Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1942. Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as mayor.
Toronto mayor
For the second election 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
The Board of Control election was marked by former mayor Ralph Day attempting to return to the Board, but he placed fifth as all four incumbents were reelected.
Results
Lewis Duncan (incumbent) - 41,656
Robert Hood Saunders (incumbent) - 28,923
Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 28,853
William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 27,022
Ralph Day - 24,208
Minerva Reid - 20,337
J.C. Irwin - 18,272
N. Macmillan - 5,179
Harry Bradley - 3,102
City council
Ward 1 (Riverdale) Leslie Saunders - 3,898 Gordon Millen (incumbent) - 3,832 W.S.B. Armstrong - 1,700 R.A. Allen - 1,512 H. Bell - 1,033 George Gresswell - 910
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 3,175 Henry Glendinning - 3,148 William Dennison (incumbent) - 3,036
Ward 3 (Central Business District) John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 1,396 Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 1,266 H.E. Wallace - 1,233 J.N. Mullholland - 530 J. Lang - 464 Harold Fishleigh - 166
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District) Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 2,575 David Balfour - 1,964 Herbert Orliffe - 1,823 David Goldstick - 1,793 Hugh Ross (incumbent) - 1,123 Joseph Gould - 697 M. Kaschuck - 277
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods
Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 5,502
C.M. Carrie (incumbent) - 4,025
Douglas Carr - 2,189
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale) William V. Muir (incumbent) - 6,022 D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 4,901 Jack Bennett - 4,525 George Harris - 1,672 Nina Dean - 916 R. Harding - 683
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 3,707 William C. Davidson - 2,398 F.G.I Whetter - 1,605 C.V. Pratt - 1,098 H.H. Clark - 897 M. Nichols - 625
Ward 8 (The Beaches) Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 5,188 Walter Howell (incumbent) - 4,784 E.S. McGuinness - 2,483 R. Cormack - 2,247
Ward 9 (North Toronto) John Innes (incumbent) - 4,633 Donald Fleming (incumbent) - 4,573 Christine McCarty - 3,237 L.V. Baldwin - 2,532 W.G. Ellis - 2,123
Results taken from the January 2, 1942 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.
Vacancy
Ward 6 Alderman D.C. MacGregor died on November 28, 1942 and was not replaced.