1916 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1916. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his second term in office.

Toronto mayor[change | change source]

Church had first been elected mayor the previous year. TheToronto Daily Star described the 1916 election for mayor as "something of a joke" as Church was only opposed by Harry Winberg, who had never before held elected office. Church ignored his opponent during the campaign, and was easily re-elected.

Results: Tommy Church (incumbent) - 28,541; Harry Winberg - 9,880

Board of Control[change | change source]

There was one change to the Board of Control. R.H. Cameron won a seat while Frank S. Spence was defeated.

Joseph Elijah Thompson (incumbent) -18,209

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 17,572

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 16,085

R.H. Cameron - 15,391

James Simpson - 13,080

Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,652

John Dunn - 11,009

City council[change | change source]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,283; A.H. Wagstaff - 4,011; W. W. Hiltz - 3,657; Albert Walton (incumbent) - 2,866; Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,590; Walter Brown - 913

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,550; J.R. Beamish - 2,499; Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,093; Charles Beavis - 1,946; Thomas Barber - 729

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 3,397; J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,154; Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,971; Thomas Vance - 1,666

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Arthur Russell Nesbitt - 2,652; John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,374; Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,177; A.W. Miles - 1,954

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Garnet Archibald - 2,808; R.H. Graham - 2,789; W.R. Plewman - 2,006; John Warren (incumbent) - 1,860; Joseph May - 1,571; John Wesley Meredith (incumbent) - 1,439; George Hagar - 1,373; James Thompson - 1,290; Alfred Moore - 388

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): Fred McBrien - 4,512; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 4,414; D.C. MacGregor - 4,006; George Birdsall - 3,890; Thomas Roden (incumbent) - 2,319

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,420; Frank Whetter - 1,252; William Henry Weir (incumbent)- 1,106

Results taken from the January 1, 1916 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[change | change source]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1916