1928 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1928. Sam McBride was elected mayor, defeating incumbent Thomas Foster by a wide margin.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his fourth consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by Sam McBride who had tried, but failed, to be elected mayor on three previous occasions.

Results: Sam McBride - 50,324; Thomas Foster - 34,785

Board of Control[edit]

There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins regained the seat he had lost two years earlier to D.C. MacGregor.

Results: Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 47,153; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 45,655; A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 33,433; William D. Robbins - 29,359; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 28,858; Brook Sykes - 24,427; Benjamin Miller - 18,122; James Simpson - 12,954

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 6,661; W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,277; Robert Luxton - 5,202; Robert Allen (incumbent) - 5,135; George Smith - 2,728

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 5,303; John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,759; James Cameron (incumbent) - 5,629; Arthur Dyas - 3,738; Roy Tanner - 1,086

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - acclaimed; Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - acclaimed; Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,434; Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 4,057; Joseph Gordon - 3,765; Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,197; Jacob Romer - 443; Max Shur - 293; Reuben Rodness - 262

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): William James Stewart (incumbent) - 4,913; Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,740; Clifford Blackburn - 4,135; Sol Eisen - 2,856; Robert Leslie - 2,711; David Goldstick - 1,917; Mary McNab - 899

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Joseph Wright - 9,117; John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,855; John Boland (incumbent) - 5,651; Gordon Gibb - 3,647; Richard Tuthill - 2,565; E.L. Wright - 2,095; Albert Robinson - 1,688; Tim Buck - 961

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,165; Frank Whetter - 3,943; Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,589; Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,927

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 6,848; Walter Howell (incumbent) - 6,337; Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,446; Isaac Pimblett - 4,914; William Robertston - 4,028

Results taken from the January 2, 1928 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1928