1943 Toronto municipal election
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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1943. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as mayor. There was a very low voter turnout, but the election was a victory for the left as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and Communist Party each won two seats.
Toronto mayor
For the second time in a row no one chose to run against incumbent Frederick J. Conboy and he was acclaimed as mayor.
- Results
- Frederick J. Conboy - acclaimed
Board of Control
All incumbents were re-elected Board of Control.
- Results
- Lewis Duncan (incumbent) - 40,060
- Robert Hood Saunders (incumbent) - 33,081
- Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 28,919
- William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 27,031
- C.E. Reynolds - 26,194
- Minerva Reid - 18,320
- J.C. Irwin - 16,860
- G.P. Granell - 5,010
- Harry Bradley - 3,590
City council
- Ward 1 (Riverdale)
- Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 3,743
- Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 3,715
- R.E. Wright - 2,333
- W.S.B. Armstrong - 1,291
- Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
- Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 3,452
- William Dennison - 2,907
- Henry Glendinning (incumbent) - 2,783
- Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)
- John Frank - 1,648
- John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 1,396
- W.R. Shaw - 1,078
- Marjorie Garrow - 635
- Harold Fishleigh - 462
- Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
- J. B. Salsberg - 4,783
- Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 2,472
- David Balfour (incumbent) - 2,432
- Herbert Orliffe - 2,093
- William Condle - 290
- Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods
- Stewart Smith - 5,186
- Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 4,653
- C.M. Carrie (incumbent) - 3,423
- Maxwell Armstrong - 1,422
- Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
- William V. Muir (incumbent) - 4,413
- Jack Bennett - 3,750
- Kenneth Bert McKellar - 3,007
- Robert Stuart - 2,439
- F.G. McBrien - 2,098
- George Harris - 1,514
- H.E. Lister - 746
- Nina Dean - 624
- H.B. Branscombe - 539
- R.M. Wilson - 398
- Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
- Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 3,749
- E.C. Roelofson - 2,242
- William C. Davidson (incumbent) - 2,169
- Eva Sanderson - 1,757
- Ward 8 (The Beaches)
- Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 5,195
- Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,725
- E.S. McGuinness - 2,606
- H.L. McKinstry - 2,335
- Ward 9 (North Toronto)
- John Innes (incumbent) - 6,479
- Donald Fleming (incumbent) - 6,301
- Christine McCarty - 3,123
Results taken from the January 2, 1943 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.
References
- Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1943
- Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1943
