1940 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1940. Incumbent Ralph Day was re-elected mayor. The election saw little change with all incumbent councillors and Board of Control members being reelected.

Toronto mayor

Day was challenged for a second time by lawyer Lewis Duncan.

Results: Ralph Day - 61,480; Lewis Duncan - 38,011

Board of Control

Two aldermen attempted to win seats on the Board of Control, David A. Balfour and communist Stewart Smith. Neither were successful as all four incumbents were reelected.

Results: Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 78,672; Douglas McNish (incumbent) - 68,774; Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 60,124; William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 55,756; David A. Balfour - 43,261; Stewart Smith - 19,641; Robert Harding - 6,548

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 8,901; Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 8,152; Charles Minett - 2,161; Harry Bell - 1,717; William Richards - 1,024

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 5,593; Adelaide Plumptre (incumbent) - 5,272; Tupper Bigelow - 1,593; George Harris - 920; George A. Wilson - 559; James McCausland - 459

Ward 3 (Central Business District): John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 3,983; Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,908; Jean Laing - 1,217

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,427; Robert Hood Saunders - 4,900; Claude Pearce - 2,761; J.B. Salsberg - 2,154; Louis Zuker - 1,362; Lloyd Muritt - 381

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 9,963; Charles Carrie - 7,556; Fred Collins - 2,686; Pat V. Roach - 1,534; Charles Lewis - 1,506; Charles Kerr - 1,149; Charles Graham - 572

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): William V. Muir (incumbent) - 8,503; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,213; George Robinson - 6,554; George Grannell - 5,792; Jack Bennett - 2,613; Richard Jones - 1,140; William Logie - 733

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 6,395; H.M. Davy (incumbent) - 5,277; Frank Whetter - 2,893; Harold Clarke - 801; Harry Bradley - 518

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 9,889; Walter Howell (incumbent) - 9,404; Hiram E. McCallum - 6,330; Ernest Woollon - 4,988

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Donald Fleming (incumbent) - 8,154; John Innes (incumbent) - 7,186; Harry Kennedy - 6,690; William D. Ellis - 4,494; Douglas Hodder - 378

Results taken from the January 2, 1940 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1940