Toronto municipal election, 1911
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1911. Mayor George Reginald Geary
was easily reelected mayor.
had been elected mayor the year previous 1910. His only opposition were two candidates who had never before held elected office. Herbert Capewell, who finished second, had no intention of winning and declared his campaign a protest against the city taking over public transit in the city from private companies.
Results
as Toronto Daily Star founder Horatio Clarence Hocken
won a seat at the expense of incumbent Thomas Foster.
)
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
and Rosedale
)
Ward 3 (Central Business District
and The Ward)
Ward 4 (Kensington Market
and Garment District)
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
)
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
Results taken from the January 3, 1911 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.
George Reginald Geary
George Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...
was easily reelected mayor.
Toronto mayor
Mayor George Reginald GearyGeorge Reginald Geary
George Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...
had been elected mayor the year previous 1910. His only opposition were two candidates who had never before held elected office. Herbert Capewell, who finished second, had no intention of winning and declared his campaign a protest against the city taking over public transit in the city from private companies.
Results
- George Reginald GearyGeorge Reginald GearyGeorge Reginald Geary, PC, OBE, MC, KC was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1910 to 1912.During his term in office he announced plans for a new Harbor board. Geary said, "We have a magnificent harbor but we have failed miserably to avail ourselves of nature's generosity...
(incumbent) - 30,931 - Herbert Capewell - 2,671
- Robert Buist Noble - 530
Board of Control
There was one change to the Board of ControlToronto Board of Control
Toronto Board of Control was a part of the municipal government of Toronto, Canada from 1904 until its abolition in 1969 and served as the executive committee of Toronto City Council. It consisted of four councillors elected city wide and was presided over by the mayor. Each voter could vote for up...
as Toronto Daily Star founder Horatio Clarence Hocken
Horatio Clarence Hocken
Horatio Clarence Hocken was a Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto, social reformer and a founder of what became the Toronto Star....
won a seat at the expense of incumbent Thomas Foster.
- Horatio Clarence HockenHoratio Clarence HockenHoratio Clarence Hocken was a Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto, social reformer and a founder of what became the Toronto Star....
- 22,761 - Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 16,187
- J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,999
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - 15,760
- Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,540
- Thomas Davies - 3,285
City council
Ward 1 (RiverdaleRiverdale, Toronto
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, and Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south....
)
- Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,627
- Zephaniah Hilton (incumbent) - 3,292
- Thomas N. Phelan (incumbent) - 3,200
- William J. Saunderson - 2,722
- Samuel Fieldhouse - 386
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown, Toronto
Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America", according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association....
and Rosedale
Rosedale, Toronto
Rosedale is an affluent neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance....
)
- John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,741
- Henry Adams Rowland (incumbent) - 2,472
- Robert Yeomans - 1,394
- Charles A. Risk - 1,376
- J.W. Siddall - 1,072
Ward 3 (Central Business District
Downtown Toronto
Downtown Toronto is the central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don River to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west...
and The Ward)
- Charles A. MaguireCharles A. MaguireCharles Alfred Maguire was mayor of Toronto from 1922-1923.Charles Alfred Maguire was born in Toronto, the son of James Maguire and Elizabeth Brown....
(incumbent) - 3,436 - Norman Heyd (incumbent) - 2,580
- Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - 2,559
- Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,530
- John Kirk - 780
Ward 4 (Kensington Market
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington...
and Garment District)
- George R. Sweeny - 3,146
- George McMurrich (incumbent) - 3,064
- George WestonGeorge WestonGeorge Weston , Canadian businessman and founder of George Weston Limited, became Toronto’s biggest baker with Canada’s largest bread factory. Weston began his career at the age of twelve as a baker's apprentice and went on to become a bread route salesman...
(incumbent) - 2,814 - James Commeford - 2,452
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- Joseph May (incumbent) - 3,428
- John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,422
- R.H. Graham - 3,224
- R.W. Dockeray - 2,777
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
Parkdale, Toronto
Parkdale is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of downtown. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue, on the north by Queen Street. It is bounded on the east by Dufferin Street from Queen Street south, and on the south by Lake Ontario...
)
- J.O. McCarthy (incumbent) - 3,724
- James Arthur McCausland - 3,712
- Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 3,697
- David SpenceDavid Spence (Canadian politician)David Spence was a Canadian politician.Spence was born in County Armagh, Ireland and was educated at a state school before immigrating to North America in 1896. After spending a year in Pittsburgh he moved to Toronto where he established a wholesale fruit and commission business...
- 3,561
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 1,452
- W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 966
- Edward Wakefield - 452
Results taken from the January 3, 1911 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.