1926 Toronto municipal election
Canadian elections
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1926. Thomas Foster was re-elected mayor.
Toronto mayor change
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 change
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 change
- 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) - 6,900
- Walter Howell - 5,587
- Robert 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 change
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1926