Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1931. William James Stewart was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride.
Incumbent mayor Bert Wemp needed major abdominal surgery did could not run. Running to replace him was former mayor McBride, who had been defeated by Wemp in the 1930 campaign. He was opposed by Alderman Stewart, who won the vote by a slim margin.
Two incumbents were defeated on the Board of Control: Claude Pearce and W.A. Summerville. Former controller Albert Hacker, who had been defeated the previous year regained a seat. The other new seat was won by Alderman J. George Ramsden.
Results taken from the January 2, 1931 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
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Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1931
November 12, 2023
1931, toronto, municipal, election, municipal, elections, were, held, toronto, ontario, canada, january, 1931, william, james, stewart, elected, mayor, after, winning, close, contest, again, former, mayor, mcbride, contents, toronto, mayor, board, control, cit. Municipal elections were held in Toronto Ontario Canada on January 1 1931 William James Stewart was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride Contents 1 Toronto mayor 2 Board of Control 3 City council 4 ReferencesToronto mayor editIncumbent mayor Bert Wemp needed major abdominal surgery did could not run Running to replace him was former mayor McBride who had been defeated by Wemp in the 1930 campaign He was opposed by Alderman Stewart who won the vote by a slim margin Results William James Stewart 57 500 Sam McBride 57 110Board of Control editTwo incumbents were defeated on the Board of Control Claude Pearce and W A Summerville Former controller Albert Hacker who had been defeated the previous year regained a seat The other new seat was won by Alderman J George Ramsden Results J George Ramsden 51 043 William D Robbins incumbent 50 801 James Simpson incumbent 48 105 Albert Hacker 43 763 John Boland 41 779 Claude Pearce incumbent 40 431 W A Summerville incumbent 19 087 Thomas Foster 13 491 Mrs James Cotton 9 014 George King 3 154 Tim Buck 3 010City council editWard 1 Riverdale Robert Siberry incumbent 7 458 Ralph Day 4 501 Frank M Johnston 4 361 Lorne Trull incumbent 4 323 Robert Allen incumbent 4 192 Robert Luxton 3 398 William Taylor 1 588 Alexander MacDonald 707 John Lang 610 Harry Perkins 468Ward 2 Cabbagetown and Rosedale John R Beamish incumbent 5 359 James Cameron incumbent 5 007 John Winnett incumbent 4 247 Robert Yeomans 3 835 Hugh Sutherland 3 774 Raymond Hughes 2 584 Joseph Miller 2 480 Cecil Dunsford 1 176 John Carter 770 Charles Parks 683 Frank Gallagher 640 William Sanders 600Ward 3 Central Business District Harry W Hunt incumbent 6 709 Percy Quinn 4 554 H L Rogers 4 211 Andrew Carrick incumbent 3 003 Reginald Shaw 2 026 Frank Burton 1 610 Algernon Brocklesby 1 313 James Merrick 729 Herry Winberg 430Ward 4 Kensington Market and Garment District Baird Ryckman 4 311 J J Glass 3 429 Nathan Phillips incumbent 3 389 Charles Ward incumbent 2 372 Joseph Gordon 2 205 Abraham Singer 2 185 Charles Lewis 702 Max Shur 227Ward 5 Trinity Bellwoods Robert Leslie incumbent 5 921 Thomas Holdswoth 5 841 Fred Hamilton incumbent 5 737 Wesley Benson 5 550 Louis Fine 4 450 S H Menzies 2 291 Harry Tait 1 665 Thomas Black 1 287 John McIntyre 610 John Boychuk 363Ward 6 Davenport and Parkdale D C MacGregor incumbent 8 315 Albert Chamberlain 8 171 William Duckworth 6 649 John Laxton 5 911 Joseph Wright incumbent 5 911 Brook Sykes 3 613 Richard Tuthill 3 203 James Gill 1 084 Daniel Reed 793Ward 7 West Toronto Junction William J Wadsworth incumbent 4 615 Frank Whetter 4 596 Alexander Chisholm incumbent 3 468 Samuel Ryding incumbent 2 687 Christopher Woodburn 2 380 Allan Rice 2 285 John Whetton 1 471Ward 8 East Toronto Goldwin Elgie 9 548 Ernest Bray incumbent 6 895 Robert Baker 6 188 Walter Howell incumbent 6 057 Robert Dibble 5 638 David Mackay 3 343 William Robertston 1 119 Roy Tanner 388Results taken from the January 2 1931 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies References editElection Coverage Toronto Star January 2 1931 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1931 Toronto municipal election amp oldid 1174388333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
