Toronto municipal election, 1928

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1928. Sam McBride was elected mayor, defeating incumbent Thomas Foster by a wide margin.

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.

Sam McBride Canadian politician

Sam (Samuel) McBride was a two-time Mayor of Toronto serving his first term from 1928 to 1929 and his second term in 1936 which ended prematurely due to his death. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

Thomas Foster (Canadian politician) Mayor of Toronto

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

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Toronto mayor

Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his fourth consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by Sam McBride who had tried, but failed, to be elected mayor on three previous occasions.

Results
Sam McBride - 50,324
Thomas Foster - 34,785

Board of Control

There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins regained the seat he had lost two years earlier to D.C. MacGregor.

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.

William D. Robbins Canadian mayor

William 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 a member of the Conservative Party. He served 18 years on city council and the Board of Control before becoming mayor. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. He died after years of ill health at his Toronto home in 1952.

Results
Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 47,153
Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 45,655
A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 33,433
William D. Robbins - 29,359
D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 28,858
Brook Sykes - 24,427
Benjamin Miller - 18,122
James Simpson - 12,954

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 6,661
W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,277
Robert Luxton - 5,202
Robert Allen (incumbent) - 5,135
George Smith - 2,728
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 5,303
John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,759
James Cameron (incumbent) - 5,629
Arthur Dyas - 3,738
Roy Tanner - 1,086
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - acclaimed
Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - acclaimed
Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,434
Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 4,057
Joseph Gordon - 3,765
Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,197
Jacob Romer - 443
Max Shur - 293
Reuben Rodness - 262
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
William James Stewart (incumbent) - 4,913
Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,740
Clifford Blackburn - 4,135
Sol Eisen - 2,856
Robert Leslie - 2,711
David Goldstick - 1,917
Mary McNab - 899
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Joseph Wright - 9,117
John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,855
John Boland (incumbent) - 5,651
Gordon Gibb - 3,647
Richard Tuthill - 2,565
E.L. Wright - 2,095
Albert Robinson - 1,688
Tim Buck - 961
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,165
Frank Whetter - 3,943
Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,589
Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,927
Ward 8 (East Toronto)
Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 6,848
Walter Howell (incumbent) - 6,337
Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,446
Isaac Pimblett - 4,914
William Robertston - 4,028

Results taken from the January 2, 1928 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

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