1913 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1913. H.C. Hocken was elected to his first full term as mayor.
Toronto mayor[]
Mayor George Reginald Geary had resigned part way through his term and Hocken, who had received the most votes in the Board of Control election was appointed to succeed him. No major opponent emerged to challenge Hocken, but on the day of the nomination Thomas Davies chose to run.
- Results
- H.C. Hocken (incumbent) - 27,983
- Thomas Davies - 9,003
Board of Control[]
There was one change to the Board of Control as Alderman John O'Neill won a seat defeating .
- Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,861
- John O'Neill - 14,600
- (incumbent) - 14,036
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,765
- - 11,976
- Robert Yeomens - 10,713
- James Simpson - 10,122
- Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 9,388
- - 9,278
- George R. Sweeny - 1,643
- Richard Woods - 498
City council[]
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,030
- - 3,789
- William Peyton Hubbard - 3,611
- (incumbent) - 1,935
- William Edward Orr - 1,209
- Frank Britton - 602
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- - 3,185
- - 2,844
- (incumbent) - 2,611
- Herbert Henry Ball - 1,686
- C.H. Beavis - 789
- James Henry - 543
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- (incumbent) - 2,666
- - 2,146
- Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,793
- David Bell - 1,702
- Duncan D. Reid - 1,138
- George Jarratt Castle - 993
- Harry Winberg - 814
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- (incumbent) - 2,799
- George Weston (incumbent) - 2,597
- (incumbent) - 2,341
- Robert McLeod - 1,634
- John Shayne - 1,569
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- - 2,784
- (incumbent) - 2,764
- (incumbent) - 2,717
- (incumbent) - 2,376
- R.W. Dockeray - 2,154
- S.A. Frost - 1,704
- Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)
- Charles H. Maybee - 4,707
- Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 3,571
- David Spence (incumbent) - 3,537
- John A. Austin (incumbent) - 2,865
- R.J. Clarke - 2,106
- J. Stewart - 1,146
- Thomas Earls - 345
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- (incumbent) - 1,122
- (incumbent) - 780
- John A. Macdonald - 545
- John Mullin - 261
Results taken from the January 2, 1913 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Vacancy[]
Ward 4 Alderman dies September 7, 1913 and is not replaced.
References[]
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1913
Categories:
- 1913 elections in Canada
- Municipal elections in Toronto
- 1913 in Ontario