1948 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1948. Robert Hood Saunders was re-elected as mayor in an election that also saw no changes on the Board of Control or City Council.

Toronto mayor

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders faced only Trotskyist Ross Dowson and was easily reelected.

Results: Robert Hood Saunders - 118,097; Ross Dowson - 15,008

Board of Control

All four members of the Toronto Board of Control were re-elected.

Results: Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 83,812; John Innes (incumbent) - 80,834; David Balfour (incumbent) - 77,087; Kenneth Bert McKellar (incumbent) - 75,356; Stewart Smith - 47,791; Harry Bradley - 15,711; Harry Clairmont - 4,858

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 7,970; Charles Walton (incumbent) - 7,059; Eugene Murdoch - 4,730; Harry Marley - 2,501; Arnold Lorenz - 1,967

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 6,628; Everett Weaver (incumbent) - 5,288; May Birchard - 4,048; William Dennison - 2,892; Roy Boskett - 356

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill): Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) - 4,712; Allan Lamport (incumbent) - 3,848; Frank Nasso - 943; Will Smith - 514

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 7,346; Norman Freed (incumbent) - 6,304; Francis Chambers - 6,243; William Gallaher - 588

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Arthur Frost (incumbent) - 9,525; Charles Sims (incumbent) - 8,030; Joseph Gould - 7,333; Margaret Luckock - 3,192; Patrick McKeown - 796

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 13,924; George Granell (incumbent) - 15,589; Dewar Ferguson - 7,830; Samuel Thomas - 2,331

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): William Butt (incumbent) - 7,629; E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 7,115; John Lenglet - 3,259

Ward 8 (The Beaches): W.H. Collings (incumbent) - acclaimed; Roy Mealing (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Leonard Reilly (incumbent) - 12,643; Melville Wilson (incumbent) - 11,458; Frank Nash - 9,366

Results taken from the January 2, 1949 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies. Ward 4 results from January 5, 1948, issue.

Changes

Ward 7 Alderman William Butt died January 10, 1948; Charles Rowntree was appointed replacement January 19.

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders resigned February 23, 1948, when he was appointed chairman of Ontario Hydro; Controller Hiram E. McCallum was unanimously appointed mayor; Ward 7 Alderman E.C. Roelfson was appointed controller February 24; William Davidson appointed alderman March 1, 1948.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1949
Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1949