1969 Toronto municipal election

1969 Toronto mayoral election

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Candidate William Dennison Margaret Campbell Stephen Clarkson Party N/A N/A Civic Liberal Popular vote 65,988 52,742 31,889 Percentage 43.1% 34.5% 20.9%

Wards for the 1969 Toronto Municipal Election

Mayor of Toronto before election William Dennison Elected Mayor of Toronto William Dennison

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 1, 1969. Across Metro Toronto there were few surprising results, and city of Toronto incumbent mayor William Dennison was easily re-elected. The one dramatic exception to this was on Toronto city council, where a number of long-standing members lost to young new arrivals who shared a common vision of opposition to the megaprojects that had transformed Toronto throughout the post-war period. While the reform movement candidate for mayor lost, it gained a strong presence on city council. The 1970s reform faction dominated Toronto politics for the next decade.