# 1912 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1912. Mayor George Reginald Geary faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.

## Toronto mayor

Mayor Geary had been elected mayor in 1910 and re-elected in 1911. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed. Part way through his term he would resign and be replaced by Horatio Clarence Hocken.

### Results

    George Reginald Geary (incumbent) - acclaimed

## Board of Control

Two incumbent members of the Board of Control were defeated. Noted Liberal and prohibitionist Frank S. Spence lost his seat, but he was replaced by fellow Liberal Jesse O. McCarthy. J.J. Ward, considered a representative of labour also lost his seat. The other new arrival was Thomas Foster who had lost his board the seat the year previous.
    Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 16,904
    J.O. McCarthy - 14,897
    Thomas Foster - 14,462
    Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,149
    Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,003
    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 11,735
    J.G. O'Donoghue - 4,022
    George R. Sweeny - 3,921

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

    Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,563
    Zephaniah Hilton (incumbent) - 2,647
    William J. Saunderson - 2,255
    William D. Robbins - 2,245
    Fred Gibbons - 884
    Samuel Fieldhouse - 441
    Ernest Cook - 390

### Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

    John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,922
    H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 2,642
    Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,071
    Charles A. Risk - 1,845

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

    Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - acclaimed
    Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - acclaimed
    Sam McBride - acclaimed

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

    George Weston (incumbent) - 2,476
    John Wanless - 2,427
    George McMurrich (incumbent) - 1,931
    James Commeford - 1,478
    John Shayne - 1,172

### Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

    John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,304
    R.H. Graham (incumbent - 3,110
    Joseph May (incumbent) - 3,091
    John Wesley Meredith - 1,975
    R.P. Powell - 1,412

### Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)

    Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 4,633
    David Spence - 4,446
    John A. Austin - 2,489
    Walter Mann - 1,335
    H.M. Mulholland - 1,319
    James Stewart - 942
    William Hevey - 627
    R.W. Holmes - 425
    Thomas Earls - 224

### Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

    A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 1090
    Samuel Ryding - 876
    W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 657
    Noble Scott - 323
Results taken from the 2 January 1912 The Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.

## Changes

Ward 1 Alderman Daniel Chisholm resigns on July 23, 1912 in order to be appointed Civic Property Commissioner. A by-election was held August 17, 1912:

### Ward 1 (Riverdale)

    William D. Robbins - 1,151
    Frank Britton: 224
    Fred Gibbons - 120
    Samuel Fieldhouse - 19
Mayor George Reginald Geary resigns October 21, 1912 to become Corporation Counsel; Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken is unanimously appointed Mayor. Ward 3 Alderman Charles A. Maguire is appointed to fill the Board of Control vacancy; the aldermanic seat is left vacant.