Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1917. Mayor Tommy Church was acclaimed to his third term in office.
Toronto mayor
Church had first been elected mayor in 1915. No one chose to run against him and he won by acclamation (without any opposition).
Results
Tommy Church (incumbent) - acclaimed
Board of Control
Three incumbent members of the Board of Control ran for re-election and won. Joseph Thompson retired to fight in World War I, and his seat was filled by William Henry Shaw.
R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615
John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141
Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939
William Henry Shaw - 11,967
James Simpson - 10,779
Sam McBride - 10,085
Frank S. Spence - 9,281
City council
Ward 1 (Riverdale) William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,858 W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,201 William Fenwick - 3,778 A.H. Wagstaff (incumbent) - 2,301 Walter Brown - 1,961
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,472 J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,472 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,186 O'Leary - 1,484
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 2,924 J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 1,991 Alfred Burgess - 1,900 Thomas Vance - 886
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,218 John C. McMulkin - 2,180 Louis Singer (incumbent) - 1,840 John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,468
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,188 Garnet Archibald (incumbent) - 3,187 John Dunn - 3,072 W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 2,848
Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) Fred McBrien (incumbent) - acclaimed Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - acclaimed D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - acclaimed Frank Whetter (incumbent) - acclaimed
Results taken from the January 1, 1917 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.