1914 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1914. H.C. Hocken was re-elected mayor defeating Fred McBrien. The election was also notable for the victory of Louis Singer as an alderman, the first member of Toronto's Jewish community elected to city council.

Toronto mayor[change | change source]

Hocken had been mayor since 1912, as a founder of the Toronto Daily Star he was strongly supported by that newspaper and opposed by its rival the Toronto Telegram. In the 1914 election the Telegram supported Alderman McBrien, but Hocken won by a significant margin. Two other candidates ran, but received little support: Alderman Alfred Burgess and Birks.

Results: H.C. Hocken (incumbent) - 21,218; Fred McBrien - 16,641; Alfred Burgess - 3,725; James Birks - 1,511

Board of Control[change | change source]

The Board of Control election was also a victory for the Star. Most notably labour leader James Simpson was elected at the top of the poll while incumbent Telegram favourite Thomas Foster was defeated.

James Simpson - 20,695

J.O. McCarthy (incumbent) - 17,490

Tommy Church (incumbent) - 17,085

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 14,597

Joseph Elijah Thompson - 14,233

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,929

Robert Yeomans - 11,708

A. J. H. Eckardt - 7,755

City council[change | change source]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): William D. Robbins (incumbent) - acclaimed; Albert Walton (incumbent) - acclaimed; W. W. Hiltz - acclaimed

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 3,732; Samuel Wickett (incumbent) - 2,267; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,813; James Lindala - 866

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Charles A. Maguire - 4,245; F.S. Spence - 2,918; Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,806; Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - 2,770; G.J. Castle - 809; Rudolph Paulich - 135

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): J. Wanless (incumbent) - 2,667; R.H. Cameron - 2,101; Louis Singer - 1,842; A.B. Farmer - 1,571; Robert McLeod - 1,308; A.E. Hacker - 1,002; A.R. Williamson - 995; G.R. Sweeny - 906; Harry Winberg - 240; G.H. Pettit - 211

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,087; R.H. Graham - 3,076; John Wesley Meredith (incumbent) - 3,023; Joseph May (incumbent) - 2,754; G.S.C. Garrett - 2,416; R.W. Dockeray - 2,115; Alfred Moore - 452

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): David Spence (incumbent) - 5,822; C.H. Maybee (incumbent) - 5,200; W.H. Smith - 4,847; T.J. Ryan - 2,669; S.H. Hurst - 1,472; Richard Holmes - 592; W.H. Stevens - 343

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Frank Whetter - 750; Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 678; J.G. Wright - 539; W.J. Dalton - 525; Alexander Chisholm - 390; William Henry Weir - 294; Maxwell Armstrong - 164; A.M. Wilson - 166; J.A. Macdonald - 120; J.C. McClelland - 82

Results taken from the January 2, 1914 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[change | change source]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1914