1943 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1943. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as mayor. There was a very low voter turnout, but the election was a victory for the left as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and Communist Party each won two seats.

Toronto mayor

For the second time in a row no one chose to run against incumbent Frederick J. Conboy and he was acclaimed as mayor.

Results

Frederick J. Conboy - acclaimed

Board of Control

All incumbents were re-elected Board of Control.

Results

Lewis Duncan (incumbent) - 40,060

Robert Hood Saunders (incumbent) - 33,081

Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 28,919

William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 27,031

C.E. Reynolds - 26,194

Minerva Reid - 18,320

J.C. Irwin - 16,860

G.P. Granell - 5,010

Harry Bradley - 3,590

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1943 election

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 3,743

Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 3,715

R.E. Wright - 2,333

W.S.B. Armstrong - 1,291

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 3,452

William Dennison - 2,907

Henry Glendinning (incumbent) - 2,783

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)

John Frank - 1,648

John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 1,396

W.R. Shaw - 1,078

Marjorie Garrow - 635

Harold Fishleigh - 462

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)

J. B. Salsberg - 4,783

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 2,472

David Balfour (incumbent) - 2,432

Herbert Orliffe - 2,093

William Condle - 290

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods

Stewart Smith - 5,186

Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 4,653

C.M. Carrie (incumbent) - 3,423

Maxwell Armstrong - 1,422

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

William V. Muir (incumbent) - 4,413

Jack Bennett - 3,750

Kenneth McKellar - 3,007

Robert Stuart - 2,439

F.G. McBrien - 2,098

George Harris - 1,514

H.E. Lister - 746

Nina Dean - 624

H.B. Branscombe - 539

R.M. Wilson - 398

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 3,749

E.C. Roelofson - 2,242

William C. Davidson (incumbent) - 2,169

Eva Sanderson - 1,757

Ward 8 (The Beaches)

Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 5,195

Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,725

E.S. McGuinness - 2,606

H.L. McKinstry - 2,335

Ward 9 (North Toronto)

John Innes (incumbent) - 6,479

Donald Fleming (incumbent) - 6,301

Christine McCarty - 3,123

Results taken from the January 2, 1943 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

• Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1943
• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1943