1949 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 August 2016 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1949. Hiram E. McCallum was elected to his first full term as mayor. Toronto mayor Mayor Robert Hood Saunders had resigned in 1948 and Controller McCallum was appointed to succeed him. McCallum faced only Trotskyist Ross Dowson in winning his first full term. Dowson won almost 20% in his run, the best result the perennial candidate would ever receive and the best result for an open Trotskyist in a North American election. Results Hiram E. McCallum - 97,715 Ross Dowson - 23,777 1949 Toronto mayoral election Flag_of_Canada_(1921–1957).svg presidential no 1948 Toronto municipal election 1948 January 1950 Toronto municipal election 1950 January 1, 1949 File:Hiram_E._McCallum.jpg 175x175px Hiram E. McCallum 97,715 80.43% 4671D6 File:Ross_Dowson.jpg 175x175px A00000 Ross Dowson 23,777 19.57% Mayor Hiram E. McCallum Hiram E. McCallum Unknown Board of Control Two sitting members of the Board of Control were defeated. Alderman E.C. Roelfson had been appointed to the Board to replace McCallum when he was made mayor. Roelofson received few votes when running, placing seventh. Also defeated was incumbent K.B. McKellar. The two new arrivals were former Alderman Leslie Saunders and former Alderman and Member of Provincial Parliament Allan Lamport. Results John Innes (incumbent) - 53,599 Leslie Saunders - 57,746 David Balfour (incumbent) - 55,271 Allan Lamport - 52,037 Stewart Smith - 43,364 Kenneth Bert McKellar (incumbent) - 41,846 Leonard Reilly - 20,756 E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 11,905 Harry Bradley- 9,701 City council right|thumb|300px|Ward boundaries used in the 1949 election Ward 1 (Riverdale) Charles Walton (incumbent) - 8,516 John McMechan - 7,660 Harry Marley - 3,392 Arnold Lorenz - 2,715 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 6,308 Everett Weaver (incumbent) - 5,107 May Birchard - 4,177 Sylvester Perry - 1,314 Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill) Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) - 3,865 Howard Phillips - 2,956 Edith Probert - 1,436 John MacVicar - 1,078 Frank Frier - 724 Francis Burns - 249 Samuel Hawthorne - 218 Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District) Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,967 Norman Freed (incumbent) - 5,927 Francis Chambers - 5,736 William Gallaher - 525 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods Charles Sims (incumbent) - 8,429 Arthur Frost (incumbent) - 7,980 Joseph Gould - 7,714 Patrick McKeown - 1,132 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) George Granell (incumbent) - 12,434 W.F. Clifton (incumbent) - 11,295 Dewar Ferguson - 5,904 Lester Nelson - 3,712 Gene Dopp - 1,712 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 5,461 Alfred Cowling - 3,347 William Davidson (incumbent) - 3,129 David Sanderson - 2,739 Earl Selkirk - 2,387 Ward 8 (The Beaches) Roy Mealing (incumbent) - 10,640 W.H. Collings (incumbent) - 10,594 William Probert - 3,040 Maurice Punshon - 3,646 Ward 9 (North Toronto) Frank Nash - 9,089 Roy E. Belyea - 7,639 Melville Wilson (incumbent) - 7,377 William Mitchell - 10,542 Harry Cooke - 1,533 Frederick Vacher - 1,438 John Crook - 714 Carl Lewis - 561 Results taken from the January 3, 1949 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies. Vacancy Ward 1 Alderman Charles Walton resigned upon appointment to the Toronto Transportation Commission on November 29, 1949 and was not replaced. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 3, 1949 Toronto municipal election 1949 Toronto municipal election Municipal election, 1949 Toronto municipal election