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

Toronto mayor[edit]

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

Board of Control[edit]

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

City council[edit]

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.

References[edit]

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1916