Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1918. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his fourth consecutive term in office.
Toronto mayor
editChurch had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been reelected every year since. His opponent was Controller R.H. Cameron, who finished some ten thousand votes behind.
- Results
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - 27,605
- R.H. Cameron - 17,995
Board of Control
editThere was considerable change to the Board of Control in this election. Three new members were elected: Cameron created one vacancy by choosing to run for mayor, and Thomas Foster had also decided to not run again. Incumbent William Henry Shaw was defeated.
- John O'Neill (incumbent) - 24,952
- William D. Robbins - 19,000
- Sam McBride - 17,850
- Charles A. Maguire - 17,711
- William Henry Shaw (incumbent) - 14,255
- D.C. MacGregor - 14,468
- Garnet Archibald - 8,992
- Miles Vokes - 2,720
- Edward Meek - 2,262
City council
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- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,744
- Frank Marsden Johnson - 4,387
- Richard Honeyford - 4,068
- William Fenwick (incumbent) - 2, 866
- Walter Brown - 1,961
- James Jones - 1,024
- Arthur J. Stubbings - 918
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - acclaimed
- J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,313
- Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 2,186
- F.W. Johnston - 1,857
- Walter Garwood - 1,185
- Charles W. Mugridge - 1,012
- Thomas Vance - 915
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,813
- John Cowan - 2,468
- John C. McMulkin (incumbent) - 2,400
- Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,365
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 4,347
- W.R. Plewman - 4,228
- Clifford Blackburn - 2,203
- James Phinnemore - 1,799
- James Coughlin - 965
- Joseph Hubbard - 841
- Thomas Vallentyne - 775
- Albert Plenty - 649
- Lewis Jarvis - 515
- Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)
- Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 5,951
- George Birdsall - 4,411
- Brook Sykes - 3,789
- Alvin L. Gadsby - 3,701
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,461
- William Henry Weir - 1,151
- William Maher - 733
- Peter Grant - 880
- Robert Agnew - 1,095
Results taken from the January 1, 1919 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Vacancy
editWard 7 Alderman William Henry Weir dies December 11, 1918 and is not replaced.
References
edit- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1918