Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1925. Thomas Foster was elected mayor ousting incumbent Wesley Hiltz. The election included a referendum where voters passed a motion in favour of building a new water plant. This eventually became the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Hilz had been elected to office the year previously. he was challenged for the mayoralty by long serving politician Thomas Foster. Foster won by a narrow margin in what was a very low turnout election. Two fringe candidates with no previous elected office also ran.

Results

Thomas Foster - 32,885

Wesley Hiltz - 31,408

Harry Winberg - 2,263

Samuel Fieldhouse - 282

Board of Control[edit]

There were two new members of the Board of Control returned in this election: D.C. MacGregor and labour leader William D. Robbins. Defeated was R.H. Cameron, a close ally of the mayor.

Results

Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 39,299

A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 34,369

William D. Robbins - 33,172

D.C. MacGregor - 30,326

R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 29,086

James Simpson - 14,573

James Birks - 4,321

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Robert Luxton (incumbent) - acclaimed

George J. Smith (incumbent) - acclaimed

W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 4,059

John Winnett (incumbent) - 3,482

Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 3,293

Herbert Henry Ball - 2,913

A.E. Brocklesby - 3,301

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Harry W. Hunt (incumbent) - 3,458

J. George Ramsden - 2,974

Joseph Singer - 2,685

Andrew Carrick (incumbent) - 2,476

John Boland - 1,887

John R. Beamish - 1,790

Charles Mogrdige - 613

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 3,282

Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,889

Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 2,827

Ian Macdonnell - 2,479

James Muldowney - 516

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 5,262

Benjamin Miller (incumbent) - 3,934

William James Stewart (incumbent) - 3,703

Wesley Benson - 2,567

Sumner Graham - 2,280

John Macdonald - 1,349

Arthur E. Fegan - 754

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 8,477

Samuel Thomas Wright (incumbent) - 7,488

John Laxton (incumbent) - 5,676

Guy Roach - 4,716

Richard Tuthill - 2,318

James Gill - 825

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 3,646

Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,385

W.A. Baird - 3,303

Robert Hall - 398

James Morrow -375

Ward 8 (East Toronto)

Robert Dibble (incumbent) - 5,846

Robert Baker (incumbent) - 5,427

William Robertston - 3,993

Joseph Turner (incumbent) - 3,867

Florence Custance - 819

Results taken from the January 1, 1925 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1925