Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1919. Mayor Tommy Church was elected to his fifth term of office in a row. This election also saw the creation of a new ward, Ward 8, covering the neighbourhood of East Toronto which had recently joined Toronto. The number of representatives for Ward 7 was also increased to three aldermen, like every other ward.
Toronto mayor
Church had first been elected mayor in 1915 and had been re-elected every year since then. He was opposed by several serious opponents, most notably by Controller John O'Neill who was trying to become the first Roman Catholic to be elected mayor of Toronto. Two other important candidates ran, but failed to win much support. They were MP and future mayor Thomas Foster and former controller William Henry Shaw.
Results
Tommy Church (incumbent) - 26,020
John O'Neill - 16,230
William Henry Shaw - 3,772
Thomas Foster - 2,180
Board of Control
O'Neill's decision to run for mayor opened one vacancy on the Board of Control. It was filled by former Controller R.H. Cameron who had run unsuccessfully for mayor the year previous.
Results
Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 19,963
R.H. Cameron - 19,094
Sam McBride (incumbent) - 18,476
William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 19,270
Joseph Gibbons - 16,397
Garnet Archibald - 15,603
Fred McBrien - 13,570
City council
Ward 1 (Riverdale) Frank Marsden Johnson (incumbent) - 3,559 Richard Honeyford (incumbent) - 3,555 W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 3,533 William Feawick - 2,478 Arthur J. Stubbings - 1,623
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,997 John Winnett - 2,582 Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,401 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,060 Joseph Kent - 866
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 3,113 F.W. Johnston (incumbent) - 1,886 Charles W. Mugridge - 1,687 William Harper - 1,463
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 3,644 John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,448 John C. McMulkin (incumbent) - 3,349 Harry Winberg - 1,862 William Brant - 614
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,908 W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 3,185 Clifford Blackburn (incumbent) - 2,853 Angus Beaton - 2,371 James Phinnemore - 1,249 James Coughlin - 1,159 Thomas Ballentyne - 919
Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) D.C. MacGregor - 5,113 George Birdsall (incumbent) - 4,225 Brook Sykes (incumbent) - 4,098 James M.H. Ballantyne - 2,710 Michael Manley - 1,624 Alex Williamson - 1,360 Alvin L. Gadsby - 869 Richard Holmes - 916
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 1,435 William Maher - 1,359 Frank Whetter - 1,352 Alexander Chisholm - 1,146 Robert Agnew - 1,095
Ward 8 (East Toronto) William Williamson - 1,747 William M. Miskelly - 1,548 Frederick Baker - 1,483 Walter Brown - 1,202 John Lennox - 766 Alfred Dunnett - 567 William Ford - 558
Results taken from the January 1, 1920 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.