1914 Toronto municipal election explained

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1914. H.C. Hocken was reelected mayor defeating Fred McBrien. The election was also notable for the victory of Louis Singer, the first representative of Toronto's large Jewish community elected to city council.

Toronto mayor

Hocken had been mayor since 1912, as a founder of the Toronto Daily Star he was strongly supported by that newspaper and opposed by its rival the Toronto Telegram. In the 1914 election the Telegram supported Alderman McBrien, but Hocken won by a significant margin. Two other candidates ran, but received little support: Alderman Alfred Burgess and Birks.

Results

H.C. Hocken (incumbent) - 21,218

Fred McBrien - 16,641

Alfred Burgess - 3,725

James Birks - 1,511

Board of Control

The Board of Control election was also a victory for the Star. Most notably labour leader James Simpson was elected at the top of the poll while incumbent Telegram favourite Thomas Foster was defeated.

James Simpson - 20,695

J.O. McCarthy (incumbent) - 17,490

Tommy Church (incumbent) - 17,085

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 14,597

Joseph Elijah Thompson - 14,233

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,929

Robert Yeomans - 11,708

A. J. H. Eckardt - 7,755

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

William D. Robbins (incumbent) - acclaimed

Albert Walton (incumbent) - acclaimed

W. W. Hiltz - acclaimed

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 3,732

Samuel Wickett (incumbent) - 2,267

Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,813

James Lindala - 866

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Charles A. Maguire - 4,245

F.S. Spence - 2,918

Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,806

Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - 2,770

G.J. Castle - 809

Rudolph Paulich - 135

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

J. Wanless (incumbent) - 2,667

R.H. Cameron - 2,101

Louis Singer - 1,842

A.B. Farmer - 1,571

Robert McLeod - 1,308

A.E. Hacker - 1,002

A.R. Williamson - 995

G.R. Sweeny - 906

Harry Winberg - 240

G.H. Pettit - 211

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,087

R.H. Graham - 3,076

John Wesley Meredith (incumbent) - 3,023

Joseph May (incumbent) - 2,754

G.S.C. Garrett - 2,416

R.W. Dockeray - 2,115

Alfred Moore - 452

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)

David Spence (incumbent) - 5,822

C.H. Maybee (incumbent) - 5,200

W.H. Smith - 4,847

T.J. Ryan - 2,669

S.H. Hurst - 1,472

Richard Holmes - 592

W.H. Stevens - 343

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Frank Whetter - 750

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 678

J.G. Wright - 539

W.J. Dalton - 525

Alexander Chisholm - 390

William Henry Weir - 294

Maxwell Armstrong - 164

A.M. Wilson - 166

J.A. Macdonald - 120

J.C. McClelland - 82

Results taken from the January 2, 1914 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1914