1905 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1905. Thomas Urquhart was elected to his third term, defeating merchant George Gooderham and barrister William David McPherson.

Toronto mayor

 * Results
 * Thomas Urquhart - 15,173
 * George Gooderham - 12,827
 * William David McPherson - 1,136

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Board of Control
Incumbents Frank S. Spence, William Peyton Hubbard, and John Shaw were re-elected to the Toronto Board of Control and were joined by Alderman J. J. Ward, who filled the vacancy created by Controller Louden's retirement. Controller Shaw first joined the board several months later by winning a by-election following the resignation of Controller Fred H. Richardson, who had resigned following allegations that he had received bribes from the Toronto Railway Company.
 * Results
 * Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 13,032
 * Alderman John Joseph Ward - 12,993
 * William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 12,880
 * John Shaw (incumbent) - 12,436
 * James Russell Lovett Starr - 9,823
 * Joseph Oliver - 8,141
 * Alderman Thomas Foster - 6,395
 * Alderman Joseph George Ramsden - 5,839
 * Frank Moses - 5,048
 * Arthur Richard Denison - 4,925
 * Edward Hanlan - 2,178

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Plebiscites
Two by-laws authorizing public works expenditures were approved by plebiscite: a by-law to spend $300,000 on new buildings on the Toronto Industrial Exhibition grounds, $700,000 to improve the city's fire protection system in the wake of the 1904 Great Fire of Toronto. A third vote on a $700 tax exemption for all dwellings was also approved.


 * Exhibition
 * Yes - 6,151
 * No - 4,307


 * Fire protection
 * Yes - 8,325
 * No - 3,239


 * Tax exemption
 * Yes - 15,454
 * No - 8,127

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City council
Three aldermen were elected to Toronto City Council per ward.


 * First Ward (Riverdale)
 * Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 2,000
 * Robert Fleming (incumbent) - 1,924
 * William Temple Stewart (incumbent) - 1,692
 * James Wilson - 1,304


 * Second Ward (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
 * Emerson Coatsworth(incumbent) - 2,601
 * Dr. John Noble (incumbent) - 2,128
 * Tommy Church - 1,891
 * David Carlyle - 1,722
 * Wesley S. Johnston - 1,289
 * Edward Strachan Cox - 910


 * Third Ward (Central Business District and The Ward)
 * Oliver Barton Sheppard (incumbent) - 2,535
 * George Reginald Geary (incumbent) - 2,466
 * Sam McBride - 2,215
 * Henry Sheard - 2,204
 * Julius Alexander Humphrey - 837
 * Thomas Edward Rawson - 788
 * William Carlyle Hall - 505
 * John Dunlop - 259


 * Fourth Ward (Spadina)
 * Dr. William S. Harrison (incumbent) - 3,127
 * Robert Crawford Vaughan - 2,931
 * Stephen Alfred Jones (incumbent) - 2,427
 * Stephen W. Burns - 1,987
 * Richard Donald - 1,898
 * Arthur Hillyard Birmingham - 733


 * Fifth Ward (Trinity-Bellwoods)
 * John Bell Hay (incumbent) - 2,389
 * John Dunn (incumbent) - 2,314
 * Albert James Keeler - 2,155
 * Frank Woods (incumbent) - 1,938
 * Peter Whytock - 1,567
 * M. Joseph Mallancy - 427


 * Sixth Ward (Brockton and Parkdale)
 * James Henry McGhie (incumbent) - 2,024
 * John James Graham (incumbent) - 1,888
 * Dr. Adam Lynd - 1,635
 * John Milton Godfrey - 1,608
 * William James Clark - 702
 * Sam Scott - 655
 * James Edward Stewart - 416
 * George Gordon Miles - 362
 * Robert Buist Noble - 148

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