1937 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 1937. Ralph Day was elected mayor defeating incumbent William D. Robbins.

Toronto mayor

William D. Robbins had been appointed to the office of mayor a year and half previously. He was opposed by the much younger Controller Ralph Day. Day won by a significant margin, beating Robbins in all but two wards. Also running were fringe candidates Carlo Lamberti, a music teacher, and veteran Robert Harding.

Results: Ralph Day - 64,736; William D. Robbins - 50,779; Carlo Lamberti - 2,753; Robert Harding - 2,124

Board of Control

There was one opening on the Board of Control after Day chose to run for mayor. The race turned out to be a close contest between Alderman Douglas McNish and prominent communist Tim Buck with McNish winning by a few hundred votes. Further back was Alderman Robert Hood Saunders.

Results: Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 60,665; William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 53,766; Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 47,493; Douglas McNish - 44,402; Tim Buck - 44,248; Robert Hood Saunders - 41,817; Robert Allen - 15,283; Harry Bradley - 4,623

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 6,717; Gordon Millen - 6,520; Robert Siberry - 6,272; Ernest Hewitt - 1,849; I.W. Malcolm - 1,500; John Francis Hughes - 1,035

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Adelaide Plumptre (incumbent) - 3,894; Louis Shannon - 3,715; Joe Thompson - 2,198; George Harris - 1,735; George Kingston - 1,146; Alfred Gagne - 699; J.A.C. Cameron - 684; Bob King - 458; Norman Brown - 252; Frank Ward - 202

Ward 3 (Central Business District): John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 3,786; Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,039; Jean Laing - 1,429; Lloyd Jaeger - 513

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,002; J.B. Salsberg - 4,725; David A. Balfour - 3,172; Hyman Langer - 1,967; Joseph Stewart - 1,211

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Stewart Smith (incumbent) - 8,025; Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,572; C.M. Carrie - 6,736; Jacob Romer - 1,493; Frederick Cottrell - 615

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,596; George Grannell (incumbent) - 6,339; William V. Muir - 6,253; Neil Cameron - 5,271; Pat McKeown - 1,649; Alan Dignan - 1,514; William Haysey - 1,417; Chester Sherlock - 1,184; William Logie - 717; Bertram Tipping - 656

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): George H. Gardiner (incumbent) - 4,885; Charles Rowntree - 8,901; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,432; Minerva Reid - 3,318

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Walter Howell (incumbent) - 8,316; Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 7,388; Edmund Guest - 6,627; Ernest Woollon - 4,266; Gifford Baker - 1,168

Ward 9 (North Toronto): William Croft (incumbent) - 7,699; William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 7,453; John Innes - 7,183

Results taken from the December 7, 1937 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 7, 1937