Toronto municipal election, 1931
Encyclopedia
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1931. William James Stewart
was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride.
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
: 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
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Results
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Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
and Rosedale
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Ward 3 (Central Business District
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Ward 4 (Kensington Market
and Garment District)
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
)
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
Ward 8 (East Toronto
)
Results taken from the January 2, 1931 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
William James Stewart
William James Stewart was a Canadian politician. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto.- Mayor of Toronto :...
was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride.
Toronto mayor
Incumbent mayor Bert WempBert Wemp
Bert Sterling Wemp was a Canadian journalist and mayor of Toronto.Born in Tweed, Ontario, he was raised in Cabbagetown and attended Dufferin School and Jarvis Collegiate Institute. In 1905, he joined the Toronto Telegram working as a suburban editor, editor, city editor, and head of the court bureau...
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 StewartWilliam James StewartWilliam James Stewart was a Canadian politician. Stewart also owned and operated the Bates and Dodds Funeral Home on Queen Street West in Toronto.- Mayor of Toronto :...
- 57,500 - Sam McBride - 57,110
Board of Control
Two incumbents were defeated on the Board of ControlToronto Board of Control
Toronto Board of Control was a part of the municipal government of Toronto, Canada from 1904 until its abolition in 1969 and served as the executive committee of Toronto City Council. It consisted of four councillors elected city wide and was presided over by the mayor. Each voter could vote for up...
: 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
J. George Ramsden
Joseph George Ramsden was a long active municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. He was born in Thornhill and first became active in politics working for Alexander Mackenzie in a York East by-election. He served for fifteen years as Chief Inspector for the Department of Indian Affairs, which saw...
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Results
- J. George RamsdenJ. George RamsdenJoseph George Ramsden was a long active municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. He was born in Thornhill and first became active in politics working for Alexander Mackenzie in a York East by-election. He served for fifteen years as Chief Inspector for the Department of Indian Affairs, which saw...
- 51,043 - William D. RobbinsWilliam D. RobbinsWilliam Dullam Robbins was the 45th Mayor of Toronto from 1936 to 1937. He was appointed mayor after the death of incumbent Sam McBride and remained in office until defeated by Ralph Day in the 1937 elections. Robbins was considered a representative of labour in Toronto city politics, but was also...
(incumbent) - 50,801 - James SimpsonJames Simpson (politician)James "Jimmy" Simpson was a Canadian trade unionist, printer, journalist and left wing politician in Toronto, Ontario...
(incumbent) - 48,105 - Albert Hacker - 43,763
- John Boland - 41,779
- Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 40,431
- W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 19,087
- Foster - 13,491
- Cotton - 9,014
- King - 3,154
- Tim BuckTim BuckTimothy "Tim" Buck was a long-time leader of the Communist Party of Canada...
- 3,010
City council
Ward 1 (RiverdaleRiverdale, Toronto
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, and Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south....
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- Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 7,458
- Ralph DayRalph DayRalph C. Day was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1940. He was also an accomplished funeral director, owning his own funeral home. He also served as chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1960s and 1970s....
- 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 - 468
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown, Toronto
Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America", according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association....
and Rosedale
Rosedale, Toronto
Rosedale is an affluent neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance....
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- 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 - 600
Ward 3 (Central Business District
Downtown Toronto
Downtown Toronto is the central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don River to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west...
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- Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 6,709
- Percy QuinnPercy QuinnJohn Purcell Quinn was a Canadian athlete, businessman, sports promoter and politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the owner and president of the Toronto Blueshirts, winners of the Stanley Cup in 1914. He was a member of the world champion Montreal Shamrocks lacrosse team in 1896...
- 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 - 430
Ward 4 (Kensington Market
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington...
and Garment District)
- Baird Ryckman - 4,311
- J.J. Glass - 3,429
- Nathan PhillipsNathan Phillips (politician)Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...
(incumbent) - 3,389 - Charles Ward (incumbent) - 2,372
- Joseph Gordon - 2,205
- Abraham Singer - 2,185
- Charles Lewis - 702
- Max Shur - 227
Ward 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 - 363
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
Parkdale, Toronto
Parkdale is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of downtown. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue, on the north by Queen Street. It is bounded on the east by Dufferin Street from Queen Street south, and on the south by Lake Ontario...
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- D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,315
- Albert Chamberlain - 8,171
- William DuckworthWilliam Duckworth (politician)William Duckworth was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Dovercourt in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1948 as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member....
- 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 - 793
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- William J. WadsworthWilliam J. WadsworthWilliam J. Wadsworth was a long serving municipal politician in Toronto, Canada.He was born in Flesherton, Ontario and migrated to Toronto his family moved to the West Toronto Junction while he was still a youth...
(incumbent) - 4,615 - Frank Whetter - 4,596
- Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,468
- Samuel Ryding - 2,687
- Christopher Woodburn - 2,380
- Allan Rice - 2,285
- John Whetton - 1,471
Ward 8 (East Toronto
East Toronto
East Toronto, Ontario was an incorporated community in what is today a part of the city of Toronto, Canada. It covered much of what is today the Upper Beaches neighbourhood, stretching up to Danforth Avenue in the north. The central street in the community was Main Street, running south from...
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- 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 - 388
Results taken from the January 2, 1931 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.