# 1894 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1894. Warring Kennedy was elected, defeating Mayor Robert John Fleming, who was seeking a third term. Kennedy's upset was credited to the increased turnout by Methodists due to the plebiscite on Prohibition as well as the strong organized support for Kennedy by the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order.

## Toronto mayor
### Results

    Warring Kennedy - 13,830
    Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 9,306
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## Plebiscite

Under the Prohibition Plebiscite Act, a plebiscite was held across the province, in conjunction with municipal elections, on the prohibition of the importation, manufacture, and sale alcohol. For this plebiscite, unmarried women, and widows, were allowed to vote - approximately 5,000 women in Toronto - of which 1,117 did so. Men and women were given different colours, which were counted separately. The plebiscite did not result in the enactment of prohibition legislation by the province, however, as in 1896, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council disallowed provincial authority over the importation of alcohol.

### Prohibition

    For - 10,532 (men); 875 (women) - 11,407 (total)
    Against - 8,637 (men); 242 (women) - 8,879 (total)
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## Aldermen elected to City Council

Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Seven aldermen from the outgoing Toronto City Council retired while 17 sought re-election. Of those, 12 were re-elected and five were defeated.

### First Ward

    W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,098
    Thomas Allen - 1,024
    H.R. Frankland - 927
    C.C. Small (incumbent) - 905
    Peter Macdonald - 901
    John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 862
    Ernest A. Macdonald - 805
    E.A. Forster - 580
    Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 536
    S.A. Heakes - 336

### Second Ward

    John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,997
    Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,942
    Thomas Hewitt (incumbent) - 1,401
    P.H. Drayton - 1,065
    George Anderson - 1,029
    Thomas Foster - 1,027
    Francis Stephens Spence - 1,020
    Daniel Kelly - 936
    David Carlyle - 892
    Adam Beatty - 434

### Third Ward

    John Shaw (incumbent) - 3,649
    George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,472
    J. Enoch Thompson - 2,117
    O.B. Sheppard - 1,887
    R.L. Fraser - 1,726
    Richard John Score - 1,616
    W.R. Clarke - 886
    C.A. Muerrie - 305

### Fourth Ward

    William Burns (incumbent) - 2,011
    Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,993
    James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,600
    James Crane - 1,458
    George Verral (incumbent) - 1,381
    W.G. Harris - 1,123
    John McCaffrey - 1,014
    M. B. Alison - 986
    Alex R. Williamson - 960
    John Ward - 511
    John Dill - 340

### Fifth Ward

    Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,671
    John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,015
    John Dunn - 1,960
    Andrew Bates - 1,635
    Daniel Kennedy - 841
    Francis H. Woods - 821
    Alanson Cody Winton - 481
    John Aldridge - 349
    William J. Smith - 282
    J.B. Hay - 116
    Lindsay - 30

### Sixth Ward

    W.F. Atkinson 1,212
    John J. Graham 1,105
    James Gowanlock - 897
    Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 894
    J.E. Verral (incumbent) - 732
    John Maloney (incumbent) - 719
    Sturgeon Stewart - 699
    H.M. East - 643
    Charles L. Denison - 592
    John F. McCrae - 583
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