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*D'arcy McConvey was first elected to the Hydro Commission in 1969, and served until his defeat at the polls in 1978. He sought re-election in 1980, but was unsuccessful. He was listed as sixty years old in 1978.<ref>"Some hydro candidates take aim at province for continual rate boosts", ''Globe and Mail'', 31 October 1978, p. 3.</ref> McConvey was the founder and president of the Dalex Corporation, and was a professional engineer by training.<ref>"Claims 2 in Hydro race have interest conflict", ''Globe and Mail'', 24 November 1972, p. 6.</ref> |
*D'arcy McConvey was first elected to the Hydro Commission in 1969, and served until his defeat at the polls in 1978. He sought re-election in 1980, but was unsuccessful. He was listed as sixty years old in 1978.<ref>"Some hydro candidates take aim at province for continual rate boosts", ''Globe and Mail'', 31 October 1978, p. 3.</ref> McConvey was the founder and president of the Dalex Corporation, and was a professional engineer by training.<ref>"Claims 2 in Hydro race have interest conflict", ''Globe and Mail'', 24 November 1972, p. 6.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | *Dunn and McConvey ran as a team, and described themselves as "sound administration" candidates. A newspaper advertisement from 1974 lists their accomplishments on the Hydro Commission |
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| ⚫ | *Dunn and McConvey ran as a team, and described themselves as "sound administration" candidates. A newspaper advertisement from 1974 lists their accomplishments on the Hydro Commission, and indicated that they did not incur any debt.<ref>Advertisement, ''Toronto Star'', 2 December 1972, p. 27; "Without borrowing any money ..." (advertisement), ''Globe and Mail'', 30 November 1974, p. 4.</ref> McConvey campaigned in an alliance with Carl Anderson following Dunn's retirement, and again listed himself as a "sound adminstration" candidate.<ref>"For sound administration continue with ..." (advertisement), ''Globe and Mail'', 11 November 1978, p. 11.</ref> |
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Results taken from the ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 3 December 1974. |
Results taken from the ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 3 December 1974. |
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Revision as of 01:35, 23 October 2006
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 re-elected as Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York.
Results
North York
| 1974 Toronto municipal election: North York Board of Education, Separate School Representative (Area One) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| Peter Caruso | 2,393 | 38.77 | ||||||
| (x)William Higgins | 1,919 | 31.09 | ||||||
| Joe Volpe | 1,860 | 30.14 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 6,172 | 100.00 | ||||||
- Peter Caruso served on the North York Board of Education from 1974 to 1978, and again from 1980 to 1982. He was a business evaluator in private life, and owned Equity Reality Ltd. in the 1980s.[1] He was first elected in 1974, defeating William Higgins to become the Separate School Representative for Area One. Re-elected in 1976, he lost his seat to Leonardo Cianfarani in 1978. He was re-elected for Area Two in 1980. In 1982, Toronto Separate School trustee Antonio Signoroni accused fellow trustee Joseph Marrese of being involved in a conflict-of-interest situation with Caruso. Marrese and Caruso were cousins and shared an business office, and Marrese had previously voted for contracts that went to Caruso's firm. Both Marrese and Caruso acknowledged the contracts, but denied any wrongdoing. Marrese argued that he had never shown preference to Caruso and questioned Signoroni's motives in raising the matter, noting that another of his relatives was challenging Signoroni in the 1982 campaign.[2] Marrese was re-elected, but Caruso lost his seat on the North York board to Maria Augimeri.
- William Higgins served on the North York Board of Education from 1972 to 1974, as one of the board's first two Separate School Representatives following reforms by the provincial government of Bill Davis. Higgins was 23 years old at the time of his election, and was a high school history teacher in private life.[3] He was also a representative on the Ontario English Teachers' Catholic Association. He defeated Donald Clune to win election in 1972, and was defeated by Peter Caruso in 1974. He later sought election 1976, but finished fourth against Jim Travers in Area Two. In 2000, a retired named Bill Higgins campaigned unsuccessfully for the Toronto Catholic District School Board in Ward Five. It is assumed that this is the same person.[4]
| 1974 Toronto municipal election: North York Hydro Commission (two members elected) | ||||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x) John Dunn | 29,240 | 21.14 | ||||||
| (x) D'arcy McConvey | 22,084 | 15.96 | ||||||
| Carl Anderson | 19,965 | 14.43 | ||||||
| Leon Donsky | 16,577 | 11.98 | ||||||
| Howard Moscoe | 14,575 | 10.54 | ||||||
| Alec Davis | 12,091 | 8.74 | ||||||
| Bernard Birman | 10,912 | 7.89 | ||||||
| Peter Slattery | 5,409 | 3.91 | ||||||
| William Lynch | 4,083 | 2.95 | ||||||
| Jack Newton | 3,407 | 2.46 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 138,343 | 100.00 | ||||||
Electors could vote for two candidates.
The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
There may be a transcription error in the result for Carl Anderson (the last two numbers were partly obscured).
- John Rankin Dunn was first elected to the Hydro Commission in 1966, and served until shortly after the 1976 election, when he was appointed to the Ontario Energy Board at the age of sixty.[5] A professional engineer by training, he was listed as an employee of Lake Engineering Ltd. in 1972.[6] Dunn died on June 2, 2000.[7]
- D'arcy McConvey was first elected to the Hydro Commission in 1969, and served until his defeat at the polls in 1978. He sought re-election in 1980, but was unsuccessful. He was listed as sixty years old in 1978.[8] McConvey was the founder and president of the Dalex Corporation, and was a professional engineer by training.[9]
- Dunn and McConvey ran as a team, and described themselves as "sound administration" candidates. A newspaper advertisement from 1974 lists their accomplishments on the Hydro Commission, and indicated that they did not incur any debt.[10] McConvey campaigned in an alliance with Carl Anderson following Dunn's retirement, and again listed himself as a "sound adminstration" candidate.[11]
Results taken from the Toronto Star, 3 December 1974.
The final official results were not significantly different.
Footnotes
- ^ Julia Turner, "Get rid of portables, separate school hopefuls say", Globe and Mail, 6 November 1980, P5.
- ^ John Spears, "Catholic trustee shrugs off conflict-of-interest claim", Toronto Star, 22 October 1982, A06. Caruso had previously managed Marrese' campaign as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1975 provincial election. See Daniel Stoffman, "Vote-catching machines sputter to a start", Toronto Star, 16 August 1975, B1.
- ^ "Metro elections '72", Toronto Star, 1 December 1972, p. 11.
- ^ "School Board Trustees", Toronto Star, 9 November 2000, G13.
- ^ "Principal, 45, gets Hydro seat in North York", 18 January 1977, p. 4.
- ^ "Claims 2 in Hydro race have interest conflict", Globe and Mail, 24 November 1972, p. 6.
- ^ "Birth and death notices", Globe and Mail, 5 June 2000, A10.
- ^ "Some hydro candidates take aim at province for continual rate boosts", Globe and Mail, 31 October 1978, p. 3.
- ^ "Claims 2 in Hydro race have interest conflict", Globe and Mail, 24 November 1972, p. 6.
- ^ Advertisement, Toronto Star, 2 December 1972, p. 27; "Without borrowing any money ..." (advertisement), Globe and Mail, 30 November 1974, p. 4.
- ^ "For sound administration continue with ..." (advertisement), Globe and Mail, 11 November 1978, p. 11.
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