Philip Givens William Dennison Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 5, 1966.

Archer was the more centrist candidate, and had the endorsement of city councillors Charles Caccia, Kenneth Dear, and Hugh Bruce.

Central issues during the election was the extension of the Yonge subway line north of Eglinton and whether it should run on a cheaper above-ground route or be built underground so avoid demolishing homes.

Instead Givens succeeded in raising the $100,000 from private donors and had the sculpture placed in the square in front of city hall.

Archer carried the wealthy areas of Rosedale and North Toronto which had large populations of British descent.

Dennison was victorious by winning the working class districts in both the east and west end of the city, including strong votes from Italian and Polish areas.

Those in the running were three city councillors: June Marks, Joseph Piccininni, and Herbert Orliffe; sitting controller Margaret Campbell; former mayor Allan Lamport; and Liberal MPP George Ben.

The Mayor and the top two Controllers, in terms of votes received at the election, also sit on Metropolitan Toronto Council as well as Metro's Executive Committee.

Ward 9 Alderman Richard Horkins resigned on November 1, 1969 upon appointment as a Toronto Hydro Commissioner and was not replaced.

From its inception in 1953 until the 1966 election, Metropolitan Toronto Council consisted of the Mayor of Toronto, two controllers (the top two of four in terms of votes) and one mayor or reeve from each suburban municipality in the federation: the towns of New Toronto, Mimico, Weston and Leaside; the villages of Long Branch, Swansea and Forest Hill and the townships of Etobicoke, York, North York, East York, and Scarborough, and presided over by the Metro Chairman who did not have a seat.