Toronto municipal election, 1941
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1941. Frederick J. Conboy
was elected mayor.
. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J. Conboy and Douglas McNish with Conboy winning by a significant margin.
Results
as Conboy and McNish chose to run for mayor. These were won by former alderman and mayoral candidate Lewis Duncan
and alderman Robert Hood Saunders
. Finishing a close fifth was alderwoman Adelaide Plumptre
, who was running to be the first woman elected to the Board. Aldermen Ernest Bray and David A. Balfour
also ran for the Board, but finished some distance back.
Results
)
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown
and Rosedale
)
Ward 3 (Central Business District
)
Ward 4 (The Annex
, Kensington Market
and Garment District)
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale
)
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
Ward 8 (The Beaches
)
Ward 9 (North Toronto
)
Results taken from the January 2, 1941 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.
Frederick J. Conboy
Frederick Joseph Conboy was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1941 to 1944....
was elected mayor.
Toronto mayor
The mayoralty was open following the retirement of Ralph DayRalph Day
Ralph C. Day was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1938 to 1940. He was also an accomplished funeral director, owning his own funeral home. He also served as chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission in the 1960s and 1970s....
. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J. Conboy and Douglas McNish with Conboy winning by a significant margin.
Results
- Frederick J. ConboyFrederick J. ConboyFrederick Joseph Conboy was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1941 to 1944....
- 55,677 - Douglas McNish - 33,024
Board of Control
There were two open seats on 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 Conboy and McNish chose to run for mayor. These were won by former alderman and mayoral candidate Lewis Duncan
Lewis Duncan
James Lewis Duncan was a Canadian politician and lawyer.Duncan was the son of a physician and grandson of a Presbyterian minister. He studied at the University of Toronto and in Paris and won a silver medal as a student at Osgoode Hall Law School.He fought in World War I at the Somme, Vimy Ridge...
and alderman Robert Hood Saunders
Robert Hood Saunders
Robert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro ....
. Finishing a close fifth was alderwoman Adelaide Plumptre
Adelaide Plumptre
Adelaide Wilson Plumptre was a Canadian activist, diplomat, and municipal politician in Toronto.She was born Adelaide Proctor in Surrey, England and studied at Somerville College, Oxford University. There she met and married H.P. Plumtree, the vice-principal of the theological college...
, who was running to be the first woman elected to the Board. Aldermen Ernest Bray and David A. Balfour
David A. Balfour
David A. Balfour was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. He was active in civic politics from 1939 until 1955. This included twelve years on the Board of Control, a longer service than anyone prior....
also ran for the Board, but finished some distance back.
Results
- Lewis DuncanLewis DuncanJames Lewis Duncan was a Canadian politician and lawyer.Duncan was the son of a physician and grandson of a Presbyterian minister. He studied at the University of Toronto and in Paris and won a silver medal as a student at Osgoode Hall Law School.He fought in World War I at the Somme, Vimy Ridge...
- 49,382 - Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 39,021
- Robert Hood SaundersRobert Hood SaundersRobert Hood Saunders, Q.C., CBE was mayor of Toronto from 1945 to 1948, President of the Canadian National Exhibition, chairman of the Ontario Hydro ....
- 37,417 - William J. WadsworthWilliam J. WadsworthWilliam J. Wadsworth was a long serving municipal politician in Toronto, Canada.He was born in Flesherton, Ontario and migrated to Toronto his family moved to the West Toronto Junction while he was still a youth...
(incumbent) - 33,411 - Adelaide PlumptreAdelaide PlumptreAdelaide Wilson Plumptre was a Canadian activist, diplomat, and municipal politician in Toronto.She was born Adelaide Proctor in Surrey, England and studied at Somerville College, Oxford University. There she met and married H.P. Plumtree, the vice-principal of the theological college...
- 33,021 - Ernest Bray - 26,391
- David A. BalfourDavid A. BalfourDavid A. Balfour was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. He was active in civic politics from 1939 until 1955. This included twelve years on the Board of Control, a longer service than anyone prior....
- 20,849 - Day - 4,645
- Harry Bradley - 3,271
- Harding - 2,523
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....
)
- Gordon MillenGordon MillenGordon Millen was a politician from Toronto, Canada. He served several years on city council before being elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament....
(incumbent) - 6,240 - F.M. Johnston - 5,260
- George Gresswell - 1,575
- Harry Bell - 1,376
- Charles Minett - 1,197
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....
)
- Louis ShannonLouis ShannonJ. Louis Shannon was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada who served for many years on Toronto City Council and the Toronto Board of Control....
(incumbent) - 4,670 - William Dennison - 2,682
- George A. WilsonGeorge A. WilsonGeorge Allison Wilson was a United States Senator and 28th Governor of Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Menlo, Iowa, Wilson attended rural schools, and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City in 1907, and was admitted to...
- 2,640 - W.B. Amy - 1,003
- George Harris - 712
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...
)
- John S. Simmons (incumbent) - acclaimed
- Percy QuinnPercy QuinnJohn Purcell Quinn was a Canadian athlete, businessman, sports promoter and politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the owner and president of the Toronto Blueshirts, winners of the Stanley Cup in 1914. He was a member of the world champion Montreal Shamrocks lacrosse team in 1896...
(incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 4 (The Annex
The Annex
The Annex is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The traditional boundaries of the neighbourhood are north to Dupont Street, south to Bloor Street, west to Bathurst Street and east to Avenue Road...
, 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)
- Nathan PhillipsNathan Phillips (politician)Nathan Phillips, KC was a Canadian politician and popular Mayor of Toronto, Ontario.-Early life:Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of Jacob Phillips and Mary Rosenbloom, he was educated in public and high schools in Cornwall. In 1908, he articled with the Cornwall lawyer, Robert Smith, who later...
(incumbent) - 3,829 - Hugh Ross - 2,863
- Herbert OrliffeHerbert OrliffeHerbert Orliffe was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. He immigrated with his family form Newcastle, England at age 8 and settled in Toronto. His father operated a grocery store on Harbord Street...
- 1,917 - David Goldstick - 1,381
- Louis Zuker - 1,098
- Joseph GouldJoseph Gould (Ontario politician)Joseph M. Gould was an Ontario municipal and provincial politician. He was a trail lawyer in private life. Gould was first the alderman for the City of Toronto's Ward 5 in the 1950s and was the Ontario Liberal Party's Member of Provincial Parliament for the Bracondale electoral district in...
- 1,009 - Fred Sykes - 549
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods
- Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,519
- Charles Carrie (incumbent) - 6,094
- Gerrard McGrath - 2,082
- Pat V. Roach - 1,282
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...
)
- William V. Muir (incumbent) - 9,081
- D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 7,411
- Jack Bennett - 6,206
- William Logie - 1,046
- Nina Dean - 993
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 5,322
- H.M. Davy (incumbent) - 3,899
- Frank Whetter - 2,907
Ward 8 (The Beaches
The Beaches
The Beaches is a neighbourhood and popular tourist destination located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of the "Old" City of Toronto. The original boundaries of the neighbourhood are from Fallingbrook Avenue on the east to Kingston Road on the north, to Woodbine Avenue...
)
- Walter Howell (incumbent) - 7,266
- Hiram E. McCallumHiram E. McCallumHiram Emerson McCallum was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1948-1951.Born in East Caledon, Ontario, his first job was at The Mail and Empire newspaper as a clerk in the advertising department. From there, he started his own printing plant in 1931...
- 4,927 - Roy Cormack - 2,673
- Frederick Baker - 2,484
- Norman Caldwell - 2,484
- Bertram Leavens - 1,854
Ward 9 (North Toronto
North Toronto
North Toronto was a town located in the northern part of the Old Toronto district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It occupies a geographically central location within the current boundaries of the city of Toronto. It is a relatively narrow strip, centred around Yonge Street; it extends from the CP...
)
- John InnesJohn Innes (politician)John Innes was a municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. He was born in Scotland and immigrated to Canada in around 1900 when he was in his twenties. A carpenter by trade he built a home in on Merton Street in North Toronto. He then became a developer, building several other homes around the area...
(incumbent) - acclaimed - Donald Fleming (incumbent) - acclaimed
Results taken from the January 2, 1941 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.