Toronto municipal election, 1918

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1918. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his fourth consecutive term in office.

Toronto mayor

Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been reelected every year since. His opponent was Controller R.H. Cameron, who finished some ten thousand votes behind.

Results

Tommy Church (incumbent) - 27,605

R.H. Cameron - 17,995

Board of Control

There was considerable change to the Board of Control in this election. Three new members were elected: Cameron created one vacancy by choosing to run for mayor, and Thomas Foster had also decided to not run again. Incumbent William Henry Shaw was defeated.

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 24,952

William D. Robbins - 19,000

Sam McBride - 17,850

Charles A. Maguire - 17,711

William Henry Shaw (incumbent) - 14,255

D.C. MacGregor - 14,468

Garnet Archibald - 8,992

Miles Vokes - 2,720

Edward Meek - 2,262

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,744

Frank Marsden Johnson - 4,387

Richard Honeyford - 4,068

William Fenwick (incumbent) - 2, 866

Walter Brown - 1,961

James Jones - 1,024

Arthur J. Stubbings - 918

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - acclaimed

J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - acclaimed

Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,313

Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 2,186

F.W. Johnston - 1,857

Walter Garwood - 1,185

Charles W. Mugridge - 1,012

Thomas Vance - 915

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,813

John Cowan - 2,468

John C. McMulkin (incumbent) - 2,400

Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,365

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 4,347

W.R. Plewman - 4,228

Clifford Blackburn - 2,203

James Phinnemore - 1,799

James Coughlin - 965

Joseph Hubbard - 841

Thomas Vallentyne - 775

Albert Plenty - 649

Lewis Jarvis - 515

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 5,951

George Birdsall - 4,411

Brook Sykes - 3,789

Alvin L. Gadsby - 3,701

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,461

William Henry Weir - 1,151

William Maher - 733

Peter Grant - 880

Robert Agnew - 1,095

Results taken from the January 1, 1919 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy

Ward 7 Alderman William Henry Weir dies December 11, 1918 and is not replaced.

References

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1918