Toronto municipal election, 1949

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1949. Hiram E. McCallum was elected to his first full term as mayor.

Toronto mayor

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders had resigned in 1948 and Controller McCallum was appointed to succeed him. McCallum faced only Trotskyist Ross Dowson in winning his first full term. Dowson won over 20% in his run, the best result the perennial candidate would ever receive and the best result for an open Trostkyist in a North American election.

Results

Hiram E. McCallum - 97,715

Ross Dowson - 23,777

Board of Control

Two sitting members of the Board of Control were defeated. Alderman E.C. Roelfson had been appointed to the Board to replace McCallum when he was made mayor. Roelofson received few votes when running, placing seventh. Also defeated was incumbent K.B. McKellar. The two new arrivals were former Alderman Leslie Saunders and former Alderman and Member of Provincial Parliament Allan Lamport.

Results

John Innes (incumbent) - 53,599

Leslie Saunders - 57,746

David Balfour (incumbent) - 55,271

Allan Lamport - 52,037

Stewart Smith - 43,364

K.B. McKellar (incumbent) - 41,846

Leonard Reilly - 20,756

E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 11,905

Harry Bradley- 9,701

City council

Ward boundaries used in the 1949 election

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Charles Walton (incumbent) - 8,516

John McMechan - 7,660

Harry Marley - 3,392

Arnold Lorenz - 2,715

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 6,308

Everett Weaver (incumbent) - 5,107

May Birchard - 4,177

Sylvester Perry - 1,314

Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)

Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) - 3,865

Howard Phillips - 2,956

Edith Probert - 1,436

John MacVicar - 1,078

Frank Frier - 724

Francis Burns - 249

Samuel Hawthorne - 218

Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)

Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 5,967

Norman Freed (incumbent) - 5,927

Francis Chambers - 5,736

William Gallaher - 525

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods

Charles Sims (incumbent) - 8,429

Arthur Frost (incumbent) - 7,980

Joseph Gould - 7,714

Patrick McKeown - 1,132

Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)

George Granell (incumbent) - 12,434

W.F. Clifton (incumbent) - 11,295

Dewar Ferguson - 5,904

Lester Nelson - 3,712

Gene Dopp - 1,712

Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)

Charles Rowntree (incumbent) - 5,461

Alfred Cowling - 3,347

William Davidson (incumbent) - 3,129

David Sanderson - 2,739

Earl Selkirk - 2,387

Ward 8 (The Beaches)

Roy Mealing (incumbent) - 10,640

W.H. Collings (incumbent) - 10,594

William Probert - 3,040

Maurice Punshon - 3,646

Ward 9 (North Toronto)

Frank Nash - 9,089

Roy Belyea - 15,486

Melville Wilson (incumbent) - 7,377

William Mitchell - 10,542

Harry Cooke - 1,533

Frederick Vacher - 1,438

John Crook - 714

Carl Lewis - 561

Results taken from the January 3, 1949 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

Vacancy

Ward 1 Alderman Charles Walton resigned upon appointment to the Toronto Transportation Commission on November 29, 1949 and was not replaced.

References

• Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 3, 1949