1928 Toronto municipal election

none September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1928. Sam McBride was elected mayor, defeating incumbent Thomas Foster by a wide margin. Toronto mayor Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his fourth consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by Sam McBride who had tried, but failed, to be elected mayor on three previous occasions. Results Sam McBride - 50,324 Thomas Foster - 34,785 Board of Control There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins regained the seat he had lost two years earlier to D.C. MacGregor. Results Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 47,153 Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 45,655 A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 33,433 William D. Robbins - 29,359 D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 28,858 Brook Sykes - 24,427 Benjamin Miller - 18,122 James Simpson - 12,954 City council Ward 1 (Riverdale) Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 6,661 W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,277 Robert Luxton - 5,202 Robert Allen (incumbent) - 5,135 George Smith - 2,728 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 5,303 John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,759 James Cameron (incumbent) - 5,629 Arthur Dyas - 3,738 Roy Tanner - 1,086 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - acclaimed Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - acclaimed Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,434 Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 4,057 Joseph Gordon - 3,765 Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,197 Jacob Romer - 443 Max Shur - 293 Reuben Rodness - 262 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) William James Stewart (incumbent) - 4,913 Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,740 Clifford Blackburn - 4,135 Sol Eisen - 2,856 Robert Leslie - 2,711 David Goldstick - 1,917 Mary McNab - 899 Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) Joseph Wright - 9,117 John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,855 John Boland (incumbent) - 5,651 Gordon Gibb - 3,647 Richard Tuthill - 2,565 E.L. Wright - 2,095 Albert Robinson - 1,688 Tim Buck - 961 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,165 Frank Whetter - 3,943 Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,589 Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,927 Ward 8 (East Toronto) Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 6,848 Walter Howell (incumbent) - 6,337 Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,446 Isaac Pimblett - 4,914 William Robertston - 4,028 Results taken from the January 2, 1928 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies. References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1928 Toronto municipal election 1928 Toronto municipal election