Toronto municipal election, 1929

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1929. Sam McBride, who had been elected the year previous, was reelected mayor defeating former Alderman Brook Sykes by a large 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.

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Toronto mayor

The central issue of the campaign was a plan to extend University Avenue south to connect to Front Street. McBride supported the plan, with Sykes opposing it due to the expense of buying a demolishing a large number of buildings.

University Avenue (Toronto) street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University Avenue is a major north–south road in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Beginning at Front Street West in the south, the thoroughfare heads north to end at College Street just south of Queen's Park. At its north end, the Ontario Legislative Building serves as a prominent terminating vista. Many of Toronto's most important institutions are located along the eight-lane wide street such as Osgoode Hall and other legal institutions, the Four Seasons Centre, major hospitals conducting research and teaching, and landmark office buildings for the commercial sector, notably major financial and insurance industry firms. The portion of University Avenue between Queen Street West and College Street is laid out as a boulevard, with several memorials, statues, gardens, and fountains concentrated in a landscaped median dividing the opposite directions of travel, giving it a ceremonial character.

Results
Sam McBride - 47,931
Brook Sykes - 30,329

Board of Control

There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins lost his seat while W.A. Summerville gained one. This result was later overturned when it was discovered that Summerville was in arrears on his municipal taxes, and thus ineligible to hold office. He was not allowed to take his seat on the board, and a by-election was called for February. Summerville paid his taxes, and was then eligible to run. He won the by-election by a considerable margin, once again besting Cameron, Pearce, and Robbins.

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) - 43,464
Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 32,734
W.A. Summerville - 30,292
A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 28,667
R.H. Cameron - 27,266
Claude Pearce - 27,245
William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 23,796
James Simpson - 12,816

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 7,283
Robert Allen - 5,180
Frank M. Johnston - 5,128
Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,097
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
John R. Beamish (incumbent) - acclaimed
John Winnett (incumbent) - acclaimed
James Cameron (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)
Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,562
Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,286
Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,557
Hodgson - 2,103
Wallace Kennedy - 1,266
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,557
Joseph Gordon (incumbent) - 2,477
Samuel Factor - 2,420
Charles Ward - 2,169
John McMulkin - 3,086
Saunders - 2,033
Reuben Rodness - 342
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
William James Stewart (incumbent) - 5,015
Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,203
Fred Hamilton - 5,035
Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 3,523
Robert Leslie - 2,875
Mary McNab - 1,154
MacDonald - 939
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Joseph Wright (incumbent) - 9,122
John Laxton (incumbent) - 6,614
John Boland (incumbent) - 6,281
D.C. MacGregor - 5,421
Tuthill - 2,048
Robinson - 1,110
James Gill - 912
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,199
Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,785
Alexander Chisholm - 3,366
Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,065
Ward 8 (East Toronto)
Walter Howell (incumbent) - 5,922
Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,962
Albert Burnese - 4,283
Ernest Bray - 4,012
William Robertston - 2,820
Turner - 2,672

Results are taken from the January 2, 1929 Toronto Globe and may not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

The Board of Control by-election was held February 23, 1929:

W.A. Summerville - 20,353
Claude Peace - 9,973
R.H. Cameron - 8,304
James Simpson - 2,411
William D. Robbins - 1,356
Thomas Foster - 1,057
John MacDonald - 539

Controller Joseph Gibbons resigned November 4, 1929 upon appointment as a Toronto Hydro Commissioner. Ward 7 Alderman Frank Whetter was appointed Controller on November 8; Samuel Ryding was appointed Alderman on November 12

Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro is the second-largest municipal electricity distribution company in Canada, serving approximately 769,000 customers in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It distributes approximately 18% of the electricity consumed in the Province of Ontario.

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