1925 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1925. Thomas Foster was elected mayor ousting incumbent Wesley Hiltz. The election included a referendum where voters passed a motion in favour of building a new water plant. This eventually became the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.

Toronto mayor

Hilz had been elected to office the year previously. he was challenged for the mayoralty by long serving politician Thomas Foster. Foster won by a narrow margin in what was a very low turnout election. Two fringe candidates with no previous elected office also ran.

Results: Thomas Foster - 32,885; Wesley Hiltz - 31,408; Harry Winberg - 2,263; Samuel Fieldhouse - 282

Board of Control

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: D.C. MacGregor and labour leader William D. Robbins. Defeated was R.H. Cameron, a close ally of the mayor.

Results: Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 39,299; A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 34,369; William D. Robbins - 33,172; D.C. MacGregor - 30,326; R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 29,086; James Simpson - 14,573; James Birks - 4,321

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Robert Luxton (incumbent) - acclaimed; George J. Smith (incumbent) - acclaimed; W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 4,059; John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,482; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,293; Herbert Henry Ball - 2,913; A.E. Brocklesby - 3,301

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,458; J. George Ramsden - 2,974; Joseph Singer - 2,685; Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 2,476; John Boland - 1,887; John R. Beamish - 1,790; Charles Mogrdige - 613

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,282; Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,889; Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,827; Ian Macdonnell - 2,479; James Muldowney - 516

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 5,262; Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 3,934; William James Stewart (incumbent) - 3,703; Wesley Benson - 2,567; Sumner Graham - 2,280; John Macdonald - 1,349; Arthur E. Fegan - 754

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 8,477; Samuel Thomas Wright (incumbent) - 7,488; John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,676; Guy Roach - 4,716; Richard Tuthill - 2,318; James Gill - 825

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,646; Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,385; W.A. Baird - 3,303; Robert Hall - 398; James Morrow -375

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 5,846; Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,427; William Robertston - 3,993; Joseph Turner (incumbent) - 3,867; Florence Custance - 819

Results taken from the January 1, 1925 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1925