1940 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1940. Incumbent Ralph Day was re-elected mayor. The election saw little change with all incumbent councillors and Board of Control members being reelected.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Day was challenged for a second time by lawyer Lewis Duncan.

Results: Ralph Day - 61,480; Lewis Duncan - 38,011

Board of Control[edit]

Two aldermen attempted to win seats on the Board of Control, David A. Balfour and communist Stewart Smith. Neither were successful as all four incumbents were reelected.

Results: Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 78,672; Douglas McNish (incumbent) - 68,774; Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 60,124; William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 55,756; David A. Balfour - 43,261; Stewart Smith - 19,641; Robert Harding - 6,548

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 8,901; Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 8,152; Charles Minett - 2,161; Harry Bell - 1,717; William Richards - 1,024

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 5,593; Adelaide Plumptre (incumbent) - 5,272; Tupper Bigelow - 1,593; George Harris - 920; George A. Wilson - 559; James McCausland - 459

Ward 3 (Central Business District): John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 3,983; Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,908; Jean Laing - 1,217

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,427; Robert Hood Saunders - 4,900; Claude Pearce - 2,761; J.B. Salsberg - 2,154; Louis Zuker - 1,362; Lloyd Muritt - 381

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 9,963; Charles Carrie - 7,556; Fred Collins - 2,686; Pat V. Roach - 1,534; Charles Lewis - 1,506; Charles Kerr - 1,149; Charles Graham - 572

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): William V. Muir (incumbent) - 8,503; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,213; George Robinson - 6,554; George Grannell - 5,792; Jack Bennett - 2,613; Richard Jones - 1,140; William Logie - 733

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 6,395; H.M. Davy (incumbent) - 5,277; Frank Whetter - 2,893; Harold Clarke - 801; Harry Bradley - 518

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 9,889; Walter Howell (incumbent) - 9,404; Hiram E. McCallum - 6,330; Ernest Woollon - 4,988

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Donald Fleming (incumbent) - 8,154; John Innes (incumbent) - 7,186; Harry Kennedy - 6,690; William D. Ellis - 4,494; Douglas Hodder - 378

Results taken from the January 2, 1940 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1940