Toronto municipal election, 1932
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1932. William James Stewart
was acclaimed in his bid to be reelected mayor.
: Controller Albert Hacker was ousted as ex-mayor Sam McBride returned to municipal politics and won a spot.
Results
. Because it still had a smaller population compared to the others, it elected only two councillors rather than the standard three.
Ward 1 (Riverdale
)
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
and Rosedale
)
Ward 3 (Central Business District
)
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
)
Ward 9 (North Toronto
)
Results taken from the January 2, 1932 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 acclaimed in his bid to be reelected mayor.
Toronto mayor
William James Stewart had been elected mayor the previous year. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed as mayor, the first such acclamation since 1921.Board of Control
There was one change 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...
: Controller Albert Hacker was ousted as ex-mayor Sam McBride returned to municipal politics and won a spot.
Results
- James SimpsonJames Simpson (politician)James "Jimmy" Simpson was a Canadian trade unionist, printer, journalist and left wing politician in Toronto, Ontario...
(incumbent) - 42,010 - 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...
(incumbent) - 38,200 - Sam McBride - 31,939
- 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) - 31,067 - Albert Hacker (incumbent) - 30,348
- Claude Pearce - 23,659
- Cotton - 6,440
- Tim BuckTim BuckTimothy "Tim" Buck was a long-time leader of the Communist Party of Canada...
- 5,974 - Harry Bradley - 1,726
City council
For the 1932 election, a new ward, Ward 9, was carved out of the northern portions of Wards 2 and 3. Ward 9 covered the rapidly growing areas of North TorontoNorth Toronto
North Toronto was a town located in the northern part of the Old Toronto district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It occupies a geographically central location within the current boundaries of the city of Toronto. It is a relatively narrow strip, centred around Yonge Street; it extends from the CP...
. Because it still had a smaller population compared to the others, it elected only two councillors rather than the standard three.
Ward 1 (Riverdale
Riverdale, 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....
)
- 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....
(incumbent) - 4,935 - Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 4,791
- Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 3,902
- Robert Allen - 3,732
- Gordon MillenGordon MillenGordon Millen was a politician from Toronto, Canada. He served several years on city council before being elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament....
- 3,716 - Ernest Sears - 1,111
- Harry Brandwood - 905
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....
)
- Harry Gladstone ClarkeHarry Gladstone ClarkeHarry Gladstone Clarke was a Canadian parliamentarian and insurance agent.Clarke was an alderman on Toronto City Council for Ward 2, when he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 federal election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Rosedale...
- 3,830 - John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,869
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 2,241
- James Cameron (incumbent) - 2,188
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...
)
- Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 1,932
- H.L. Rogers (incumbent) - 1,614
- 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...
(incumbent) - 1,549 - Andrew Carrick - 1,403
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)
- J.J. Glass (incumbent) - 4,273
- 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) - 4,707 - Baird Ryckman - 2,073
- Charles Ward - 1,996
- Joseph Gordon - 1,931
- Harry Guralnick - 505
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- Thomas Holdswoth (incumbent) - 4,894
- Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 4,807
- Robert Leslie - 4,240
- Charles Carrie - 4,146
- Harry Tait - 2,375
- John Boychuk - 758
- Jacob Romer - 721
- A.E. Petrie - 698
- Alex Gordon - 377
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...
)
- John Boland - 5,950
- 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....
(incumbent) - 5,286 - D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 5,079
- Albert Chamberlain (incumbent) - 4,932
- Richard Tuthill - 2,117
- Donald Gillies - 2,092
- Daniel Reed - 496
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) - 4,693 - Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 4,009
- Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,992
- Woodburn - 1,874
- Rice - 1,310
- George Watson - 683
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...
)
- Goldwin Elgie (incumbent) - 7,638
- Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 4,981
- Walter Howell - 4,409
- Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,377
- Mackay - 2,757
Ward 9 (North Toronto
North Toronto
North Toronto was a town located in the northern part of the Old Toronto district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It occupies a geographically central location within the current boundaries of the city of Toronto. It is a relatively narrow strip, centred around Yonge Street; it extends from the CP...
)
- Harold Kirby - 4,274
- William D. Ellis - 3,469
- Cecil Dunsford - 2,173
- Neil MacMillan - 1,699
- Morley Pritchard - 789
Results taken from the January 2, 1932 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.