1941 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1941. Frederick J. Conboy was elected mayor.

Toronto mayor

The mayoralty was open following the retirement of Ralph Day. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J. Conboy and Douglas McNish with Conboy winning by a significant margin.

Results: Frederick J. Conboy - 55,677; Douglas McNish - 33,024

Board of Control

There were two open seats on the Board of Control as Conboy and McNish chose to run for mayor. These were won by former alderman and mayoral candidate Lewis Duncan and alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Finishing a close fifth was alderwoman Adelaide Plumptre, who was running to be the first woman elected to the Board. Aldermen Ernest Bray and David A. Balfour also ran for the Board, but finished some distance back.

Results: Lewis Duncan - 49,382; Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 39,021; Robert Hood Saunders - 37,417; William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 33,411; Adelaide Plumptre - 33,021; Ernest Bray - 26,391; David A. Balfour - 20,849; J. Nelson Day - 4,645; Harry Bradley - 3,271; Robert Harding - 2,523

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 6,240; Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 5,260; George Gresswell - 1,575; Harry Bell - 1,376; Charles Minett - 1,197

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 4,670; William Dennison - 2,682; George A. Wilson - 2,640; W.B. Amy - 1,003; George Harris - 712

Ward 3 (Central Business District): John S. Simmons (incumbent) - acclaimed; Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,829; Hugh Ross - 2,863; Herbert Orliffe - 1,917; David Goldstick - 1,381; Louis Zuker - 1,098; Joseph Gould - 1,009; Fred Sykes - 549

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,519; Charles Carrie (incumbent) - 6,094; Gerrard McGrath - 2,082; Pat V. Roach - 1,282

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): William V. Muir (incumbent) - 9,081; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,411; Jack Bennett - 6,206; William Logie - 1,046; Nina Dean - 993

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 5,322; H.M. Davy (incumbent) - 3,899; Frank Whetter - 2,907

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Walter Howell (incumbent) - 7,266; Hiram E. McCallum - 4,927; Roy Cormack - 2,673; Frederick Baker - 2,484; Norman Caldwell - 2,484; Bertram Leavens - 1,854

Ward 9 (North Toronto): John Innes (incumbent) - acclaimed; Donald Fleming (incumbent) - acclaimed

Results taken from the January 2, 1941 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy

Ward 1 Alderman Frank M. Johnston died on October 10, 1941, and was not replaced.

References

Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1941