1925 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1925. Thomas Foster was elected mayor ousting incumbent Wesley Hiltz. The election included a referendum where voters passed a motion in favour of building a new water plant. This eventually became the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant. Toronto mayor Hilz had been elected to office the year previously. he was challenged for the mayoralty by long serving politician Thomas Foster. Foster won by a narrow margin in what was a very low turnout election. Two fringe candidates with no previous elected office also ran. Results Thomas Foster - 32,885 Wesley Hiltz - 31,408 Harry Winberg - 2,263 Samuel Fieldhouse - 282 Board of Control There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: D.C. MacGregor and labour leader William D. Robbins. Defeated was R.H. Cameron, a close ally of the mayor. Results Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 39,299 A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 34,369 William D. Robbins - 33,172 D.C. MacGregor - 30,326 R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 29,086 James Simpson - 14,573 James Birks - 4,321 City council Ward 1 (Riverdale) Robert Luxton (incumbent) - acclaimed George J. Smith (incumbent) - acclaimed W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - acclaimed Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 4,059 John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,482 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,293 Herbert Henry Ball - 2,913 A.E. Brocklesby - 3,301 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,458 J. George Ramsden - 2,974 Joseph Singer - 2,685 Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 2,476 John Boland - 1,887 John R. Beamish - 1,790 Charles Mogrdige - 613 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,282 Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,889 Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,827 Ian Macdonnell - 2,479 James Muldowney - 516 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 5,262 Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 3,934 William James Stewart (incumbent) - 3,703 Wesley Benson - 2,567 Sumner Graham - 2,280 John Macdonald - 1,349 Arthur E. Fegan - 754 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 8,477 Samuel Thomas Wright (incumbent) - 7,488 John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,676 Guy Roach - 4,716 Richard Tuthill - 2,318 James Gill - 825 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,646 Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,385 W.A. Baird - 3,303 Robert Hall - 398 James Morrow -375 Ward 8 (East Toronto) Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 5,846 Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,427 William Robertston - 3,993 Joseph Turner (incumbent) - 3,867 Florence Custance - 819 Results taken from the January 1, 1925 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1925 Toronto municipal election 1925 Toronto municipal election