :J.F. Petrie (acclaimed) ;Deputy Reeve :Ernest Lunnon (acclaimed) Source: "Top Weston Officials Receive Acclamation", ''The Globe and Mail'' (1936-2016); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont0 Nov 1952: 5.

York Township

(Election held on December 8) ;Reeve : Frederick W. Hall - 10,288 :Charles McMaster - 5,178 Source:

References

*Election Coverage. ''Toronto Star''. December 2, 1952 {{Toronto elections

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