1922 Toronto municipal election

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1922. Incumbent mayor Tommy Church did not run for reelection. Charles A. Maguire was the only candidate who ran to succeed him and he was acclaimed.

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Toronto mayor

Results
Charles A. Maguire - acclaimed

Board of Control

Former Controller returned to the Toronto Board of Control after a four-year absence, after spending a term as a Member of Parliament. The three incumbent Controllers were re-elected.

Results
Thomas Foster - 23,355
Wesley Hiltz (incumbent) - 20,001
Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 18,647
A.R. Nesbitt (incumbent) - 16,453
William D. Robbins - 16,814
R.H. Cameron - 15,403
J. George Ramsden - 14,721
Clifford Blackburn - 12,950
William Varley - 3,419

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
W.A. Summerville - 4,282
F.M. Johnson (incumbent) - 3,829
Robert Luxton - 2,587
A.J. Stubbings - 1,893
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
John Winnett (incumbent) - 2,523
Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,520
J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,413
Herbert Henry Ball - 2,243
J.N. Day - 912
W.J. Street - 803
Andrew Ruppert - 486
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
Harry W. Hunt - 2,742
Alfred Burgess (incumbent) - 1,547
C.A. Reed - 1,547
Andrew Carrick - 1,423
F.W. Johnston - 1,808
George Rose (incumbent) - 1,088
Aubrey Bond - 877
Constance Boulton - 814
C.W. Mogridge - 433
Joseph Kent - 413
W.H. Scott - 168
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
Joseph Singer (incumbent) - 2,179
John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,146
Ethel Small (incumbent) - 2,060
Claude Pearce - 1,707
Lewis LeGrow - 1,007
Harry Winberg - 862
A. Draimin - 725
J.J. Higgins - 586
P.W. Benner - 452
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
W.R. Plewman - 2,900
A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 2,895
Wesley Benson - 2,117
James Phinnemore (incumbent) - 2,110
Thomas Jones - 1,896
Ben Spence - 1,233
George Gustar - 1,113
Robert Prince - 885
Caroline Brown - 866
Albert Plenty - 692
Water Boon - 231
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
George Birdsall (incumbent) - 5,991
Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 5,629
D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 5,389
John A. Austin - 3,269
Earl Hodgson - 1,203
James Stockley - 928
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,991
H. M. Davy (incumbent) - 1,880
Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 1,576
William Maher - 1,852
Thomas Bond - 782
Ward 8 (East Toronto)
Robert Baker (incumbent) - 2,301
George Cruise (incumbent) - 2,168
Francis Maxwell (incumbent) - 1,997
J.T. Turner - 1,286
J.V. Conroy - 971
A.H. Chambers - 971
W.H. Ford - 880
Hector Demers - 612
Isaac Pimblett - 443
Thomas Scott - 382

Results taken from the January 1, 1922 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

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