1929 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1929. Sam McBride, who had been elected the year previous, was reelected mayor defeating former Alderman Brook Sykes by a large margin. Toronto mayor The central issue of the campaign was a plan to extend University Avenue south to connect to Front Street. McBride supported the plan, with Sykes opposing it due to the expense of buying a demolishing a large number of buildings. Results Sam McBride - 47,931 Brook Sykes - 30,329 Board of Control There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins lost his seat while W.A. Summerville gained one. This result was later overturned when it was discovered that Summerville was in arrears on his municipal taxes, and thus ineligible to hold office. He was not allowed to take his seat on the board, and a by-election was called for February. Summerville paid his taxes, and was then eligible to run. He won the by-election by a considerable margin, once again besting Cameron, Pearce, and Robbins. Results Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 43,464 Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 32,734 W.A. Summerville - 30,292 A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 28,667 R.H. Cameron - 27,266 Claude Pearce - 27,245 William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 23,796 James Simpson - 12,816 City council Ward 1 (Riverdale) Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 7,283 Robert Allen - 5,180 Frank M. Johnston - 5,128 Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,097 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) John R. Beamish (incumbent) - acclaimed John Winnett (incumbent) - acclaimed James Cameron (incumbent) - acclaimed Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,562 Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,286 Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,557 Hodgson - 2,103 Wallace Kennedy - 1,266 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,557 Joseph Gordon (incumbent) - 2,477 Samuel Factor - 2,420 Charles Ward - 2,169 John McMulkin - 3,086 Saunders - 2,033 Reuben Rodness - 342 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) William James Stewart (incumbent) - 5,015 Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,203 Fred Hamilton - 5,035 Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 3,523 Robert Leslie - 2,875 Mary McNab - 1,154 MacDonald - 939 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) Joseph Wright (incumbent) - 9,122 John Laxton (incumbent) - 6,614 John Boland (incumbent) - 6,281 D.C. MacGregor - 5,421 Tuthill - 2,048 Robinson - 1,110 James Gill - 912 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,199 Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,785 Alexander Chisholm - 3,366 Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,065 Ward 8 (East Toronto) Walter Howell (incumbent) - 5,922 Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,962 Albert Burnese - 4,283 Ernest Bray - 4,012 William Robertston - 2,820 Turner - 2,672 Results are taken from the January 2, 1929 Toronto Globe and may not exactly match final tallies. Changes The Board of Control by-election was held February 23, 1929: W.A. Summerville - 20,353 Claude Peace - 9,973 R.H. Cameron - 8,304 James Simpson - 2,411 William D. Robbins - 1,356 Thomas Foster - 1,057 John MacDonald - 539 Controller Joseph Gibbons resigned November 4, 1929 upon appointment as a Toronto Hydro Commissioner. Ward 7 Alderman Frank Whetter was appointed Controller on November 8; Samuel Ryding was appointed Alderman on November 12 References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1929 Toronto municipal election 1929 Toronto municipal election