1920 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1920. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his sixth term in office in a row. Also in this election, Constance Hamilton won a seat as Alderman (city councillor) for Ward 3. She became the first woman elected to as high a post in any government in Ontario.[1]
Toronto mayor[change | change source]
Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been re-elected every year since. He was opposed by Controller Sam McBride and James M.H. Ballantyne who was Labour's candidate. Church was re-elected, but not by very much.
- Results
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - 25,689
- Sam McBride - 20,775
- James M.H. Ballantyne - 5,573
Board of Control[change | change source]
Two new members of the Board of Control were elected. J. George Ramsden and Joseph Gibbons. One of the vacancies was created happened because McBride decided to run for mayor instead of for the Board of Control. William D Robbins was the only old Controller who lost.
- Results
- Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 28,438
- Joseph Gibbons - 23,269
- R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 21,055
- J. George Ramsden - 18,473
- William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 17,716
- Herbert Henry Ball - 16,506
- James Simpson - 10,832
- Jesse Green Wright - 7,927
City council[change | change source]
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- Frank Marsden Johnson (incumbent) - 3,737
- Richard Honeyford (incumbent) - 3,508
- W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 3,507
- A.H. Wagstaff - 2,329
- Arthur J. Stubbings - 1,699
- William J. Story - 1,340
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,884
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 2,675
- Charles A. Risk - 2,661
- Clara Brett Martin - 1,314
- Frederick Hogg - 1,286
- Joseph Kent - 988
- John N. Day - 668
- Harry Hine - 463
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- F.W. Johnston (incumbent) - 1,835
- Alfred Burgess - 1,825
- Constance Hamilton - 1,626
- Charles W. Mugridge (incumbent) - 1,388
- George Rose - 1,369
- John W. Beatty - 1,284
- William Harper - 945
- Harry Winberg - 943
- William Stevenson - 383
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- Joseph Singer - 2,791
- Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,609
- John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,227
- Adam G. McIntyre - 2,142
- Lewis LeGrow - 1,165
- George J. Castle - 486
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 3,630
- W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 3,624
- James Phinnemore - 2,510
- George H. Gustar - 2,449
- A.E. Hacker - 1,596
- William B. Hunter - 1,253
- J.J. Hubbard - 1,157
- John W. Huggins - 1,010
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- George Birdsall (incumbent) - 6,454
- D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 6,217
- Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 5,678
- Alvin L. Gadsby - 2,214
- O. Earl Hodgson - 1,131
- William C. Dicks - 946
- William Brant - 606
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,697
- Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 1,418
- William Maher (incumbent) - 1,327
- George T. Bond - 1,166
- Ernest A. Dalton - 773
- Ward 8 (East Toronto)
- Frederick Baker (incumbent) - 2,285
- Frances Maxwell- 2,147
- William M. Miskelly (incumbent) - 2,118
- Walter Brown - 1,884
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Results taken from the January 2, 1920 edition of The Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.