Incumbent
Art Eggleton faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection and was reelected by more than a hundred thousand vote margin. A. Hummer, (performance artist
Deanne Taylor of the Hummer Sisters), ran on the slogan "ART vs Art". Another figure from the Toronto music scene ran as well as Blair Martin, singer for Punk Rock band the Raving Mojos, also ran for Mayor.
The right gained one extra seat on city council. In the west end NDP incumbent David White was defeated by
Derwyn Shea and 23-year-old
Tom Jakobek won a surprise victory in the Beaches to replace retiring NDPer
Pat Sheppard. The biggest upset of the night was in downtown Toronto where
Gordon Chong, who served on the executive at both the city and Metro, was defeated by newcomer
Jack Layton.
Two aldermen were elected per Ward. The alderman with the most votes was declared Senior Alderman and sat on both Toronto City Council and
Metropolitan Toronto Council.
Results are taken from the November 9, 1982, Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Changes
Ward 6 Alderman
John Sewell resigned on February 6, 1984, to become a columnist at
The Globe and Mail; the remaining Ward 6 Alderman
Jack Layton was appointed a Metro Councillor. A by-election was held on April 9, 1984.
Dave Johnson easily won the mayoral race to replace
Alan Redway who retired to run for federal office. All the incumbent councillors were re-elected. Bob Willis in ward one and Edna Beange in ward four were the only newcomers to council.[2][3]
Eleanor Rosen was a member of the
Progressive Conservative Party. She campaigned for North York's fourth council ward in the
1978, 1982 and
1988 elections, losing each time. There was some controversy in her 1982 campaign, when rival candidate Howard Moscoe informed reporters that the same ten people had signed the nomination forms for Rosen and Sydney Moscoe. Some suspected that Sydney Moscoe's candidacy was an attempt to confuse voters. Rosen pledged to close down a walkway connecting Lawrence Heights with the rest of the city.[4] Rosen was president of the Lawrence Manor Ratepayers' Association in the mid-1980s, and opposed the
Tridel corporation's construction plans in the area.[5] She was listed as a forty-seven-year-old administrative assistant in the 1988 campaign, and called for extension of the
Spadina Expressway.[6]
Results taken from The Globe and Mail, 9 November 1982. The final results confirmed Moscoe's victory.
Sergio Marchi was elected as councillor for Ward One. He resigned in 1984, after he was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada. A by-election was held to choose his replacement.
Ted Wray was a retired chief estimator for
Ontario Hydro.[7] He later campaigned to become a school trustee for North York's first ward in the
1985 and
1988 municipal elections, losing to
Sheila Lambrinos both times. He was sixty years old in the 1988 campaign and spoke out against selling schools to balance the board's budget.[8] In 1989, when serving as president of the Oakdale Acres Ratepayers Association, Wray opposed a school tax increase and argued that the board was not spending money productively.[9] He later called for election signs to be banned to reduce pollution.[10]
Ralph Frascino was a forty-year-old employee of Toronto Hydro. He called for a new community centre in North York's first ward.[11]
Nick Iamonico was a first-time candidate. He later campaigned for Mayor of North York in the
1985 municipal election and finished last in a field of three candidates. His platform was centred on bolstering small business and reducing property taxes by 50%.[12] Iamonico later campaigned for the 14th Ward on the Metro Toronto Separate School Board in
1991. He was listed as a thirty-five-year-old paralegal and stressed the need for "Christian values" in the school system.[13] He finished third against
Mary Cicogna. A 1996 report in the Ontario Law Times indicates that he was fined $10,000 for misrepresenting himself as a lawyer.[14] Iamonico ran for mayor of
Brockville in 2000, losing to
Ben TeKamp.[15]
Paul Leli was thirty-three years old and managed a tire and rubber company.[11]
Cal Osmond was a second-time candidate. He had previously campaigned for North York's first council ward in the 1982 general election, losing to Sergio Marchi. A thirty-six-year-old traffic manager, he called for more industrial and residential development in the ward.[11]
Mario Reda was forty-four years old. He owned a furniture store and led a ratepayer's group in the area.[16]
Results are taken from the Toronto Star, 13 November 1984, A7. The Star only included the poll results for the top two candidates; all other candidates are listed in alphabetical order. The final official result confirmed Sergio's victory.
Scarborough
In Scarborough,
Gus Harris retained his role as mayor. He fought off a challenge by former Board of Control member Brian Harrison.
Frank Faubert regained his seat on the Board of Control which he lost in 1980. Harris would be the last Borough Mayor and first City Mayor in 1983.
The number of wards increased by 2 to 14 from 12. Most incumbents were re-elected although Ward 11 alderman Ron Watson lost to newcomer Bob Aaroe in the ward 12 race.[17]
In the borough of York,
Alan Tonks defeated
Gayle Christie for mayor in the only Metro race that saw an upset victory. Two incumbents were defeated while two were re-elected. Wards 4, 6 and 7 were open races.[3]
^Page A7. (1991, Nov 21). Toronto Star (1971-2009)
^McDowell, Michael (November 9, 1982). "Johnson is new mayor in easy east York win". The Globe and Mail. p. 10.
^
ab"Vote results in Metro, Mississauga". The Globe and Mail. November 9, 1982. pp. 8–9.
^"Alderman cries foul", The Globe and Mail, 20 October 1982, P5; Laura Pratt, "The other side of the fence", Toronto Star, 26 September 2004, B3.
^Eleanor Rosen, "North York development", The Globe and Mail, 14 September 1984, P6.
^Bruce DeMara, "Moscoe in election scrap despite acclamation", Toronto Star, 26 October 1988, A9; "The candidates", Toronto Star, 10 November 1988, A15.
^"Hot race for seat on North York council", Toronto Star, 19 October 1984, A6; Dyanne Rivers, "Voters seek higher profile in North York's 'forgotten corner'", The Globe and Mail, 10 November 1984, P18.
^"The candidates", Toronto Star, 11 November 1988, A12.
^Stan Josey, "Tax strike threatened over North York education tab", Toronto Star, 26 October 1989, A6; Ted Wray, "Election rebates take money from the schools", Toronto Star, 26 October 1989, N4.
^Ted Wray, "Election signs should be banned to stop pollution", Toronto Star, 8 November 1990, N4.
^
abcJohn Keating, "Eleven run for seat on North York council", Toronto Star, 6 November 1984, NR6.
^Dyanne Rivers, "Greene launches attack on Lastman record", The Globe and Mail, 24 October 1985, A21.
^"Metro Separate School Board", Toronto Star, 7 November 1991, G7.