1891 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 5, 1891. Edward Frederick Clarke, was re-elected to his fourth term in office, defeating former alderman Ernest A. Macdonald.

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Three per ward

St. Alban's Ward: Hugh McMath - 506; William P. Atkinson - 458; James Gowanlock (incumbent) - 427; George Booth (incumbent) - 295; Edward Turry - 235

St. Andrew's Ward: William Burns 1,049; J. Kerr 817; J. E. Verral (incumbent) 810; William Carlyle (incumbent) 759

St. David's Ward: Thomas Allen (incumbent) 892; W. H. Gibbs (incumbent) 878; Thomas Foster 813; J. S. Boddy 663; Richard Wallace 596; James Walsh 497; J. A. McIllwain 120

St. George's Ward: George E. Gillespie (incumbent) 583; George McMurrich 565; George Verral (incumbent) 509; Cornelius Flanaghan 395; John Maugham (incumbent) 360

St. James' Ward: Alfred McDougall (incumbent) 970; William Middleton Hall 812; J. B. Boustead (incumbent) 791; Wallace Millichamp 689

St. John's Ward: G. M. Rose 879; R. J. Score (incumbent) 731; R. J. Stanley 634; Frank Moses (incumbent) 521

St. Lawrence Ward: Charles Small (incumbent) 952; John Hallam (incumbent) 716; James Pape 678; G. F. Frankland (incumbent) - 615

St. Mark's Ward: George Lindsey (incumbent) 778; Dr. Joseph Orlando Orr 773; John Maloney 675; John James Graham 449; Benjamin Smith 232; John Ritchie 167

St. Matthew's Ward: John Knox Leslie (incumbent) 559; Peter Macdonald (incumbent) 559; W. T. Stewart 519; G. S. Macdonald (incumbent) 503

St. Patrick's Ward: James Joliffe 1,402; John Lucas (incumbent) 1,344; Thomas Pells (incumbent) 666; W. J. Little 604

St. Paul's Ward: John Shaw (incumbent) acclaimed; Bernard Saunders (incumbent) acclaimed; W. J. Hill (incumbent) acclaimed

St. Stephen's Ward: William Bell (incumbent) 1,302; John Bailey (incumbent) 1,166; R. H. Graham (incumbent) 1,132; Stephen Wilcock 933

St. Thomas' Ward: Edward Hewitt (incumbent) 612; William Park 518; Edward Farquhar 505; Thomas McMullen (incumbent) 501; A. H. Rundle 333

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Clarke is still Mayor", The Globe, January 6, 1891, pg 8.
↑ "The Mayoralty Contest", The Globe, January 6, 1891, pg 8.
↑ "The Aldermanic Contests", The Globe, January 6, 1891, pg 8.
↑ NOMINATED A FOURTH TIME: E. A. Macdonald Will Run Against Mayor Clarke THE SPEECHES YESTERDAY Speeches for the Mayor Aid Macdonald's Proposed The Mayor He Talks At The Globe Not a Boomster The Mayor's Opponent Report Had Been Defied Mayor Clarke's Denial THE ALDERMEN Contests Promised in Every Ward But St. Pauls St. Andrew's Ward St. David's Ward SCHOOL TRUSTEES Elections by Acclamation to Many of the Wards The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 30 Dec 1890: 4.