1931 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1931. William James Stewart was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Incumbent mayor Bert Wemp needed major abdominal surgery did could not run. Running to replace him was former mayor McBride, who had been defeated by Wemp in the 1930 campaign. He was opposed by Alderman Stewart, who won the vote by a slim margin.

Results: William James Stewart - 57,500; Sam McBride - 57,110

Board of Control[edit]

Two incumbents were defeated on the Board of Control: Claude Pearce and W.A. Summerville. Former controller Albert Hacker, who had been defeated the previous year regained a seat. The other new seat was won by Alderman J. George Ramsden.

Results: J. George Ramsden - 51,043; William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 50,801; James Simpson (incumbent) - 48,105; Albert Hacker - 43,763; John Boland - 41,779; Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 40,431; W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 19,087; Thomas Foster - 13,491; Mrs. James Cotton - 9,014; George King - 3,154; Tim Buck - 3,010

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 7,458; Ralph Day - 4,501; Frank M. Johnston - 4,361; Lorne Trull (incumbent) - 4,323; Robert Allen (incumbent) - 4,192; Robert Luxton - 3,398; William Taylor - 1,588; Alexander MacDonald - 707; John Lang - 610; Harry Perkins - 468

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 5,359; James Cameron (incumbent) - 5,007; John Winnett (incumbent) - 4,247; Robert Yeomans - 3,835; Hugh Sutherland - 3,774; Raymond Hughes - 2,584; Joseph Miller - 2,480; Cecil Dunsford - 1,176; John Carter - 770; Charles Parks - 683; Frank Gallagher - 640; William Sanders - 600

Ward 3 (Central Business District): Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 6,709; Percy Quinn - 4,554; H.L. Rogers - 4,211; Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 3,003; Reginald Shaw - 2,026; Frank Burton - 1,610; Algernon Brocklesby - 1,313; James Merrick - 729; Harry Winberg - 430

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Baird Ryckman - 4,311; J.J. Glass - 3,429; Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,389; Charles Ward (incumbent) - 2,372; Joseph Gordon - 2,205; Abraham Singer - 2,185; Charles Lewis - 702; Max Shur - 227

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Robert Leslie (incumbent) - 5,921; Thomas Holdswoth - 5,841; Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 5,737; Wesley Benson - 5,550; Louis Fine - 4,450; S.H. Menzies - 2,291; Harry Tait - 1,665; Thomas Black - 1,287; John McIntyre - 610; John Boychuk - 363

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,315; Albert Chamberlain - 8,171; William Duckworth - 6,649; John Laxton - 5,911; Joseph Wright (incumbent) - 5,911; Brook Sykes - 3,613; Richard Tuthill - 3,203; James Gill - 1,084; Daniel Reed - 793

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,615; Frank Whetter - 4,596; Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,468; Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,687; Christopher Woodburn - 2,380; Allan Rice - 2,285; John Whetton - 1,471

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Goldwin Elgie - 9,548; Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 6,895; Robert Baker- 6,188; Walter Howell (incumbent) - 6,057; Robert Dibble - 5,638; David Mackay - 3,343; William Robertston - 1,119; Roy Tanner - 388

Results taken from the January 2, 1931 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1931