Toronto municipal election, 1912
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1912. Mayor George Reginald Geary
faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.
had been elected mayor in 1910 and re-elected in 1911. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed. Part way through his term he would resign and be replaced by Horatio Clarence Hocken
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Results
were defeated. Noted Liberal Frank S. Spence lost his seat, but he was replaced by fellow Liberal Jesse O. McCarthy. J.J. Ward, considered a representative of labour also lost his seat. The other new arrival was Thomas Foster who had lost his board the seat the year previous.
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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 2, 1912 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...
faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.
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 in 1910 and re-elected in 1911. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed. Part way through his term he would resign and be replaced by 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....
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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) - acclaimed
Board of Control
Two incumbent members of 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...
were defeated. Noted Liberal Frank S. Spence lost his seat, but he was replaced by fellow Liberal Jesse O. McCarthy. J.J. Ward, considered a representative of labour also lost his seat. The other new arrival was Thomas Foster who had lost his board the seat the year previous.
- 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....
(incumbent) - 16,904 - J.O. McCarthy - 14,897
- Thomas Foster - 14,462
- Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,149
- Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,003
- J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 11,735
- O'Donohue - 4,022
- George R. Sweeny - 3,921
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) - 3,563
- Zephaniah Hilton (incumbent) - 2,647
- William J. Saunderson - 2,255
- William D. RobbinsWilliam D. RobbinsWilliam Dullam Robbins was the 45th Mayor of Toronto from 1936 to 1937. He was appointed mayor after the death of incumbent Sam McBride and remained in office until defeated by Ralph Day in the 1937 elections. Robbins was considered a representative of labour in Toronto city politics, but was also...
- 2,245 - Fred Gibbons - 884
- Samuel Fieldhouse - 441
- Ernest Cook - 390
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....
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- John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,922
- H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 2,642
- Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,071
- Charles A. Risk - 1,845
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) - acclaimed - Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Sam McBride - acclaimed
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 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) - 2,476 - John Wanless - 2,427
- George McMurrich (incumbent) - 1,931
- James Commeford - 1,478
- John Shayne - 1,172
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
- John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,304
- R.H. Graham - 3,110
- Joseph May (incumbent) - 3,091
- John Wesley Meredith - 1,975
- R.P. Powell - 1,412
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...
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- Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 4,632
- 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...
- 4,446 - John A. Austin - 2,489
- Walter Mann - 1,335
- H.M. Mulholland - 1,319
- James Stewart - 942
- William Hevey - 627
- R.W. Holmes - 425
- Thomas Earls - 224
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 926
- Samuel Ryding - 837
- W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 599
- Noble Scott - 294
Results taken from the January 2, 1912 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.