1912 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1912. Mayor George Reginald Geary faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.
Toronto mayor[]
Mayor Geary had been elected mayor in 1910 and re-elected in 1911. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed. Part way through his term he would resign and be replaced by Horatio Clarence Hocken.
- Results
- George Reginald Geary (incumbent) - acclaimed
Board of Control[]
Two incumbent members of the Board of Control were defeated. Noted Liberal and prohibitionist lost his seat, but he was replaced by fellow Liberal . , considered a representative of labour also lost his seat. The other new arrival was Thomas Foster who had lost his board the seat the year previous.
- Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 16,904
- - 14,897
- Thomas Foster - 14,462
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,149
- (incumbent) - 12,003
- (incumbent) - 11,735
- J.G. O'Donoghue - 4,022
- - 3,921
City council[]
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- (incumbent) - 3,563
- (incumbent) - 2,647
- - 2,255
- William D. Robbins - 2,245
- Fred Gibbons - 884
- Samuel Fieldhouse - 441
- Ernest Cook - 390
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,922
- (incumbent) - 2,642
- Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,071
- - 1,845
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - acclaimed
- (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Sam McBride - acclaimed
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- George Weston (incumbent) - 2,476
- - 2,427
- (incumbent) - 1,931
- James Commeford - 1,478
- John Shayne - 1,172
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- (incumbent) - 3,304
- (incumbent - 3,110
- (incumbent) - 3,091
- - 1,975
- R.P. Powell - 1,412
- Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)[1]
- Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 4,633
- David Spence - 4,446
- - 2,489
- Walter Mann - 1,335
- H.M. Mulholland - 1,319
- James Stewart - 942
- William Hevey - 627
- R.W. Holmes - 425
- Thomas Earls - 224
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)[1]
- (incumbent) - 1090
- - 876
- W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 657
- Noble Scott - 323
Results taken from the 2 January 1912 The Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.
Changes[]
Ward 1 Alderman Daniel Chisholm resigns on July 23, 1912 in order to be appointed Civic Property Commissioner.[2] A by-election was held August 17, 1912:[3]
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- William D. Robbins - 1,151
- Frank Britton: 224
- Fred Gibbons - 120
- Samuel Fieldhouse - 19
Mayor George Reginald Geary resigns October 21, 1912 to become Corporation Counsel; Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken is unanimously appointed Mayor. Ward 3 Alderman Charles A. Maguire is appointed to fill the Board of Control vacancy; the aldermanic seat is left vacant.
References[]
- ^ a b "Aldermanic Results". The Toronto World. Toronto. 1912-01-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ "ALD. CHISHOLM IS COMMISSIONER". The Toronto Globe. Toronto. 1912-07-24. p. 8.
- ^ The Toronto Globe. Toronto. 1912-08-19.
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- Election Coverage. Toronto Globe. 1 January 1912
- 1912 elections in Canada
- Municipal elections in Toronto
- 1912 in Ontario