1917 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1917. Mayor Tommy Church was acclaimed to his third consecutive term in office.

Toronto mayor

Church had first been elected mayor in 1915. No one chose to run against him and he won by acclamation.

Results: Tommy Church (incumbent) - acclaimed

Board of Control

Three incumbent members of the Board of Control ran for reelection and were successful. Joseph Thompson retired to fight in the war, and his seat was filled by William Henry Shaw.

R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939

William Henry Shaw - 11,967

James Simpson - 10,779

Sam McBride - 10,085

Frank S. Spence - 9,281

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,858; W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,201; William Fenwick - 3,778; A.H. Wagstaff (incumbent) - 2,301; Walter Brown - 1,961

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,472; J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,472; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,186; O'Leary - 1,484

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 2,924; J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 1,991; Alfred Burgess - 1,900; Thomas Vance - 886

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,218; John C. McMulkin - 2,180; Louis Singer (incumbent) - 1,840; John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,468

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,188; Garnet Archibald (incumbent) - 3,187; John Dunn - 3,072; W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 2,848

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): Fred McBrien (incumbent) - acclaimed; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - acclaimed; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - acclaimed; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - acclaimed

Results taken from the January 1, 1917 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1917