Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1934. William James Stewart easily won reelection to his fourth term as mayor. This election also marked a major reduction in the size of city council. Previously each ward had elected three members, starting this year each ward had only two representatives.
For the second election in a row the membership of the Board of Control remained unchanged. Only the order the members were returned altered. One notable candidate was Alice Buck, wife of imprisoned Communist leader Tim Buck.
Results taken from the January 2, 1934 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Referencesedit
Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1934
April 17, 2024
1934, toronto, municipal, election, municipal, elections, were, held, toronto, ontario, canada, january, 1934, william, james, stewart, easily, reelection, fourth, term, mayor, this, election, also, marked, major, reduction, size, city, council, previously, ea. Municipal elections were held in Toronto Ontario Canada on January 1 1934 William James Stewart easily won reelection to his fourth term as mayor This election also marked a major reduction in the size of city council Previously each ward had elected three members starting this year each ward had only two representatives Contents 1 Toronto mayor 2 Board of Control 3 City council 4 ReferencesToronto mayor editWilliam James Stewart had been elected mayor in 1931 and was running in his fourth election His nearest competitor was Alderman H L Rogers Results William James Stewart 72 536 H L Rogers 17 222 A E Smith 8 208 Albert Hacker 6 440Board of Control editFor the second election in a row the membership of the Board of Control remained unchanged Only the order the members were returned altered One notable candidate was Alice Buck wife of imprisoned Communist leader Tim Buck Results Sam McBride incumbent 54 855 J George Ramsden incumbent 48 152 James Simpson incumbent 47 358 William D Robbins incumbent 37 714 William J Wadsworth 36 289 Claude Pearce 31 156 Percy Quinn 26 872 Alice Buck 9 767 Harry Bradley 2 623City council edit nbsp Ward boundaries used in the 1934 electionBeginning with this election the number of aldermen was reduced to two per ward Ward 1 Riverdale Ralph Day incumbent 7 658 Frank M Johnston incumbent 6 858 Robert Allen incumbent 5 673 David Spencer 1 580 Thomas Cooney 977Ward 2 Cabbagetown and Rosedale Harry Gladstone Clarke incumbent 4 619 John R Beamish incumbent 2 957 John Winnett incumbent 1 921 William Dennison 2 659 Frank Ward 1 291 John Murray 444Ward 3 Central Business District Harry W Hunt incumbent 3 007 John Laidlaw 2 521 John Corcoran incumbent 2 263 Lumsden Cummings 1 211Ward 4 Kensington Market and Garment District J J Glass incumbent 4 823 Nathan Phillips incumbent 4 301 Thomas Cruden 2 004 Myer Klig 934Ward 5 Trinity Bellwoods Fred Hamilton incumbent 6 636 George Duthie incumbent 5 286 Thomas Holdswoth incumbent 4 011 Charles Ward 2 460 James Conner 1 905 Thomas Black 1 798 Alfred Willicombe 938Ward 6 Davenport and Parkdale William Duckworth incumbent 10 770 D C MacGregor incumbent 8 067 Harold Tracy 5 674 John Russell incumbent 5 417 Edward Mosur 1 299Ward 7 West Toronto Junction George H Gardiner 6 035 Frank Whetter incumbent 5 085 Harry Wynn 2 764 George Watson 2 046 James Morris 348Ward 8 East Toronto Goldwin Elgie incumbent 11 052 Ernest Bray incumbent 9 603 Robert Baker incumbent 7 032 David Weir 1 327Ward 9 North Toronto Harold Kirby incumbent 6 424 William D Ellis incumbent 6 195 Neil MacMillan 3 332 Cecil Dunsford 2 263 George McCollum 1 510 John McGonnell 475Results taken from the January 2 1934 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies References editElection Coverage Toronto Star January 2 1934 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1934 Toronto municipal election amp oldid 1174388383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
