1932 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1932.
William James Stewart had been elected mayor the previous year. No one chose to run against him and so he was acclaimed as mayor, the first such acclamation since 1921.
Board of Control[]
There was one change on the Board of Control: Controller was ousted as ex-mayor Sam McBride returned to municipal politics and won a spot.
- Results
- James Simpson (incumbent) - 42,010
- J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 38,200
- Sam McBride - 31,939
- William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 31,067
- (incumbent) - 30,348
- - 23,659
- Mrs. James Cotton - 6,440
- Tim Buck - 5,974
- Harry Bradley - 1,726
City council[]
For the 1932 election, a new ward, Ward 9, was carved out of the northern portions of Wards 2 and 3. Ward 9 covered the rapidly growing areas of North Toronto. Because it still had a smaller population compared to the others, it elected only two councillors rather than the standard three.
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- Ralph Day (incumbent) - 4,935
- (incumbent) - 4,791
- (incumbent) - 3,902
- - 3,732
- Gordon Millen - 3,716
- Ernest Sears - 1,111
- Harry Brandwood - 905
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- Harry Gladstone Clarke - 3,830
- (incumbent) - 2,869
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 2,241
- (incumbent) - 2,188
- Ward 3 (Central Business District)
- (incumbent) - 1,932
- (incumbent) - 1,614
- Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 1,549
- Andrew Carrick - 1,403
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- J.J. Glass (incumbent) - 4,273
- Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 4,707
- (incumbent) - 2,073
- Charles Ward - 1,996
- Joseph Gordon - 1,931
- Harry Guralnick - 505
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- (incumbent) - 4,894
- (incumbent) - 4,807
- (incumbent) - 4,240
- Charles Carrie - 4,146
- Harry Tait - 2,375
- John Boychuk - 758
- Jacob Romer - 721
- A.E. Petrie - 698
- Alex Gordon - 377
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- - 5,950
- William Duckworth (incumbent) - 5,286
- (incumbent) - 5,079
- (incumbent) - 4,932
- Richard Tuthill - 2,117
- Donald Gillies - 2,092
- Daniel Reed - 496
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,693
- (incumbent) - 4,009
- (incumbent) - 3,992
- Woodburn - 1,874
- Rice - 1,310
- George Watson - 683
- Ward 8 (East Toronto)
- Goldwin Elgie (incumbent) - 7,638
- (incumbent) - 4,981
- - 4,409
- (incumbent) - 4,377
- Mackay - 2,757
- Ward 9 (North Toronto)
- Harold Kirby - 4,274
- - 3,469
- Cecil Dunsford - 2,173
- Neil MacMillan - 1,699
- Morley Pritchard - 789
Results taken from the January 2, 1932 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References[]
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1932
- 1932 elections in Canada
- Municipal elections in Toronto
- 1932 in Ontario