# 1929 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1929. Sam McBride, who had been elected the year previous, was reelected mayor defeating former Alderman Brook Sykes by a large margin.

## Toronto mayor

The central issue of the campaign was a plan to extend University Avenue south to connect to Front Street. McBride supported the plan, with Sykes opposing it due to the expense of buying a demolishing a large number of buildings.

### Results

    Sam McBride - 47,931
    Brook Sykes - 30,329

## Board of Control

There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins lost his seat while W.A. Summerville gained one. This result was later overturned when it was discovered that Summerville was in arrears on his municipal taxes, and thus ineligible to hold office. He was not allowed to take his seat on the board, and a by-election was called for February. Summerville paid his taxes, and was then eligible to run. He won the by-election by a considerable margin, once again besting Cameron, Pearce, and Robbins.

### Results

    Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 43,464
    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 32,734
    W.A. Summerville - 30,292
    A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 28,667
    R.H. Cameron - 27,266
    Claude Pearce - 27,245
    William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 23,796
    James Simpson - 12,816

## City council
### Ward 1 (Riverdale)

    Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 7,283
    Robert Allen - 5,180
    Frank M. Johnston - 5,128
    Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,097

### Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

    John R. Beamish (incumbent) - acclaimed
    John Winnett (incumbent) - acclaimed
    James Cameron (incumbent) - acclaimed

### Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

    Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,562
    Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,286
    Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,557
    Hodgson - 2,103
    Wallace Kennedy - 1,266

### Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

    Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,557
    Joseph Gordon (incumbent) - 2,477
    Samuel Factor - 2,420
    Charles Ward - 2,169
    John McMulkin - 3,086
    Saunders - 2,033
    Reuben Rodness - 342

### Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

    William James Stewart (incumbent) - 5,015
    Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,203
    Fred Hamilton - 5,035
    Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 3,523
    Robert Leslie - 2,875
    Mary McNab - 1,154
    MacDonald - 939

### Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

    Joseph Wright (incumbent) - 9,122
    John Laxton (incumbent) - 6,614
    John Boland (incumbent) - 6,281
    D.C. MacGregor - 5,421
    Tuthill - 2,048
    Robinson - 1,110
    James Gill - 912

### Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

    William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,199
    Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,785
    Alexander Chisholm - 3,366
    Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,065

### Ward 8 (East Toronto)

    Walter Howell (incumbent) - 5,922
    Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,962
    Albert Burnese - 4,283
    Ernest Bray - 4,012
    William Robertston - 2,820
    Turner - 2,672
Results are taken from the January 2, 1929 Toronto Globe and may not exactly match final tallies.

## Changes

The Board of Control by-election was held February 23, 1929:
    W.A. Summerville - 20,353
    Claude Peace - 9,973
    R.H. Cameron - 8,304
    James Simpson - 2,411
    William D. Robbins - 1,356
    Thomas Foster - 1,057
    John MacDonald - 539
Controller Joseph Gibbons resigned November 4, 1929 upon appointment as a Toronto Hydro Commissioner. Ward 7 Alderman Frank Whetter was appointed Controller on November 8; Samuel Ryding was appointed Alderman on November 12