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 .

R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939

- 11,967

James Simpson - 10,779

Sam McBride - 10,085

- 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; (incumbent) - 2,301; Walter Brown - 1,961

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,472; (incumbent) - 2,472; (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; - 1,900; Thomas Vance - 886

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,218; - 2,180; Louis Singer (incumbent) - 1,840; (incumbent) - 2,468

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): (incumbent) - 3,188; (incumbent) - 3,187; - 3,072; (incumbent) - 2,848

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): Fred McBrien (incumbent) - acclaimed; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - acclaimed; (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): (incumbent) - acclaimed; (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