1917 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1917. Mayor Tommy Church was acclaimed to his third term in office.
Toronto mayor[change | change source]
Church had first been elected mayor in 1915. No one chose to run against him and he won by acclamation (without any opposition).
- Results
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - acclaimed
Board of Control[change | change source]
Three incumbent members of the Board of Control ran for re-election and won. Joseph Thompson retired to fight in World War I, and his seat was filled by William Henry Shaw.
- R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615
- John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141
- Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939
- William Henry Shaw - 11,967
- James Simpson - 10,779
- Sam McBride - 10,085
- Frank S. Spence - 9,281
City council[change | change source]
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,858
- W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,201
- William Fenwick - 3,778
- A.H. Wagstaff (incumbent) - 2,301
- Walter Brown - 1,961
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,472
- J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,472
- Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,186
- O'Leary - 1,484
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 2,924
- J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 1,991
- Alfred Burgess - 1,900
- Thomas Vance - 886
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,218
- John C. McMulkin - 2,180
- Louis Singer (incumbent) - 1,840
- John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,468
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,188
- Garnet Archibald (incumbent) - 3,187
- John Dunn - 3,072
- W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 2,848
- Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)
- Fred McBrien (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - acclaimed
- D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Frank Whetter (incumbent) - acclaimed
Results taken from the January 1, 1917 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References[change | change source]
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1917