1924 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1924. Wesley Hiltz was elected mayor defeating two prominent challengers.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Incumbent mayor Charles A. Maguire had chosen to retire prior to the election. Three high-profile candidates attempted to succeed him. Tommy Church had served as mayor from 1915 to 1921, longer than any other person prior to him. Wesley Hiltz was chair of the Toronto Board of Education. Controller Joseph Singer had been nominated as a candidate for mayor but decided to withdraw in order not to split the anti-Tommy Church vote. Col. John Allister Currie was a leader of Canadian forces during the Boer War and a sitting Conservative Party MPP. Hiltz was victorious by a significant margin.

Results: Wesley Hiltz - 44,265; Tommy Church - 33,875; John Allister Currie - 4,312

Board of Control[edit]

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: A.E. Hacker and R.H. Cameron.

Results: Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 42,778; Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 34,435; A.E. Hacker - 32,689; R.H. Cameron - 30,621; D.C. MacGregor - 26,637; William D. Robbins - 26,594; F.M. Johnston - 22,542; J.R. Beamish - 20,161

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 7,762; Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,129; George J. Smith - 5,082; L.W. Trull - 3,497; W.H. Fenwick - 2,803; C.H. Stock - 573

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): John Winnett - 4,295; Bert Wemp - 3,776; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,614; Herbert Henry Ball - 3,407; A.E. Brocklesby - 2,400; S.C. Parks - 1,873; J.N. Day - 694

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Frank Fenton - 4,522; Harry W. Hunt - 4,001; Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 3,172; J. George Ramsden - 3,059; F.W. Johnston - 2,608; C.A. Reed - 2,062; W. Harper - 594

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Sam McBride - 3,426; Nathan Phillips - 2,908; Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,728; E.B. Westwood - 2,190; L.A. Maldover - 1,999; C.W. Mogridge - 982; Sam Brown - 632; P.W. Benner - 399

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 6,464; William James Stewart - 5,155; Benjamin Miller - 4,381; J. Phinnemore - 3,939; John Macdonald - 2,035; Arthur E. Fegan - 813

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Brook Sykes - 9,138; Samuel Thomas Wright - 7,849; John Laxton - 6,290; W.M. Maltby - 5,394; Guy Roach - 4,559; Richard Tuthill - 2,838; James Gill - 794

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,743; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,407; H.M Davy (incumbent) - 3,227; W.A. Baird - 3,157

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,886; Robert Dibble - 4,459; Joseph T. Turner - 3,781; J.H. Lennox - 2,591; William Robertston - 1,149; John Doggett - 1,135; C.G. Dawkes - 833

Results taken from the January 1, 1924 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1924