1895 Toronto municipal election

Election in Toronto, Canada Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 8, 1895. Mayor Warring Kennedy was narrowly elected to a second term in office, narrowly defeating former mayor Robert John Fleming, in a rematch of the previous year's election. Kennedy was re-elected based on support from the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order. The main issue in the election was a proposal championed by former alderman Ernest A. Macdonald to build an aqueduct or canal linking the Humber River with Georgian Bay; with opponents of the scheme being returned to council while proponents were defeated."MAYOR KENNEDY'S CLOSE SHAVE: He is Returned Again By a Majority of Fourteen MR. FLEMING PUT UP A GRAND FIGHT The Lack of Organization Was a Fatal Weakness In His Campaign--He Expresses Himself Pleased With the Result--A Majority of 4,624 Reduced In Twelve Months to 14--The Council of 1896 Will Be Up to and Probably Above the Average--Four New Men Elected as Aldermen--Several Old Members or Council Return to Council--The Complexion of the School Board Not Materially Changed--The Aqueduct Did Not Score 4,524 AGAINST 14 FIRST WARD THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES COLLECTING THE RETURNS AT KENNEDY COMMITTEE ROOMS MAYOR KENNEDY'S SPEECH AT THE EMPIRE OFFICE RESULTS OF FORMER CONTESTS", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Jan 1895: 1. Toronto mayor Results Warring Kennedy (incumbent) - 10,260 Robert John Fleming - 10,212 vote totals are after recounts Source:"MAYOR FLEMINGS FOURTH TRIUMPH: Re-elected by the Substantial Majority of 1,585 CITIZENS ENDORSE THE ISLAND STREET RAILWAY", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Jan 1897: 1. Aldermen elected to City Council thumb|right|350px|Map of Toronto's six wards (1892-1909), published in The Globe, 1 January 1892. Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Fourteen incumbents were re-elected; four rookie alderman were elected and four candidates who were not on council in 1894 but had been in previous years, returned. First Ward Thomas Allen (incumbent) - 1,149 Edward Blong - 1,099 John Knox Leslie- 992 H.R. Frankland (incumbent) - 954 C.C. Small (incumbent) - 840 William Barrett - 784 Peter Macdonald (incumbent) - 661 Harry Ellis - 442 G.S. Macdonald - 323 Second Ward Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,756 John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,635 Joseph Oliver - 1,398 Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 1,339 Francis S. Spence - 1,298 George Anderson - 1,039 Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,026 Dr. Samuel G. Thompson - 925 William L. Beale - 643 Ewart Farquahar - 535 James O'Hara - 202 Joseph A. Livingstone - 40 Third Ward George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,507 John Shaw 2,410 Bernard Saunders - 1,888 O.B. Sheppard (incumbent) - 1,759 James B. Boustead- 1,751 Wallace Millichamp - 1,185 J.A. Proctor - 927 A.G. McLean - 877 Frank Somers - 854 R.L. Fraser - 818 Ernest A. Macdonald - 693 Dr. McCully - 249 Fourth Ward William Burns (incumbent) - 2,217 Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,213 James Crane (incumbent) - 1,839 James Jolliffe (incumbent) -1,189 B. Alison - 1,084 George Verral - 979 A.F. Jury - 903 Thompson Porter - 795 Alex R. Williamson - 697 George Williams - 512 Henry Cohen - 353 Fifth Ward Robert H. Graham - 1,638 William Bell - 1,595 John Dunn (incumbent) - 1,587 Andrew Bates (incumbent) - 1,098 Arthur R. Denison - 1,001 William Dunlop - 630 Dr. A. Noxon - 622 L.K. Munro - 569 George Evans - 244 John Ward - 244 William J. Smith - 180 Louis Richey - 88 James S. Martin - 87 Sixth Ward James Scott - 1,391 Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 1,094 Gorge Gilbert Rowe - 1,009 John J. Graham (incumbent) - 849 Charles L. Denison - 745 Henry M. East - 597 W.J. Peck - 444 John C. McLean - 353 J.R. Code - 281 Thomas Lilly - 279 Arthur Bollard - 173 Dr. John Hunter - 157 R.H. Holmes - 40 Source: and Nominations, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]01 Jan 1895: pages 2, 5 References Category:1895 elections in Canada Category:Municipal elections in Toronto Category:1895 in Ontario Category:January 1895 in Canada