April 9 Toronto George Hislop and […]
When
1980-04-09
Description
April 9 Toronto George Hislop and Ryerson Polytechnical instructor Jack Layton appeared before a meeting of the Ward 6 Community Organization to seek the community group's endorsement as an aldermanic candidate in the November 10, 1980, Toronto civic election. Hislop and Layton were running to replace Alderman Allan Sparrow, who was retiring. On April 26, 1980, Hislop won the organization's endorsement by a margin of thirty-seven votes. (See also November 10, 1980.)
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November 10 Toronto George Hislop […]March 13 Toronto AGE chose George […]All Places
Ryerson Polytechnical InstituteTorontoAll People
Allan SparrowJack G. LaytonGeorge HislopAll Citations
"Ward 6 Group Nominates Gay for Alderman," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 28 April 1980, p. 5."Ward Six Community Organization Nominates George Hislop," Metro Community News 7 (May 1980): 1"Meeting the Candidates," Body Politic, no. 63 (1980), p. 13Ed Jackson, "Ward Healer," Body Politic, no. 64 (1980), pp. 21–23"Homosexual Businessman Wins Ward 6 Nomination," Toronto Star, four star ed., 28 April 1980, p. A3"Hislop Gets Nod," Ward 6 News (Toronto), May 1980, pp. 1–2Elaine Carey, "A Metro Minority Shows Its Strength," Toronto Star, Sunday ed., 31 August 1980, p. A10
