1928 Toronto municipal election explained

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1928. Sam McBride was elected mayor, defeating incumbent Thomas Foster by a wide margin.

Toronto mayor

Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his fourth consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by Sam McBride who had tried, but failed, to be elected mayor on three previous occasions.

Results

Sam McBride - 50,324

Thomas Foster - 34,785

Board of Control

There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins regained the seat he had lost two years earlier to D.C. MacGregor.

Results

Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 47,153

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 45,655

A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 33,433

William D. Robbins - 29,359

D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 28,858

Brook Sykes - 24,427

Benjamin Miller - 18,122

James Simpson - 12,954

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 6,661

W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,277

Robert Luxton - 5,202

Robert Allen (incumbent) - 5,135

George Smith - 2,728

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 5,303

John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,759

James Cameron (incumbent) - 5,629

Arthur Dyas - 3,738

Roy Tanner - 1,086

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - acclaimed

Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - acclaimed

Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,434

Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 4,057

Joseph Gordon - 3,765

Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,197

Jacob Romer - 443

Max Shur - 293

Reuben Rodness - 262

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

William James Stewart (incumbent) - 4,913

Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,740

Clifford Blackburn - 4,135

Sol Eisen - 2,856

Robert Leslie - 2,711

David Goldstick - 1,917

Mary McNab - 899

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

Joseph Wright - 9,117

John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,855

John Boland (incumbent) - 5,651

Gordon Gibb - 3,647

Richard Tuthill - 2,565

E.L. Wright - 2,095

Albert Robinson - 1,688

Tim Buck - 961

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,165

Frank Whetter - 3,943

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,589

Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,927

Ward 8 (East Toronto)

Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 6,848

Walter Howell (incumbent) - 6,337

Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,446

Isaac Pimblett - 4,914

William Robertston - 4,028

Results taken from the January 2, 1928 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1928