1894 Toronto municipal election explained

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1894. Warring Kennedy was elected, defeating Mayor Robert John Fleming, who was seeking a third term. Kennedy's upset was credited to the increased turnout by Methodists due to the plebiscite on Prohibition as well as the strong organized support for Kennedy by the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order.[1]

Toronto mayor

Results
  • Warring Kennedy - 13,830
  • Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 9,306

    Source:[2]

    Plebiscite

    See main article: 1894 Ontario prohibition plebiscite. Under the Prohibition Plebiscite Act, a plebiscite was held across the province, in conjunction with municipal elections, on the prohibition of the importation, manufacture, and sale alcohol. For this plebiscite, unmarried women, and widows, were allowed to vote - approximately 5,000 women in Toronto - of which 1,117 did so. Men and women were given different colours, which were counted separately.[1] The plebiscite did not result in the enactment of prohibition legislation by the province, however, as in 1896, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council disallowed provincial authority over the importation of alcohol.[3]

    Prohibition
  • For - 10,532 (men); 875 (women) - 11,407 (total)
  • Against - 8,637 (men); 242 (women) - 8,879 (total)

    Source:[1]

    Aldermen elected to City Council

    Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Seven aldermen from the outgoing Toronto City Council retired while 17 sought re-election. Of those, 12 were re-elected and five were defeated.[1]

    First Ward
  • W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,098
  • Thomas Allen - 1,024
  • H.R. Frankland - 927
  • C.C. Small (incumbent) - 905
  • Peter Macdonald - 901
  • John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 862
  • Ernest A. Macdonald - 805
  • E.A. Forster - 580
  • Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 536
  • S.A. Heakes - 336
    Second Ward
  • John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,997
  • Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,942
  • Thomas Hewitt (incumbent) - 1,401
  • P.H. Drayton - 1,065
  • George Anderson - 1,029
  • Thomas Foster - 1,027
  • Francis Stephens Spence - 1,020
  • Daniel Kelly - 936
  • David Carlyle - 892
  • Adam Beatty - 434
    Third Ward
  • John Shaw (incumbent) - 3,649
  • George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,472
  • J. Enoch Thompson - 2,117
  • O.B. Sheppard - 1,887
  • R.L. Fraser - 1,726
  • Richard John Score - 1,616
  • W.R. Clarke - 886
  • C.A. Muerrie - 305
    Fourth Ward
  • William Burns (incumbent) - 2,011
  • Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,993
  • James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,600
  • James Crane - 1,458
  • George Verral (incumbent) - 1,381
  • W.G. Harris - 1,123
  • John McCaffrey - 1,014
  • M. B. Alison - 986
  • Alex R. Williamson - 960
  • John Ward - 511
  • John Dill - 340
    Fifth Ward
  • Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,671
  • John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,015
  • John Dunn - 1,960
  • Andrew Bates - 1,635
  • Daniel Kennedy - 841
  • Francis H. Woods - 821
  • Alanson Cody Winton - 481
  • John Aldridge - 349
  • William J. Smith - 282
  • J.B. Hay - 116
  • Lindsay - 30
    Sixth Ward
  • W.F. Atkinson 1,212
  • John J. Graham 1,105
  • James Gowanlock - 897
  • Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 894
  • J.E. Verral (incumbent) - 732
  • John Maloney (incumbent) - 719
  • Sturgeon Stewart - 699
  • H.M. East - 643
  • Charles L. Denison - 592
  • John F. McCrae - 583

    Source:[1] and [4]

    Notes and References

    1. "FLEMING NOT IN IT: Warring Kennedy Runs Thousands Ahead of Him HEAVY VOTE POLLED Kennedy Wins by Over Four Thousand ALDERMANIC CONTEST Several Familiar Figures Vanish From the Scene THE VOTE ON THE PLEBISCITE SHOWS A LARGE MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION IN THE CITY THE ALDERMANIC FIGHT ALDERMAN RE-ELECTED NEW MEN ELECTED ALDERMEN WHO RETIRE ALDERMEN BEATEN AT THE POLLS THE TRUSTEE CONTEST THE MAYORALTY ALDERMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES AT THE VICTOR'S HEADQUARTERS FROM THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES THE CROWD ON YONGE STREET THE MAYOR BOWS TO THE VERDICT THE PLEBISCITE", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 Jan 1894: 1.
    2. "MAYOR FLEMINGS FOURTH TRIUMPH: Re-elected by the Substantial Majority of 1,585 CITIZENS ENDORSE THE ISLAND STREET RAILWAY", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Jan 1897: 1.
    3. Johnston. Larry. July 2007. Referendums in Ontario: An Historical Summary. Ontario Legislative Library. 4–6.
    4. "ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES: Nominations in the Six Wards of the City NUMEROUS CANDIDATES A Round Dozen in the Second Ward TRUSTEES WHITESIDE AND RODEN THE ONLY MEN ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION--NOTES ON THE MEETINGS FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES THE PUBLIC MEETING SECOND WARD FOR ALDERMEN FOR ALDERMEN WARD FOUR SCHOOL TRUSTEES FIFTH WARD FOR ALDERMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES THE SPEAKING SIXTH WARD FOR ALDERMEN FOR TRUSTEES PUBLIC MEETING EAST TORONTO VILLAGE", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]23 Dec 1893: 18

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