1894 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1894. Warring Kennedy was elected, defeating Mayor Robert John Fleming, who was seeking a third term. Kennedy's upset was credited to the increased turnout by Methodists due to the plebiscite on Prohibition as well as the strong organized support for Kennedy by the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order.

Toronto mayor

Results

Warring Kennedy - 13,830

Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 9,306

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Plebiscite

Under the Prohibition Plebiscite Act, a plebiscite was held across the province, in conjunction with municipal elections, on the prohibition of the importation, manufacture, and sale alcohol. For this plebiscite, unmarried women, and widows, were allowed to vote - approximately 5,000 women in Toronto - of which 1,117 did so. Men and women were given different colours, which were counted separately. The plebiscite did not result in the enactment of prohibition legislation by the province, however, as in 1896, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council disallowed provincial authority over the importation of alcohol.

Prohibition

For - 10,532 (men); 875 (women) - 11,407 (total) Against - 8,637 (men); 242 (women) - 8,879 (total)

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Aldermen elected to City Council

Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Seven aldermen from the outgoing Toronto City Council retired while 17 sought re-election. Of those, 12 were re-elected and five were defeated.

First Ward

W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,098

Thomas Allen - 1,024

H.R. Frankland - 927

C.C. Small (incumbent) - 905

Peter Macdonald - 901

John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 862

Ernest A. Macdonald - 805

E.A. Forster - 580

Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 536

S.A. Heakes - 336

Second Ward

John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,997

Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,942

Thomas Hewitt (incumbent) - 1,401

P.H. Drayton - 1,065

George Anderson - 1,029

Thomas Foster - 1,027

Francis Stephens Spence - 1,020

Daniel Kelly - 936

David Carlyle - 892

Adam Beatty - 434

Third Ward

John Shaw (incumbent) - 3,649

George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,472

J. Enoch Thompson - 2,117

O.B. Sheppard - 1,887

R.L. Fraser - 1,726

Richard John Score - 1,616

W.R. Clarke - 886

C.A. Muerrie - 305

Fourth Ward

William Burns (incumbent) - 2,011

Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,993

James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,600

James Crane - 1,458

George Verral (incumbent) - 1,381

W.G. Harris - 1,123

John McCaffrey - 1,014

M. B. Alison - 986

Alex R. Williamson - 960

John Ward - 511

John Dill - 340

Fifth Ward

Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,671

John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,015

John Dunn - 1,960

Andrew Bates - 1,635

Daniel Kennedy - 841

Francis H. Woods - 821

Alanson Cody Winton - 481

John Aldridge - 349

William J. Smith - 282

J.B. Hay - 116

Lindsay - 30

Sixth Ward

W.F. Atkinson 1,212

John J. Graham 1,105

James Gowanlock - 897

Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 894

J.E. Verral (incumbent) - 732

John Maloney (incumbent) - 719

Sturgeon Stewart - 699

H.M. East - 643

Charles L. Denison - 592

John F. McCrae - 583

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References

Municipal elections in Toronto

1894