1960 Toronto municipal election

1960 Toronto mayoral election

← 1958 December 5, 1960 1962 →

Candidate Nathan Phillips Allan Lamport Jean Newman Popular vote 81,699 58,254 31,999 Percentage 46.7% 33.3% 18.3%

Mayor of Toronto before election Nathan Phillips Elected Mayor of Toronto Nathan Phillips

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, 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.

The City of Toronto also held a referendum on whether to remove the Blue Law banning films and concerts on Sunday evenings. The measure passed 94,000 votes to 58,003.