1932 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

Election in Canada September 2023 1932 Hamilton municipal election Flag_of_Hamilton.svg Canada Presidential 1931 Hamilton municipal election 1931 1933 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election 1933 Monday, December 5, 1932 John Peebles Independent (politician) 24,499 57.32% -17.54% John Bell Independent (politician) 18,238 42.68% n/a Wards of the City of Hamilton from 1931-1949.jpg 300px Each of Hamilton's eight wards. Electors would send two aldermen per ward to City Hall in addition to four controllers and one mayor elected at-large. Mayor John Peebles Independent (politician) John Peebles Independent (politician) The 1932 Hamilton municipal election was held on December 5, 1932, to select one mayor, four controllers, and sixteen members of the Hamilton, Ontario City Council, two from each of the city's eight wards. Voters also cast ballots for trustees for the public school board."How Aldermanic Candidates Ran," Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. Campaign Held during the economic depression of the 1930s, the election was marked by differences between two ideologically different groups. The Hamilton-branch of the Independent Labour Party stood on a social-democratic platform of advancing the rights of working people and trade unionists in the light of the economic situation of the time."Vote Labor (Advertisement)," Hamilton Spectator, Saturday, December 3, 1932, pp. 12. Alternately, a number of candidates stood on a platform that advocated a classical liberal economic policy and referred to themselves as the Policy For 1933 slate."Municipal Elections - Policy for 1933 (Advertisement)," Hamilton Spectator, Saturday, November 26, 1932, pp. 21. Each group ran candidates for the Board of Control and aldermen, but neither mayoral candidate identified as a member of either slate. Two Communist Party candidates stood in the traditionally working class Wards Seven and Eight in the city's north-end. The city's Home Owners' Association endorsed candidates based on their policies and opposition to a council-manager system of municipal government. As a group of property owners, the association endorsed right-leaning candidates of whom a majority were also affiliated with the Policy for 1933 group."Home Owners' Association candidates (Advertisement)," Hamilton Spectator, Saturday, December 3, 1932, pp. 10. The election was notable for the loss of five incumbent aldermen. Four of the aldermen were independents, three of whom were defeated by Policy for 1933 candidates. One Policy for 1933 alderman was defeated by an Independent Labour Party candidate in Ward Eight, the only instance of the party defeating a sitting right-wing alderman.Voters Inject New Blood Into Council," Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. Mayor Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario mayoral election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#FA8072;" | | style="text-align:left;" | John Peebles (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |24,499 | style="text-align:right;" |57.32% | style="text-align:right;" |-17.54% |- | style="background-color:#89CFF0;" | | style="text-align:left;" | John Bell | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |18,238 | style="text-align:right;" |42.68% | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |42,737 | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |100% | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Peebles Re-Elected By Large Majority", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 7. |} Board of Control Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Board of Control election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Freeman Treleaven | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |23,309 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Sam Lawrence (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |21,323 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Donald MacFarlane (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |19,816 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Septimus DuMoulin | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |18,308 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Cranmer Riselay | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |14,433 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Samuel Weaver | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |8,243 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Alexander McLennan | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |5,527 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Thomas Morris | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |4,729 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "Board of Control Summary", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Aldermen Ward One Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward One aldermanic election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Andy Gaul (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |3,469 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Nora Frances Henderson (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |3,448 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | William MacFarland | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |3,275 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Herbert Wilton | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,789 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran," Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Ward Two Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Two aldermanic election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- HAM Liberal row | style="text-align:left;" | William Ainsley (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Liberal | style="text-align:right;" |2,365 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Thomas Gallagher | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |1,576 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Gordon Flett | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,265 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | William McClemont | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,262 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent Labour row | style="text-align:left;" | John Halcrow | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |1,234 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran," Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Ward Three Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Three aldermanic election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | William Fick | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |2,643 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Robert Evans | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |2,611 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | William Hutton (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,649 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Austin Macaulay (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,568 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Edward Bryan | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |956 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Ward Four Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Four aldermanic election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | George Hancock (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |2,103 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Arthur Davidson (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |1,893 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Thomas O'Heir | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,242 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Henry Eickhoff | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |1,101 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | John Brewer | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |281 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Ward Five Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Five aldermanic election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Thomas White | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |1,868 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Charles Aitchison (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |1,558 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Alexander Nelligan | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,184 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | John Sherring (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |906 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Pierce Somerville | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |621 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | David Atkins | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |504 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Christopher Hennessy | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |419 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Thomas Allison | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |347 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Michael Cummings | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |251 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Michael Licata | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |241 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Ward Six Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Six aldermanic election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Archie Pollock (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |2,656 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Andy Frame (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |2,531 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | John Hodgson | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |2,338 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Herbert Wise | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |1,283 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Wilfred Bircher | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |662 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Michael Hutchison | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |470 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Edward Fernside | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |422 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Ward Seven Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Seven aldermanic election |- !colspan="2"|Affiliation ! Candidate ! Votes ! Elected HAM Independent Thomas Lewington 1,940 yes HAM Independent Labour Samuel Clarke (incumbent) 1,905 yes HAM Independent Archie Burton (incumbent) 1,635 HAM Communist Elizabeth Graham 725 HAM Independent Labour Arthur Williams 723 HAM Independent Thomas Keith 553 HAM Independent Melville Johnson 396 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} Ward Eight Summary of the December 5, 1932 Hamilton, Ontario Ward Eight aldermanic election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|Affiliation !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- ! Votes ! % ! ±% |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | John Mitchell (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |3,331 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#FADA5E;" | | style="text-align:left;" | James Reed | style="text-align:left;" | Independent Labour Party | style="text-align:right;" |2,203 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#B0E0E6;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Archie Burton (incumbent) | style="text-align:left;" | Policy for 1933 | style="text-align:right;" |2,089 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="background-color:#C41E3A;" | | style="text-align:left;" | James Walker | style="text-align:left;" | Communist Party | style="text-align:right;" |1,288 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- HAM Independent row | style="text-align:left;" | Nathaniel Moore | style="text-align:left;" | Independent | style="text-align:right;" |853 | style="text-align:right;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Total votes | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | |- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="3" |Registered voters | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" |n/a |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are used as a visual differentiation between candidates and to indicate affiliation. |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources: "How Aldermanic Candidates Ran", Hamilton Spectator, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, pp. 16. |} References Category:1932 Ontario municipal elections 1932