Municipal elections were held in

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, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1905.

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was elected to his third term, defeating merchant George Gooderham and barrister William David McPherson."Thomas Urquhart Gets Third Term", ''The Globe'' (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont3 Jan 1905: 1, 8

Toronto mayor

;Results :

- 15,173 :George Gooderham - 12,827 :William David McPherson - 1,136 Source:

Board of Control

Incumbents

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, and John Shaw were re-elected to the

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and were joined by Alderman J. J. Ward, who filled the vacancy created by Controller Louden's retirement. Controller Shaw first joined the board several months later by winning a

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following the resignation of Controller

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, who had resigned following allegations that he had received bribes from the

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. ;Results :

(incumbent) - 13,032 :Alderman John Joseph Ward - 12,993 :

(incumbent) - 12,880 : John Shaw (incumbent) - 12,436 :James Russell Lovett Starr - 9,823 : Joseph Oliver - 8,141 :Alderman Thomas Foster - 6,395 :Alderman Joseph George Ramsden - 5,839 :Frank Moses - 5,048 :Arthur Richard Denison - 4,925 :

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- 2,178 Source: and

Plebiscites

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grounds, $700,000 to improve the city's fire protection system in the wake of the 1904 Great Fire of Toronto. A third vote on a $700 tax exemption for all dwellings was also approved. ;

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:Yes - 6,151 :No - 4,307 ;Fire protection :Yes - 8,325 :No - 3,239 ;Tax exemption :Yes - 15,454 :No - 8,127 Source:

City council

Three aldermen were elected to

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per ward. ;First Ward ( Riverdale) :Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 2,000 :Robert Fleming (incumbent) - 1,924 :William Temple Stewart (incumbent) - 1,692 :James Wilson - 1,304 ;Second Ward ( Cabbagetown and Rosedale) :

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(incumbent) - 2,601 :Dr. John Noble (incumbent) - 2,128 :

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- 1,891 :David Carlyle - 1,722 :Wesley S. Johnston - 1,289 :Edward Strachan Cox - 910 ;Third Ward (

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and The Ward) :Oliver Barton Sheppard (incumbent) - 2,535 :

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(incumbent) - 2,466 :

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- 2,215 :Henry Sheard - 2,204 :Julius Alexander Humphrey - 837 :Thomas Edward Rawson - 788 :William Carlyle Hall - 505 :John Dunlop - 259 ;Fourth Ward ( Spadina) :Dr. William S. Harrison (incumbent) - 3,127 :Robert Crawford Vaughan - 2,931 :Stephen Alfred Jones (incumbent) - 2,427 :Stephen W. Burns - 1,987 :Richard Donald - 1,898 :Arthur Hillyard Birmingham - 733 ;Fifth Ward (

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) :John Bell Hay (incumbent) - 2,389 :John Dunn (incumbent) - 2,314 :Albert James Keeler - 2,155 :Frank Woods (incumbent) - 1,938 :Peter Whytock - 1,567 :M. Joseph Mallancy - 427 ;Sixth Ward ( Brockton and Parkdale) :James Henry McGhie (incumbent) - 2,024 :John James Graham (incumbent) - 1,888 :Dr. Adam Lynd - 1,635 :John Milton Godfrey - 1,608 :William James Clark - 702 :Sam Scott - 655 :James Edward Stewart - 416 :George Gordon Miles - 362 :Robert Buist Noble - 148 Source: and THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN, ''The Globe'' (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont9 Dec 1904: 8.

References

Results taken from the January 2, 1905 ''Toronto Globe'' and might not exactly match final tallies. {{Toronto elections 1905 elections in Canada

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