1934 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1934. William James Stewart easily won reelection to his fourth term as mayor. This election also marked a major reduction in the size of city council. Previously each ward had elected three members, starting this year each ward had only two representatives. Toronto mayor William James Stewart had been elected mayor in 1931, and was running in his fourth election. His nearest competitor was Alderman H.L. Rogers. Results William James Stewart - 72,536 H.L. Rogers - 17,222 A.E. Smith - 8,208 Albert Hacker - 6,440 Board of Control For the second election in a row the membership of the Board of Control remained unchanged. Only the order the members were returned altered. One notable candidate was Alice Buck, wife of imprisoned Communist leader Tim Buck. Results Sam McBride (incumbent) - 54,855 J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 48,152 James Simpson (incumbent) - 47,358 William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 37,714 William J. Wadsworth - 36,289 Claude Pearce - 31,156 Percy Quinn - 26,872 Alice Buck - 9,767 Harry Bradley - 2,623 City council right|thumb|300px|Ward boundaries used in the 1934 election Beginning with this election, the number of aldermen was reduced to two per ward. Ward 1 (Riverdale) Ralph Day (incumbent) - 7,658 Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 6,858 Robert Allen (incumbent) - 5,673 David Spencer - 1,580 Thomas Cooney - 977 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Harry Gladstone Clarke (incumbent) - 4,619 John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,957 John Winnett (incumbent) - 1,921 William Dennison - 2,659 Frank Ward - 1,291 John Murray - 444 Ward 3 (Central Business District) Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,007 John Laidlaw - 2,521 John Corcoran (incumbent) - 2,263 Lumsden Cummings - 1,211 Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) J.J. Glass (incumbent) - 4,823 Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 4,301 Thomas Cruden - 2,004 Myer Klig - 934 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 6,636 George Duthie (incumbent) - 5,286 Thomas Holdswoth (incumbent) - 4,011 Charles Ward - 2,460 James Conner - 1,905 Thomas Black - 1,798 Alfred Willicombe - 938 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) William Duckworth (incumbent) - 10,770 D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,067 Harold Tracy - 5,674 John Russell (incumbent) - 5,417 Edward Mosur - 1,299 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) George H. Gardiner - 6,035 Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 5,085 Harry Wynn - 2,764 George Watson - 2,046 James Morris - 348 Ward 8 (East Toronto) Goldwin Elgie (incumbent) - 11,052 Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 9,603 Robert Baker (incumbent) - 7,032 David Weir - 1,327 Ward 9 (North Toronto) Harold Kirby (incumbent) - 6,424 William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 6,195 Neil MacMillan - 3,332 Cecil Dunsford - 2,263 George McCollum - 1,510 John McGonnell - 475 Results taken from the January 2, 1934 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1934 Toronto municipal election 1934 Toronto municipal election