Toronto municipal election, 1941

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1941. Frederick J. Conboy was elected mayor.

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.

Frederick Joseph Conboy was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1941 to 1944. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

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Toronto mayor

The mayoralty was open following the retirement of Ralph Day. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J. Conboy and Douglas McNish with Conboy winning by a significant margin.

Ralph Day Canadian politician

Ralph Carrette Day was mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1940. He was also an accomplished funeral director, owning his own funeral home. He also served as chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1960s and 1970s. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

Results
Frederick J. Conboy - 55,677
Douglas McNish - 33,024

Board of Control

There were two open seats on the Board of Control as Conboy and McNish chose to run for mayor. These were won by former alderman and mayoral candidate Lewis Duncan and alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Finishing a close fifth was alderwoman Adelaide Plumptre, who was running to be the first woman elected to the Board. Aldermen Ernest Bray and David A. Balfour also ran for the Board, but finished some distance back.

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.

Lewis Duncan Canadian politician, Lawyer, Military officer, veteran of WWI.

James Lewis Duncan was a Canadian politician and lawyer.

Robert Hood Saunders Canadian mayor

Robert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

Results
Lewis Duncan - 49,382
Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 39,021
Robert Hood Saunders - 37,417
William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 33,411
Adelaide Plumptre - 33,021
Ernest Bray - 26,391
David A. Balfour - 20,849
J. Nelson Day - 4,645
Harry Bradley - 3,271
Robert Harding - 2,523

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1941 election Toronto ward map 1964.PNG
Ward boundaries used in the 1941 election
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 6,240
Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 5,260
George Gresswell - 1,575
Harry Bell - 1,376
Charles Minett - 1,197
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 4,670
William Dennison - 2,682
George A. Wilson - 2,640
W.B. Amy - 1,003
George Harris - 712
Ward 3 (Central Business District)
John S. Simmons (incumbent) - acclaimed
Percy Quinn (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,829
Hugh Ross - 2,863
Herbert Orliffe - 1,917
David Goldstick - 1,381
Louis Zuker - 1,098
Joseph Gould - 1,009
Fred Sykes - 549
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods
Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,519
Charles Carrie (incumbent) - 6,094
Gerrard McGrath - 2,082
Pat V. Roach - 1,282
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
William V. Muir (incumbent) - 9,081
D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,411
Jack Bennett - 6,206
William Logie - 1,046
Nina Dean - 993
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 5,322
H.M. Davy (incumbent) - 3,899
Frank Whetter - 2,907
Ward 8 (The Beaches)
Walter Howell (incumbent) - 7,266
Hiram E. McCallum - 4,927
Roy Cormack - 2,673
Frederick Baker - 2,484
Norman Caldwell - 2,484
Bertram Leavens - 1,854
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
John Innes (incumbent) - acclaimed
Donald Fleming (incumbent) - acclaimed

Results taken from the January 2, 1941 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy

Ward 1 Alderman Frank M. Johnston died on October 10, 1941 and was not replaced.

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