1921 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1921. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his seventh term as Mayor of Toronto in a row - something that had never happened before.
Toronto mayor change
Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been re-elected every year since then. He was opposed by Sam McBride, who had also challenged Church for the mayoralty in 1920.
- Results
- Tommy Church - 35,959
- Sam McBride - 19,966
Board of Control change
Two sitting members of the Board of Control were defeated: J. George Ramsden and R.H. Cameron.
- Results
- Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 34,141
- Wesley Hiltz - 22,615
- Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 18,612
- A.R. Nesbitt - 19,202
- William D. Robbins - 18,015
- R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 17,872
- J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 17,393
- Herbert Henry Ball - 16,911
City council change
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- Richard Honeyford (incumbent) - 3,637
- F.M. Johnson (incumbent) - 3,829
- A.H. Wagstaff - 2,807
- W.A. Summerville - 2,447
- W.J. Story - 1,106
- A.J. Stubbings - 944
- J.E. Barnett - 872
- W.J. Carmichael - 275
- T. Rennick - 257
- W.S.B. Armstrong - 195
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,436
- Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,086
- J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,836
- J.M. Day - 1,402
- Frederick Hogg - 1,190
- W.J. Street - 966
- Andrew Ruppert - 535
- K. Frawley - 494
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- Alfred Burgess (incumbent) - 2,685
- George Rose - 1,867
- Constance Hamilton (incumbent) - 1,815
- F.W. Johnston (incumbent) - 1,614
- C.A. Reed - 1,608
- Aubrey Bond - 1,604
- Andrew Carrick - 1,182
- Robert Morse - 211
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,698
- Ethel Small - 2,616
- Joseph Singer (incumbent) - 2,413
- A.G. McIntyre - 2,063
- C.W. Mogridge - 811
- Lewis LeGrow - 431
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 4,699
- James Phinnemore (incumbent) - 4,103
- A.E. Hacker - 3,619
- W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 3,448
- R.H. Palmer - 1,040
- J.J. Hubbard - 1,033
- A. Plenty - 818
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- George Birdsall (incumbent) - 7,289
- D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 6,919
- Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 6,581
- Earl Hodgson - 1,900
- Hattie Stevens - 1,706
- R.J. Bradfield - 1,456
- R.J. Kirk - 1,305
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,257
- Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 2,130
- H.M Davy - 1,894
- A. Chisholm - 1,418
- James Simpson - 1,142
- Ward 8 (East Toronto)
- Frederick Baker (incumbent) - 3,069
- George Cruise - 2,745
- Frances Maxwell (incumbent) - 2,499
- W.H. Ford - 1,673
- H. Ingram - 960
- Hector Demers - 931
- F.P. England - 608
Results taken from the January 2, 1921 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References change
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1921