Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 6, 1937. Ralph Day was elected mayor defeating incumbent William D. Robbins.

Toronto mayor[edit]

William D. Robbins had been appointed to the office of mayor a year and half previously. He was opposed by the much younger Controller Ralph Day. Day won by a significant margin, beating Robbins in all but two wards. Also running were fringe candidates Carlo Lamberti, a music teacher, and veteran Robert Harding.

Results

Ralph Day - 64,736

William D. Robbins - 50,779

Carlo Lamberti - 2,753

Robert Harding - 2,124

Board of Control[edit]

There was one opening on the Board of Control after Day chose to run for mayor. The race turned out to be a close contest between Alderman Douglas McNish and prominent communist Tim Buck with McNish winning by a few hundred votes. Further back was Alderman Robert Hood Saunders.

Results

Frederick J. Conboy (incumbent) - 60,665

William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 53,766

Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 47,493

Douglas McNish - 44,402

Tim Buck - 44,248

Robert Hood Saunders - 41,817

Robert Allen - 15,283

Harry Bradley - 4,623

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Frank M. Johnston (incumbent) - 6,717

Gordon Millen - 6,520

Robert Siberry - 6,272

Ernest Hewitt - 1,849

I.W. Malcolm - 1,500

John Francis Hughes - 1,035

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Adelaide Plumptre (incumbent) - 3,894

Louis Shannon - 3,715

Joe Thompson - 2,198

George Harris - 1,735

George Kingston - 1,146

Alfred Gagne - 699

J.A.C. Cameron - 684

Bob King - 458

Norman Brown - 252

Frank Ward - 202

Ward 3 (Central Business District)

John S. Simmons (incumbent) - 3,786

Percy Quinn (incumbent) - 3,039

Jean Laing - 1,429

Lloyd Jaeger - 513

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,002

J.B. Salsberg - 4,725

David A. Balfour - 3,172

Hyman Langer - 1,967

Joseph Stewart - 1,211

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods

Stewart Smith (incumbent) - 8,025

Ernest Bogart (incumbent) - 7,572

C.M. Carrie - 6,736

Jacob Romer - 1,493

Frederick Cottrell - 615

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 8,596

George Grannell (incumbent) - 6,339

William V. Muir - 6,253

Neil Cameron - 5,271

Pat McKeown - 1,649

Alan Dignan - 1,514

William Haysey - 1,417

Chester Sherlock - 1,184

William Logie - 717

Bertram Tipping - 656

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

George H. Gardiner (incumbent) - 4,885

Charles Rowntree - 8,901

Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 3,432

Minerva Reid - 3,318

Ward 8 (The Beaches)

Walter Howell (incumbent) - 8,316

Ernest Bray (incumbent) - 7,388

Edmund Guest - 6,627

Ernest Woollon - 4,266

Gifford Baker - 1,168

Ward 9 (North Toronto)

William Croft (incumbent) - 7,699

William D. Ellis (incumbent) - 7,453

John Innes - 7,183

Results taken from the December 7, 1937 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

References[edit]

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. December 7, 1937