Toronto municipal election, 1942

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1942. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as 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

For the second election in a row no one chose to run against incumbent Frederick J. Conboy and he was acclaimed as mayor.

Results
Frederick J. Conboy - acclaimed

Board of Control

The Board of Control election was marked by former mayor Ralph Day attempting to return to the Board, but he placed fifth as all four incumbents were reelected.

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.

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
Lewis Duncan (incumbent) - 41,656
Robert Hood Saunders (incumbent) - 28,923
Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 28,853
William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 27,022
Ralph Day - 24,208
Minerva Reid - 20,337
J.C. Irwin - 18,272
N. Macmillan - 5,179
Harry Bradley - 3,102

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1942 election Toronto ward map 1964.PNG
Ward boundaries used in the 1942 election
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Leslie Saunders - 3,898
Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 3,832
W.S.B. Armstrong - 1,700
R.A. Allen - 1,512
H. Bell - 1,033
George Gresswell - 910
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 3,175
Henry Glendinning - 3,148
William Dennison (incumbent) - 3,036
Ward 3 (Central Business District)
John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 1,396
Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 1,266
H.E. Wallace - 1,233
J.N. Mullholland - 530
J. Lang - 464
Harold Fishleigh - 166
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 2,575
David Balfour - 1,964
Herbert Orliffe - 1,823
David Goldstick - 1,793
Hugh Ross (incumbent) - 1,123
Joseph Gould - 697
M. Kaschuck - 277
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods
Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 5,502
C.M. Carrie (incumbent) - 4,025
Douglas Carr - 2,189
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
William V. Muir (incumbent) - 6,022
D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 4,901
Jack Bennett - 4,525
George Harris - 1,672
Nina Dean - 916
R. Harding - 683
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 3,707
William C. Davidson - 2,398
F.G.I Whetter - 1,605
C.V. Pratt - 1,098
H.H. Clark - 897
M. Nichols - 625
Ward 8 (The Beaches)
Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 5,188
Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,784
E.S. McGuinness - 2,483
R. Cormack - 2,247
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
John Innes (incumbent) - 4,633
Donald Fleming (incumbent) - 4,573
Christine McCarty - 3,237
L.V. Baldwin - 2,532
W.G. Ellis - 2,123

Results taken from the January 2, 1942 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy

Ward 6 Alderman D.C. MacGregor died on November 28, 1942 and was not replaced.

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