1921 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1921. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his seventh term as Mayor of Toronto in a row - something that had never happened before.

Toronto mayor[change | change source]

Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been re-elected every year since then. He was opposed by Sam McBride, who had also challenged Church for the mayoralty in 1920.

Results: Tommy Church - 35,959; Sam McBride - 19,966

Board of Control[change | change source]

Two sitting members of the Board of Control were defeated: J. George Ramsden and R.H. Cameron.

Results: Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 34,141; Wesley Hiltz - 22,615; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 18,612; A.R. Nesbitt - 19,202; William D. Robbins - 18,015; R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 17,872; J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 17,393; Herbert Henry Ball - 16,911

City council[change | change source]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Richard Honeyford (incumbent) - 3,637; F.M. Johnson (incumbent) - 3,829; A.H. Wagstaff - 2,807; W.A. Summerville - 2,447; W.J. Story - 1,106; A.J. Stubbings - 944; J.E. Barnett - 872; W.J. Carmichael - 275; T. Rennick - 257; W.S.B. Armstrong - 195

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,436; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,086; J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,836; J.M. Day - 1,402; Frederick Hogg - 1,190; W.J. Street - 966; Andrew Ruppert - 535; K. Frawley - 494

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Alfred Burgess (incumbent) - 2,685; George Rose - 1,867; Constance Hamilton (incumbent) - 1,815; F.W. Johnston (incumbent) - 1,614; C.A. Reed - 1,608; Aubrey Bond - 1,604; Andrew Carrick - 1,182; Robert Morse - 211

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,698; Ethel Small - 2,616; Joseph Singer (incumbent) - 2,413; A.G. McIntyre - 2,063; C.W. Mogridge - 811; Lewis LeGrow - 431

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 4,699; James Phinnemore (incumbent) - 4,103; A.E. Hacker - 3,619; W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 3,448; R.H. Palmer - 1,040; J.J. Hubbard - 1,033; A. Plenty - 818

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): George Birdsall (incumbent) - 7,289; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 6,919; Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 6,581; Earl Hodgson - 1,900; Hattie Stevens - 1,706; R.J. Bradfield - 1,456; R.J. Kirk - 1,305

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,257; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 2,130; H.M Davy - 1,894; A. Chisholm - 1,418; James Simpson - 1,142

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Frederick Baker (incumbent) - 3,069; George Cruise - 2,745; Frances Maxwell (incumbent) - 2,499; W.H. Ford - 1,673; H. Ingram - 960; Hector Demers - 931; F.P. England - 608

Results taken from the January 2, 1921 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[change | change source]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1921