The following is a list of articles on municipal elections for Toronto City Council

Toronto City Council

The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors....

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Toronto

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Ontario

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. For many years, municipal elections occurred annually in Toronto. After 1956, elections occurred every other year until 1966 after which elections occurred in 1969 and 1972 before reverting to a 2 year cycle. After 1982, elections again occurred every third year and, after the 2006 election the term of city council grew to 4 years.

The four member Toronto Board of Control

Toronto Board of Control

Toronto Board of Control was a part of the municipal government of Toronto, Canada from 1904 until its abolition in 1969 and served as the executive committee of Toronto City Council. It consisted of four councillors elected city wide and was presided over by the mayor. Each voter could vote for up...

 was introduced with the 1904 election and was accompanied by a reduction in the number of alderman elected per ward from four to three. The Board of Control was abolished with the 1969 municipal election.

For most of the first half of the twentieth century elections were held on or around New Year's Day. Voting day was on the first Monday of December from 1950 until 1978 when it moved to the second Monday in November. Beginning in 2010, election day is on the fourth Monday of October.

City of Toronto - pre-amalgamation

Election	Date	Mayor	Ward seats	Votes
1894	January 1	Warring Kennedy Warring Kennedy Warring Kennedy was Mayor of Toronto from 1894 to 1895.Born in County Down, Ireland, Kennedy came to Toronto in 1858. In 1869, he opened a wholesale dry goods firm called Sampson, Kennedy and Gemmell. In 1877, he was defeated when he ran for mayor and was defeated again in 1893. He was elected in...	24 (6 wards)	13,500
1895	January 7	Warring Kennedy Warring Kennedy Warring Kennedy was Mayor of Toronto from 1894 to 1895.Born in County Down, Ireland, Kennedy came to Toronto in 1858. In 1869, he opened a wholesale dry goods firm called Sampson, Kennedy and Gemmell. In 1877, he was defeated when he ran for mayor and was defeated again in 1893. He was elected in...	24 (6 wards)	10,261
1896	January 6	Robert Fleming Robert John Fleming (Canadian politician) Robert John Fleming was twice Mayor of Toronto Born in Toronto, Robert John Fleming was of Irish ancestry, the son of William and Jane Fleming. Educated in Toronto public schools he first entered the business world in real estate...	24 (6 wards)	10,281
1897	January 4	Robert Fleming Robert John Fleming (Canadian politician) Robert John Fleming was twice Mayor of Toronto Born in Toronto, Robert John Fleming was of Irish ancestry, the son of William and Jane Fleming. Educated in Toronto public schools he first entered the business world in real estate...	24 (6 wards)	11,969
1898	January 3	John Shaw	24 (6 wards)	12,618
1899	January 2	John Shaw	24 (6 wards)	11,395
1900	January 1	Ernest A. Macdonald Ernest A. Macdonald Ernest Albert Macdonald was Mayor of Toronto in 1900.Born in Oswego, New York, Macdonald emigrated to Brockville, Ontario when he was young. He was a member of the Toronto City Council for St. Matthew's ward and ran three times unsuccessfully for mayor before being elected in 1900. He served for...	24 (6 wards)	11,845
1901	January 7	Oliver Aiken Howland Oliver Aiken Howland Oliver Aiken Howland was a Toronto lawyer and political figure. He represented Toronto South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 and was mayor of Toronto from 1901 to 1902....	24 (6 wards)	12,300
1902	January 6	Oliver Aiken Howland Oliver Aiken Howland Oliver Aiken Howland was a Toronto lawyer and political figure. He represented Toronto South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 and was mayor of Toronto from 1901 to 1902....	24 (6 wards)	13,424
1903	January 5	Thomas Urquhart Thomas Urquhart Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his translation of Rabelais.-Life:...	24 (6 wards)	8,634
1904	January 1	Thomas Urquhart Thomas Urquhart Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his translation of Rabelais.-Life:...	18 (6 wards)	acclaimed
1905	January 2	Thomas Urquhart Thomas Urquhart Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his translation of Rabelais.-Life:...	18 (6 wards)	15,173
1906	January 1	Emerson Coatsworth Emerson Coatsworth Emerson Coatsworth, Jr. was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Toronto, Coatsworth was educated at the public schools, and studied privately for matriculation into the Law Society. Afterwards he attended Osgoode Hall Law School, and graduated in law in University of Toronto in 1886...	18 (6 wards)	16,425
1907	January 1	Emerson Coatsworth Emerson Coatsworth Emerson Coatsworth, Jr. was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Toronto, Coatsworth was educated at the public schools, and studied privately for matriculation into the Law Society. Afterwards he attended Osgoode Hall Law School, and graduated in law in University of Toronto in 1886...	18 (6 wards)	13,698
1908	January 1	Joseph Oliver	18 (6 wards)	14,022
1909 Toronto municipal election, 1909 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1909. Joseph Oliver was easily re-elected to his second term as mayor. One of the central issues of the campaign was whether the city should construct a bridge over the Don River connecting to Danforth Avenue. A referendum was held as...	January 1	Joseph Oliver	18 (6 wards)	27,128
1910 Toronto municipal election, 1910 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1910. George Reginald Geary was elected to his first term as mayor.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	George Reginald Geary George Reginald Geary George Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...	20 (7 wards)	19,017
1911 Toronto municipal election, 1911 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1911. Mayor George Reginald Geary was easily reelected mayor.-Toronto mayor:...	January 2	George Reginald Geary George Reginald Geary George Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...	20 (7 wards)	30,931
1912 Toronto municipal election, 1912 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1912. Mayor George Reginald Geary faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	George Reginald Geary George Reginald Geary George Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...	20 (7 wards)	acclaimed
1913 Toronto municipal election, 1913 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1913. H.C. Hocken was elected to his first full term as mayor.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Horatio Clarence Hocken Horatio Clarence Hocken Horatio Clarence Hocken was a Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto, social reformer and a founder of what became the Toronto Star....	20 (7 wards)	27,983
1914 Toronto municipal election, 1914 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1914. H.C. Hocken was reelected mayor defeating Fred McBrien. The election was also notable for the victory of Louis Singer, the first representative of Toronto's large Jewish community elected to city council.-Toronto mayor:H.C...	January 1	Horatio Clarence Hocken Horatio Clarence Hocken Horatio Clarence Hocken was a Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto, social reformer and a founder of what became the Toronto Star....	20 (7 wards)	21,471
1915 Toronto municipal election, 1915 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1915. Tommy Church was elected mayor defeating Jesse O. McCarthy-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Tommy Church	20 (7 wards)	25,520
1916 Toronto municipal election, 1916 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1916. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his second term in office.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Tommy Church	20 (7 wards)	28,541
1917 Toronto municipal election, 1917 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1917. Mayor Tommy Church was acclaimed to his third consecutive term in office.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Tommy Church	20 (7 wards)	acclaimed
1918 Toronto municipal election, 1918 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1918. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his fourth consecutive term in office.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Tommy Church	20 (7 wards)	27,587
1919 Toronto municipal election, 1919 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1919. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his fifth consecutive term in office. This election marked the creation of Ward 8, covering the recently annexed areas of East Toronto...	January 1	Tommy Church	24 (8 wards)	26,020
1920 Toronto municipal election, 1920 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1920. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his sixth consecutive term in office. The most notable feature of the election was Constance Hamilton winning a seat in Ward 3...	January 1	Tommy Church	24 (8 wards)	25,689
1921 Toronto municipal election, 1921 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1921. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to an unprecedented seventh consecutive term in office.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Tommy Church	24 (8 wards)	35,959
1922 Toronto municipal election, 1922 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1922. Incumbent mayor Tommy Church did not run for reelection. Charles A. Maguire was the only candidate who ran to succeed him and he was acclaimed.-Board of Control:Results...	January 1	Charles A. Maguire Charles A. Maguire Charles Alfred Maguire was mayor of Toronto from 1922-1923.Charles Alfred Maguire was born in Toronto, the son of James Maguire and Elizabeth Brown....	24 (8 wards)	acclaimed
1923 Toronto municipal election, 1923 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1923. Charles A. Maguire was reelected to his second term as mayor.-Toronto mayor:Charles A. Maguire had been acclaimed as mayor the election previously...	January 1	Charles A. Maguire Charles A. Maguire Charles Alfred Maguire was mayor of Toronto from 1922-1923.Charles Alfred Maguire was born in Toronto, the son of James Maguire and Elizabeth Brown....	24 (8 wards)	46,362
1924 Toronto municipal election, 1924 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1925. Wesley Hiltz was elected mayor defeating two prominent challengers.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	W. W. Hiltz	24 (8 wards)	44,265
1925 Toronto municipal election, 1925 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1925. Thomas Foster was elected mayor ousting incumbent Wesley Hiltz. The election included a referendum where voters passed a motion in favour of building a new water plant. This eventually became the R. C. Harris Water Treatment...	January 1	Thomas Foster	24 (8 wards)	32,885
1926 Toronto municipal election, 1926 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1926. Thomas Foster was reelected mayor.-Toronto mayor:Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his second consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by former Controller R.H. Cameron, but won...	January 1	Thomas Foster	24 (8 wards)	47,771
1927 Toronto municipal election, 1927 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1927. Thomas Foster was running for his third consecutive term as mayor and won a narrow victory over Sam McBride. There were two referendums as part of the vote. Toronto voters voted in favour of adopting daylight savings time for the...	January 1	Thomas Foster	24 (8 wards)	42,617
1928 Toronto municipal election, 1928 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1928. Sam McBride was elected mayor, defeating incumbent Thomas Foster by a wide margin.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Sam McBride	24 (8 wards)	50,324
1929 Toronto municipal election, 1929 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1929. Sam McBride, who had been elected the year previous, was reelected mayor defeating former Alderman Brook Sykes by a large margin.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Sam McBride	24 (8 wards)	47,931
1930 Toronto municipal election, 1930 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1930. In a close mayoral election Bert Wemp ousted two term incumbent Sam McBride. The main issue of the election was a proposed downtown beautification scheme that would have rebuilt roads in the core. The proposal was rejected in a...	January 1	Bert Wemp Bert Wemp Bert Sterling Wemp was a Canadian journalist and mayor of Toronto.Born in Tweed, Ontario, he was raised in Cabbagetown and attended Dufferin School and Jarvis Collegiate Institute. In 1905, he joined the Toronto Telegram working as a suburban editor, editor, city editor, and head of the court bureau...	24 (8 wards)	54,309
1931 Toronto municipal election, 1931 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1931. William James Stewart was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	William James Stewart William James Stewart William James Stewart was a Canadian politician. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto.- Mayor of Toronto :...	24 (8 wards)	57,500
1932 Toronto municipal election, 1932 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1932. William James Stewart was acclaimed in his bid to be reelected mayor.-Toronto mayor:William James Stewart had been elected mayor the previous year...	January 1	William James Stewart William James Stewart William James Stewart was a Canadian politician. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto.- Mayor of Toronto :...	26 (9 wards)	acclaimed
1933 Toronto municipal election, 1933 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1933. William James Stewart was elected to his third term by the largest margin in city history.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	William James Stewart William James Stewart William James Stewart was a Canadian politician. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto.- Mayor of Toronto :...	26 (9 wards)	113,283
1934 Toronto municipal election, 1934 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1934. William James Stewart easily won reelection to his fourth term as mayor. This election also marked a major reduction in the size of city council...	January 1	William James Stewart William James Stewart William James Stewart was a Canadian politician. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto.- Mayor of Toronto :...	18 (9 wards)	104,406
1935 Toronto municipal election, 1935 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1935. James Simpson won a surprise victory in the mayoral campaign to become the first socialist candidate elected to the office.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	James Simpson James Simpson (politician) James "Jimmy" Simpson was a Canadian trade unionist, printer, journalist and left wing politician in Toronto, Ontario...	18 (9 wards)	126,997
Jan. 1936 Toronto municipal election, January 1936 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1936. Sam McBride was elected mayor in a three way race in which incumbent James Simpson finished third.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Sam McBride	18 (9 wards)	124,395
Dec. 1936 Toronto municipal election, December 1936 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 7, 1936, after being moved up from the traditional New Year's day vote. William D. Robbins was easily elected mayor to his first full term in office.-Toronto mayor:...	December 7	William D. Robbins William D. Robbins William Dullam Robbins was the 45th Mayor of Toronto from 1936 to 1937. He was appointed mayor after the death of incumbent Sam McBride and remained in office until defeated by Ralph Day in the 1937 elections. Robbins was considered a representative of labour in Toronto city politics, but was also...	18 (9 wards)	100,907
1937 Toronto municipal election, 1937 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 6, 1937. Ralph Day was elected mayor defeating incumbent William D. Robbins.-Toronto mayor:...	December 6	Ralph Day Ralph Day Ralph C. Day was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1940. He was also an accomplished funeral director, owning his own funeral home. He also served as chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1960s and 1970s....	18 (9 wards)	120,392
1939 Toronto municipal election, 1939 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1939. Incumbent Ralph Day was re-elected mayor over former lawyer Lewis Duncan.-Toronto mayor:...	January 2	Ralph Day Ralph Day Ralph C. Day was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1940. He was also an accomplished funeral director, owning his own funeral home. He also served as chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1960s and 1970s....	18 (9 wards)	146,424
1940 Toronto municipal election, 1940 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1940. Incumbent Ralph Day was re-elected mayor. The election saw little change with all incumbent councillors and Board of Control members being reelected.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Ralph Day Ralph Day Ralph C. Day was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1940. He was also an accomplished funeral director, owning his own funeral home. He also served as chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1960s and 1970s....	18 (9 wards)	99,461
1941 Toronto municipal election, 1941 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1941. Frederick J. Conboy was elected mayor.-Toronto mayor:The mayoralty was open following the retirement of Ralph Day. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J...	January 1	Frederick J. Conboy Frederick J. Conboy Frederick Joseph Conboy was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1941 to 1944....	18 (9 wards)	88,701
1942 Toronto municipal election, 1942 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1942. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as mayor.-Toronto mayor:For the second election in a row no one chose to run against incumbent Frederick J...	January 1	Frederick J. Conboy Frederick J. Conboy Frederick Joseph Conboy was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1941 to 1944....	18 (9 wards)	acclaimed
1943 Toronto municipal election, 1943 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1943. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as mayor. There was a very low voter turnout, but the election was a victory for the left as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Communist Party each won two seats.-Toronto...	January 1	Frederick J. Conboy Frederick J. Conboy Frederick Joseph Conboy was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1941 to 1944....	18 (9 wards)	acclaimed
1944 Toronto municipal election, 1944 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1944. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy defeated Controller Lewis Duncan. The election was a notable defeat for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation as it lost all representation on city council.-Toronto mayor:Conboy had served as...	January 1	Frederick J. Conboy Frederick J. Conboy Frederick Joseph Conboy was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1941 to 1944....	18 (9 wards)	137,095
1945 Toronto municipal election, 1945 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1945. Controller Robert Hood Saunders defeated incumbent Frederick J. Conboy to be elected mayor.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro ....	18 (9 wards)	105,156
1946 Toronto municipal election, 1946 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1946. Incumbent Robert Hood Saunders was acclaimed as mayor.-Board of Control:One incumbent on the Board of Control lost, William J. Wadsworth. He was defeated by Alderman Bert McKellar...	January 1	Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro ....	18 (9 wards)	acclaimed
1947 Toronto municipal election, 1947 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1947. With little serious opposition Robert Hood Saunders was re-elected as mayor....	January 1	Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro ....	18 (9 wards)	105,419
1948 Toronto municipal election, 1948 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1948. Robert Hood Saunders was re-elected as mayor in an election that also saw no changes on the Board of Control or City Council.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders Robert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro ....	18 (9 wards)	133,105
1949 Toronto municipal election, 1949 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1949. Hiram E. McCallum was elected to his first full term as mayor.-Toronto mayor:...	January 1	Hiram E. McCallum Hiram E. McCallum Hiram Emerson McCallum was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1948-1951.Born in East Caledon, Ontario, his first job was at The Mail and Empire newspaper as a clerk in the advertising department. From there, he started his own printing plant in 1931...	18 (9 wards)	121,492
Jan 1950 Toronto municipal election, January 1950 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1950. This was the last time election were held in January, as a ballot measure passed changing the election date to the first Monday in December. This attempt to increase turnout went into effect immediately and an election was held...	January 2	Hiram E. McCallum Hiram E. McCallum Hiram Emerson McCallum was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1948-1951.Born in East Caledon, Ontario, his first job was at The Mail and Empire newspaper as a clerk in the advertising department. From there, he started his own printing plant in 1931...	18 (9 wards)	168,578
Dec 1950 Toronto municipal election, December 1950 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 4, 1950. It was the first time the election were held in December; previously they occurred on New Year's day. Incumbent mayor Hiram E. McCallum narrowly defeated Allan Lamport...	December 4	Hiram E. McCallum Hiram E. McCallum Hiram Emerson McCallum was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1948-1951.Born in East Caledon, Ontario, his first job was at The Mail and Empire newspaper as a clerk in the advertising department. From there, he started his own printing plant in 1931...	18 (9 wards)	171,478
1951 Toronto municipal election, 1951 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 1951. Allan Lamport defeated incumbent Hiram E. McCallum in the mayoral election.-Toronto mayor:...	December 3	Allan Lamport	18 (9 wards)	156,951
1952 Toronto municipal election, 1952 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 1, 1952. Incumbent mayor Allan Lamport easily won against former alderman Nathan Phillips....	December 1	Allan Lamport	18 (9 wards)	123,371
1953 Toronto municipal election, 1953 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 7, 1953. Incumbent mayor Allan Lamport won an unexpectedly close race against school board trustee Arthur Young.-Toronto mayor:...	December 7	Allan Lamport	18 (9 wards)	101,144
1954 Toronto municipal election, 1954 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 6, 1954. Incumbent mayor Leslie Saunders was defeated by Nathan Phillips in a close contest.-Toronto mayor:...	December 6	Nathan Phillips Nathan Phillips (politician) Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...	18 (9 wards)	118,984
1955 Toronto municipal election, 1955 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 5, 1955. Incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips, elected a year earlier, was easily reelected....	December 5	Nathan Phillips Nathan Phillips (politician) Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...	18 (9 wards)	99,738
1956 Toronto municipal election, 1956 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 1956. Incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips was easily reelected. Jean Newman became the first woman elected to the Board of Control, and topped the poll to become budget chief.-Toronto mayor:...	December 3	Nathan Phillips Nathan Phillips (politician) Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...	18 (9 wards)	90,186
1958 Toronto municipal election, 1958 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 1, 1958. Four year incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips won reelection against Controllers Ford Brand and Joseph Cornish.-Toronto mayor:...	December 1	Nathan Phillips Nathan Phillips (politician) Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...	18 (9 wards)	101,601
1960 Toronto municipal election, 1960 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 5, 1960. Six-year incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips was challenged by former mayor Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman. Phillips was returned to office....	December 5	Nathan Phillips Nathan Phillips (politician) Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...	18 (9 wards)	175,106
1962 Toronto municipal election, 1962 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 1962. Incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips, then the longest serving mayor in Toronto history, lost to Controller Donald Summerville by a significant margin....	December 3	Donald Summerville	18 (9 wards)	176,270
1964 Toronto municipal election, 1964 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 7, 1964. Incumbent mayor Philip Givens was defeated by former mayor Allan Lamport.-Toronto mayoral race:...	December 7	Philip Givens Philip Givens Philip Gerald Givens, QC was a Mayor of Toronto, Canada, Member of Parliament and judge.Raised in Toronto, Givens attended Harbord Collegiate Institute....	18 (9 wards)	119,700
1966 Toronto municipal election, 1966 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 5, 1966. The elections were the first for Toronto after its merger with several smaller suburban communities on January 1, 1967. Forest Hill and Swansea were annexed by the City of Toronto, Leaside was merged with the Township of East...	December 5	William Dennison	18 (9 wards)	156,073
1969 Toronto municipal election, 1969 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 1, 1969. Across Metro Toronto there were few surprising results, and city of Toronto incumbent mayor William Dennison was easily re-elected...	December 1	William Dennison	22 (11 wards)	152,982
1972 Toronto municipal election, 1972 The 1972 Toronto municipal election was held December 4, 1972 to elect the governments of Toronto, the five other boroughs, and the government of Metro Toronto as well....	December 4	David Crombie	22 (11 wards)	189,370
1974 Toronto municipal election, 1974 The 1974 Toronto municipal election was held on December 2, 1974 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.David Crombie was...	December 2	David Crombie	22 (11 wards)	120,190
1976 Toronto municipal election, 1976 The Toronto municipal election of 1976 was held on December 6, 1976 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.Toronto Mayor David Crombie and...	December 6	David Crombie	22 (11 wards)	132,341
1978 Toronto municipal election, 1978 The Toronto municipal election of 1978 held on Monday, November 13, 1978, was the first seriously contested mayoralty race in Toronto, Canada, since David Crombie took office in the 1972 election...	November 13	John Sewell John Sewell John Sewell, CM is a Canadian political activist and writer on municipal affairs; he was the mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1978 to 1980.-Background:...	22 (11 wards)	186,653
1980 Toronto municipal election, 1980 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...	November 10	Art Eggleton Art Eggleton Arthur "Art" C. Eggleton, PC is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and Mayor of Toronto, and is currently a Senator representing Ontario.-City council:...	22 (11 wards)	183,615
1982 Toronto municipal election, 1982 The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 8, 1982 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 was...	November 8	Art Eggleton Art Eggleton Arthur "Art" C. Eggleton, PC is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and Mayor of Toronto, and is currently a Senator representing Ontario.-City council:...	22 (11 wards)	159,838
1985 Toronto municipal election, 1985 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.-Mayor:...	November 12	Art Eggleton Art Eggleton Arthur "Art" C. Eggleton, PC is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and Mayor of Toronto, and is currently a Senator representing Ontario.-City council:...	22 (11 wards)	160,129
1988 Toronto municipal election, 1988 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, Ontario, Canada. The election was held November 14, 1988.-Metro:...	November 14	Art Eggleton Art Eggleton Arthur "Art" C. Eggleton, PC is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and Mayor of Toronto, and is currently a Senator representing Ontario.-City council:...	16 (16 wards)	140,515
1991 Toronto municipal election, 1991 The 1991 Toronto municipal election was held on November 12, 1991 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke....	November 12	June Rowlands June Rowlands June Rowlands was the 60th mayor of Toronto, Ontario, and the first woman to hold that office. She had previously been a long time city councillor, unsuccessful federal candidate, and chair of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Commission....	16 (16 wards)	194,767
1994 Toronto municipal election, 1994 The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke....	November 12	Barbara Hall Barbara Hall Barbara Hall is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and former politician. She was the 61st mayor of Toronto, the last to run before amalgamation. She was elected mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto in 1994, and held office until December 31, 1997...	16 (16 wards)	163,160

City of Toronto - post-amalgamation

Election	Date	Mayor	Ward seats	Votes
1997 Toronto municipal election, 1997 The 1997 Toronto municipal election was the first election held for offices in the amalgamated "megacity" of Toronto, Canada. The elections were administered by the old City of Toronto and its five suburbs within Metropolitan Toronto...	November 10	Mel Lastman Mel Lastman Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman , nicknamed "Mayor Mel", is a former businessman and politician. He is the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain. He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1972 until 1997. At the end of 1997, North York, along with five other...	56	387,848
2000 Toronto municipal election, 2000 The Toronto municipal election of 2000, dubbed "Toronto Vote 2000" was the municipal and school board election held in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000.Elections were held to elect:* the Mayor of Toronto,* councillors for each of Toronto's 44 wards,* trustees...	November 13	Mel Lastman Mel Lastman Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman , nicknamed "Mayor Mel", is a former businessman and politician. He is the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain. He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1972 until 1997. At the end of 1997, North York, along with five other...	44	483,277
2003 Toronto municipal election, 2003 The Toronto municipal election of 2003 was held on November 10, 2003, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Toronto, 44 city councillors, and school board trustees.David Miller was elected mayor ....	November 10	David Miller David Miller (Canadian politician) David Raymond Miller is a Canadian politician. He was the 63rd Mayor of Toronto and the second since the 1998 amalgamation. He was elected to the position in 2003 for a three-year term and re-elected in 2006 for a four-year term...	44	299,385
2006 Toronto municipal election, 2006 The 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest...	November 13	David Miller David Miller (Canadian politician) David Raymond Miller is a Canadian politician. He was the 63rd Mayor of Toronto and the second since the 1998 amalgamation. He was elected to the position in 2003 for a three-year term and re-elected in 2006 for a four-year term...	44	332,969
2010 Toronto municipal election, 2010 The 2010 Toronto municipal election was held on October 25, 2010 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and...	October 25	Rob Ford Rob Ford Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford is the 64th and current Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was first elected to city council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat in 2003 and again in 2006...	44	353,519