1894 Toronto municipal election

none Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1894. Warring Kennedy was elected, defeating Mayor Robert John Fleming, who was seeking a third term. Kennedy's upset was credited to the increased turnout by Methodists due to the plebiscite on Prohibition as well as the strong organized support for Kennedy by the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order."FLEMING NOT IN IT: Warring Kennedy Runs Thousands Ahead of Him HEAVY VOTE POLLED Kennedy Wins by Over Four Thousand ALDERMANIC CONTEST Several Familiar Figures Vanish From the Scene THE VOTE ON THE PLEBISCITE SHOWS A LARGE MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION IN THE CITY THE ALDERMANIC FIGHT ALDERMAN RE-ELECTED NEW MEN ELECTED ALDERMEN WHO RETIRE ALDERMEN BEATEN AT THE POLLS THE TRUSTEE CONTEST THE MAYORALTY ALDERMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES AT THE VICTOR'S HEADQUARTERS FROM THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES THE CROWD ON YONGE STREET THE MAYOR BOWS TO THE VERDICT THE PLEBISCITE", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 Jan 1894: 1. Toronto mayor Results Warring Kennedy - 13,830 Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 9,306 Source:"MAYOR FLEMINGS FOURTH TRIUMPH: Re-elected by the Substantial Majority of 1,585 CITIZENS ENDORSE THE ISLAND STREET RAILWAY", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Jan 1897: 1. Plebiscite 1894 Ontario prohibition plebiscite Under the Prohibition Plebiscite Act, a plebiscite was held across the province, in conjunction with municipal elections, on the prohibition of the importation, manufacture, and sale alcohol. For this plebiscite, unmarried women, and widows, were allowed to vote - approximately 5,000 women in Toronto - of which 1,117 did so. Men and women were given different colours, which were counted separately. The plebiscite did not result in the enactment of prohibition legislation by the province, however, as in 1896, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council disallowed provincial authority over the importation of alcohol.Johnston Larry July 2007 Referendums in Ontario: An Historical Summary http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/mon/18000/275893.pdf Ontario Legislative Library 4–6 Prohibition For - 10,532 (men); 875 (women) - 11,407 (total) Against - 8,637 (men); 242 (women) - 8,879 (total) 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. Seven aldermen from the outgoing Toronto City Council retired while 17 sought re-election. Of those, 12 were re-elected and five were defeated. First Ward W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,098 Thomas Allen - 1,024 H.R. Frankland - 927 C.C. Small (incumbent) - 905 Peter Macdonald - 901 John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 862 Ernest A. Macdonald - 805 E.A. Forster - 580 Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 536 S.A. Heakes - 336 Second Ward John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,997 Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,942 Thomas Hewitt (incumbent) - 1,401 P.H. Drayton - 1,065 George Anderson - 1,029 Thomas Foster - 1,027 Francis Stephens Spence - 1,020 Daniel Kelly - 936 David Carlyle - 892 Adam Beatty - 434 Third Ward John Shaw (incumbent) - 3,649 George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,472 J. Enoch Thompson - 2,117 O.B. Sheppard - 1,887 R.L. Fraser - 1,726 Richard John Score - 1,616 W.R. Clarke - 886 C.A. Muerrie - 305 Fourth Ward William Burns (incumbent) - 2,011 Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,993 James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,600 James Crane - 1,458 George Verral (incumbent) - 1,381 W.G. Harris - 1,123 John McCaffrey - 1,014 M. B. Alison - 986 Alex R. Williamson - 960 John Ward - 511 John Dill - 340 Fifth Ward Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,671 John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,015 John Dunn - 1,960 Andrew Bates - 1,635 Daniel Kennedy - 841 Francis H. Woods - 821 Alanson Cody Winton - 481 John Aldridge - 349 William J. Smith - 282 J.B. Hay - 116 Lindsay - 30 Sixth Ward W.F. Atkinson 1,212 John J. Graham 1,105 James Gowanlock - 897 Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 894 J.E. Verral (incumbent) - 732 John Maloney (incumbent) - 719 Sturgeon Stewart - 699 H.M. East - 643 Charles L. Denison - 592 John F. McCrae - 583 Source: and "ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES: Nominations in the Six Wards of the City NUMEROUS CANDIDATES A Round Dozen in the Second Ward TRUSTEES WHITESIDE AND RODEN THE ONLY MEN ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION--NOTES ON THE MEETINGS FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES THE PUBLIC MEETING SECOND WARD FOR ALDERMEN FOR ALDERMEN WARD FOUR SCHOOL TRUSTEES FIFTH WARD FOR ALDERMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES THE SPEAKING SIXTH WARD FOR ALDERMEN FOR TRUSTEES PUBLIC MEETING EAST TORONTO VILLAGE", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]23 Dec 1893: 18 References Category:1894 elections in Canada Category:Municipal elections in Toronto Category:1894 in Ontario