Toronto municipal election, January 1936

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1936. Sam McBride was elected mayor in a three-way race in which incumbent James Simpson finished third.

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.

James Simpson (politician) Canadian politician

James "Jimmie" Simpson was a Canadian trade unionist, printer, journalist and left-wing politician in Toronto, Ontario. He was a longtime member of Toronto's city council and served as Mayor of Toronto in 1935, the first member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to serve in that capacity. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

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Toronto mayor

Sam McBride was elected mayor Sam McBride.jpg
Sam McBride was elected mayor

Sitting controller and former mayor McBride was elected mayor. defeating incumbent James Simpson. Simpson had been elected mayor the year previously. He was the first Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and first socialist elected mayor of the city. The CCF was still a minority in "Tory Toronto" and Simpson's anti-Catholic sentiments also hurt him with the electorate. Former alderman Harry Hunt, who had also placed second to Simpson in 1935, finished second again although he had the endorsement of the three right wing newspapers: The Globe , The Mail , and the Telegram . The Star endorsed McBride after having endorsed Simpson the previous election.

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation former political party in Canada

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a social-democratic and democratic socialist political party in Canada. The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, agrarian, co-operative, and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction. In 1944, the CCF formed the first social-democratic government in North America when it was elected to form the provincial government in Saskatchewan. In 1961, the CCF was succeeded by the New Democratic Party (NDP). The full, but little used, name of the party was Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Farmer-Labour-Socialist).

Harry Hunt

Harry Hunt is a British endurance and rally driver, and son of billionaire Jon Hunt. In 2016 he became the youngest British driver to take part in the Dakar Rally, finishing in 10th place out of 110 cars. He has participated in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), winning the IRC 2WD class championship in 2010 and 2012.

<i>The Globe</i> (Toronto newspaper) Toronto newspaper

The Globe was a newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1844 by George Brown as a Reform voice. It merged with The Mail and Empire in 1936 to form The Globe and Mail.

Results
Sam McBride - 48,723
Harry W. Hunt - 43,036
James Simpson (incumbent) - 32,636

Board of Control

There was only a single change on the Board of Control: former controller J. George Ramsden returned to the Board filling the space vacated by McBride.

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.

J. George Ramsden Canadian politician

Joseph George Ramsden was a long active municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Thornhill, Ontario and first became active in politics working for Alexander Mackenzie in a York East by-election. He served for fifteen years as Chief Inspector for the Department of Indian Affairs, which saw him travel extensively through the north of the country. He was also a businessman owning a bakery and other stores in the city.

Results
Ralph Day (incumbent) - 68,335
William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 62,838
J. George Ramsden - 52,170
William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 51,465
Joseph Elijah Thompson - 31,546
Benjamin Miller - 30,613
Tim Buck - 20,873
Harry Bradley - 4,986

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1936 election Toronto ward map 1964.PNG
Ward boundaries used in the 1936 election
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 9,673
Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 9,335
Harry Bell - 2,630
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
Adelaide Plumptre - 4,203
John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,114
Allan Lamport - 2,942
William Dennison - 1,992
Percy Bishop - 1882
George Lewis - 713
Thomas James - 412
Lewis Jones - 171
Ward 3 (Central Business District)
John Laidlaw (incumbent) - 3,795
John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 3,713
Albert Gardner - 2,675
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)
Robert Hood Saunders (incumbent) - 4,941
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 4,811
H.M. Goodman - 2,466
J.B. Salsberg - 2,343
Max Federman - 816
S.C. Schiller - 225
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 7,211
Robert Leslie (incumbent) - 5,621
Ward Markle - 3,010
Clifford Blackburn - 2,089
Stewart Smith - 1,967
James Conner - 1,718
Thomas Black - 1,210
Charles Kerr - 1,057
Valentine Burda - 240
L.L. Jarvis - 163
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 12,885
D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,526
William Miller - 4,605
William V. Muir - 3,536
Richard Jones - 1,967
Harry Stephenson - 1,661
Bertram Tipping - 1,030
Robert Harding - 373
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
George H. Gardiner (incumbent) - 5,125
Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,603
Charles Rowntree - 3,206
McMurray - 895
Russell Thompson - 533
Shaw - 296
Ward 8 (The Beaches)
Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 9,291
Walter Howell (incumbent) - 8,338
Fred Baker - 7,823
Bert Leavens - 2,508
Philip Hughes - 682
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
Douglas McNish (incumbent) - 8,479
William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 8,353
Ross Sheppard - 5,665
Charles Reeves - 1,548
Alfred Burgess - 1,005

Results taken from the January 2, 1936 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy

Mayor Sam McBride died on November 14, 1936. Controller William D. Robbins who had been serving as Acting Mayor due to McBride's ill health was unanimously appointed Mayor on November 18; the Board of Control vacancy was not filled.

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.

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