1916 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1916. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his second term in office.

Toronto mayor

Church had first been elected mayor the year previous. In the words of the Toronto Daily Star the mayoral contest "was something of a joke" as Church was only opposed by Harry Winberg, who had never before held elected office. Church ignored his opponent during the campaign, and was easily returned.

Results: Tommy Church (incumbent) - 28,541; Harry Winberg - 9,880

Board of Control

There was one change to the Board of Control. R.H. Cameron won a seat while Frank S. Spence was defeated.

Joseph Elijah Thompson (incumbent) -18,209

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 17,572

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 16,085

R.H. Cameron - 15,391

James Simpson - 13,080

Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,652

John Dunn - 11,009

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,283; A.H. Wagstaff - 4,011; W. W. Hiltz - 3,657; Albert Walton (incumbent) - 2,866; Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,590; Walter Brown - 913

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,550; J.R. Beamish - 2,499; Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,093; Charles Beavis - 1,946; Thomas Barber - 729

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 3,397; J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,154; Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,971; Thomas Vance - 1,666

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Arthur Russell Nesbitt - 2,652; John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,374; Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,177; A.W. Miles - 1,954

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Garnet Archibald - 2,808; R.H. Graham - 2,789; W.R. Plewman - 2,006; John Warren (incumbent) - 1,860; Joseph May - 1,571; John Wesley Meredith (incumbent) - 1,439; George Hagar - 1,373; James Thompson - 1,290; Alfred Moore - 388

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): Fred McBrien - 4,512; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 4,414; D.C. MacGregor - 4,006; George Birdsall - 3,890; Thomas Roden (incumbent) - 2,319

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,420; Frank Whetter - 1,252; William Henry Weir (incumbent)- 1,106

Results taken from the January 1, 1916 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1916