1909 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1909. Joseph Oliver was easily re-elected to his second term as mayor. One of the central issues of the campaign was whether the city should construct a bridge over the Don River connecting to Danforth Avenue. A referendum was held as part of the vote, and the bridge was approved. It would be built as the Prince Edward Viaduct.

Toronto mayor

Oliver had been elected in the 1908 election, and was easily reelected while facing no serious opposition.

Results: Joseph Oliver - 27,128; Thomas Davies - 8,127; James Lindaala - 1,735; Joel Marvin Briggs - 327

Board of Control

The election was accompanied by a referendum on reducing the number of licensed bars in the city by 40. The measure passed, but in a surprise upset Controller Frank S. Spence, who was the strongest advocate for the measure, was defeated. His place on the board was taken by former Alderman George Reginald Geary who had been defeated by Oliver for Mayor the year previously. Alderman James Hales also tried to gain a seat on the board.

George Reginald Geary - 20,136

Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 17,630

J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,782

William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 14,037

Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 13,296

William Peyton Hubbard - 11,391

James Hales - 8,462

Robert Buist Noble - 1,393

James O'Hara - 808

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 2,104; Zephaniah Hilton - 1,836; Andrew McMillan - 1,824; Thomas N. Phelan - 1,748; William Temple Stewart (incumbent) - 1,392; William J. Saunderson (incumbent) - 1,246; Robert Fleming - 1,039; John Macpherson Ross - 912; William Totten - 488; William Worrell - 472; John Linden - 213

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Tommy Church (incumbent) - 2,776; John O'Neill - 2,496; Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,981; John Noble - 1,421; Robert Yeomans - 1,241; William Norton Eastwood - 916; Ewart Farquahar - 517; William Alexander Douglas - 502; Frederick Hogg - 359; Richard Wallace - 328

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward): Mark Bredin (incumbent) - 2,989; John Wilson Bengough (incumbent) - 2,630; Charles A. Maguire - 2,488; Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,391; Oliver B. Sheppard - 2,309; Stewart Nassau Hughes - 1,323; Louis Gurofsky - 660; John Kirk - 519; Thomas Egan - 509; Paul Levi - 298

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District): George McMurrich (incumbent) - 3,599; R.C. Vaughan (incumbent) - 2,173; Albert Welch - 2,974; James Brandon - 2,735; Thomas Alexander Lytle (incumbent) - 2,248

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods): Robert Henry Graham (incumbent) - 3,191; John Dunn - 2,933; Albert James Keeler (incumbent) - 2,946; Peter Whytock (incumbent) - 2,626; Joseph May - 2,213; John L. Richardson - 1,357; Robert William Dockeray - 1,792; Thomas Gillies - 519; Frederick Jenkins - 509

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale): James Henry McGhie (incumbent) - 3,453; John James Graham (incumbent) - 3,043; J.H. Adams (incumbent) - 2,456; Fred McBrien - 2,444; James Arthur McCausland - 2,273; William Hodgson - 754; Thomas Mathison - 578

Creation of Ward 7

The City of West Toronto was annexed on May 1, 1909 and became Ward 7. Due to its smaller size it had only two aldermen. A by-election was held on May 29, 1909.

Ward 7: A.J. Anderson - 777; William Alexander Baird - 603; Samuel Ryding - 363; Jesse C. Smith - 337; Joseph S. Bull - 282

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References

Results taken from the January 2, 1910 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.

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