Gayle Christie (née Ingle; born c. 1940) is a former politician in Toronto, Ontario.
[3] In the 1978 municipal election she ran for the position of mayor and defeated incumbent Philip White by 1,682 votes.
Christie had been criticized during the campaign for her handling of labour negotiations which led to a garbage strike and a work slowdown by civic employees.
In a negotiation between Tonks and Christie, they were both allowed to open the ballot boxes to scrutinize the contents.
[5] While Christie hinted at forcing a new election, she eventually relinquished the mayor's chair to Tonks.
Christie was a long-time friend of Mulroney's and worked as co-chair of his leadership campaign in 1984.