1928 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1928. Sam McBride was elected mayor, defeating incumbent Thomas Foster by a wide margin.
Toronto mayor[]
Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his fourth consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by Sam McBride who had tried, but failed, to be elected mayor on three previous occasions.
- Results
- Sam McBride - 50,324
- Thomas Foster - 34,785
Board of Control[]
There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins regained the seat he had lost two years earlier to .
- Results
- Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 47,153
- Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 45,655
- (incumbent) - 33,433
- William D. Robbins - 29,359
- (incumbent) - 28,858
- Brook Sykes - 24,427
- Benjamin Miller - 18,122
- James Simpson - 12,954
City council[]
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- (incumbent) - 6,661
- W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,277
- - 5,202
- (incumbent) - 5,135
- George Smith - 2,728
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- (incumbent) - 5,303
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,759
- (incumbent) - 5,629
- Arthur Dyas - 3,738
- Roy Tanner - 1,086
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- (incumbent) - acclaimed
- (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,434
- (incumbent) - 4,057
- - 3,765
- Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,197
- Jacob Romer - 443
- Max Shur - 293
- Reuben Rodness - 262
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- William James Stewart (incumbent) - 4,913
- (incumbent) - 4,740
- Clifford Blackburn - 4,135
- Sol Eisen - 2,856
- - 2,711
- David Goldstick - 1,917
- Mary McNab - 899
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- Joseph Wright - 9,117
- (incumbent) - 5,855
- (incumbent) - 5,651
- Gordon Gibb - 3,647
- Richard Tuthill - 2,565
- E.L. Wright - 2,095
- Albert Robinson - 1,688
- Tim Buck - 961
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,165
- - 3,943
- (incumbent) - 3,589
- (incumbent) - 3,927
- Ward 8 (East Toronto)
- (incumbent) - 6,848
- (incumbent) - 6,337
- (incumbent) - 5,446
- Isaac Pimblett - 4,914
- William Robertston - 4,028
Results taken from the January 2, 1928 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References[]
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1928
Categories:
- 1928 elections in Canada
- Municipal elections in Toronto
- 1928 in Ontario