Toronto municipal election, 1934
Encyclopedia
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, 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.
Results
remained unchanged. Only the order the members were returned altered. One notable candidate was Alice Buck, wife of imprisoned Communist
leader Tim Buck
.
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 2, 1934 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 :...
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.
Toronto mayor
William 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 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 :...
- 72,536 - H.L. Rogers - 17,222
- A.E. Smith - 8,208
- Albert Hacker - 6,440
Board of Control
For the second election in a row the membership 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...
remained unchanged. Only the order the members were returned altered. One notable candidate was Alice Buck, wife of imprisoned Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
leader Tim Buck
Tim Buck
Timothy "Tim" Buck was a long-time leader of the Communist Party of Canada...
.
Results
- Sam McBride (incumbent) - 54,855
- 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) - 48,152 - James SimpsonJames Simpson (politician)James "Jimmy" Simpson was a Canadian trade unionist, printer, journalist and left wing politician in Toronto, Ontario...
(incumbent) - 47,358 - 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) - 37,714 - 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...
- 36,289 - Claude Pierce - 31,156
- 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...
- 26,872 - Alice Buck - 9,767
- Harry Bradley - 2,623
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....
)
- 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) - 7,658 - Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 6,858
- Robert Allen (incumbent) - 5,673
- David Spencer - 1,580
- Thomas Cooney - 977
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) - 4,619 - John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,957
- John Winnett (incumbent) - 1,921
- William Dennison - 2,659
- Frank Ward - 1,291
- John Murray - 444
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) - 3,007
- John Laidlaw - 2,521
- John Corcoran (incumbent) - 2,263
- Lumsden Cummings - 1,211
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) - 4,823
- 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) - 4,301 - Thomas Cruden - 2,004
- Myer Klig - 934
Ward 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 - 938
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) - 10,770 - D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,067
- Harold Tracy - 5,674
- John Russell (incumbent) - 5,417
- Edward Mosur - 1,299
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- George H. Gardiner - 6,035
- Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 5,085
- Harry Wynn - 2,764
- George Watson - 2,046
- James Morris - 348
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) - 11,052
- Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 9,603
- Robert Baker (incumbent) - 7,032
- David Weir - 1,327
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) - 6,424
- William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 6,195
- Neil MacMillan (incumbent) - 3,332
- Cecil Dunsford - 2,263
- George McCollum - 1,510
- John McGonnell - 475
Results taken from the January 2, 1934 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.