1924 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1924. Wesley Hiltz was elected mayor. He defeated two well-known candidates.

Toronto mayor[change | change source]

Mayor Charles A. Maguire chose to retire before the election. Three well-known candidates tried to become the new mayor. Tommy Church had served as mayor from 1915 to 1921 Wesley Hiltz was chairperson of the Toronto Board of Education. Controller Joseph Singer had been nominated as a candidate for mayor but decided to withdraw in order not to divide the anti-Tommy Church vote. Col. John Allister Currie was a leader of Canadian forces during the Boer War and a sitting Conservative Party MPP. Hiltz was victorious.

Results: Wesley Hiltz - 44,265; Tommy Church - 33,875; John Allister Currie - 4,312

Board of Control[change | change source]

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: A.E. Hacker and R.H. Cameron.

Results: Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 42,778; Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 34,435; A.E. Hacker - 32,689; R.H. Cameron - 30,621; D.C. MacGregor - 26,637; William D. Robbins - 26,594; F.M. Johnston - 22,542; J.R. Beamish - 20,161

City council[change | change source]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 7,762; Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,129; George J. Smith - 5,082; L.W. Trull - 3,497; W.H. Fenwick - 2,803; C.H. Stock - 573

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): John Winnett - 4,295; Bert Wemp - 3,776; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,614; Herbert Henry Ball - 3,407; A.E. Brocklesby - 2,400; S.C. Parks - 1,873; J.N. Day - 694

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Frank Fenton - 4,522; Harry W. Hunt - 4,001; Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 3,172; J. George Ramsden - 3,059; F.W. Johnston - 2,608; C.A. Reed - 2,062; W. Harper - 594

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Sam McBride - 3,426; Nathan Phillips - 2,908; Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,728; E.B. Westwood - 2,190; L.A. Maldover - 1,999; C.W. Mogridge - 982; Sam Brown - 632; P.W. Benner - 399

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 6,464; William James Stewart - 5,155; Benjamin Miller - 4,381; J. Phinnemore - 3,939; John Macdonald - 2,035; Arthur E. Fegan - 813

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Brook Sykes - 9,138; Samuel Thomas Wright - 7,849; John Laxton - 6,290; W.M. Maltby - 5,394; Guy Roach - 4,559; Richard Tuthill - 2,838; James Gill - 794

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,743; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,407; H.M Davy (incumbent) - 3,227; W.A. Baird - 3,157

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,886; Robert Dibble - 4,459; Joseph T. Turner - 3,781; J.H. Lennox - 2,591; William Robertston - 1,149; John Doggett - 1,135; C.G. Dawkes - 833

Results taken from the January 1, 1924 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[change | change source]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1924