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The following is a list of articles on municipal elections for Toronto City Council in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For many years, municipal elections occurred annually in Toronto. After 1956, elections occurred every other year until 1966 after which elections occurred in 1969 and 1972 before reverting to a 2-year cycle. After 1982, elections again occurred every third year and, after the 2006 election the term of city council grew to 4 years.

Toronto's mayor was elected at-large through First past the post.

The four member Toronto Board of Control was introduced with the 1904 election and was accompanied by a reduction in the number of alderman elected per ward from four to three. The Board of Control was abolished with the 1969 municipal election.

Toronto had 39 aldermen (3 elected in each of 13 wards) in 1890 and 1891. In 1892 the number of aldermen was dropped to 24 (4 elected in each of six wards). This number was further reduced in 1910, to 20 elected in 7 wards, then in 1919 it was raised to 24 elected in 8 wards.

All elections of multiple members was by Block Voting, with this exception - in 1903 Toronto adopted Cumulative voting for election of members of the Board of Control and the Board of Education. [1]

For most of the first half of the twentieth century elections were held on or around New Year's Day. Voting day was on the first Monday of December from 1950 until 1978 when it moved to the second Monday in November. Beginning in 2010, election day is on the fourth Monday of October.

City of Toronto - pre-amalgamation[]

Election Date Mayor Votes Runner-up Votes Ward seats
January 6 Edward Frederick Clarke 10,326 8,422 39 (13 wards)
1891 January 5 Edward Frederick Clarke 8,146 Ernest A. Macdonald 6,953 39 (13 wards)
January 4 Robert Fleming 8,581 Edmund Boyd Osler 8,204 24 (6 wards)
January 2 Robert Fleming 11,608 Warring Kennedy 8,618 24 (6 wards)
January 1 Warring Kennedy 13,500 Robert Fleming 9,306 24 (6 wards)
January 7 Warring Kennedy 10,261 Robert Fleming 10,212 24 (6 wards)
January 6 Robert Fleming 10,281 John Shaw 8,583 24 (6 wards)
January 4 Robert Fleming 11,969 10,375 24 (6 wards)
January 3 John Shaw 12,618 Ernest A. Macdonald 8,462 24 (6 wards)
1899 January 2 John Shaw 11,395 Ernest A. Macdonald 10,465 24 (6 wards)
January 1 Ernest A. Macdonald 11,845 Edward Frederick Clarke 9,229 24 (6 wards)
January 7 Oliver Aiken Howland 12,300 8,076 24 (6 wards)
January 6 Oliver Aiken Howland 13,424 William Findlay Maclean 8,774 24 (6 wards)
January 5 Thomas Urquhart 8,634 Oliver Aiken Howland 7,887 24 (6 wards)
January 1 Thomas Urquhart acclaimed — — 24 (6 wards)
January 2 Thomas Urquhart 15,173 George Horace Gooderham 12,827 24 (6 wards)
January 1 Emerson Coatsworth 16,425 12,328 24 (6 wards)
January 1 Emerson Coatsworth 13,698 8,286 24 (6 wards)
January 1 Joseph Oliver 14,022 George Reginald Geary 7,124 24 (6 wards)
1909 January 1 Joseph Oliver 27,128 8,127 24 (6 wards)
1910 January 1 George Reginald Geary 19,017 Horatio Clarence Hocken 14,999 20 (7 wards)
1911 January 2 George Reginald Geary 30,931 2,671 20 (7 wards)
1912 January 1 George Reginald Geary acclaimed — — 20 (7 wards)
1913 January 1 Horatio Clarence Hocken 27,983 9,003 20 (7 wards)
1914 January 1 Horatio Clarence Hocken 21,471 Fred McBrien 16,641 20 (7 wards)
1915 January 1 Tommy Church 25,520 19,573 20 (7 wards)
1916 January 1 Tommy Church 28,541 9,880 20 (7 wards)
1917 January 1 Tommy Church acclaimed — — 20 (7 wards)
1918 January 1 Tommy Church 27,587 R.H. Cameron 17,995 20 (7 wards)
1919 January 1 Tommy Church 26,020 John O'Neill 16,230 24 (8 wards)
1920 January 1 Tommy Church 25,689 Sam McBride 20,775 24 (8 wards)
1921 January 1 Tommy Church 35,959 Sam McBride 19,966 24 (8 wards)
1922 January 1 Charles A. Maguire acclaimed — — 24 (8 wards)
1923 January 1 Charles A. Maguire 46,362 R.J. Fleming 38,961 24 (8 wards)
1924 January 1 W. W. Hiltz 44,265 Tommy Church 33,875 24 (8 wards)
1925 January 1 Thomas Foster 32,885 Wesley Hiltz 31,408 24 (8 wards)
1926 January 1 Thomas Foster 47,771 R.H. Cameron 38,045 24 (8 wards)
1927 January 1 Thomas Foster 42,617 Sam McBride 38,477 24 (8 wards)
1928 January 1 Sam McBride 50,324 Thomas Foster 34,785 24 (8 wards)
1929 January 1 Sam McBride 47,931 Brook Sykes 30,329 24 (8 wards)
1930 January 1 Bert Wemp 54,309 Sam McBride 49,933 24 (8 wards)
1931 January 1 William James Stewart 57,500 Sam McBride 57,110 24 (8 wards)
1932 January 1 William James Stewart acclaimed — — 26 (9 wards)
1933 January 1 William James Stewart 85,407 26,007 26 (9 wards)
1934 January 1 William James Stewart 72,536 17,222 18 (9 wards)
1935 January 1 James Simpson 54,400 50,986 18 (9 wards)
Jan. 1936 January 1 Sam McBride 48,723 43,036 18 (9 wards)
Dec. 1936 December 7 William D. Robbins 74,844 22,018 18 (9 wards)
1937 December 6 Ralph Day 64,736 William D. Robbins 50,779 18 (9 wards)
1939 January 2 Ralph Day 93,060 Lewis Duncan 53,364 18 (9 wards)
1940 January 1 Ralph Day 61,480 Lewis Duncan 38,011 18 (9 wards)
1941 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy 55,677 33,024 18 (9 wards)
1942 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy acclaimed — — 18 (9 wards)
1943 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy acclaimed — — 18 (9 wards)
1944 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy 78,383 Lewis Duncan 58,712 18 (9 wards)
1945 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders 68,757 Frederick J. Conboy 36,299 18 (9 wards)
1946 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders acclaimed — — 18 (9 wards)
1947 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders 92,762 9,477 18 (9 wards)
1948 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders 118,097 Ross Dowson 15,008 18 (9 wards)
1949 January 1 Hiram E. McCallum 97,715 Ross Dowson 23,777 18 (9 wards)
Jan 1950 January 2 Hiram E. McCallum 133,320 19,658 18 (9 wards)
Dec 1950 December 4 Hiram E. McCallum 86,491 Allan Lamport 84,987 18 (9 wards)
1951 December 3 Allan Lamport 72,648 Hiram E. McCallum 59,492 18 (9 wards)
1952 December 1 Allan Lamport 81,448 Nathan Phillips 41,923 18 (9 wards)
1953 December 7 Allan Lamport 55,064 46,080 18 (9 wards)
1954 December 6 Nathan Phillips 40,683 Leslie Saunders 36,756 18 (9 wards)
1955 December 5 Nathan Phillips 70,647 26,717 18 (9 wards)
1956 December 3 Nathan Phillips 80,352 Ross Dowson 9,834 18 (9 wards)
1958 December 1 Nathan Phillips 53,776 Ford Brand 30,736 18 (9 wards)
1960 December 5 Nathan Phillips 81,699 Allan Lamport 58,254 18 (9 wards)
1962 December 3 Donald Summerville 117,031 Nathan Phillips 51,933 18 (9 wards)
1964 December 7 Philip Givens 62,628 Allan Lamport 52,143 18 (9 wards)
1966 December 5 William Dennison 52,742 Philip Givens 54,525 18 (9 wards)
1969 December 1 William Dennison 65,988 Margaret Campbell 52,742 22 (11 wards)
1972 December 4 David Crombie 82,754 Tony O'Donohue 58,362 22 (11 wards)
1974 December 2 David Crombie 100,680 Don Andrews 5,662 22 (11 wards)
1976 December 6 David Crombie 112,763 Don Andrews 7,126 22 (11 wards)
1978 November 13 John Sewell 71,885 Tony O'Donohue 62,173 22 (11 wards)
1980 November 10 Art Eggleton 87,919 John Sewell 86,152 22 (11 wards)
1982 November 8 Art Eggleton 119,387 11,721 22 (11 wards)
1985 November 12 Art Eggleton 92,994 Anne Johnston 59,817 22 (11 wards)
1988 November 14 Art Eggleton 91,180 24,479 16 (16 wards)
1991 November 12 June Rowlands 113,993 (58.53%) Jack Layton 64,044 (32.88%) 16 (16 wards)
1994 November 12 Barbara Hall 70,248 (43.05%) June Rowlands 58,952 (36.13%) 16 (16 wards)

City of Toronto - post-amalgamation[]

Election Date Mayor Votes Runner-up Votes Ward seats
1997 November 10 Mel Lastman 387,848 (51.92%) Barbara Hall 346,452 (46.38%) 56
2000 November 13 Mel Lastman 483,277 (79.96%) Tooker Gomberg 51,111 (8.46%) 44
2003 November 10 David Miller 299,385 (43.26%) John Tory 263,189 (38.83%) 44
2006 November 13 David Miller 332,969 (56.97%) Jane Pitfield 188,932 (32.32%) 44
2010 October 25 Rob Ford 353,519 (47.11%) George Smitherman 289,832 (35.61%) 44
2014 October 27 John Tory 394,775 (40.28%)[2] Doug Ford 330,610 (33.73%) 44
2018 October 22[3] John Tory 479,659 (63.49%) Jennifer Keesmaat 178,193 (23.59%) 25

References[]

  1. ^ Proportional Representation Review, September 1903 (online), p. 1
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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