1924 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1924. Wesley Hiltz was elected mayor defeating two prominent challengers.

Toronto mayor

Incumbent mayor Charles A. Maguire had chosen to retire prior to the election. Three high-profile candidates attempted to succeed him. Tommy Church had served as mayor from 1915 to 1921, longer than any other person prior to him. Wesley Hiltz was chair of the Toronto Board of Education. Controller Joseph Singer had been nominated as a candidate for mayor but decided to withdraw in order not to split the anti-Tommy Church vote. Col. John Allister Currie was a leader of Canadian forces during the Boer War and a sitting Conservative Party MPP. Hiltz was victorious by a significant margin.

Results

Wesley Hiltz - 44,265

Tommy Church - 33,875

John Allister Currie - 4,312

Board of Control

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: A.E. Hacker and R.H. Cameron.

Results

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 42,778

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 34,435

A.E. Hacker - 32,689

R.H. Cameron - 30,621

D.C. MacGregor - 26,637

William D. Robbins - 26,594

F.M. Johnston - 22,542

J.R. Beamish - 20,161

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 7,762

Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,129

George J. Smith - 5,082

L.W. Trull - 3,497

W.H. Fenwick - 2,803

C.H. Stock - 573

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

John Winnett - 4,295

Bert Wemp - 3,776

Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,614

Herbert Henry Ball - 3,407

A.E. Brocklesby - 2,400

S.C. Parks - 1,873

J.N. Day - 694

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Frank Fenton - 4,522

Harry W. Hunt - 4,001

Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 3,172

J. George Ramsden - 3,059

F.W. Johnston - 2,608

C.A. Reed - 2,062

W. Harper - 594

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Sam McBride - 3,426

Nathan Phillips - 2,908

Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,728

E.B. Westwood - 2,190

L.A. Maldover - 1,999

C.W. Mogridge - 982

Sam Brown - 632

P.W. Benner - 399

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 6,464

William James Stewart - 5,155

Benjamin Miller - 4,381

J. Phinnemore - 3,939

John Macdonald - 2,035

Arthur E. Fegan - 813

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

Brook Sykes - 9,138

Samuel Thomas Wright - 7,849

John Laxton - 6,290

W.M. Maltby - 5,394

Guy Roach - 4,559

Richard Tuthill - 2,838

James Gill - 794

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,743

Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,407

H.M Davy (incumbent) - 3,227

W.A. Baird - 3,157

Ward 8 (East Toronto)

Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,886

Robert Dibble - 4,459

Joseph T. Turner - 3,781

J.H. Lennox - 2,591

William Robertston - 1,149

John Doggett - 1,135

C.G. Dawkes - 833

Results taken from the January 1, 1924 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1924