1980 Ontario municipal elections

All municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario held elections on November 10, 1980, to elect mayors, reeves, councillors, and school trustees.[1] Some areas also held local referendums.

Incumbent mayors were defeated in several cities. The most closely watched contest was in Toronto, where challenger Art Eggleton defeated incumbent mayor John Sewell. In Hamilton, Jack MacDonald was ousted by William Powell.[2] In Brantford, Dave Neumann defeated incumbent mayor Charles Bowen, while in Oshawa, Allan Pilkey defeated incumbent Jim Potticary.[2][3]

Several other incumbent mayors were reelected, including Marion Dewar in Ottawa, Jim Gordon in Sudbury, Ross Archer in Barrie, Hazel McCallion in Mississauga, Bert Weeks in Windsor and Morley Rosenberg in Kitchener.[2][3]

Results

Brantford
Main article: Brantford municipal election, 1980

Ottawa
Main article: Ottawa municipal election, 1980
Main article: 1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Toronto
Main article: Toronto municipal election, 1980

References
  1. "Voters go to polls in 801 municipalities". The Globe and Mail, November 10, 1980.
  2. "Stunning upset makes pensioner Hamilton mayor". Toronto Star, November 11, 1980.
  3. "Incumbents ousted in major centres". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 1980.


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