1918 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1918. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his fourth consecutive term in office.

Toronto mayor[change | change source]

Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been re-elected every year since. His opponent was Controller R.H. Cameron, who finished with around ten thousand fewer votes than Church.

Results: Tommy Church (incumbent) - 27,605; R.H. Cameron - 17,995

Board of Control[change | change source]

There was much change to the Board of Control in this election. Three new members were elected: Cameron created one vacancy when Cameron choose to run for mayor, and Thomas Foster had also decided to not run again. Incumbent William Henry Shaw was defeated.

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 24,952

William D. Robbins - 19,000

Sam McBride - 17,850

Charles A. Maguire - 17,711

William Henry Shaw (incumbent) - 14,255

D.C. MacGregor - 14,468

Garnet Archibald - 8,992

Miles Vokes - 2,720

Edward Meek - 2,262

City council[change | change source]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,744; Frank Marsden Johnson - 4,387; Richard Honeyford - 4,068; William Fenwick (incumbent) - 2, 866; Walter Brown - 1,961; James Jones - 1,024; Arthur J. Stubbings - 918

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - acclaimed; J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - acclaimed; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,313; Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 2,186; F.W. Johnston - 1,857; Walter Garwood - 1,185; Charles W. Mugridge - 1,012; Thomas Vance - 915

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,813; John Cowan - 2,468; John C. McMulkin (incumbent) - 2,400; Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,365

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 4,347; W.R. Plewman - 4,228; Clifford Blackburn - 2,203; James Phinnemore - 1,799; James Coughlin - 965; Joseph Hubbard - 841; Thomas Vallentyne - 775; Albert Plenty - 649; Lewis Jarvis - 515

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 5,951; George Birdsall - 4,411; Brook Sykes - 3,789; Alvin L. Gadsby - 3,701

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,461; William Henry Weir - 1,151; William Maher - 733; Peter Grant - 880; Robert Agnew - 1,095

Results taken from the January 1, 1919 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy[change | change source]

Ward 7 Alderman William Henry Weir dies December 11, 1918 and is not replaced.

References[change | change source]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1918