1917 Toronto municipal election

Municipal election of Toronto September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1917. Mayor Tommy Church was acclaimed to his third consecutive term in office. Toronto mayor Church had first been elected mayor in 1915. No one chose to run against him and he won by acclamation. Results Tommy Church (incumbent) - acclaimed Board of Control Three incumbent members of the Board of Control ran for reelection and were successful. Joseph Thompson retired to fight in the war, and his seat was filled by William Henry Shaw. R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615 John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141 Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939 William Henry Shaw - 11,967 James Simpson - 10,779 Sam McBride - 10,085 Frank S. Spence - 9,281 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) - 4,858 W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,201 William Fenwick - 3,778 A.H. Wagstaff (incumbent) - 2,301 Walter Brown - 1,961 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,472 J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,472 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,186 O'Leary - 1,484 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 2,924 J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 1,991 Alfred Burgess - 1,900 Thomas Vance - 886 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,218 John C. McMulkin - 2,180 Louis Singer (incumbent) - 1,840 John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,468 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,188 Garnet Archibald (incumbent) - 3,187 John Dunn - 3,072 W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 2,848 Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) Fred McBrien (incumbent) - acclaimed Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - acclaimed D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - acclaimed Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - acclaimed Frank Whetter (incumbent) - acclaimed Results taken from the January 1, 1917 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1917 Category:1917 elections in Canada 1917 Category:1917 in Ontario Category:1910s in Toronto Category:January 1917 in North America