1921 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1921. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to an unprecedented seventh consecutive term in office.

Toronto mayor

Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been reelected every year since. He was opposed by Sam McBride, who had also challenged Church for the mayoralty in the previous election.

Results: Tommy Church - 35,959; Sam McBride - 19,966

Board of Control

Two sitting members of the Board of Control were defeated: J. George Ramsden and R.H. Cameron.

Results: Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 34,141; Wesley Hiltz - 22,615; Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 18,612; A.R. Nesbitt - 19,202; William D. Robbins - 18,015; R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 17,872; J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 17,393; Herbert Henry Ball - 16,911

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Richard Honeyford (incumbent) - 3,637; F.M. Johnson (incumbent) - 3,829; A.H. Wagstaff - 2,807; W.A. Summerville - 2,447; W.J. Story - 1,106; A.J. Stubbings - 944; J.E. Barnett - 872; W.J. Carmichael - 275; T. Rennick - 257; W.S.B. Armstrong - 195

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,436; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,086; J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,836; J.M. Day - 1,402; Frederick Hogg - 1,190; W.J. Street - 966; Andrew Ruppert - 535; K. Frawley - 494

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Alfred Burgess (incumbent) - 2,685; George Rose - 1,867; Constance Hamilton (incumbent) - 1,815; F.W. Johnston (incumbent) - 1,614; C.A. Reed - 1,608; Aubrey Bond - 1,604; Andrew Carrick - 1,182; Robert Morse - 211

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,698; Ethel Small - 2,616; Joseph Singer (incumbent) - 2,413; A.G. McIntyre - 2,063; C.W. Mogridge - 811; Lewis LeGrow - 431

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 4,699; James Phinnemore (incumbent) - 4,103; A.E. Hacker - 3,619; W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 3,448; R.H. Palmer - 1,040; J.J. Hubbard - 1,033; A. Plenty - 818

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): George Birdsall (incumbent) - 7,289; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 6,919; Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 6,581; Earl Hodgson - 1,900; Hattie Stevens - 1,706; R.J. Bradfield - 1,456; R.J. Kirk - 1,305

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 2,257; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 2,130; H.M Davy - 1,894; A. Chisholm - 1,418; James Simpson - 1,142

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Frederick Baker (incumbent) - 3,069; George Cruise - 2,745; Frances Maxwell (incumbent) - 2,499; W.H. Ford - 1,673; H. Ingram - 960; Hector Demers - 931; F.P. England - 608

Results taken from the January 2, 1921 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1921