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

A map of Toronto's seven municipal wards as they existed for elections for elections from 1910 until 1918, inclusive. (Source: Toronto Daily Star, 18 December 1909)

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.

References

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1917