1923 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1923. Charles A. Maguire was reelected to his second term as mayor. Toronto mayor Charles A. Maguire had been acclaimed as mayor the election previously. The 1923 campaign focused on Sir Adam Beck's proposal of an electrical radial railway along the length of the Toronto water front and further into the neighbouring cities. Maguire was in favour of the controversial plan. His main opponent was R.J. Fleming who opposed the scheme. Fleming had previously served as mayor of Toronto several decades previously. The radial plan was voted down in a referendum that accompanied the vote, but Maguire was reelected mayor. Results Charles A. Maguire - 46,362 R.J. Fleming - 38,961 Board of Control One new member was elected to the Board of Control: Alderman Joseph Singer. Results Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 36,040 Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 33,740 Wesley Hiltz (incumbent) - 32,551 Joseph Singer - 32,033 Sam McBride - 30,606 A.R. Nesbitt (incumbent) - 29,947 Alfred Burgess - 24,876 J.R.I. Starr - 25,931 City council Other than Ward plus number, the names are not official, and given here only as a guide to current-day places. Ward 1 (Riverdale) W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 5,236 William D. Robbins - 4,987 Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 3,916 F.M. Johnston (incumbent) - 3,682 James Burry - 2,743 William Varley - 2,063 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,939 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 4,249 W.H. Shaw - 4,173 Bert Wemp - 3,503 John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,281 Herbert Henry Ball - 3,080 Wallace - 208 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Frank Stollery - 5,786 Andrew Carrick - 5,190 H.G. Stanton - 4,942 Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,537 C.A. Reed (incumbent) - 3,086 F.W. Johnston - 3,662 William Harper - 587 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Ethel Small (incumbent) - 4,878 R.H. Cameron - 3,879 Claude Pearce - 3,382 John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,608 John McMulkin - 2,305 Harry Winberg - 1,947 E.B. Westwood - 1,878 P.W. Benner - 458 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) Clifford Blackburn - 5,540 A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 5,391 Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 5,061 James Phinnemore - 4,107 C.W. Mogridge - 2,915 William Faragher - 2,909 Abraham Goldberg - 1,061 Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) Fred McBrien - 8,637 D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,738 George Birdsall (incumbent) - 6,942 Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 6,684 Edmund Atkinson - 5,783 W.H. Price - 5,222 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 2,937 H.M Davy (incumbent) - 2,762 Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,546 W.A. Baird - 2,536 Hain - 2,410 Ward 8 (East Toronto) Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,337 George S. Shields - 3,992 Francis Maxwell (incumbent) - 3,392 William Miskelly - 3,266 Walter Brown - 2,571 Isaac Pimblett - 1,481 Results taken from the January 1, 1923 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1923 Toronto municipal election 1923 Toronto municipal election