1916 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1916. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his second term in office.

Church had first been elected mayor the year previous. In the words of the Toronto Daily Star the mayoral contest "was something of a joke" as Church was only opposed by Harry Winberg, who had never before held elected office. Church ignored his opponent during the campaign, and was easily returned.

Results

Tommy Church (incumbent) - 28,541

Harry Winberg - 9,880

There was one change to the Board of Control. R.H. Cameron won a seat while Frank S. Spence was defeated.

Joseph Elijah Thompson (incumbent) -18,209

John O'Neill (incumbent) - 17,572

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 16,085

R.H. Cameron - 15,391

James Simpson - 13,080

Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,652

John Dunn - 11,009

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,283

A.H. Wagstaff - 4,011

W. W. Hiltz - 3,657

Albert Walton (incumbent) - 2,866

Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,590

Walter Brown - 913

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,550

J.R. Beamish - 2,499

Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,093

Charles Beavis - 1,946

Thomas Barber - 729

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 3,397

J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 2,154

Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,971

Thomas Vance - 1,666

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Arthur Russell Nesbitt - 2,652

John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,374

Louis Singer (incumbent) - 2,177

A.W. Miles - 1,954

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

Garnet Archibald - 2,808

R.H. Graham - 2,789

W.R. Plewman - 2,006

John Warren (incumbent) - 1,860

Joseph May - 1,571

John Wesley Meredith (incumbent) - 1,439

George Hagar - 1,373

James Thompson - 1,290

Alfred Moore - 388

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)

Fred McBrien - 4,512

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 4,414

D.C. MacGregor - 4,006

George Birdsall - 3,890

Thomas Roden (incumbent) - 2,319

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,420

Frank Whetter - 1,252

William Henry Weir (incumbent)- 1,106

Results taken from the January 1, 1916 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1916