1937 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 1937. Ralph Day was elected mayor defeating incumbent William D. Robbins. Toronto mayor right|thumb|200px|Ralph Day was elected mayor of Toronto William D. Robbins had been appointed to the office of mayor a year and half previously. He was opposed by the much younger Controller Ralph Day. Day won by a significant margin, beating Robbins in all but two wards. Also running were fringe candidates Carlo Lamberti, a music teacher, and veteran Robert Harding. Results Ralph Day - 64,736 William D. Robbins - 50,779 Carlo Lamberti - 2,753 Robert Harding - 2,124 Board of Control There was one opening on the Board of Control after Day chose to run for mayor. The race turned out to be a close contest between Alderman Douglas McNish and prominent communist Tim Buck with McNish winning by a few hundred votes. Further back was Alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Results Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 60,665 William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 53,766 Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 47,493 Douglas McNish - 44,402 Tim Buck - 44,248 Robert Hood Saunders - 41,817 Robert Allen - 15,283 Harry Bradley - 4,623 City council Ward 1 (Riverdale) Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 6,717 Gordon Millen - 6,520 Robert Siberry - 6,272 Ernest Hewitt - 1,849 I.W. Malcolm - 1,500 John Francis Hughes - 1,035 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Adelaide Plumptre (incumbent) - 3,894 Louis Shannon - 3,715 Joe Thompson - 2,198 George Harris - 1,735 George Kingston - 1,146 Alfred Gagne - 699 J.A.C. Cameron - 684 Bob King - 458 Norman Brown - 252 Frank Ward - 202 Ward 3 (Central Business District) John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 3,786 Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,039 Jean Laing - 1,429 Lloyd Jaeger - 513 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,002 J.B. Salsberg - 4,725 David A. Balfour - 3,172 Hyman Langer - 1,967 Joseph Stewart - 1,211 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods Stewart Smith (incumbent) - 8,025 Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,572 C.M. Carrie - 6,736 Jacob Romer - 1,493 Frederick Cottrell - 615 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,596 George Grannell (incumbent) - 6,339 William V. Muir - 6,253 Neil Cameron - 5,271 Pat McKeown - 1,649 Alan Dignan - 1,514 William Haysey - 1,417 Chester Sherlock - 1,184 William Logie - 717 Bertram Tipping - 656 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) George H. Gardiner (incumbent) - 4,885 Charles Rowntree - 8,901 Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,432 Minerva Reid - 3,318 Ward 8 (The Beaches) Walter Howell (incumbent) - 8,316 Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 7,388 Edmund Guest - 6,627 Ernest Woollon - 4,266 Gifford Baker - 1,168 Ward 9 (North Toronto) William Croft (incumbent) - 7,699 William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 7,453 John Innes - 7,183 Results taken from the December 7, 1937 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 7, 1937 Category:1937 elections in Canada 1937 Category:1937 in Ontario Category:December 1937 in Canada