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Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie, was appointed in 1834 after his Reform coalition won the new City of Toronto's first election and he was chosen by the Reformers. The most recent election to the office of mayor was a by-election on June 26, 2023 in which Olivia Chow was elected.
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She and Dorothy Hague were the first women reeves or mayors in the Toronto area. [29] 1963-1964 Leonard E. Ford - advocated the merger of Long Branch with Mimico and New Toronto rather than amalgamation of Metro Toronto. [30] 1965-1966 Thomas Berry - grew up in a London orphanage as his merchant seaman father was unable to care for him.
Toronto's mayor was elected at-large through First past the post. The four member Toronto Board of Control was introduced with the 1904 election and was accompanied by a reduction in the number of alderman elected per ward from four to three. The Board of Control was abolished with the 1969 municipal election. Toronto had 39 aldermen (3 elected ...
Art Eggleton is the longest-serving mayor of Toronto, serving from 1980 until 1991. Eggleton later served in federal politics from 1993 until 2004, and was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2005. David Breakenridge Read held the post of mayor of Toronto for the shortest period. Read was mayor for only fifty days in 1858.
She campaigned for mayor in 2000, and for Toronto's 31st council ward in a 2001 by-election. When Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino organized a "meet and greet" for Toronto's gay community in 2001, Maxted presented him with a pair of earrings. [20] She wore a queen's gown, tiara and fairy wings to an all-candidates debate in 2006. [21]
Past political experience Past officeholders Olivia Chow: Toronto: Ontario: 2,794,356 July 12, 2023: Metro Toronto Councillor for Ward 24 Downtown (1992–2000) City councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina (2000–2005) New Democratic Party MP for Trinity—Spadina (2006–2014) List: Valérie Plante: Montreal: Quebec: 1,762,949 November 16, 2017
The 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election was held on Monday, June 26, 2023, to elect the 66th mayor of Toronto to serve the remainder of the 2022–2026 city council term following the resignation of Mayor John Tory. The election was won by Olivia Chow, a former city councillor and member of Parliament (MP).