1913 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1913. H.C. Hocken was elected to his first full term as mayor. Toronto mayor Mayor George Reginald Geary had resigned part way through his term and Hocken, who had received the most votes in the Board of Control election was appointed to succeed him. No major opponent emerged to challenge Hocken, but on the day of the nomination Thomas Davies chose to run. Results H.C. Hocken (incumbent) - 27,983 Thomas Davies - 9,003 Board of Control There was one change to the Board of Control as Alderman John O'Neill won a seat defeating Frank S. Spence. Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,861 John O'Neill - 14,600 J.O. McCarthy (incumbent) - 14,036 Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,765 Frank S. Spence - 11,976 Robert Yeomens - 10,713 James Simpson - 10,122 Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 9,388 J.J. Ward - 9,278 George R. Sweeny - 1,643 Richard Woods - 498 City council thumb|right|500px|A map of Toronto's seven municipal wards as they existed for elections for elections from 1910 until 1918, inclusive. (Source: Toronto Daily Star, 18 December 1909) Ward 1 (Riverdale) William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,030 Albert Edwin Walton - 3,789 William Peyton Hubbard - 3,611 William John Saunderson (incumbent) - 1,935 William Edward Orr - 1,209 Frank Britton - 602 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) S. Morley Wickett - 3,185 Charles A. Risk - 2,844 H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 2,611 Herbert Henry Ball - 1,686 C.H. Beavis - 789 James Henry - 543 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - 2,666 Alfred Burgess - 2,146 Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,793 David Bell - 1,702 Duncan D. Reid - 1,138 George Jarratt Castle - 993 Harry Winberg - 814 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) John Wanless (incumbent) - 2,799 George Weston (incumbent) - 2,597 George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,341 Robert McLeod - 1,634 John Shayne - 1,569 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) John Wesley Meredith - 2,784 John Dunn (incumbent) - 2,764 Joseph May (incumbent) - 2,717 R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 2,376 R.W. Dockeray - 2,154 S.A. Frost - 1,704 Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) Charles H. Maybee - 4,707 Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 3,571 David Spence (incumbent) - 3,537 John A. Austin (incumbent) - 2,865 R.J. Clarke - 2,106 J. Stewart - 1,146 Thomas Earls - 345 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 1,122 Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 780 John A. Macdonald - 545 John Mullin - 261 Results taken from the January 2, 1913 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. Vacancy Ward 4 Alderman George McMurrich dies September 7, 1913 and is not replaced. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1913 Category:1913 elections in Canada 1913 Category:1913 in Ontario Category:January 1913 in Canada Category:1910s in Toronto