1916 Toronto municipal election

Canadian election September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1916. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his second term in office. Toronto mayor Church had first been elected mayor the year previous. In the words of the Toronto Daily Star the mayoral contest "was something of a joke" as Church was only opposed by Harry Winberg, who had never before held elected office. Church ignored his opponent during the campaign, and was easily returned. Results Tommy Church (incumbent) - 28,541 Harry Winberg - 9,880 Board of Control There was one change to the Board of Control. R.H. Cameron won a seat while Frank S. Spence was defeated. Joseph Elijah Thompson (incumbent) -18,209 John O'Neill (incumbent) - 17,572 Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 16,085 R.H. Cameron - 15,391 James Simpson - 13,080 Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,652 John Dunn - 11,009 City council thumb|right|500px|A map of Toronto's seven municipal wards as they existed for elections for elections from 1910 until 1918, inclusive. (Source: Toronto Daily Star, 18 December 1909) Ward 1 (Riverdale) William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,283 A.H. Wagstaff - 4,011 W. W. Hiltz - 3,657 Albert Walton (incumbent) - 2,866 Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,590 Walter Brown - 913 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,550 J.R. Beamish - 2,499 Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,093 Charles Beavis - 1,946 Thomas Barber - 729 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 3,397 J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,154 Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,971 Thomas Vance - 1,666 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Arthur Russell Nesbitt - 2,652 John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,374 Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,177 A.W. Miles - 1,954 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) Garnet Archibald - 2,808 R.H. Graham - 2,789 W.R. Plewman - 2,006 John Warren (incumbent) - 1,860 Joseph May - 1,571 John Wesley Meredith (incumbent) - 1,439 George Hagar - 1,373 James Thompson - 1,290 Alfred Moore - 388 Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) Fred McBrien - 4,512 Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 4,414 D.C. MacGregor - 4,006 George Birdsall - 3,890 Thomas Roden (incumbent) - 2,319 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,420 Frank Whetter - 1,252 William Henry Weir (incumbent)- 1,106 Results taken from the January 1, 1916 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1916 Category:1916 elections in Canada 1916 Category:1916 in Ontario Category:1910s in Toronto Category:January 1916 in Canada