1991 Toronto municipal election
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.
In Toronto, the mayoral race was the first wide-open contest in over a decade as Mayor Art Eggleton decided not to run for re-election after 11 years.
Jack Layton, a long-time city councillor and leader of the council's left wing contested the Mayor's position as the first-ever official candidate of the Metro New Democratic Party (NDP).
The centre-right was initially divided amongst three candidates, former city councillor June Rowlands who had most recently been chair of the police commission, then-city councillor Betty Disero and former alderman, provincial cabinet minister and Red Tory Susan Fish. Fearing that the 1991 election would be a repeat of 1978 where a split on the right allowed left-winger John Sewell to win, the business and development community worked behind the scenes to consolidate its support behind Rowlands. Lacking funds, Disero and Fish were forced to drop out before the close of nominations resulting in a two-way race between Rowlands and Layton with Rowlands proving victorious. Fish's name remained on the ballot, as she withdrew after the deadline for nominations had passed.
| Preceded by Toronto municipal election, 1988 |
List of Toronto municipal elections | Succeeded by Toronto municipal election, 1994 |
Results (Mayor)
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| June Rowlands | 113,993 | 58.53 |
| Jack Layton | 64,044 | 32.88 |
| Susan Fish | 8,123 | 4.17 |
| Don Andrews | 1,968 | 1.01 |
| Jim Harris | 1,760 | 0.90 |
| Ken Campbell | 1,708 | 0.88 |
| Joe Young | 1,196 | 0.61 |
| William McKeown | 1,023 | 0.53 |
| Ben Kerr | 952 | 0.49 |
| Total valid votes | 194,767 | 100.00 |
Results taken from the Toronto Star newspaper, 14 November 1991, E8. The final official results were not significantly different.
- William McKeown was a truck driver residing in the Regent Park area of Toronto. He was a Neighbourhood Watch captain, and was active with the Toronto Mayor's Task Force on Community and Race Relations. An active driver for 35 years, he was unemployed during the election as the result of a shoulder injury. His campaign focused on making playgrounds and parks more secure, and providing jobs for the handicapped and people on welfare. He was 53 years old (Toronto Star, 28 October and 2 + 7 November 1991).
Metro Toronto Regional Chairman - Alan Tonks
Mayor East York - David Johnson (1992-93), Michael Prue (1994)
Mayor Etobicoke - Bruce Sinclair
Mayor North York - Mel Lastman
Mayor Scarborough - Joyce Trimmer
Mayor York - Fergy Brown
Results (Council & School Board Trustees)
Metro Regional Council
1 East York Peter Oyler
2 Lakeshore-Queensway Blake Kinahan
3 Kingsway-Humber Dennis Flynn
4 Dick O'Brien Markland Centennial
5 Rexdale-Thistletown Lois Griffin
6 North York Humber Mario Gentile
7 Black Creek Maria Augimeri (NDP)
8 North York Spadina Howard Moscoe (NDP)
9 North York Centre South Bev Salmon
10 North York Centre Norman Gardner
11 Don Parkway Marie Labatte
12 Seneca Heights Joan King
13 Scarborough Bluffs Brian Ashton
14 Scarborough Wexford Maureen Prinsloo
15 Scarborugh City Centre Brian Harrison
16 Scarborough Highland Creek Ken Morrish
17 Scarborough Agincourt Scott Cavalier
18 Scarborough Malvern Raymond Cho
19 High Park Derwyn Shea PC
20 Trinity-Niagara Joe Pantalone (NDP)
21 Davenport Dennis Fotinos
22 North Toronto Anne Johnston (NDP)
23 Midtown Ila Bossons
24 Downtown Olivia Chow (NDP)
25 Don River Roger Hollander
26 East Toronto Paul Christie
27 York Humber Alan Tonks
28 York Eglinton Mike Colle
York City Council
Ward 1 R. Mendelson
Ward 2 Joe Mihevc
Ward 3 Rob Davis
Ward 4 J. Roberts
Ward 5 B.D. Rowland
Ward 6 M. McDonald
Ward 7 Francis Nunziata
Ward 8 Bill Saundercook
North York School Board
Ward 1 Emery
- Sheila Lambrinos (NDP)
Ward 2 Amesbury Park/Black Creek
- Bob Churchill
Ward 3 Jane/Finch
- Stephnie Payne (NDP)
Ward 4 Lawrence Heights
- Elsa Chandler
Ward 5 Downsview
- Errol Young
Ward 6 Avenue Rd.
| 1991 Toronto municipal election: North York Board of Education, Ward Six | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| David Young | 4,222 | 63.15 | ||||||
| (x)Cheryl Moscoe | 2,464 | 36.85 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 6,686 | 100.00 | ||||||
Results taken from the Toronto Star, 13 November 1991 (all polls reporting). The final official results were not significantly different.
Ward 7 Wilson Heights
- Mae Waese
Ward 8 Banbury-Windfields-St. Andrew's
- Gerri Gershon
Ward 9 Senlac
- Shelley Stillman
Ward 10 Don Mills-Flemingdon
- Darlene Scott
Ward 11 Willowdale
- Diane Meaghan
Ward 12 Victoria Village-Broadlands-Fenside
- Kim Scott Liberal
Ward 13 Hillcrest
- Dan Hicks
Ward 14 Oriole/Fairview/Pleasant View
- David Caplan Liberal
York School Board
Ward 1 K. Hen
Ward 2 P. Karageorgos (acclamation)
Ward 3 J. Mills
Ward 4 E. Hill
Ward 5 J. Morriello
Ward 6 B. Taylor
Ward 7 S. Mould
Ward 8 M. McDowell