1924 Toronto municipal election

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Municipal elections were held in

Wesley Hiltz
was elected mayor defeating two prominent challengers.

Toronto mayor

Incumbent mayor

Boer War
and a sitting Conservative Party MPP. Hiltz was victorious by a significant margin.

Results
Wesley Hiltz
- 44,265
Tommy Church
- 33,875
John Allister Currie - 4,312

Board of Control

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: A.E. Hacker and R.H. Cameron.

Results
Joseph Gibbons
(incumbent) - 42,778
Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 34,435
A.E. Hacker - 32,689
R.H. Cameron - 30,621
D.C. MacGregor - 26,637
William D. Robbins - 26,594
F.M. Johnston - 22,542
J.R. Beamish - 20,161

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
W.A. Summerville
(incumbent) - 7,762
Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,129
George J. Smith - 5,082
L.W. Trull - 3,497
W.H. Fenwick - 2,803
C.H. Stock - 573
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
John Winnett - 4,295
Bert Wemp - 3,776
Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,614
Herbert Henry Ball - 3,407
A.E. Brocklesby - 2,400
S.C. Parks - 1,873
J.N. Day - 694
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
Frank Fenton - 4,522
Harry W. Hunt - 4,001
Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 3,172
J. George Ramsden - 3,059
F.W. Johnston - 2,608
C.A. Reed - 2,062
W. Harper - 594
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
Sam McBride - 3,426
Nathan Phillips - 2,908
Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,728
E.B. Westwood - 2,190
L.A. Maldover - 1,999
C.W. Mogridge - 982
Sam Brown - 632
P.W. Benner - 399
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 6,464
William James Stewart - 5,155
Benjamin Miller - 4,381
J. Phinnemore - 3,939
John Macdonald - 2,035
Arthur E. Fegan - 813
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Brook Sykes - 9,138
Samuel Thomas Wright - 7,849
John Laxton - 6,290
W.M. Maltby - 5,394
Guy Roach - 4,559
Richard Tuthill - 2,838
James Gill - 794
Ward 7 (
West Toronto Junction
)
Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,743
Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,407
H.M Davy (incumbent) - 3,227
W.A. Baird
- 3,157
Ward 8 (East Toronto)
Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,886
Robert Dibble - 4,459
Joseph T. Turner - 3,781
J.H. Lennox - 2,591
William Robertston - 1,149
John Doggett - 1,135
C.G. Dawkes - 833

Results taken from the January 1, 1924 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

  • Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1924