1923 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1923. Charles A. Maguire was reelected to his second term as mayor.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Charles A. Maguire had been acclaimed as mayor the election previously. The 1923 campaign focused on Sir Adam Beck's proposal of an electrical radial railway along the length of the Toronto water front and further into the neighbouring cities. Maguire was in favour of the controversial plan. His main opponent was R.J. Fleming who opposed the scheme. Fleming had previously served as mayor of Toronto several decades previously. The radial plan was voted down in a referendum that accompanied the vote, but Maguire was reelected mayor.

Results: Charles A. Maguire - 46,362; R.J. Fleming - 38,961

Board of Control[edit]

One new member was elected to the Board of Control: Alderman Joseph Singer.

Results: Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 36,040; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 33,740; Wesley Hiltz (incumbent) - 32,551; Joseph Singer - 32,033; Sam McBride - 30,606; A.R. Nesbitt (incumbent) - 29,947; Alfred Burgess - 24,876; J.R.I. Starr - 25,931

City council[edit]

Other than Ward plus number, the names are not official, and given here only as a guide to current-day places.

Ward 1 (Riverdale): W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 5,236; William D. Robbins - 4,987; Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 3,916; F.M. Johnston (incumbent) - 3,682; James Burry - 2,743; William Varley - 2,063

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,939; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 4,249; W.H. Shaw - 4,173; Bert Wemp - 3,503; John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,281; Herbert Henry Ball - 3,080; Wallace - 208

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Frank Stollery - 5,786; Andrew Carrick - 5,190; H.G. Stanton - 4,942; Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,537; C.A. Reed (incumbent) - 3,086; F.W. Johnston - 3,662; William Harper - 587

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Ethel Small (incumbent) - 4,878; R.H. Cameron - 3,879; Claude Pearce - 3,382; John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,608; John McMulkin - 2,305; Harry Winberg - 1,947; E.B. Westwood - 1,878; P.W. Benner - 458

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Clifford Blackburn - 5,540; A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 5,391; Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 5,061; James Phinnemore - 4,107; C.W. Mogridge - 2,915; William Faragher - 2,909; Abraham Goldberg - 1,061

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): Fred McBrien - 8,637; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,738; George Birdsall (incumbent) - 6,942; Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 6,684; Edmund Atkinson - 5,783; W.H. Price - 5,222

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 2,937; H.M Davy (incumbent) - 2,762; Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,546; W.A. Baird - 2,536; Hain - 2,410

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,337; George S. Shields - 3,992; Francis Maxwell (incumbent) - 3,392; William Miskelly - 3,266; Walter Brown - 2,571; Isaac Pimblett - 1,481

Results taken from the January 1, 1923 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1923