1925 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1925. Thomas Foster was elected mayor ousting incumbent Wesley Hiltz. The election included a referendum where voters passed a motion in favour of building a new water plant. This eventually became the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Hilz had been elected to office the year previously. he was challenged for the mayoralty by long serving politician Thomas Foster. Foster won by a narrow margin in what was a very low turnout election. Two fringe candidates with no previous elected office also ran.

Results: Thomas Foster - 32,885; Wesley Hiltz - 31,408; Harry Winberg - 2,263; Samuel Fieldhouse - 282

Board of Control[edit]

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: D.C. MacGregor and labour leader William D. Robbins. Defeated was R.H. Cameron, a close ally of the mayor.

Results: Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 39,299; A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 34,369; William D. Robbins - 33,172; D.C. MacGregor - 30,326; R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 29,086; James Simpson - 14,573; James Birks - 4,321

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Robert Luxton (incumbent) - acclaimed; George J. Smith (incumbent) - acclaimed; W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 4,059; John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,482; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,293; Herbert Henry Ball - 2,913; A.E. Brocklesby - 3,301

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,458; J. George Ramsden - 2,974; Joseph Singer - 2,685; Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 2,476; John Boland - 1,887; John R. Beamish - 1,790; Charles Mogrdige - 613

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,282; Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,889; Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,827; Ian Macdonnell - 2,479; James Muldowney - 516

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 5,262; Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 3,934; William James Stewart (incumbent) - 3,703; Wesley Benson - 2,567; Sumner Graham - 2,280; John Macdonald - 1,349; Arthur E. Fegan - 754

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 8,477; Samuel Thomas Wright (incumbent) - 7,488; John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,676; Guy Roach - 4,716; Richard Tuthill - 2,318; James Gill - 825

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,646; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,385; W.A. Baird - 3,303; Robert Hall - 398; James Morrow -375

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 5,846; Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,427; William Robertston - 3,993; Joseph Turner (incumbent) - 3,867; Florence Custance - 819

Results taken from the January 1, 1925 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1925