1909 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 September 2020 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1909. Joseph Oliver was easily re-elected to his second term as Mayor of Toronto. One of the central issues of the campaign was whether the city should construct a bridge over the Don River connecting Bloor Street to Danforth Avenue. A referendum was held as part of the vote, and the bridge was approved. It would be built as the Prince Edward Viaduct. Toronto mayor Oliver had been elected in the 1908 election, and was easily reelected while facing no serious opposition. Results Joseph Oliver (incumbent) - 27,128 Thomas Davies - 8,127 James Lindala - 1,735 Joel Marvin Briggs - 327 Board of Control The election was accompanied by a referendum on reducing the number of licensed bars in the city by 40. The measure passed, but in a surprise upset Controller Frank S. Spence, who was the strongest advocate for the measure, was defeated. His place on the Toronto Board of Control was taken by former Alderman George Reginald Geary who had been defeated by Oliver for Mayor the year previously. Alderman James Hales also tried to gain a seat on the board. George Reginald Geary - 20,136 Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 17,630 J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,782 William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 14,037 Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 13,296 William Peyton Hubbard - 11,391 James Hales - 8,462 Robert Buist Noble - 1,393 James O'Hara - 808 City council thumb|right|350px|Map of Toronto's six wards (1892-1909), published in The Globe, 1 January 1892. Ward 7 would be added on May 29, 1909, due to the annexation of West Toronto. Three aldermen were elected to Toronto City Council per ward. Ward 1 (Riverdale) Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 2,104 Zephaniah Hilton - 1,836 Andrew McMillan - 1,824 Thomas N. Phelan - 1,748 William Temple Stewart (incumbent) - 1,392 William J. Saunderson (incumbent) - 1,246 Robert Fleming - 1,039 John Macpherson Ross - 912 William Totten - 488 William Worrell - 472 John Linden - 213 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Tommy Church (incumbent) - 2,776 John O'Neill - 2,496 Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,981 John Noble - 1,421 Robert Yeomans - 1,241 William Norton Eastwood - 916 Ewart Farquahar - 517 William Alexander Douglas - 502 Frederick Hogg - 359 Richard Wallace - 328 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Mark Bredin (incumbent) - 2,989 John Wilson Bengough (incumbent) - 2,630 Charles A. Maguire - 2,488 Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,391 Oliver B. Sheppard - 2,309 Stewart Nassau Hughes - 1,323 Louis Gurofsky - 660 John Kirk - 519 Thomas Egan - 509 Paul Levi - 298 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) George McMurrich (incumbent) - 3,599 R.C. Vaughan (incumbent) - 2,173 Albert Welch - 2,974 James Brandon - 2,735 Thomas Alexander Lytle (incumbent) - 2,248 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) Robert Henry Graham (incumbent) - 3,191 John Dunn - 2,933 Albert James Keeler (incumbent) - 2,946 Peter Whytock (incumbent) - 2,626 Joseph May - 2,213 John L. Richardson - 1,357 Robert William Dockeray - 1,792 Thomas Gillies - 519 Frederick Jenkins - 509 Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) James Henry McGhie (incumbent) - 3,453 John James Graham (incumbent) - 3,043 J.H. Adams (incumbent) - 2,456 Fred McBrien - 2,444 James Arthur McCausland - 2,273 William Hodgson - 754 Thomas Mathison - 578 Creation of Ward 7 thumb|right|500px|The new ward map introduced with the creation of Ward 7. (Source: Toronto Daily Star, 18 December 1909) The City of West Toronto was annexed on May 1, 1909 and became Ward 7. Due to its smaller size it would only have two aldermen until the population of the ward reached 30,000 on the assessment roll.https://archive.org/details/statutesofprovin1909onta/page/752/mode/2up A by-election was held on May 29, 1909. Ward 7 A.J. Anderson - 777 William Alexander Baird - 603 Samuel Ryding - 363 Jesse C. Smith - 337 Joseph S. Bull - 282 References Results taken from the January 2, 1909 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies. Category:1909 elections in Canada 1909 Category:1909 in Ontario Category:1900s in Toronto Category:January 1909 in North America