1923 Toronto municipal election explained

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1923. Charles A. Maguire was reelected to his second term as mayor.

Toronto mayor

Charles A. Maguire had been acclaimed as mayor the election previously. The 1923 campaign focused on Sir Adam Beck's proposal of an electrical radial railway along the length of the Toronto water front and further into the neighbouring cities. Maguire was in favour of the controversial plan. His main opponent was R.J. Fleming who opposed the scheme. Fleming had previously served as mayor of Toronto several decades previously. The radial plan was voted down in a referendum that accompanied the vote, but Maguire was reelected mayor.

Results

Charles A. Maguire - 46,362

R.J. Fleming - 38,961

Board of Control

One new member was elected to the Board of Control: Alderman Joseph Singer.

Results

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 36,040

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 33,740

Wesley Hiltz (incumbent) - 32,551

Joseph Singer - 32,033

Sam McBride - 30,606

A.R. Nesbitt (incumbent) - 29,947

Alfred Burgess - 24,876

J.R.I. Starr - 25,931

City council

Other than Ward plus number, the names are not official, and given here only as a guide to current-day places.

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 5,236

William D. Robbins - 4,987

Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 3,916

F.M. Johnston (incumbent) - 3,682

James Burry - 2,743

William Varley - 2,063

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,939

Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 4,249

W.H. Shaw - 4,173

Bert Wemp - 3,503

John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,281

Herbert Henry Ball - 3,080

Wallace - 208

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Frank Stollery - 5,786

Andrew Carrick - 5,190

H.G. Stanton - 4,942

Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,537

C.A. Reed (incumbent) - 3,086

F.W. Johnston - 3,662

William Harper - 587

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Ethel Small (incumbent) - 4,878

R.H. Cameron - 3,879

Claude Pearce - 3,382

John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,608

John McMulkin - 2,305

Harry Winberg - 1,947

E.B. Westwood - 1,878

P.W. Benner - 458

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

Clifford Blackburn - 5,540

A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 5,391

Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 5,061

James Phinnemore - 4,107

C.W. Mogridge - 2,915

William Faragher - 2,909

Abraham Goldberg - 1,061

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)

Fred McBrien - 8,637

D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,738

George Birdsall (incumbent) - 6,942

Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 6,684

Edmund Atkinson - 5,783

W.H. Price - 5,222

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 2,937

H.M Davy (incumbent) - 2,762

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,546

W.A. Baird - 2,536

Hain - 2,410

Ward 8 (East Toronto)

Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,337

George S. Shields - 3,992

Francis Maxwell (incumbent) - 3,392

William Miskelly - 3,266

Walter Brown - 2,571

Isaac Pimblett - 1,481

Results taken from the January 1, 1923 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1923