1943 Toronto municipal election explained

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1943. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as mayor. There was a very low voter turnout, but the election was a victory for the left as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and Communist Party each won two seats.

Toronto mayor

For the second time in a row no one chose to run against incumbent Frederick J. Conboy and he was acclaimed as mayor.

Results

Frederick J. Conboy - acclaimed

Board of Control

All incumbents were re-elected Board of Control.

Results

Lewis Duncan (incumbent) - 40,060

Robert Hood Saunders (incumbent) - 33,081

Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 28,919

William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 27,031

C.E. Reynolds - 26,194

Minerva Reid - 18,320

J.C. Irwin - 16,860

G.P. Granell - 5,010

Harry Bradley - 3,590

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 3,743

Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 3,715

R.E. Wright - 2,333

W.S.B. Armstrong - 1,291

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 3,452

William Dennison - 2,907

Henry Glendinning (incumbent) - 2,783

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)

John Frank - 1,648

John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 1,396

W.R. Shaw - 1,078

Marjorie Garrow - 635

Harold Fishleigh - 462

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)

J. B. Salsberg - 4,783

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 2,472

David Balfour (incumbent) - 2,432

Herbert Orliffe - 2,093

William Condle - 290

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods

Stewart Smith - 5,186

Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 4,653

C.M. Carrie (incumbent) - 3,423

Maxwell Armstrong - 1,422

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

William V. Muir (incumbent) - 4,413

Jack Bennett - 3,750

Kenneth Bert McKellar - 3,007

Robert Stuart - 2,439

F.G. McBrien - 2,098

George Harris - 1,514

H.E. Lister - 746

Nina Dean - 624

H.B. Branscombe - 539

R.M. Wilson - 398

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 3,749

E.C. Roelofson - 2,242

William C. Davidson (incumbent) - 2,169

Eva Sanderson - 1,757

Ward 8 (The Beaches)

Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 5,195

Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,725

E.S. McGuinness - 2,606

H.L. McKinstry - 2,335

Ward 9 (North Toronto)

John Innes (incumbent) - 6,479

Donald Fleming (incumbent) - 6,301

Christine McCarty - 3,123

Results taken from the January 2, 1943 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1943
Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1943