1919 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1919. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his fifth consecutive term in office. This election marked the creation of Ward 8, covering the recently annexed areas of East Toronto. The representation of Ward 7 was also increased to have three alderman like every other ward. Toronto mayor Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been reelected every year since. He was opposed by several credible opponents, most notably by Controller John O'Neill who was trying to become the first Roman Catholic to be elected mayor of Toronto. Two other prominent candidates also ran, but failed to win much support. MP and future mayor Thomas Foster and former controller William Henry Shaw. Results Tommy Church (incumbent) - 26,020 John O'Neill - 16,230 William Henry Shaw - 3,772 Thomas Foster - 2,180 Board of Control O'Neill's decision to run for mayor opened one vacancy on the Board of Control. It was filled by former Controller R.H. Cameron who had run unsuccessfully for mayor the year previous. Results Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 19,963 R.H. Cameron - 19,094 Sam McBride (incumbent) - 18,476 William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 19,270 Joseph Gibbons - 16,397 Garnet Archibald - 15,603 Fred McBrien - 13,570 City council Ward 1 (Riverdale) Frank Marsden Johnson (incumbent) - 3,559 Richard Honeyford (incumbent) - 3,555 W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 3,533 William Feawick - 2,478 Arthur J. Stubbings - 1,623 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,997 John Winnett - 2,582 Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,401 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,060 Joseph Kent - 866 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 3,113 F.W. Johnston (incumbent) - 1,886 Charles W. Mugridge - 1,687 William Harper - 1,463 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 3,644 John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,448 John C. McMulkin (incumbent) - 3,349 Harry Winberg - 1,862 William Brant - 614 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,908 W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 3,185 Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 2,853 Angus Beaton - 2,371 James Phinnemore - 1,249 James Coughlin - 1,159 Thomas Ballentyne - 919 Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) D.C. MacGregor - 5,113 George Birdsall (incumbent) - 4,225 Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 4,098 James M.H. Ballantyne - 2,710 Michael Manley - 1,624 Alex Williamson - 1,360 Alvin L. Gadsby - 869 Richard Holmes - 916 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,435 William Maher - 1,359 Frank Whetter - 1,352 Alexander Chisholm - 1,146 Robert Agnew - 1,095 Ward 8 (East Toronto) William Williamson - 1,747 William M. Miskelly - 1,548 Frederick Baker - 1,483 Walter Brown - 1,202 John Lennox - 766 Alfred Dunnett - 567 William Ford - 558 Results taken from the January 1, 1920 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1919 Toronto municipal election 1919 Toronto municipal election Category:1910s in Toronto Category:January 1919 in Canada