1927 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1927. Thomas Foster was running for his third consecutive term as mayor and won a narrow victory over Sam McBride. There were two referendums as part of the vote. Toronto voters voted in favour of adopting daylight saving time for the city. They also voted in favour of spending money to create an ornate gate at the entrance to the Exhibition Place, which became the Princes' Gates. Toronto mayor Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his third consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by Sam McBride and labour candidate William D. Robbins. Foster was reelected by a narrow margin. Results Thomas Foster - 42,617 Sam McBride - 38,477 William D. Robbins - 6,317 Board of Control There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. Sam McBride chose to run for mayor, and the open seat was won by former Alderman Bert Wemp who had tried, but failed, to capture a board seat the year before. Results Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 48,739 A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 43,153 D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 34,813 Bert Wemp - 34,450 J. George Ramsden - 26,489 Clifford Blackburn - 22,959 Frank Whetter - 21,878 James Simpson - 10,946 City council Ward 1 (Riverdale) W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,500 Robert Siberry - 4,707 Robert Allen - 3,926 Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 3,822 Richard Honeyford - 3,747 Bertie Grant - 2,488 William Tyler - 590 Samuel Fieldhouse - 438 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,618 James Cameron - 5,513 John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,882 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 4,591 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 6,879 Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,324 Percy Quinn - 3,565 Robert Yeomans - 3,016 Wallace Kennedy - 1,826 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Claude Pearce - 3,798 Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,468 Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,091 Samuel Factor (incumbent) - 2,615 Mason Saunders - 1,802 Jacob Romer - 441 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) William James Stewart (incumbent) - 6,954 Wesley Benson - 4,767 Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 4,416 Sol Eisen - 2,208 Robert Prince - 1,241 Robert Leslie - 2,711 Joseph Bell - 1,763 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) Brook Sykes - 9,482 John Laxton (incumbent) - 7,362 John Boland (incumbent) - 7,182 Richard Tuthill - 4,280 Gordon Gibb - 3,327 Alexander Greenhill - 1,358 Albert Robinson - 1,202 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Alexander Chisholm - 3,993 William J. Wadsworth - 3,756 Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,742 William Davidson (incumbent) - 3,492 Albert Smith - 546 Ward 8 (East Toronto) Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,988 Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 4,892 Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,340 Isaac Pimblett - 3,874 Albert Burnese - 3,348 William Robertston - 2,576 Joseph Turner - 1,233 David Mackay - 572 Dave McCorie - 394 Albert Jacks - 315 Results taken from the January 1, 1927 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1927 Toronto municipal election 1927 Toronto municipal election