1948 Toronto municipal election explained

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1948. Robert Hood Saunders was re-elected as mayor in an election that also saw no changes on the Board of Control or City Council.

Toronto mayor

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders faced only Trotskyist Ross Dowson and was easily reelected.

Results

Robert Hood Saunders - 118,097

Ross Dowson - 15,008

Board of Control

All four members of the Toronto Board of Control were re-elected.

Results

Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 83,812

John Innes (incumbent) - 80,834

David Balfour (incumbent) - 77,087

Kenneth Bert McKellar (incumbent) - 75,356

Stewart Smith - 47,791

Harry Bradley - 15,711

Harry Clairmont - 4,858

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 7,970

Charles Walton (incumbent) - 7,059

Eugene Murdoch - 4,730

Harry Marley - 2,501

Arnold Lorenz - 1,967

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 6,628

Everett Weaver (incumbent) - 5,288

May Birchard - 4,048

William Dennison - 2,892

Roy Boskett - 356

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)

Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) - 4,712

Allan Lamport (incumbent) - 3,848

Frank Nasso - 943

Will Smith - 514

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

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 7,346

Norman Freed (incumbent) - 6,304

Francis Chambers - 6,243

William Gallaher - 588

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods

Arthur Frost (incumbent) - 9,525

Charles Sims (incumbent) - 8,030

Joseph Gould - 7,333

Margaret Luckock - 3,192

Patrick McKeown - 796

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 13,924

George Granell (incumbent) - 15,589

Dewar Ferguson - 7,830

Samuel Thomas - 2,331

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

William Butt (incumbent) - 7,629

E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 7,115

John Lenglet - 3,259

Ward 8 (The Beaches)

W.H. Collings (incumbent) - acclaimed

Roy Mealing (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 9 (North Toronto)

Leonard Reilly (incumbent) - 12,643

Melville Wilson (incumbent) - 11,458

Frank Nash - 9,366

Results taken from the January 2, 1949 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies. Ward 4 results from January 5, 1948, issue.

Changes

Ward 7 Alderman William Butt died January 10, 1948; Charles Rowntree was appointed replacement January 19.

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders resigned February 23, 1948, when he was appointed chairman of Ontario Hydro; Controller Hiram E. McCallum was unanimously appointed mayor; Ward 7 Alderman E.C. Roelfson was appointed controller February 24; William Davidson appointed alderman March 1, 1948.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1949
Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1949