1916 Toronto municipal election
Appearance
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1916. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his second term in office.
Toronto mayor
[edit]Church had first been elected mayor the year previous. In the words of the Toronto Daily Star the mayoral contest "was something of a joke" as Church was only opposed by Harry Winberg, who had never before held elected office. Church ignored his opponent during the campaign, and was easily returned.
- Results
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - 28,541
- Harry Winberg - 9,880
Board of Control
[edit]There was one change to the Board of Control. R.H. Cameron won a seat while Frank S. Spence was defeated.
- Joseph Elijah Thompson (incumbent) -18,209
- John O'Neill (incumbent) - 17,572
- Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 16,085
- R.H. Cameron - 15,391
- James Simpson - 13,080
- Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,652
- John Dunn - 11,009
City council
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- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,283
- A.H. Wagstaff - 4,011
- W. W. Hiltz - 3,657
- Albert Walton (incumbent) - 2,866
- Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,590
- Walter Brown - 913
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,550
- J.R. Beamish - 2,499
- Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,093
- Charles Beavis - 1,946
- Thomas Barber - 729
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 3,397
- J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,154
- Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,971
- Thomas Vance - 1,666
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- Arthur Russell Nesbitt - 2,652
- John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,374
- Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,177
- A.W. Miles - 1,954
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- Garnet Archibald - 2,808
- R.H. Graham - 2,789
- W.R. Plewman - 2,006
- John Warren (incumbent) - 1,860
- Joseph May - 1,571
- John Wesley Meredith (incumbent) - 1,439
- George Hagar - 1,373
- James Thompson - 1,290
- Alfred Moore - 388
- Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)
- Fred McBrien - 4,512
- Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 4,414
- D.C. MacGregor - 4,006
- George Birdsall - 3,890
- Thomas Roden (incumbent) - 2,319
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,420
- Frank Whetter - 1,252
- William Henry Weir (incumbent)- 1,106
Results taken from the January 1, 1916 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References
[edit]- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1916