1893 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1893. Mayor Robert John Fleming, was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Warring Kennedy.[1]
Toronto mayor
[edit]- Results
- Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 11,736
- Warring Kennedy - 8,618
Source: [2]
Aldermen elected to City Council
[edit]Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards.
- First Ward
- C.C. Small (incumbent) - 1,275
- W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,087
- Thomas Davies - 1,033
- John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 1,010
- G.S. Macdonald (incumbent) - 987
- W. Barrett - 697
- Second Ward
- Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 2,110
- John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,955
- Garratt F. Frankland - 1.412
- Edward Hewitt - 1,379
- David Carlyle (incumbent) - 1,214
- Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,205
- Daniel Kelly - 1,135
- George Taunt - 114
- Third Ward
- Bernard Saunders (incumbent) - 3,094
- George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,535
- John Shaw (incumbent) - 2,474
- John Brown - 2,405
- W.J. Hill - 2,380
- Ernest A. Macdonald - 346
- Fourth Ward
- William Carlyle (incumbent) - 2,292
- William Burns (incumbent) - 2,266
- James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,966
- George Verral (incumbent) - 1,634
- Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,626
- A.F. Jury - 1,316
- Fifth Ward
- William Bell (incumbent) - 2,252
- Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,027
- John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,002
- J.E. Verral - 1,530
- R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 1,409
- A. Pearce - 110
- Sixth Ward
- Dr. J.O. Orr (incumbent) - 1,456
- Dr. Adam Lynd - 1,397
- John Maloney (incumbent) - 1,096
- Thomas Murray - 1,042
- W.F. Atkinson (incumbent) - 935
- James Gowanlock (incumbent) - 835
- John H. Graham - 224
- George G. Miles - 120
References
[edit]Aldermanic results taken from the January 3, 1893, Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.
- ^ a b "ONLY THREE THOUSAND: Fleming's Majority the Biggest Any Mayor Ever Had DON OVERWHELMED Fleming's Vote the Biggest Ever Polled SOME ALDERMANIC SURPRISES Several of the Old Members Defeated SPEECHES OF TDE SUCCESSFUL AND DEFEATED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAYOR'S CHAIR--NOTES OF THE DAY", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]03 Jan 1893: 1
- ^ MAYOR FLEMINGS FOURTH TRIUMPH: Re-elected by the Substantial Majority of 1,585 CITIZENS ENDORSE THE ISLAND STREET RAILWAY", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Jan 1897: 1.
- ^ "ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES: Contests Will Take Place in Every Ward A QUIET NOMINATION DAY Several Ex- Aldermen in the Field Again NEARLY ALL THE PRESENT ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES WILL TRY TO HOLD THEIR SEATS FIRST WARD SECOND WARD FOR ALDERMES ALDERMEN", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]27 Dec 1892: 8.