Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1926. Thomas Foster was re-elected mayor.

Toronto mayor

The main issue in the election was whether the suburban streetcar lines should be taken away from Toronto Hydro and merged into the Toronto Transportation Commission.

1926 Toronto municipal election

Results

Thomas Foster - 47,771

R.H. Cameron - 38,045

Samuel Fieldhouse - 916

Board of Control

There was one change in the membership of the Board of Control. Alderman Sam McBride was elected. This pushed William D. Robbins into fifth place and off the board.

1926 Toronto municipal election

Results

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 37,608

Sam McBride - 36,211

A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 31,427

D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 30,975

William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 30,320

William C. McBrien - 29,923

Bert Wemp - 28,024

Frank Whetter - 21,722

W.E. Hamilton - 2,590

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale) W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 6,359 George J. Smith (incumbent) - 6,252 Robert Luxton (incumbent) - 5,158 Richard Honeyford - 4,179 Robert Allen - 2,548

1926 Toronto municipal election

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) John Winnett (incumbent) - 5,857 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 5,606 John R. Beamish - 5,501 Charles Reed - 3,753

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 5,463 J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 4,785 Andrew Carrick - 4,262 William Beaton - 3,716 Wallace Kennedy - 1,916

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Ian Macdonnell - 4,588 Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 4,292 Samuel Factor - 2,570 William Hevey - 2,577 John Young - 811

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 6,539 William James Stewart (incumbent) - 6,125 Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 5,191 Phinnemore - 3,407 John Macdonald - 1,596

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) Samuel Thomas Wright (incumbent) - 8,951 John Laxton (incumbent) - 6,791 John Boland - 6,312 William Willard - 5,121 William Maltby - 4,712 Richard Tuthill - 3,028 James Black - 829 James Muldowney - 667

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 4,451 Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 4,283 William C. Davidson - 3,989 Alexander Chisholm - 3,219 Hall - 398 Barnetson - 252

Ward 8 (East Toronto)Robert Baker (incumbent) - 6,900Walter Howell - 5,587Robert Dibble' (incumbent) - 5,587 William Robertston (incumbent) - 4,994 Joseph Turner - 2,779 Isaac Pimblett - 2,195 Albert Burnese - 3,348

Results taken from the January 2, 1926 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

Election Coverage. Toronto Star''. January 2, 1926

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