1923 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1923. Charles A. Maguire was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto.
Toronto mayor change
Charles A. Maguire had been re-elected as mayor in 1922 without any opposition. The 1923 campaign's main issue was Sir Adam Beck's plan for an electrical radial railway (an system of streetcars running between towns and cities) along the Toronto waterfront and into the neighbouring cities. Maguire was in favour of the controversial plan. His main opponent was R.J. Fleming who was against the plan. Fleming had previously been mayor several decades before. The radial plan was defeated in a referendum that happened at the same time as the election, but Maguire was re-elected mayor.
- Results
- Charles A. Maguire - 46,362
- R.J. Fleming - 38,961
Board of Control change
One new member was elected to the Board of Control: Alderman Joseph Singer.
- Results
- Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 36,040
- Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 33,740
- Wesley Hiltz (incumbent) - 32,551
- Joseph Singer - 32,033
- Sam McBride - 30,606
- A.R. Nesbitt (incumbent) - 29,947
- Alfred Burgess - 24,876
- J.R.I. Starr - 25,931
City council change
Other than Ward plus number, the names are not official, and given here only as a guide to current-day places.
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 5,236
- William D. Robbins - 4,987
- Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 3,916
- F.M. Johnston (incumbent) - 3,682
- James Burry - 2,743
- William Varley - 2,063
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,939
- Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 4,249
- W.H. Shaw - 4,173
- Bert Wemp - 3,503
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,281
- Herbert Henry Ball - 3,080
- Wallace - 208
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- Frank Stollery - 5,786
- Andrew Carrick - 5,190
- H.G. Stanton - 4,942
- Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,537
- C.A. Reed (incumbent) - 3,086
- F.W. Johnston - 3,662
- William Harper - 587
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- Ethel Small (incumbent) - 4,878
- R.H. Cameron - 3,879
- Claude Pearce - 3,382
- John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,608
- John McMulkin - 2,305
- Harry Winberg - 1,947
- E.B. Westwood - 1,878
- P.W. Benner - 458
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- Clifford Blackburn - 5,540
- A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 5,391
- Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 5,061
- James Phinnemore - 4,107
- C.W. Mogridge - 2,915
- William Faragher - 2,909
- Abraham Goldberg - 1,061
- Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)
- Fred McBrien - 8,637
- D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,738
- George Birdsall (incumbent) - 6,942
- Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 6,684
- Edmund Atkinson - 5,783
- W.H. Price - 5,222
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 2,937
- H.M Davy (incumbent) - 2,762
- Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,546
- W.A. Baird - 2,536
- Hain - 2,410
- Ward 8 (East Toronto)
- Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,337
- George S. Shields - 3,992
- Francis Maxwell (incumbent) - 3,392
- William Miskelly - 3,266
- Walter Brown - 2,571
- Isaac Pimblett - 1,481
Results taken from the January 1, 1923 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References change
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1923