1927 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1927. Thomas Foster defeated Sam McBride. He was elected mayor for the third time in a row. Toronto voters also voted in favour of daylight saving time.
Toronto mayor change
- Results
- Thomas Foster - 42,617
- Sam McBride - 38,477
- William D. Robbins - 6,317
Board of Control change
There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. Sam McBride chose to run for mayor, and the open seat was won by former Alderman Bert Wemp.
- Results
- Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 48,739
- A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 43,153
- D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 34,813
- Bert Wemp - 34,450
- J. George Ramsden - 26,489
- Clifford Blackburn - 22,959
- Frank Whetter - 21,878
- James Simpson - 10,946
City council change
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,500
- Robert Siberry - 4,707
- Robert Allen - 3,926
- Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 3,822
- Richard Honeyford - 3,747
- Bertie Grant - 2,488
- William Tyler - 590
- Samuel Fieldhouse - 438
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,618
- James Cameron - 5,513
- John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,882
- Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 4,591
- Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
- Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 6,879
- Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,324
- Percy Quinn - 3,565
- Robert Yeomans - 3,016
- Wallace Kennedy - 1,826
- Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
- Claude Pearce - 3,798
- Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,468
- Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,091
- Samuel Factor (incumbent) - 2,615
- Mason Saunders - 1,802
- Jacob Romer - 441
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- William James Stewart (incumbent) - 6,954
- Wesley Benson - 4,767
- Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 4,416
- Sol Eisen - 2,208
- Robert Prince - 1,241
- Robert Leslie - 2,711
- Joseph Bell - 1,763
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- Brook Sykes - 9,482
- John Laxton (incumbent) - 7,362
- John Boland (incumbent) - 7,182
- Richard Tuthill - 4,280
- Gordon Gibb - 3,327
- Alexander Greenhill - 1,358
- Albert Robinson - 1,202
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Alexander Chisholm - 3,993
- William J. Wadsworth - 3,756
- Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,742
- William Davidson (incumbent) - 3,492
- Albert Smith - 546
- Ward 8 (East Toronto)
- Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,988
- Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 4,892
- Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,340
- Isaac Pimblett - 3,874
- Albert Burnese - 3,348
- William Robertston - 2,576
- Joseph Turner - 1,233
- David Mackay - 572
- Dave McCorie - 394
- Albert Jacks - 315
Results taken from the January 1, 1927 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References change
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1927