1934 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1934. William James Stewart easily won reelection to his fourth term as mayor. This election also marked a major reduction in the size of city council. Previously each ward had elected three members, starting this year each ward had only two representatives.

Toronto mayor[edit]

William James Stewart had been elected mayor in 1931, and was running in his fourth election. His nearest competitor was Alderman H.L. Rogers.

Results: William James Stewart - 72,536; H.L. Rogers - 17,222; A.E. Smith - 8,208; Albert Hacker - 6,440

Board of Control[edit]

For the second election in a row the membership of the Board of Control remained unchanged. Only the order the members were returned altered. One notable candidate was Alice Buck, wife of imprisoned Communist leader Tim Buck.

Results: Sam McBride (incumbent) - 54,855; J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 48,152; James Simpson (incumbent) - 47,358; William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 37,714; William J. Wadsworth - 36,289; Claude Pearce - 31,156; Percy Quinn - 26,872; Alice Buck - 9,767; Harry Bradley - 2,623

City council[edit]

Beginning with this election, the number of aldermen was reduced to two per ward.

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Ralph Day (incumbent) - 7,658; Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 6,858; Robert Allen (incumbent) - 5,673; David Spencer - 1,580; Thomas Cooney - 977

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Harry Gladstone Clarke (incumbent) - 4,619; John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,957; John Winnett (incumbent) - 1,921; William Dennison - 2,659; Frank Ward - 1,291; John Murray - 444

Ward 3 (Central Business District): Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,007; John Laidlaw - 2,521; John Corcoran (incumbent) - 2,263; Lumsden Cummings - 1,211

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): J.J. Glass (incumbent) - 4,823; Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 4,301; Thomas Cruden - 2,004; Myer Klig - 934

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 6,636; George Duthie (incumbent) - 5,286; Thomas Holdswoth (incumbent) - 4,011; Charles Ward - 2,460; James Conner - 1,905; Thomas Black - 1,798; Alfred Willicombe - 938

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): William Duckworth (incumbent) - 10,770; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,067; Harold Tracy - 5,674; John Russell (incumbent) - 5,417; Edward Mosur - 1,299

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): George H. Gardiner - 6,035; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 5,085; Harry Wynn - 2,764; George Watson - 2,046; James Morris - 348

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Goldwin Elgie (incumbent) - 11,052; Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 9,603; Robert Baker (incumbent) - 7,032; David Weir - 1,327

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Harold Kirby (incumbent) - 6,424; William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 6,195; Neil MacMillan - 3,332; Cecil Dunsford - 2,263; George McCollum - 1,510; John McGonnell - 475

Results taken from the January 2, 1934 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1934