1930 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1930. In a close mayoral election Bert Wemp ousted two term incumbent Sam McBride. The main issue of the election was a proposed downtown beautification scheme that would have rebuilt roads in the core. The proposal was rejected in a referendum after voters in the suburbs voted against it. McBride was the plan's leading proponent, and its rejection hurt his reelection bid. Toronto mayor right|thumb|200px|Bert Wemp was elected mayor McBride had been elected mayor in 1928 and had been in office two years. He was defeated by controller and Toronto Telegram editor Bert Wemp by 4,378 votes. Also running was controller A.E. Hacker, but he finished in distant third. Results Bert Wemp - 54,309 Sam McBride - 49,933 Albert E. Hacker - 3,210 Board of Control Only one member of the Board of Control elected in the last election was running for reelection: W.A. Summerville. Hacker and Wemp had both chosen to run for mayor. Joseph Gibbons had been appointed to the board of Toronto Hydro and was replaced mid-term by Alderman Frank Whetter, but he was defeated when he tried to run for a full term. Elected were two candidates considered representatives of labour: James Simpson and William D. Robbins. The other new Controller was Claude Pearce, who had strong support from Roman Catholic voters. Results W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 47,418 Claude Pearce - 46,692 James Simpson - 44,921 William D. Robbins - 39,023 Benjamin Miller - 37,156 Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 31,772 Brook Sykes - 28,043 Wesley Benson - 25,054 Harry Bradley - 2,617 City council Ward 1 (Riverdale) Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 8,567 Robert Allen (incumbent) - 7,187 Lorne Trull - 6,382 Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 5,047 William Taylor - 3,184 Harry Perkins - 1,837 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 6,754 John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,972 James Cameron (incumbent) - 5,017 Joseph Miller - 5,386 Robert Yeomans - 4,191 Hugh Sutherland - 3,486 Frank Gallagher - 1,010 Ward 3 (Central Business District) J. George Ramsden - 6,256 Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,562 Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,286 H.L. Rogers - 4,211 George Yorke - 4,102 Wallace Kennedy - 2,576 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Samuel Factor (incumbent) - 4,022 Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,995 Charles Ward - 3,386 John McMulkin - 3,086 George King - 1,941 Jacob Romer - 1,124 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) William James Stewart (incumbent) - 6,060 Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 5,035 Robert Leslie - 5,013 Louis Fine - 3,825 James Phinnemore - 3,111 Garnet Archibald - 2,765 Mary McNab - 1,161 Max Shur - 317 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) Joseph Wright (incumbent) - 10,576 D.C. MacGregor - 8,330 John Boland (incumbent) - 7,325 John Laxton (incumbent) - 7,125 S.I. Wright - 5,404 Joseph King - 978 James Gill - 912 Albert Smith - 550 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 5,701 Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 4,576 Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 4,381 John Whetton - 2,861 George Watson - 830 Ward 8 (East Toronto) Walter Howell (incumbent) - 7,921 Ernest Bray - 7,569 Albert Burnese (incumbent) - 7,123 Robert Baker (incumbent) - 7,037 William Robertston - 2,978 Results taken from the January 2, 1930 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1930 Toronto municipal election 1930 Toronto municipal election