1926 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1926. Thomas Foster was re-elected mayor.
Toronto mayor
The main issue in the election was whether the suburban streetcar lines should be taken away from Toronto Hydro and merged into the Toronto Transportation Commission.
Results
Thomas Foster - 47,771
R.H. Cameron - 38,045
Samuel Fieldhouse - 916
Board of Control
There was one change in the membership of the Board of Control. Alderman Sam McBride was elected. This pushed William D. Robbins into fifth place and off the board.
Results
Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 37,608
Sam McBride - 36,211
A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 31,427
D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 30,975
William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 30,320
William C. McBrien - 29,923
Bert Wemp - 28,024
Frank Whetter - 21,722
W.E. Hamilton - 2,590
City council
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,359
George J. Smith (incumbent) - 6,252
Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,158
Richard Honeyford - 4,179
Robert Allen - 2,548
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,857
Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 5,606
John R. Beamish - 5,501
Charles Reed - 3,753
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 5,463
J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 4,785
Andrew Carrick - 4,262
William Beaton - 3,716
Wallace Kennedy - 1,916
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
Ian Macdonnell - 4,588
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 4,292
Samuel Factor - 2,570
William Hevey - 2,577
John Young - 811
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 6,539
William James Stewart (incumbent) - 6,125
Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 5,191
Phinnemore - 3,407
John Macdonald - 1,596
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Samuel Thomas Wright (incumbent) - 8,951
John Laxton (incumbent) - 6,791
John Boland - 6,312
William Willard - 5,121
William Maltby - 4,712
Richard Tuthill - 3,028
James Black - 829
James Muldowney - 667
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 4,451
Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 4,283
William C. Davidson - 3,989
Alexander Chisholm - 3,219
Hall - 398
Barnetson - 252
Ward 8 (East Toronto)Robert Baker (incumbent) - 6,900Walter Howell - 5,587Robert Dibble' (incumbent) - 5,587
William Robertston (incumbent) - 4,994
Joseph Turner - 2,779
Isaac Pimblett - 2,195
Albert Burnese - 3,348
Results taken from the January 2, 1926 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References
Election Coverage. Toronto Star''. January 2, 1926
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