1927 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1927. Thomas Foster was running for his third consecutive term as mayor and won a narrow victory over Sam McBride. There were two referendums as part of the vote. Toronto voters voted in favour of adopting daylight saving time for the city. They also voted in favour of spending money to create an ornate gate at the entrance to the Exhibition Place, which became the Princes' Gates.

Toronto mayor

Thomas Foster had first been elected to city council in 1891 and was running for his third consecutive term as mayor. He was opposed by Sam McBride and labour candidate William D. Robbins. Foster was reelected by a narrow margin.

Results: Thomas Foster - 42,617; Sam McBride - 38,477; William D. Robbins - 6,317

Board of Control

There was only one change in the membership of the Board of Control. Sam McBride chose to run for mayor, and the open seat was won by former Alderman Bert Wemp who had tried, but failed, to capture a board seat the year before.

Results: Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 48,739; A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 43,153; D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 34,813; Bert Wemp - 34,450; J. George Ramsden - 26,489; Clifford Blackburn - 22,959; Frank Whetter - 21,878; James Simpson - 10,946

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,500; Robert Siberry - 4,707; Robert Allen - 3,926; Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 3,822; Richard Honeyford - 3,747; Bertie Grant - 2,488; William Tyler - 590; Samuel Fieldhouse - 438

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,618; James Cameron - 5,513; John R. Beamish (incumbent) - 4,882; Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 4,591

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 6,879; Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 4,324; Percy Quinn - 3,565; Robert Yeomans - 3,016; Wallace Kennedy - 1,826

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): Claude Pearce - 3,798; Ian Macdonnell (incumbent) - 3,468; Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,091; Samuel Factor (incumbent) - 2,615; Mason Saunders - 1,802; Jacob Romer - 441

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): William James Stewart (incumbent) - 6,954; Wesley Benson - 4,767; Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 4,416; Sol Eisen - 2,208; Robert Prince - 1,241; Robert Leslie - 2,711; Joseph Bell - 1,763

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Brook Sykes - 9,482; John Laxton (incumbent) - 7,362; John Boland (incumbent) - 7,182; Richard Tuthill - 4,280; Gordon Gibb - 3,327; Alexander Greenhill - 1,358; Albert Robinson - 1,202

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Alexander Chisholm - 3,993; William J. Wadsworth - 3,756; Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,742; William Davidson (incumbent) - 3,492; Albert Smith - 546

Ward 8 (East Toronto): Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,988; Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 4,892; Robert Baker (incumbent) - 4,340; Isaac Pimblett - 3,874; Albert Burnese - 3,348; William Robertston - 2,576; Joseph Turner - 1,233; David Mackay - 572; Dave McCorie - 394; Albert Jacks - 315

Results taken from the January 1, 1927 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1927