Toronto municipal election, 1929

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1929. Sam McBride, who had been elected the year previous, was reelected mayor defeating former Alderman Brook Sykes by a large margin.

Toronto mayor

The central issue of the campaign was a plan to extend University Avenue south to connect to Front Street. McBride supported the plan, with Sykes opposing it due to the expense of buying a demolishing a large number of buildings.

Results

Sam McBride - 47,931

Brook Sykes - 30,329

Board of Control

There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. William D. Robbins lost his seat while W.A. Summerville gained one. This result was later overturned when it was discovered that Summerville was in arrears on his municipal taxes, and thus ineligible to hold office. He was not allowed to take his seat on the board, and a by-election was called for February. Summerville paid his taxes, and was then eligible to run. He won the by-election by a considerable margin, once again besting Cameron, Pearce, and Robbins.

Results

Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 43,464

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 32,734

W.A. Summerville - 30,292

A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 28,667

R.H. Cameron - 27,266

Claude Pearce - 27,245

William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 23,796

James Simpson - 12,816

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Robert Siberry (incumbent) - 7,283

Robert Allen - 5,180

Frank M. Johnston - 5,128

Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,097

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

John R. Beamish (incumbent) - acclaimed

John Winnett (incumbent) - acclaimed

James Cameron (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,562

Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,286

Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,557

Hodgson - 2,103

Wallace Kennedy - 1,266

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,557

Joseph Gordon (incumbent) - 2,477

Samuel Factor - 2,420

Charles Ward - 2,169

John McMulkin - 3,086

Saunders - 2,033

Reuben Rodness - 342

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

William James Stewart (incumbent) - 5,015

Wesley Benson (incumbent) - 4,203

Fred Hamilton - 5,035

Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 3,523

Robert Leslie - 2,875

Mary McNab - 1,154

MacDonald - 939

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

Joseph Wright (incumbent) - 9,122

John Laxton (incumbent) - 6,614

John Boland (incumbent) - 6,281

D.C. MacGregor - 5,421

Tuthill - 2,048

Robinson - 1,110

James Gill - 912

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 4,199

Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,785

Alexander Chisholm - 3,366

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,065

Ward 8 (East Toronto)

Walter Howell (incumbent) - 5,922

Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,962

Albert Burnese - 4,283

Ernest Bray - 4,012

William Robertston - 2,820

Turner - 2,672

Results are taken from the January 2, 1929 Toronto Globe and may not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

The Board of Control by-election was held February 23, 1929:

W.A. Summerville - 20,353

Claude Peace - 9,973

R.H. Cameron - 8,304

James Simpson - 2,411

William D. Robbins - 1,356

Thomas Foster - 1,057

John MacDonald - 539

Controller Joseph Gibbons resigned November 4, 1929 upon appointment as a Toronto Hydro Commissioner. Ward 7 Alderman Frank Whetter was appointed Controller on November 8; Samuel Ryding was appointed Alderman on November 12

References

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1929