Toronto municipal election, 1932

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1932.

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William James Stewart had been elected mayor the previous year. No one chose to run against him and so he was acclaimed as mayor, the first such acclamation since 1921.

Board of Control

There was one change on the Board of Control: Controller Albert Hacker was ousted as ex-mayor Sam McBride returned to municipal politics and won a spot.

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.

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.

Results
James Simpson (incumbent) - 42,010
J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 38,200
Sam McBride - 31,939
William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 31,067
Albert Hacker (incumbent) - 30,348
Claude Pearce - 23,659
Mrs. James Cotton - 6,440
Tim Buck - 5,974
Harry Bradley - 1,726

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1932 election. Toronto ward map 1964.PNG
Ward boundaries used in the 1932 election.

For the 1932 election, a new ward, Ward 9, was carved out of the northern portions of Wards 2 and 3. Ward 9 covered the rapidly growing areas of North Toronto. Because it still had a smaller population compared to the others, it elected only two councillors rather than the standard three.

North Toronto Place in Ontario, Canada

North Toronto is a former town and informal district located in the northern part of the Old Toronto district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Currently occupying a geographically central location within the city of Toronto, the Town of North Toronto was incorporated in 1890, when much of the area was still farmland, and annexed by the old city of Toronto in 1912. The name is still used to refer to the area in general, although Yonge–Eglinton and Midtown Toronto are officially used.

Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Ralph Day (incumbent) - 4,935
Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 4,791
Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 3,902
Robert Allen - 3,732
Gordon Millen - 3,716
Ernest Sears - 1,111
Harry Brandwood - 905
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
Harry Gladstone Clarke - 3,830
John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,869
John Winnett (incumbent) - 2,241
James Cameron (incumbent) - 2,188
Ward 3 (Central Business District)
Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 1,932
H.L. Rogers (incumbent) - 1,614
Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 1,549
Andrew Carrick - 1,403
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
J.J. Glass (incumbent) - 4,273
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 4,707
Baird Ryckman (incumbent) - 2,073
Charles Ward - 1,996
Joseph Gordon - 1,931
Harry Guralnick - 505
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Thomas Holdswoth (incumbent) - 4,894
Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 4,807
Robert Leslie (incumbent) - 4,240
Charles Carrie - 4,146
Harry Tait - 2,375
John Boychuk - 758
Jacob Romer - 721
A.E. Petrie - 698
Alex Gordon - 377
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
John Boland - 5,950
William Duckworth (incumbent) - 5,286
D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 5,079
Albert Chamberlain (incumbent) - 4,932
Richard Tuthill - 2,117
Donald Gillies - 2,092
Daniel Reed - 496
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,693
Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 4,009
Alexander Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,992
Woodburn - 1,874
Rice - 1,310
George Watson - 683
Ward 8 (East Toronto)
Goldwin Elgie (incumbent) - 7,638
Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 4,981
Walter Howell - 4,409
Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,377
Mackay - 2,757
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
Harold Kirby - 4,274
William D. Ellis - 3,469
Cecil Dunsford - 2,173
Neil MacMillan - 1,699
Morley Pritchard - 789

Results taken from the January 2, 1932 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

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