1939 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1939. Incumbent Ralph Day was re-elected mayor over former lawyer Lewis Duncan.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Day was expected to be acclaimed, but in December lawyer and Liberal Lewis Duncan entered the race. Day but won by a significant margin in a high turnout race.

Results: Ralph Day - 93,060; Lewis Duncan - 53,364

Board of Control[edit]

All four Board of Control incumbents were reelected despite a group of high-profile challengers. Closest to winning a seat was Alderman William Croft in fifth place. In sixth place was communist Tim Buck and in seventh Alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Finishing surprisingly far back in eighth was former mayor William D. Robbins.

Neither were successful as all four incumbents were reelected.

Results: Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 80,720; Douglas McNish (incumbent) - 73,252; Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 54,516; William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 49,446; William Croft - 48,798; Tim Buck - 43,112; Robert Hood Saunders - 40,973; William D. Robbins - 24,745; Harry Bradley - 3,489

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 9,583; Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 8,464; Charles Minett - 4,374; Fred Kantel - 3,063; John Francis Hughes - 1,414; Samuel Kirk - 735

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Adelaide Plumptre (incumbent) - 6,563; Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 5,829; George A. Wilson - 4,184; D.J. Shannon - 1,434; Matthew C. Wilson - 615; Bob King - 541; Alfred Gagne - 536; Aaron Newton - 367

Ward 3 (Central Business District): John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 5,325; Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 5,202; Jean Laing - 1,604

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 7,230; David A. Balfour - 6,339; J.B. Salsberg (incumbent) - 5,830; Joseph Stewart - 1,216

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 10,506; Stewart Smith (incumbent) - 8,121; Charles Ward - 6,519; Pat V. Roach - 2,943; Jacob Romer - 1,384; Frederick Cottrell - 697

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): William V. Muir - 11,163; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 10,319; George Grannell (incumbent) - 8,922; Neil Cameron - 7,878; Richard Jones - 1,384; William Logie - 1,166; Joseph King - 544

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 8,901; H.M. Davy - 7,140; Harold Clarke - 1,858; John Whetton - 1,548

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 13,175; Walter Howell (incumbent) - 10,094; Ernest Woollon - 7,104; Gifford Baker - 2,309

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Donald Fleming - 11,340; John Innes - 10,134; William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 7,982; Basil Donnelly - 3,195

Results taken from the January 3, 1939 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 3, 1939