# 1931 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1931. William James Stewart was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride.

## Toronto mayor

Incumbent mayor Bert Wemp needed major abdominal surgery did could not run. Running to replace him was former mayor McBride, who had been defeated by Wemp in the 1930 campaign. He was opposed by Alderman Stewart, who won the vote by a slim margin.

### Results

    William James Stewart - 57,500
    Sam McBride - 57,110

## Board of Control

Two incumbents were defeated on the Board of Control: Claude Pearce and W.A. Summerville. Former controller Albert Hacker, who had been defeated the previous year regained a seat. The other new seat was won by Alderman J. George Ramsden.

### Results

    J. George Ramsden - 51,043
    William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 50,801
    James Simpson (incumbent) - 48,105
    Albert Hacker - 43,763
    John Boland - 41,779
    Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 40,431
    W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 19,087
    Thomas Foster - 13,491
    Mrs. James Cotton - 9,014
    George King - 3,154
    Tim Buck - 3,010

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

    Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 7,458
    Ralph Day - 4,501
    Frank M. Johnston - 4,361
    Lorne Trull (incumbent) - 4,323
    Robert Allen (incumbent) - 4,192
    Robert Luxton - 3,398
    William Taylor - 1,588
    Alexander MacDonald - 707
    John Lang - 610
    Harry Perkins - 468

### Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

    John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 5,359
    James Cameron (incumbent) - 5,007
    John Winnett (incumbent) - 4,247
    Robert Yeomans - 3,835
    Hugh Sutherland - 3,774
    Raymond Hughes - 2,584
    Joseph Miller - 2,480
    Cecil Dunsford - 1,176
    John Carter - 770
    Charles Parks - 683
    Frank Gallagher - 640
    William Sanders - 600

### Ward 3 (Central Business District)

    Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 6,709
    Percy Quinn - 4,554
    H.L. Rogers - 4,211
    Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 3,003
    Reginald Shaw - 2,026
    Frank Burton - 1,610
    Algernon Brocklesby - 1,313
    James Merrick - 729
    Harry Winberg - 430

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

    Baird Ryckman - 4,311
    J.J. Glass - 3,429
    Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,389
    Charles Ward (incumbent) - 2,372
    Joseph Gordon - 2,205
    Abraham Singer - 2,185
    Charles Lewis - 702
    Max Shur - 227

### Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

    Robert Leslie (incumbent) - 5,921
    Thomas Holdswoth - 5,841
    Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 5,737
    Wesley Benson - 5,550
    Louis Fine - 4,450
    S.H. Menzies - 2,291
    Harry Tait - 1,665
    Thomas Black - 1,287
    John McIntyre - 610
    John Boychuk - 363

### Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

    D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,315
    Albert Chamberlain - 8,171
    William Duckworth - 6,649
    John Laxton - 5,911
    Joseph Wright (incumbent) - 5,911
    Brook Sykes - 3,613
    Richard Tuthill - 3,203
    James Gill - 1,084
    Daniel Reed - 793

### Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

    William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,615
    Frank Whetter - 4,596
    Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,468
    Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,687
    Christopher Woodburn - 2,380
    Allan Rice - 2,285
    John Whetton - 1,471

### Ward 8 (East Toronto)

    Goldwin Elgie - 9,548
    Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 6,895
    Robert Baker- 6,188
    Walter Howell (incumbent) - 6,057
    Robert Dibble - 5,638
    David Mackay - 3,343
    William Robertston - 1,119
    Roy Tanner - 388
Results taken from the January 2, 1931 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.