List of Toronto municipal elections
The following is a list of articles on municipal elections for Toronto City Council in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For many years, municipal elections occurred annually in Toronto. After 1956, elections occurred every other year until 1966 after which elections occurred in 1969 and 1972 before reverting to a 2-year cycle. After 1982, elections again occurred every third year and, after the 2006 election the term of city council grew to 4 years.
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The four member Toronto Board of Control was introduced with the 1904 election and was accompanied by a reduction in the number of alderman elected per ward from four to three. The Board of Control was abolished with the 1969 municipal election.
For most of the first half of the twentieth century elections were held on or around New Year's Day. Voting day was on the first Monday of December from 1950 until 1978 when it moved to the second Monday in November. Beginning in 2010, election day is on the fourth Monday of October.
City of Toronto - pre-amalgamation
Election | Date | Mayor | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Ward seats |
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1890 | January 6 | Edward Frederick Clarke | 10,326 | John McMillan | 8,422 | 39 (13 wards) |
1891 | January 5 | Edward Frederick Clarke | 8,146 | Ernest A. Macdonald | 6,953 | 39 (13 wards) |
1892 | January 4 | Robert Fleming | 8,581 | Edmund Boyd Osler | 8,204 | 24 (6 wards) |
1893 | January 2 | Robert Fleming | 11,608 | Warring Kennedy | 8,618 | 24 (6 wards) |
1894 | January 1 | Warring Kennedy | 13,500 | Robert Fleming | 9,306 | 24 (6 wards) |
1895 | January 7 | Warring Kennedy | 10,261 | Robert Fleming | 10,212 | 24 (6 wards) |
1896 | January 6 | Robert Fleming | 10,281 | John Shaw | 8,583 | 24 (6 wards) |
1897 | January 4 | Robert Fleming | 11,969 | George McMurrich | 10,375 | 24 (6 wards) |
1898 | January 3 | John Shaw | 12,618 | Ernest A. Macdonald | 8,462 | 24 (6 wards) |
1899 | January 2 | John Shaw | 11,395 | Ernest A. Macdonald | 10,465 | 24 (6 wards) |
1900 | January 1 | Ernest A. Macdonald | 11,845 | Edward Frederick Clarke | 9,229 | 24 (6 wards) |
1901 | January 7 | Oliver Aiken Howland | 12,300 | Frank Spence | 8,076 | 24 (6 wards) |
1902 | January 6 | Oliver Aiken Howland | 13,424 | William Findlay Maclean | 8,774 | 24 (6 wards) |
1903 | January 5 | Thomas Urquhart | 8,634 | Oliver Aiken Howland | 7,887 | 24 (6 wards) |
1904 | January 1 | Thomas Urquhart | acclaimed | — | — | 24 (6 wards) |
1905 | January 2 | Thomas Urquhart | 15,173 | George Gooderham | 12,827 | 24 (6 wards) |
1906 | January 1 | Emerson Coatsworth | 16,425 | Frank Spence | 12,328 | 24 (6 wards) |
1907 | January 1 | Emerson Coatsworth | 13,698 | James Lindala | 8,286 | 24 (6 wards) |
1908 | January 1 | Joseph Oliver | 14,022 | George Reginald Geary | 7,124 | 24 (6 wards) |
1909 | January 1 | Joseph Oliver | 27,128 | Thomas Davies | 8,127 | 24 (6 wards) |
1910 | January 1 | George Reginald Geary | 19,017 | Horatio Clarence Hocken | 14,999 | 20 (7 wards) |
1911 | January 2 | George Reginald Geary | 30,931 | Herbert Capewell | 2,671 | 20 (7 wards) |
1912 | January 1 | George Reginald Geary | acclaimed | — | — | 20 (7 wards) |
1913 | January 1 | Horatio Clarence Hocken | 27,983 | Thomas Davies | 9,003 | 20 (7 wards) |
1914 | January 1 | Horatio Clarence Hocken | 21,471 | Fred McBrien | 16,641 | 20 (7 wards) |
1915 | January 1 | Tommy Church | 25,520 | Jesse O. McCarthy | 19,573 | 20 (7 wards) |
1916 | January 1 | Tommy Church | 28,541 | Harry Winberg | 9,880 | 20 (7 wards) |
1917 | January 1 | Tommy Church | acclaimed | — | — | 20 (7 wards) |
1918 | January 1 | Tommy Church | 27,587 | R.H. Cameron | 17,995 | 20 (7 wards) |
1919 | January 1 | Tommy Church | 26,020 | John O'Neill | 16,230 | 24 (8 wards) |
1920 | January 1 | Tommy Church | 25,689 | Sam McBride | 20,775 | 24 (8 wards) |
1921 | January 1 | Tommy Church | 35,959 | Sam McBride | 19,966 | 24 (8 wards) |
1922 | January 1 | Charles A. Maguire | acclaimed | — | — | 24 (8 wards) |
1923 | January 1 | Charles A. Maguire | 46,362 | R.J. Fleming | 38,961 | 24 (8 wards) |
1924 | January 1 | W. W. Hiltz | 44,265 | Tommy Church | 33,875 | 24 (8 wards) |
1925 | January 1 | Thomas Foster | 32,885 | Wesley Hiltz | 31,408 | 24 (8 wards) |
1926 | January 1 | Thomas Foster | 47,771 | R.H. Cameron | 38,045 | 24 (8 wards) |
1927 | January 1 | Thomas Foster | 42,617 | Sam McBride | 38,477 | 24 (8 wards) |
1928 | January 1 | Sam McBride | 50,324 | Thomas Foster | 34,785 | 24 (8 wards) |
1929 | January 1 | Sam McBride | 47,931 | Brook Sykes | 30,329 | 24 (8 wards) |
1930 | January 1 | Bert Wemp | 54,309 | Sam McBride | 49,933 | 24 (8 wards) |
1931 | January 1 | William James Stewart | 57,500 | Sam McBride | 57,110 | 24 (8 wards) |
1932 | January 1 | William James Stewart | acclaimed | — | — | 18 (9 wards) |
1933 | January 1 | William James Stewart | 85,407 | Robert Leslie | 26,007 | 18 (9 wards) |
1934 | January 1 | William James Stewart | 72,536 | H.L. Rogers | 17,222 | 18 (9 wards) |
1935 | January 1 | James Simpson | 54,400 | Harry W. Hunt | 50,986 | 18 (9 wards) |
Jan. 1936 | January 1 | Sam McBride | 48,723 | Harry W. Hunt | 43,036 | 18 (9 wards) |
Dec. 1936 | December 7 | William D. Robbins | 74,844 | John Laidlaw | 22,018 | 18 (9 wards) |
1937 | December 6 | Ralph Day | 64,736 | William D. Robbins | 50,779 | 18 (9 wards) |
1939 | January 2 | Ralph Day | 93,060 | Lewis Duncan | 53,364 | 18 (9 wards) |
1940 | January 1 | Ralph Day | 61,480 | Lewis Duncan | 38,011 | 18 (9 wards) |
1941 | January 1 | Frederick J. Conboy | 55,677 | Douglas McNish | 33,024 | 18 (9 wards) |
1942 | January 1 | Frederick J. Conboy | acclaimed | — | — | 18 (9 wards) |
1943 | January 1 | Frederick J. Conboy | acclaimed | — | — | 18 (9 wards) |
1944 | January 1 | Frederick J. Conboy | 78,383 | Lewis Duncan | 58,712 | 18 (9 wards) |
1945 | January 1 | Robert Hood Saunders | 68,757 | Frederick J. Conboy | 36,299 | 18 (9 wards) |
1946 | January 1 | Robert Hood Saunders | acclaimed | — | — | 18 (9 wards) |
1947 | January 1 | Robert Hood Saunders | 92,762 | Frank O'Hearn | 9,477 | 18 (9 wards) |
1948 | January 1 | Robert Hood Saunders | 118,097 | Ross Dowson | 15,008 | 18 (9 wards) |
1949 | January 1 | Hiram E. McCallum | 97,715 | Ross Dowson | 23,777 | 18 (9 wards) |
Jan 1950 | January 2 | Hiram E. McCallum | 133,320 | C.H. Mahoney | 19,658 | 18 (9 wards) |
Dec 1950 | December 4 | Hiram E. McCallum | 86,491 | Allan Lamport | 84,987 | 18 (9 wards) |
1951 | December 3 | Allan Lamport | 72,648 | Hiram E. McCallum | 59,492 | 18 (9 wards) |
1952 | December 1 | Allan Lamport | 81,448 | Nathan Phillips | 41,923 | 18 (9 wards) |
1953 | December 7 | Allan Lamport | 55,064 | Arthur Young | 46,080 | 18 (9 wards) |
1954 | December 6 | Nathan Phillips | 40,683 | Leslie Saunders | 36,756 | 18 (9 wards) |
1955 | December 5 | Nathan Phillips | 70,647 | Roy Belyea | 26,717 | 18 (9 wards) |
1956 | December 3 | Nathan Phillips | 80,352 | Ross Dowson | 9,834 | 18 (9 wards) |
1958 | December 1 | Nathan Phillips | 53,776 | Ford Brand | 30,736 | 18 (9 wards) |
1960 | December 5 | Nathan Phillips | 81,699 | Allan Lamport | 58,254 | 18 (9 wards) |
1962 | December 3 | Donald Summerville | 117,031 | Nathan Phillips | 51,933 | 18 (9 wards) |
1964 | December 7 | Philip Givens | 62,628 | Allan Lamport | 52,143 | 18 (9 wards) |
1966 | December 5 | William Dennison | 52,742 | Philip Givens | 54,525 | 18 (9 wards) |
1969 | December 1 | William Dennison | 65,988 | Margaret Campbell | 52,742 | 22 (11 wards) |
1972 | December 4 | David Crombie | 82,754 | Tony O'Donohue | 58,362 | 22 (11 wards) |
1974 | December 2 | David Crombie | 100,680 | Don Andrews | 5,662 | 22 (11 wards) |
1976 | December 6 | David Crombie | 112,763 | Don Andrews | 7,126 | 22 (11 wards) |
1978 | November 13 | John Sewell | 71,885 | Tony O'Donohue | 62,173 | 22 (11 wards) |
1980 | November 10 | Art Eggleton | 87,919 | John Sewell | 86,152 | 22 (11 wards) |
1982 | November 8 | Art Eggleton | 119,387 | A. Hummer | 11,721 | 22 (11 wards) |
1985 | November 12 | Art Eggleton | 92,994 | Anne Johnston | 59,817 | 22 (11 wards) |
1988 | November 14 | Art Eggleton | 91,180 | Carolann Wright | 24,479 | 16 (16 wards) |
1991 | November 12 | June Rowlands | 113,993 (58.53%) | Jack Layton | 64,044 (32.88%) | 16 (16 wards) |
1994 | November 12 | Barbara Hall | 70,248 (43.05%) | June Rowlands | 58,952 (36.13%) | 16 (16 wards) |
City of Toronto - post-amalgamation
Election | Date | Mayor | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Ward seats |
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1997 | November 10 | Mel Lastman | 387,848 (51.92%) | Barbara Hall | 346,452 (46.38%) | 56 |
2000 | November 13 | Mel Lastman | 483,277 (79.96%) | Tooker Gomberg | 51,111 (8.46%) | 44 |
2003 | November 10 | David Miller | 299,385 (43.26%) | John Tory | 263,189 (38.83%) | 44 |
2006 | November 13 | David Miller | 332,969 (56.97%) | Jane Pitfield | 188,932 (32.32%) | 44 |
2010 | October 25 | Rob Ford | 353,519 (47.11%) | George Smitherman | 289,832 (35.61%) | 44 |
2014 | October 27 | John Tory | 394,775 (40.28%)[1] | Doug Ford | 330,610 (33.73%) | 44 |
2018 | October 22[2] | John Tory | 479,659 (63.49%) | Jennifer Keesmaat | 178,193 (23.59%) | 25 |
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