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 The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was an upper-tier level of municipal government in Ontario, Canada, from 1953 to 1998. It was made up of the old city of Toronto and numerous townships, towns and villages that surrounded Toronto, whic ...

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. 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 The Board of Control of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a part of its municipal government until it was abolished in 1969. It served as the executive committee of the Toronto City Council. When it was initially created in 1896 by mandate of the provin ...

had been abolished in 1969.

Metro

The 1988 campaign was the first time most members of

Metro Toronto The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was an upper-tier level of municipal government in Ontario, Canada, from 1953 to 1998. It was made up of the old city of Toronto and numerous townships, towns and villages that surrounded Toronto, which ...

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 East York is a former administrative district and municipality within Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 1967 to 1998, it was officially the Borough of East York, a semi-autonomous borough within the upper-tier municipality of Metropolitan Toron ...

:Peter Oyler - 11,088 :Avril Usha Velupillai - 7,885 :Bob Willis - 2,043 ;Lakeshore Queensway :

Chris Stockwell Chris Stockwell (March 9, 1957 – February 10, 2018) was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, and served as Speaker of the legislature and cabi ...

- 10,442 :

Morley Kells Morley Kells (born January 26, 1936) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on two separate occasions from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2003, and was bri ...

- 7,790 ; Kingsway Humber :

Dennis Flynn Christopher Dennis Flynn (according to Irish Civic Birth Registration, his name was Denis Christopher O'Flynn at birth) O.Ont, (December 17, 1923 – August 19, 2003) was Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto from 1984 to 1988. Flynn rarely used ...

- 16,642 :Jack Soules - 4,497 ;Markland Centennial :Dick O'Brien - 13,049 :

Leonard Braithwaite Leonard Austin Braithwaite (October 23, 1923 – March 28, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Liberal Party from 1963 to 1975. He was th ...

- 7,296 ;

Rexdale Rexdale is a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located north-west of the central core, in the district of Etobicoke. Rexdale defines an area of several official neighbourhoods north of Highway 401 and east of Highway 427. Rexdale was orig ...

Thistletown :

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- acclaimed ;North York Humber :

Mario Gentile Mario Gentile (b. 1948 or 1949-) is a former municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served as a councillor and city controller in North York, and was also a member of the Metropolitan Toronto council. His political career ended with ...

- 19,697 :Angelo Natale - 4,795 ;Black Creek :

Maria Augimeri Maria Augimeri ( , ; born ) is a Canadian politician. From 1985 to 2018, she served as a local politician in Toronto, holding office as a school board trustee, and as a council member in North York, Metropolitan Toronto, and on Toronto City Cou ...

- 19,244 :Camilo Tiqui - 2,462 :Sherland Chhangur - 2,391 ;North York Spadina :

Howard Moscoe Howard Moscoe (born November 28, 1939)https://gencat4.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/Action?SystemName=City+of+Toronto+Archives&UserName=wa+public&Password=&CMD_%28DetailRequest%29 &ProcessID=6000_1980%280%29&KeyValues=KEY_315373 is a former ...

- acclaimed ;North York Centre South : Bev Salmon - 10,618 :

Gordon Chong Gordon Joseph Chong (October 28, 1943 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician and public servant active in Toronto. He served as a Toronto city councillor and was vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1990s. He served on the ...

- 7,223 ;North York Centre :

Norman Gardner Norman "Norm" Gardner (born February 13, 1938) is a politician and administrator in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a former North York and Toronto City Councillor, serving most recently as chair of the Toronto Police Services Board (1998–200 ...

- 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 Maureen Prinsloo (1938 – December 2, 2017) was a municipal politician in Scarborough, Ontario who served as Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board from 1995-98. Life Prinsloo was born in South Africa and moved to Canada with her husband ...

- 6,007 :Bryan Prettie - 4,922 ;Scarborough Centre :Brian Harrison - 8,516 :Barry Christensen - 5,150 :Keith Sutherland - 1,906 ;Scarborough

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: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 Derwyn Spencer Shea (September 1, 1937 – August 15, 2015) was an Anglican Church of Canada clergyman and politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a municipal politician in the city of Toronto for 12 years, and sat as a Progressive Conservative m ...

- 11,473 :

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- 9,204 ;Trinity Niagara :

Joe Pantalone Joe Pantalone (born February 22, 1952) is a retired Canadian politician. He served as a former Toronto city councillor for Ward 19, one of two wards in Trinity—Spadina and as deputy mayor under David Miller from 2003 to 2010. He ran for mayor in ...

- 8,717 :Lamartine Silva - 3,864 ;Davenport : Richard Gilbert - 7,880 :Dennis Fotinos - 5,133 ;

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Anne Johnston Anne Johnston (1932 – June 26, 2019) was a Canadian politician and community activist. She was a longtime city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1972, and served until 1985 when she ran ag ...

- acclaimed ;Midtown : Ila Bossons - 7,924 :

Ying Hope Ying L.K. Hope Professional Engineer, P. Eng. (1923 – November 12, 2007) was a Chinese Canadian politician, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Public School Board trustee and Metro Toronto Councillor and Toronto Alderman. Hope's grandparent ...

- 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 :

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- 11,527 :Jacquie Chic - 3,571 ;York Humber :

Alan Tonks Alan Tonks (born April 2, 1943) is a former Canadian politician. He was the Liberal MP for the federal riding of York South—Weston in Toronto from 2000 to 2011, and was the final Metro Toronto Chairman before the amalgamation of Metro Toronto i ...

- acclaimed Lakeshore Queensway Councillor

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 Arthur C. Eggleton (born September 29, 1943) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 59th and longest-serving mayor of Toronto from 1980 to 1991. He was elected to Parliament in 1993, running as a Liberal in York Centre and served as ...

faced little opposition in his bid for his fourth term of office. His closest opponent was New Democrat

Carolann Wright Carolann Wright is a Canadian activist and politician. Born in Nova Scotia, Wright lived in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood in the 1980s, where she was chair of the community residents association. Wright was born the eldest of eight childre ...

, a community activist running on an

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platform. ;Results :

- 91,180 :

- 24,479 :Bill Roberts - 7,235 :

Don Andrews Donald Clarke Andrews (born April 20, 1942 as Vilim Zlomislić) is a Canadian white supremacist. He is also the leader of the unregistered neo-Nazi Nationalist Party of Canada and a perennial candidate for mayor of Toronto, Ontario. Early yea ...

- 5,690 :John Kellerman - 3,197 :Jim Atherton - 2,459 :

Ben Kerr Ben Kerr (1930 – June 17, 2005) was a Canadians, Canadian author, broadcaster, musician and perennial candidate, who was most famous as one of Toronto, Ontario's quirky street performers. Background Kerr was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and ...

- 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:

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, who had served on council since 1961, was defeated by environmentalist

Marilyn Churley Marilyn Churley (born May 7, 1948) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2005 who represented the downtown Toronto ridings of Riverdale and Toronto—Danfor ...

, and in the north end, conservative

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lost to Howard Levine. ;Ward 1 (

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and

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) :

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(incumbent) - 7,686 :David Garrick - 4,092 ;Ward 2 ( Parkdale :

Chris Korwin-Kuczynski Chris Korwin-Kuczynski (born 1953) is a former Canadian municipal politician. He served as a councillor in Toronto from 1981 to 2003, and was the city's deputy mayor for a time. He was born in Toronto, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in pol ...

(incumbent) - 7,242 :Francine Dick - 1,312 :Michael Sarazen - 412 :Thomas Bose - 348 ;Ward 3 ( Brockton) :

Tony O'Donohue Anthony "Tony" Edward O'Donohue (March 22, 1933 – February 20, 2022) was a former municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Early life Born in The Burren, County Clare, Ireland (then Irish Free State), O'Donohue graduated as a civil eng ...

(incumbent) - 4,269 :Jimmy Talpa - 837 ;Ward 4 (

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and

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) :

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- 3,529 :Nick Figliano - 1,494 :Tony Letra - 1,266 :Joey Pimental - 675 ;Ward 5 (

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) :

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- 3,481 : Peter Maloney - 2,336 :Rachel Foulkes - 1,226 :Steve BFG Johnson - 417 :Ray Barker - 224 ;Ward 6 Downtown East :

Jack Layton John Gilbert Layton (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) was a Canadian academic and politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on To ...

(incumbent) - 5,486 :Lois MacMillan-Walker - 1,480 ;Ward 7 (

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and Cabbagetown) : Barbara Hall (incumbent) - 4,748 :Mike Armstrong - 1,536 :Allan Boudreau - 499 ;Ward 8 ( Riverdale) :

- 5,771 :

(incumbent) - 4,192 :Paul Ralna - 1,028 ;Ward 9 (

East Danforth East Danforth, also known as Danforth Village, is a neighbourhood in the east end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the eastern part of Danforth Avenue in the old city of Toronto. It stretches from the eastern edge of Greektown, Toronto ...

) : Tom Clifford (incumbent) - 5,220 :Mitchell Kosny - 3,498 :Michael Tegtmeyer - 370 ;Ward 10 (

The Beaches The Beaches (also known as "The Beach") is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is so named because of its four beaches situated on Lake Ontario. It is located east of downtown within the "Old" City of Toronto. The approximate boundar ...

) :

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(incumbent) - 9,782 :Glenn Middleton - 2,443 ;Ward 11 (

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) : Rob Maxwell - 3,299 :Peter Zahakos - 3,119 :Melania Leshko - 545 ;Ward 12 ( Davenport and Corso Italia) :

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(incumbent) - acclaimed ;Ward 13 (

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and Yorkville) :

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(incumbent) - acclaimed ;Ward 14 ( Forest Hill) :Howard Levine - 5,477 :

(incumbent) - 4,995 ;Ward 15 (Western

) :

Kay Gardner Kay Gardner (born 1927) was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario. She was born in Poland and moved with her family to Canada in 1929. The family lived in Alberta and British Columbia. In 1947 she married a journalist, Ray Gardner, in Londo ...

(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

resigned upon winning a seat in the 1990 Provincial Election. A by-election was held on November 29, 1990: :

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- 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 :

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- 2,903 :

Michael Prue Michael David Prue (born July 14, 1948) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Prue was mayor of East York, Ontario from 1993 to 1997 and subsequently represented the riding of Beaches—East York in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2001 to 2 ...

- 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

*(x) 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 Irene Jones is a former municipal councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A member of the social democratic New Democratic Party, she served on the Etobicoke and Toronto councils from 1988 until 2003, when she stood down to seek election to the p ...

: 3,404 *(x)Helen Wursta: 1,752 *Frank Falcone: 780 *Harold Merten: 334 Ward 2 *(x)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 *(x)Ron Barr: 1,358 *John Woodroof: 1,314 *Tom Ferguson: 509 Ward 7 *(x) Gloria Luby: 4,209 *Alida Leistra: 3,344 Ward 8 *(x)Mary Huffman: 4,189 *John Alati: 3,841 Ward 9 *(x)Alex Marchetti: 4,473 *Leonard Zaleski: 1,597 Ward 10 *(x)David Robertson (acclaimed) Ward 11 *(x)Karen Herrell: 2,658 *Raj Chopra: 780 Ward 12 *(x) John Hastings: 1,260 *Ed McWilliams: 998 *Peter Hutchens: 968 *Shan Rana: 617

City of Scarborough

Mayor

Joyce Trimmer Joyce Trimmer (November 10, 1927 – May 17, 2008) was a Canadian politician. She was the first woman mayor of Scarborough, Ontario. Born in London, England, Trimmer emigrated to Toronto with her husband Douglas in 1954, where they settled ...

: 53,566 *

Norm Kelly Norman Kelly (born August 11, 1941) is a retired Canadian politician. He represented Ward 40 Scarborough—Agincourt from 2000 to 2018–serving as acting mayor of Toronto for the period November 18, 2013 to July 1, 2014–was a City of Scarb ...

: 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 *

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; 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 *

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; 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 Melvin Douglas Lastman (March 9, 1933 – December 11, 2021) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served as the third mayor of North York from 1973 to 1997 and 62nd mayor of Toronto from 1998 to 2003. He was the first person to serve ...

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-

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 *

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6,882 *Gerry Iuliano 2,398 *Luigi Cavaleri 926 Ward 3 *x-

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5,123 *Peter Pallotta 808 *Nella Lanzellotti 759 *Shanta Ramotar 486 Ward 4 *x-

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3,658 *Maria Rizzo 2,933 *Eleanor Rosen 1,084 *Gino Cipollone 239 *Rhea Horwich 226 Ward 5 *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

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in 1990, Crudo applied to the North York council to be selected as his replacement. He was rejected in favor of

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. He later campaigned for Metro Toronto's Black Creek ward in the 1991 municipal election, saying that he was running against the area's "

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machine". He lost to

. During the 1993 federal election, Crudo was part of a group of dissident Liberals who supported the candidacy of

over

, following Eggleton's appointment as the riding's Liberal candidate. *Bruno Rea holds a

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in political philosophy from

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. He worked as a policy adviser for the

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in the 1980s, researching and writing briefs on workers' compensation and employment standards. He was a member of the

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. In 1987, he wrote an editorial piece for ''

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'' newspaper opposing

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. 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

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opponent, on the grounds of

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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

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, 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 *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

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community. She had previously campaigned for the North York Hydro Commission in

, 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-

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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

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, 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.

City Council

Of the eight ward races, six incumbents were returned. Newcomer

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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 :

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(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

References

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