Toronto municipal election, 1982

The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 8, 1982, 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.

Art Eggleton was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York.

Incumbent Art Eggleton faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection and was reelected by more than a hundred thousand vote margin.

The right gained one extra seat on city council. In the west end NDP incumbent David White was defeated by Derwyn Shea and 23-year-old Tom Jakobek won a surprise victory in the Beaches to replace retiring NDPer Pat Sheppard. The biggest upset of the night was in downtown Toronto where Gordon Chong, who served on the executive at both the city and Metro, was defeated by newcomer Jack Layton.

Results are taken from the November 9, 1982 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Ward 6 Alderman John Sewell resigned on February 6, 1984 to become a columnist at The Globe and Mail. Jack Layton now became Senior Alderman and Metro Councillor. A by-election was held on April 9, 1984.

Ward 7 Alderman David Reville resigned on April 1, 1985 to contest the 1985 Provincial Election and was not replaced.

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