1941 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1941. Frederick J. Conboy was elected mayor. Toronto mayor The mayoralty was open following the retirement of Ralph Day. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J. Conboy and Douglas McNish with Conboy winning by a significant margin. Results Frederick J. Conboy - 55,677 Douglas McNish - 33,024 Board of Control There were two open seats on the Board of Control as Conboy and McNish chose to run for mayor. These were won by former alderman and mayoral candidate Lewis Duncan and alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Finishing a close fifth was alderwoman Adelaide Plumptre, who was running to be the first woman elected to the Board. Aldermen Ernest Bray and David A. Balfour also ran for the Board, but finished some distance back. Results Lewis Duncan - 49,382 Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 39,021 Robert Hood Saunders - 37,417 William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 33,411 Adelaide Plumptre - 33,021 Ernest Bray - 26,391 David A. Balfour - 20,849 J. Nelson Day - 4,645 Harry Bradley - 3,271 Robert Harding - 2,523 City council right|thumb|300px|Ward boundaries used in the 1941 election Ward 1 (Riverdale) Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 6,240 Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 5,260 George Gresswell - 1,575 Harry Bell - 1,376 Charles Minett - 1,197 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 4,670 William Dennison - 2,682 George A. Wilson - 2,640 W.B. Amy - 1,003 George Harris - 712 Ward 3 (Central Business District) John S. Simmons (incumbent) - acclaimed Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District) Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,829 Hugh Ross - 2,863 Herbert Orliffe - 1,917 David Goldstick - 1,381 Louis Zuker - 1,098 Joseph Gould - 1,009 Fred Sykes - 549 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,519 Charles Carrie (incumbent) - 6,094 Gerrard McGrath - 2,082 Pat V. Roach - 1,282 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) William V. Muir (incumbent) - 9,081 D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,411 Jack Bennett - 6,206 William Logie - 1,046 Nina Dean - 993 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 5,322 H.M. Davy (incumbent) - 3,899 Frank Whetter - 2,907 Ward 8 (The Beaches) Walter Howell (incumbent) - 7,266 Hiram E. McCallum - 4,927 Roy Cormack - 2,673 Frederick Baker - 2,484 Norman Caldwell - 2,484 Bertram Leavens - 1,854 Ward 9 (North Toronto) John Innes (incumbent) - acclaimed Donald Fleming (incumbent) - acclaimed Results taken from the January 2, 1941 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies. Vacancy Ward 1 Alderman Frank M. Johnston died on October 10, 1941, and was not replaced. References Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1941 Toronto 1941 Category:1941 in Ontario