1917 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1917. Mayor Tommy Church was acclaimed to his third consecutive term in office.

Toronto mayor
Church had first been elected mayor in 1915. No one chose to run against him and he won by acclamation.


 * Results
 * Tommy Church (incumbent) - acclaimed

Board of Control
Three incumbent members of the Board of Control ran for reelection and were successful. Joseph Thompson retired to fight in the war, and his seat was filled by William Henry Shaw.


 * R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615
 * John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141
 * Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939
 * William Henry Shaw - 11,967
 * James Simpson - 10,779
 * Sam McBride - 10,085
 * Frank S. Spence - 9,281

City council

 * Ward 1 (Riverdale)
 * William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,858
 * W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,201
 * William Fenwick - 3,778
 * A.H. Wagstaff (incumbent) - 2,301
 * Walter Brown - 1,961


 * Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
 * Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,472
 * J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,472
 * Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,186
 * O'Leary - 1,484


 * Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
 * Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 2,924
 * J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 1,991
 * Alfred Burgess - 1,900
 * Thomas Vance - 886


 * Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
 * Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,218
 * John C. McMulkin - 2,180
 * Louis Singer (incumbent) - 1,840
 * John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,468


 * Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
 * R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,188
 * Garnet Archibald (incumbent) - 3,187
 * John Dunn - 3,072
 * W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 2,848


 * Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)
 * Fred McBrien (incumbent) - acclaimed
 * Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - acclaimed
 * D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - acclaimed


 * Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
 * Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - acclaimed
 * Frank Whetter (incumbent) - acclaimed

Results taken from the January 1, 1917 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.