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unusual facts about Toronto municipal election, December 1950



Libertarian Party of Canada candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election

He campaigned for Mayor of Toronto in the 2006 municipal election, saying that he would "raise awareness for the state of individual freedom and liberty" and "expose government in its current format as bad for this society".

Mike Feldman

In that year's municipal election, Feldman supported John Tory, a moderate conservative, for mayor.

Paul Rimstead

In 1972, Rimstead ran for Mayor of Toronto in the 1972 Toronto municipal election as a publicity stunt.

Sarah Doucette

Sarah Doucette is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election, defeating Bill Saundercook in Ward 13, Parkdale–High Park.

Toronto municipal election, 1926

The central issue was whether the suburban radial lines, such as the Toronto and York Radial Railway, should be taken away from Toronto Hydro and merged into the Toronto Transportation Commission.

Toronto municipal election, 1947

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders faced only fringe candidates: Frank O'Hearn, who would go on to found the New Capitalist Party, and Trotskyist Murray Dowson.

Toronto municipal election, 1966

Archer was the more centrist candidate, and had the endorsement of city councillors Charles Caccia, Kenneth Dear, and Hugh Bruce.

Perhaps the most important issue was Givens' advocacy for Henry Moore's controversial sculpture The Archer for Nathan Phillips Square also remained an issue.

Toronto municipal election, 1972

Crombie had been elected to city council only three years earlier, previously serving as a professor at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute.

Toronto municipal election, 1978

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto (1970) and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University (1973), and was called to the Ontario bar in 1975.

Toronto municipal election, 1980

After four failed attempts Joe Pantalone won a seat on council by capturing the one vacated by Eggleton.

Toronto municipal election, 1997

The vote was held November 10, 1997, and the winning candidates took office on January 1, 1998, the day of the amalgamation.

Toronto municipal election, December 1950

The defeat of Norman Freed and the failure of Charles Sims to regain his seat would bring to a close the communist Labor-Progressive Party's presence on Toronto's City Council though the party, and its successor, the Communist Party of Canada would continue to elect members as school trustees for several decades.


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