Toronto municipal election, 1933
Encyclopedia
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1933. William James Stewart
was elected to his third term by the largest margin in city history.
Results
was unchanged by the election.
Results
)
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 3, 1933 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 to his third term by the largest margin in city history.
Toronto mayor
William James Stewart had been elected mayor in 1931, and was running in his third election. He was easily reelected with his closest opponent being Alderman Robert Leslie.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 :...
- 85,407 - Robert Leslie - 26,007
- H.B. Tuthill - 1,869
Board of Control
For the first time since its creation the composition of 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...
was unchanged by the election.
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...
(incumbent) - 55,503 - Sam McBride (incumbent) - 55,323
- James SimpsonJames Simpson (politician)James "Jimmy" Simpson was a Canadian trade unionist, printer, journalist and left wing politician in Toronto, Ontario...
(incumbent) - 54,218 - 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) - 48,061 - Albert Hacker - 37,019
- John Boland - 36,645
- William Miller - 18,836
- Cotton - 11,871
- Alice Buck - 10,155
- W.J. Haire - 3,066
- J.H.H. Ballantyne - 2,183
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....
)
- Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 7,357
- 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) - 6,852 - Robert Allen - 5,600
- 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....
- 5,001 - Lorne Trull - 4,777
- Ernest Sears - 1,782
- Thomas Cooney - 1,069
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...
(incumbent) - 5,468 - John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,300
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,660
- James Cameron - 3,459
- John Murray - 1,025
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) - 3,631
- H.L. Rogers (incumbent) - 2,943
- John Corcoran - 2,519
- Andrew Carrick - 2,093
- Frank Ward - 835
- Abraham Goldberg - 374
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)
- 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 - J.J. Glass (incumbent) - 4,273
- Claude Pearce - 4,193
- Abraham Singer - 3,464
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- Thomas Holdswoth (incumbent) - 7,932
- Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 7,524
- George Duthie - 4,883
- Charles Ward - 4,052
- Thomas Black - 2,419
- S.D. Cushen - 1,469
- James Conner - 1,905
- John Martin - 650
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...
)
- 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) - 9,523 - D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 9,267
- John Russell - 7,948
- Harold Tracy - 5,115
- John Laxton - 4,250
- Brook Sykes - 2,568
- Robert Stanley - 2,482
- William Black - 1,682
- Thomas Cruden - 1,353
- James Hicks - 1,108
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) - 6,479 - Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 5,499
- Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 5,009
- Harry Wynn - 2,494
- George Watson - 2,226
- John Whetton - 1,421
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 (incumbent) - 12,029
- Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 9,221
- Robert Baker - 8,432
- Walter Howell (incumbent) - 7,397
- David Weir - 1,907
- John McGonnell - 807
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 (incumbent) - 7,854
- William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 6,506
- Neil MacMillan (incumbent) - 4,973
Results taken from the January 3, 1933 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.