1895 Toronto municipal election explained

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 8, 1895. Mayor Warring Kennedy was narrowly elected to a second term in office, narrowly defeating former mayor Robert John Fleming, in a rematch of the previous year's election. Kennedy was re-elected based on support from the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order. The main issue in the election was a proposal championed by former alderman Ernest A. Macdonald to build an aqueduct or canal linking the Humber River with Georgian Bay; with opponents of the scheme being returned to council while proponents were defeated.^[1]

Toronto mayor

Results

Warring Kennedy (incumbent) - 10,260

Robert John Fleming - 10,212

vote totals are after recountsSource:^[2]

Aldermen elected to City Council

Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Fourteen incumbents were re-elected; four rookie alderman were elected and four candidates who were not on council in 1894 but had been in previous years, returned.^[1]

First Ward

Thomas Allen (incumbent) - 1,149

Edward Blong - 1,099

John Knox Leslie- 992

H.R. Frankland (incumbent) - 954

C.C. Small (incumbent) - 840

William Barrett - 784

Peter Macdonald (incumbent) - 661

Harry Ellis - 442

G.S. Macdonald - 323

Second Ward

Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,756

John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,635

Joseph Oliver - 1,398

Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 1,339

Francis S. Spence - 1,298

George Anderson - 1,039

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,026

Dr. Samuel G. Thompson - 925

William L. Beale - 643

Ewart Farquahar - 535

James O'Hara - 202

Joseph A. Livingstone - 40

Third Ward

George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,507

John Shaw 2,410

Bernard Saunders - 1,888

O.B. Sheppard (incumbent) - 1,759

James B. Boustead- 1,751

Wallace Millichamp - 1,185

J.A. Proctor - 927

A.G. McLean - 877

Frank Somers - 854

R.L. Fraser - 818

Ernest A. Macdonald - 693

Dr. McCully - 249

Fourth Ward

William Burns (incumbent) - 2,217

Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,213

James Crane (incumbent) - 1,839

James Jolliffe (incumbent) -1,189

B. Alison - 1,084

George Verral - 979

A.F. Jury - 903

Thompson Porter - 795

Alex R. Williamson - 697

George Williams - 512

Henry Cohen - 353

Fifth Ward

Robert H. Graham - 1,638

William Bell - 1,595

John Dunn (incumbent) - 1,587

Andrew Bates (incumbent) - 1,098

Arthur R. Denison - 1,001

William Dunlop - 630

Dr. A. Noxon - 622

L.K. Munro - 569

George Evans - 244

John Ward - 244

William J. Smith - 180

Louis Richey - 88

James S. Martin - 87

Sixth Ward

James Scott - 1,391

Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 1,094

Gorge Gilbert Rowe - 1,009

John J. Graham (incumbent) - 849

Charles L. Denison - 745

Henry M. East - 597

W.J. Peck - 444

John C. McLean - 353

J.R. Code - 281

Thomas Lilly - 279

Arthur Bollard - 173

Dr. John Hunter - 157

R.H. Holmes - 40

Source:^[1] and ^[3]

Notes and References

"MAYOR KENNEDY'S CLOSE SHAVE: He is Returned Again By a Majority of Fourteen MR. FLEMING PUT UP A GRAND FIGHT The Lack of Organization Was a Fatal Weakness In His Campaign--He Expresses Himself Pleased With the Result--A Majority of 4,624 Reduced In Twelve Months to 14--The Council of 1896 Will Be Up to and Probably Above the Average--Four New Men Elected as Aldermen--Several Old Members or Council Return to Council--The Complexion of the School Board Not Materially Changed--The Aqueduct Did Not Score 4,524 AGAINST 14 FIRST WARD THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES COLLECTING THE RETURNS AT KENNEDY COMMITTEE ROOMS MAYOR KENNEDY'S SPEECH AT THE EMPIRE OFFICE RESULTS OF FORMER CONTESTS", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Jan 1895: 1.
"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.
Nominations, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]01 Jan 1895: pages 2, 5