1949 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1949. Hiram E. McCallum was elected to his first full term as mayor.

Toronto mayor

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders had resigned in 1948 and Controller McCallum was appointed to succeed him. McCallum faced only Trotskyist Ross Dowson in winning his first full term. Dowson won over 20% in his run, the best result the perennial candidate would ever receive and the best result for an open Trostkyist in a North American election.

Results: Hiram E. McCallum - 97,715; Ross Dowson - 23,777

Board of Control

Two sitting members of the Board of Control were defeated. Alderman E.C. Roelfson had been appointed to the Board to replace McCallum when he was made mayor. Roelofson received few votes when running, placing seventh. Also defeated was incumbent K.B. McKellar. The two new arrivals were former Alderman Leslie Saunders and former Alderman and Member of Provincial Parliament Allan Lamport.

Results: John Innes (incumbent) - 53,599; Leslie Saunders - 57,746; David Balfour (incumbent) - 55,271; Allan Lamport - 52,037; Stewart Smith - 43,364; K.B. McKellar (incumbent) - 41,846; Leonard Reilly - 20,756; E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 11,905; Harry Bradley- 9,701

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1949 election

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Charles Walton (incumbent) - 8,516; John McMechan - 7,660; Harry Marley - 3,392; Arnold Lorenz - 2,715

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 6,308; Everett Weaver (incumbent) - 5,107; May Birchard - 4,177; Sylvester Perry - 1,314

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill): Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) - 3,865; Howard Phillips - 2,956; Edith Probert - 1,436; John MacVicar - 1,078; Frank Frier - 724; Francis Burns - 249; Samuel Hawthorne - 218

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,967; Norman Freed (incumbent) - 5,927; Francis Chambers - 5,736; William Gallaher - 525

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Charles Sims (incumbent) - 8,429; Arthur Frost (incumbent) - 7,980; Joseph Gould - 7,714; Patrick McKeown - 1,132

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): George Granell (incumbent) - 12,434; W.F. Clifton (incumbent) - 11,295; Dewar Ferguson - 5,904; Lester Nelson - 3,712; Gene Dopp - 1,712

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 5,461; Alfred Cowling - 3,347; William Davidson (incumbent) - 3,129; David Sanderson - 2,739; Earl Selkirk - 2,387

Ward 8 (The Beaches): Roy Mealing (incumbent) - 10,640; W.H. Collings (incumbent) - 10,594; William Probert - 3,040; Maurice Punshon - 3,646

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Frank Nash - 9,089; Roy Belyea - 15,486; Melville Wilson (incumbent) - 7,377; William Mitchell - 10,542; Harry Cooke - 1,533; Frederick Vacher - 1,438; John Crook - 714; Carl Lewis - 561

Results taken from the January 3, 1949 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy

Ward 1 Alderman Charles Walton resigned upon appointment to the Toronto Transportation Commission on November 29, 1949 and was not replaced.

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References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 3, 1949

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