1911 Toronto municipal election

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1911. Mayor George Reginald Geary was easily reelected mayor.

Toronto mayor[]

Mayor George Reginald Geary had been elected mayor the year previous 1910. His only opposition were two candidates who had never before held elected office. Herbert Capewell, who finished second, had no intention of winning and declared his campaign a protest against the city taking over public transit in the city from private companies.

Results
George Reginald Geary (incumbent) - 30,931
Herbert Capewell - 2,671
Robert Buist Noble - 530

Board of Control[]

There was one change to the Board of Control as Toronto Daily Star founder Horatio Clarence Hocken won a seat at the expense of incumbent Thomas Foster.

Horatio Clarence Hocken - 22,761
(incumbent) - 16,187
(incumbent) - 15,999
Tommy Church (incumbent) - 15,760
Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,540
Thomas Davies - 3,285

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)
(incumbent) - 3,627
(incumbent) - 3,292
(incumbent) - 3,200
- 2,722
Samuel Fieldhouse - 386
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,741
(incumbent) - 2,472
Robert Yeomans - 1,394
- 1,376
J.W. Siddall - 1,072
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 3,436
(incumbent) - 2,580
- 2,559
Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,530
John Kirk - 780
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- 3,146
(incumbent) - 3,064
George Weston (incumbent) - 2,814
James Commeford - 2,452
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
(incumbent) - 3,428
(incumbent) - 3,422
(incumbent) - 3,224
R.W. Dockeray - 2,777
Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)
(incumbent) - 3,724
(incumbent) - 3,712
Fred McBrien - 3,697
David Spence (incumbent) - 3,561
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
(incumbent) - 1,452
W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 966
Edward Wakefield - 452

Results taken from the January 3, 1911 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[]

  • Election Coverage. Toronto Globe. January 3, 1911
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