Toronto municipal election, 1912

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1912. Mayor George Reginald Geary faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.

Toronto Provincial capital city in Ontario, Canada

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016. Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA. Toronto is the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

George Reginald Geary Canadian politician

George Reginald Geary, was a Canadian politician. He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons from 1925 to 1935. He also served as Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.

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Toronto mayor

Mayor Geary had been elected mayor in 1910 and re-elected in 1911. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed. Part way through his term he would resign and be replaced by Horatio Clarence Hocken.

Horatio Clarence Hocken Canadian politician

Horatio Clarence Hocken was a Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto, social reformer, a founder of what became the Toronto Star and Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of British America from 1914-1918.

Results
George Reginald Geary (incumbent) - acclaimed

Board of Control

Two incumbent members of the Board of Control were defeated. Noted Liberal Frank S. Spence lost his seat, but he was replaced by fellow Liberal Jesse O. McCarthy. J.J. Ward, considered a representative of labour also lost his seat. The other new arrival was Thomas Foster who had lost his board the seat the year previous.

The Board of Control of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a part of its municipal government until it was abolished in 1969. It served as the executive committee of the Toronto City Council, consisting of four "controllers" elected citywide and presided over by the Mayor. Beginning in 1904, the Board of Control was directly elected by the city's electorate. Each voter could vote for up to four candidates, and the four with the most votes were elected. By tradition the controller who received the most votes would get the powerful budget chief position.

Thomas Foster (Canadian politician) Mayor of Toronto

Thomas Foster was the Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1925 to 1927.

Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 16,904
J.O. McCarthy - 14,897
Thomas Foster - 14,462
Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,149
Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,003
J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 11,735
J.G. O'Donoghue - 4,022
George R. Sweeny - 3,921

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,563
Zephaniah Hilton (incumbent) - 2,647
William J. Saunderson - 2,255
William D. Robbins - 2,245
Fred Gibbons - 884
Samuel Fieldhouse - 441
Ernest Cook - 390
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,922
H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 2,642
Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,071
Charles A. Risk - 1,845
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - acclaimed
Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - acclaimed
Sam McBride - acclaimed
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
George Weston (incumbent) - 2,476
John Wanless - 2,427
George McMurrich (incumbent) - 1,931
James Commeford - 1,478
John Shayne - 1,172
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,304
R.H. Graham (incumbent - 3,110
Joseph May (incumbent) - 3,091
John Wesley Meredith - 1,975
R.P. Powell - 1,412
Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) [1]
Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 4,633
David Spence - 4,446
John A. Austin - 2,489
Walter Mann - 1,335
H.M. Mulholland - 1,319
James Stewart - 942
William Hevey - 627
R.W. Holmes - 425
Thomas Earls - 224
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) [1]
A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 1090
Samuel Ryding - 876
W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 657
Noble Scott - 323

Results taken from the 2 January 1912 The Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

Ward 1 Alderman Daniel Chisholm resigns on July 23, 1912 in order to be appointed Civic Property Commissioner. [2] A by-election was held August 17, 1912: [3]

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
William D. Robbins - 1,151
Frank Britton: 224
Fred Gibbons - 120
Samuel Fieldhouse - 19

Mayor George Reginald Geary resigns October 21, 1912 to become Corporation Counsel; Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken is unanimously appointed Mayor. Ward 3 Alderman Charles A. Maguire is appointed to fill the Board of Control vacancy; the aldermanic seat is left vacant.

Charles A. Maguire Canadian politician

Charles Alfred Maguire was mayor of Toronto from 1922–1923.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aldermanic Results". The Toronto World. Toronto. 1912-01-02. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  2. ↑ "ALD. CHISHOLM IS COMMISSIONER". The Toronto Globe. Toronto. 1912-07-24. p. 8.
  3. ↑ The Toronto Globe. Toronto. 1912-08-19.Missing or empty |title= (help)
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