1925 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1925. Thomas Foster was elected mayor ousting incumbent Wesley Hiltz. The election included a referendum where voters passed a motion in favour of building a new water plant. This eventually became the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.

Toronto mayor

Hilz had been elected to office the year previously. he was challenged for the mayoralty by long serving politician Thomas Foster. Foster won by a narrow margin in what was a very low turnout election. Two fringe candidates with no previous elected office also ran.

Results

Thomas Foster - 32,885

Wesley Hiltz - 31,408

Harry Winberg - 2,263

Samuel Fieldhouse - 282

Board of Control

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: D.C. MacGregor and labour leader William D. Robbins. Defeated was R.H. Cameron, a close ally of the mayor.

Results

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 39,299

A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 34,369

William D. Robbins - 33,172

D.C. MacGregor - 30,326

R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 29,086

James Simpson - 14,573

James Birks - 4,321

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Robert Luxton (incumbent) - acclaimed

George J. Smith (incumbent) - acclaimed

W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 4,059

John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,482

Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,293

Herbert Henry Ball - 2,913

A.E. Brocklesby - 3,301

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,458

J. George Ramsden - 2,974

Joseph Singer - 2,685

Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 2,476

John Boland - 1,887

John R. Beamish - 1,790

Charles Mogrdige - 613

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,282

Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,889

Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,827

Ian Macdonnell - 2,479

James Muldowney - 516

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 5,262

Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 3,934

William James Stewart (incumbent) - 3,703

Wesley Benson - 2,567

Sumner Graham - 2,280

John Macdonald - 1,349

Arthur E. Fegan - 754

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 8,477

Samuel Thomas Wright (incumbent) - 7,488

John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,676

Guy Roach - 4,716

Richard Tuthill - 2,318

James Gill - 825

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,646

Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,385

W.A. Baird - 3,303

Robert Hall - 398

James Morrow -375

Ward 8 (East Toronto)

Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 5,846

Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,427

William Robertston - 3,993

Joseph Turner (incumbent) - 3,867

Florence Custance - 819

Results taken from the January 1, 1925 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1925