1894 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1894. Warring Kennedy was elected, defeating Mayor Robert John Fleming, who was seeking a third term. Kennedy's upset was credited to the increased turnout by Methodists due to the plebiscite on Prohibition as well as the strong organized support for Kennedy by the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order.

Toronto mayor

 * Results
 * Warring Kennedy - 13,830
 * Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 9,306

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Plebiscite
Under the Prohibition Plebiscite Act, a plebiscite was held across the province, in conjunction with municipal elections, on the prohibition of the importation, manufacture, and sale alcohol. For this plebiscite, unmarried women, and widows, were allowed to vote - approximately 5,000 women in Toronto - of which 1,117 did so. Men and women were given different colours, which were counted separately. The plebiscite did not result in the enactment of prohibition legislation by the province, however, as in 1896, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council disallowed provincial authority over the importation of alcohol.


 * Prohibition
 * For - 10,532 (men); 875 (women) - 11,407 (total)
 * Against - 8,637 (men); 242 (women) - 8,879 (total)

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Aldermen elected to City Council
Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Seven aldermen from the outgoing Toronto City Council retired while 17 sought re-election. Of those, 12 were re-elected and five were defeated.


 * First Ward
 * W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,098
 * Thomas Allen - 1,024
 * H.R. Frankland - 927
 * C.C. Small (incumbent) - 905
 * Peter Macdonald - 901
 * John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 862
 * Ernest A. Macdonald - 805
 * E.A. Forster - 580
 * Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 536
 * S.A. Heakes - 336


 * Second Ward
 * John Hallam  (incumbent) - 1,997
 * Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,942
 * Thomas Hewitt (incumbent) - 1,401
 * P.H. Drayton - 1,065
 * George Anderson - 1,029
 * Thomas Foster - 1,027
 * Francis Stephens Spence - 1,020
 * Daniel Kelly - 936
 * David Carlyle - 892
 * Adam Beatty - 434


 * Third Ward
 * John Shaw (incumbent) - 3,649
 * George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,472
 * J. Enoch Thompson - 2,117
 * O.B. Sheppard - 1,887
 * R.L. Fraser - 1,726
 * Richard John Score - 1,616
 * W.R. Clarke - 886
 * C.A. Muerrie - 305


 * Fourth Ward
 * William Burns (incumbent) - 2,011
 * Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,993
 * James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,600
 * James Crane - 1,458
 * George Verral (incumbent) - 1,381
 * W.G. Harris - 1,123
 * John McCaffrey - 1,014
 * M. B. Alison - 986
 * Alex R. Williamson - 960
 * John Ward - 511
 * John Dill - 340


 * Fifth Ward
 * Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,671
 * John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,015
 * John Dunn - 1,960
 * Andrew Bates - 1,635
 * Daniel Kennedy - 841
 * Francis H. Woods - 821
 * Alanson Cody Winton - 481
 * John Aldridge - 349
 * William J. Smith - 282
 * J.B. Hay - 116
 * Lindsay - 30


 * Sixth Ward
 * W.F. Atkinson 1,212
 * John J. Graham 1,105
 * James Gowanlock - 897
 * Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 894
 * J.E. Verral (incumbent) - 732
 * John Maloney (incumbent) - 719
 * Sturgeon Stewart - 699
 * H.M. East - 643
 * Charles L. Denison - 592
 * John F. McCrae - 583

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