1948 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1948. Robert Hood Saunders was re-elected as mayor in an election that also saw no changes on the Board of Control or City Council.

Toronto mayor[edit]

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders faced only Trotskyist Ross Dowson and was easily reelected.

Results: Robert Hood Saunders - 118,097; Ross Dowson - 15,008

Board of Control[edit]

All four members of the Toronto Board of Control were re-elected.

Results: Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 83,812; John Innes (incumbent) - 80,834; David Balfour (incumbent) - 77,087; Kenneth Bert McKellar (incumbent) - 75,356; Stewart Smith - 47,791; Harry Bradley - 15,711; Harry Clairmont - 4,858

City council[edit]

Ward 1 (Riverdale): Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 7,970; Charles Walton (incumbent) - 7,059; Eugene Murdoch - 4,730; Harry Marley - 2,501; Arnold Lorenz - 1,967

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale): Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 6,628; Everett Weaver (incumbent) - 5,288; May Birchard - 4,048; William Dennison - 2,892; Roy Boskett - 356

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill): Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) - 4,712; Allan Lamport (incumbent) - 3,848; Frank Nasso - 943; Will Smith - 514

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District): Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 7,346; Norman Freed (incumbent) - 6,304; Francis Chambers - 6,243; William Gallaher - 588

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods: Arthur Frost (incumbent) - 9,525; Charles Sims (incumbent) - 8,030; Joseph Gould - 7,333; Margaret Luckock - 3,192; Patrick McKeown - 796

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale): Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 13,924; George Granell (incumbent) - 15,589; Dewar Ferguson - 7,830; Samuel Thomas - 2,331

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction): William Butt (incumbent) - 7,629; E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 7,115; John Lenglet - 3,259

Ward 8 (The Beaches): W.H. Collings (incumbent) - acclaimed; Roy Mealing (incumbent) - acclaimed

Ward 9 (North Toronto): Leonard Reilly (incumbent) - 12,643; Melville Wilson (incumbent) - 11,458; Frank Nash - 9,366

Results taken from the January 2, 1949 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies. Ward 4 results from January 5, 1948, issue.

Changes[edit]

Ward 7 Alderman William Butt died January 10, 1948; Charles Rowntree was appointed replacement January 19.

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders resigned February 23, 1948, when he was appointed chairman of Ontario Hydro; Controller Hiram E. McCallum was unanimously appointed mayor; Ward 7 Alderman E.C. Roelfson was appointed controller February 24; William Davidson appointed alderman March 1, 1948.

References[edit]

Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 2, 1949
Election Coverage. Globe and Mail. January 2, 1949