1899 Toronto municipal election

Mayor election in Canada September 2023 Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1899. Mayor John Shaw was elected for his third consecutive term in office defeating opponent Ernest A. Macdonald and Third Ward Alderman George McMurrich. It was Macdonald's third unsuccessful attempt to be elected mayor, and McMurrich's second. Macdonald would succeed in his fourth attempt, at the 1900 Toronto municipal election. Toronto mayor Results John Shaw (incumbent) - 11,175 Ernest A. Macdonald - 10,465 Alderman George McMurrich - 3,745 Source:MAYOR SHAW MAYOR STILL: He Gets a Plurality of About 700 Votes Over E. A. Macdonald A HOT ELECTION Heavy Slump From McMurrich to Shaw ALDERMANIC ELECTIONS Ex-Aldermen Steiner, Stewart, Russell and Spence Back in the Council--All By-laws Carried MAYOR JOHN SHAW ALDERMEN, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]03 Jan 1899: 1. Board of Control The Toronto Board of Control was elected by Toronto City Council from among its members, and presided over by the mayor. At the first council meeting following the general election, council chose Aldermen Burns, Lynd, and Woods to sit on the body."THE CIVIC INAUGURATION: Municipal Machine For. Ninety-nine Fairly Started on Its Way MAYOR'S MESSAGE Western Wards Furnish the Board of Control BURNS, LYND, WOODS Work For the Year Mapped Out to the Accompaniment of a Chanticleer Chorus Cock-a-Doodle Do-o-o Mayor's Inaugural Address New City Buildings Cattle Market Accommodation St. Lawrence Market Improvements Additional Park Property James Bay Railway Another Railway Scheme Improvements to the Harbor The City's Finances Electing Controllers", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]10 Jan 1899: 5. Plebiscites Three by-laws authorizing expenditures were approved by plebiscite: $62,500 for the erection of the Queen Street Viaduct spanning the Don River; $150,00 for the remodelling of St. Lawrence Market, and $40,000 for waterfront improvements at the foot of Bay Street. Don River Bridge Yea - 3,605 Nay - 2,740 St. Lawrence Market Yea - 4,524 Nay - 2,188 Waterfront Yea - 3,723 Nay - 2,459 Source: Aldermen elected to City Council thumb|right|350px|Map of Toronto's six wards (1892–1909), published in The Globe, 1 January 1892. Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Only two aldermen seeking re-election were defeated, both in the First Ward: John Leslie, who had also sat on the city's powerful Toronto Board of Control (which at this time was still chosen by city council rather than elected), and Alderman Richardson who were replaced by former alderman Stewart and John Russell. In the Second Ward, former alderman Francis Stephens Spence filled the vacancy left by the retirement of Alderman Bryce. In the Third Ward, former alderman N.L. Steiner filled the vacancy left by Alderman McMurrich's mayoral candidacy. First Ward James Frame (incumbent) - 1,589 John Russell - 1,109 H.R. Frankland (incumbent) - 1,091 Wm. T. Stewart - 1,091 John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 1,058 F.A. Richardson (incumbent)- 1,013 Thomas Allen - 868 E.M. Corker - 281 C.C. Woodley - 121 Dr. Spiers - 80 Second Ward John Hallam (incumbent) - 2,052 Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,949 Francis Stephens Spence - 1,923 Thos. Davies (incumbent) - 1,761 E. Strachan Cox - 1,684 Thomas Foster - 1,349 Garrett F. Frankland - 876 W.L. Beale - 740 William Thompson - 151 James O'Hara - 126 Third Ward O.B. Sheppard (incumbent) - 3,225 Bernard Saunders (incumbent) - 2,886 Richard John Score (incumbent) - 2,503 N.L. Steiner - 1,795 James Allison - 1,557 W.E. Raney - 1,515 George Boxall - 917 Arthur Bollard - 615 A. Hepburn - 187 Fourth Ward Wm. Burns (incumbent) - 2,870 James Crane (incumbent) - 2,818 Edward Hanlan (incumbent) - 2,373 Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,318 Thomas Urquhart - 2,288 S.W. Burns - 2,057 H.W. Paull - 1,016 Thomas Roberts - 238 Fifth Ward A.R. Denison (incumbent) - 2,281 Francis H. Woods (incumbent) - 2,145 John Dunn (incumbent) - 2,116 Robt. H. Graham (incumbent) - 1,888 Dr. William Stewart Fraleigh - 1,814 H.E. Hamilton - 1,092 Alex Stewart - 783 J.B. Banks - 277 C.A. Muerie - 197 John Ward - 190 F.J. Sabine - 99 Edward Schilling - 42 Sixth Ward John J. Graham (incumbent) - 1,499 James Gowanlock (incumbent) - 1,492 James M. Bowman (incumbent) - 1,328 Adam Lynd M.D. (incumbent) - 1,289 Alex Asher - 1,026 J.J. Ward - 672 Hugh MacMath - 635 Thomas Hurst - 440 William Dean - 220 Robert Buist Noble - 114 J.H. Hall - 70 John Fawcett - 67 J.C. McLean - 49 H.M. Mulholland - 43 Source: References Results taken from the January 3, 1899 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies. Russell Victor Loring Mayors of Toronto 1982 The Boston Mills Press Erin, Ontario 0-919822-77-0 158 registration https://archive.org/details/mayorsoftoronto0001russ/page/158 Category:1899 elections in Canada 1899 Category:1899 in Ontario Category:January 1899 in Canada