1918 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, 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