Municipal elections were held in

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, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1912. Mayor

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faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.

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Mayor Geary had been elected mayor in 1910 and re-elected in 1911. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed. Part way through his term he would resign and be replaced by

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. ;Results :

(incumbent) - acclaimed

Board of Control

Two incumbent members of the Board of Control were defeated. Noted Liberal and

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ist Frank S. Spence lost his seat, but he was replaced by fellow Liberal Jesse O. McCarthy. J.J. Ward, considered a representative of labour also lost his seat. The other new arrival was Thomas Foster who had lost his board the seat the year previous. :

(incumbent) - 16,904 : J.O. McCarthy - 14,897 : Thomas Foster - 14,462 :

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(incumbent) - 12,149 : Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,003 : J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 11,735 :J.G. O'Donoghue - 4,022 : George R. Sweeny - 3,921

City council

Toronto Municipal Wards for the 1910 civic election

;Ward 1 ( Riverdale) : Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,563 : Zephaniah Hilton (incumbent) - 2,647 : William J. Saunderson - 2,255 : William D. Robbins - 2,245 :Fred Gibbons - 884 :Samuel Fieldhouse - 441 :Ernest Cook - 390 ;Ward 2 ( Cabbagetown and Rosedale) : John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,922 : H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 2,642 : Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,071 : Charles A. Risk - 1,845 ;Ward 3 ( Central Business District and The Ward) : Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - acclaimed : Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - acclaimed :

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- acclaimed ;Ward 4 (

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and Garment District) : George Weston (incumbent) - 2,476 : John Wanless - 2,427 : George McMurrich (incumbent) - 1,931 :James Commeford - 1,478 :John Shayne - 1,172 ;Ward 5 (

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) : John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,304 : R.H. Graham (incumbent - 3,110 :

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(incumbent) - 3,091 : John Wesley Meredith - 1,975 :R.P. Powell - 1,412 ;Ward 6 ( Brockton and Parkdale) :

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(incumbent) - 4,633 : David Spence - 4,446 : John A. Austin - 2,489 :Walter Mann - 1,335 :H.M. Mulholland - 1,319 :James Stewart - 942 :William Hevey - 627 :R.W. Holmes - 425 :Thomas Earls - 224 ;Ward 7 (

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) : A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 1090 : Samuel Ryding - 876 : W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 657 :Noble Scott - 323 Results taken from the 2 January 1912 ''The Globe'' and might not exactly match final tallies.

Changes

Ward 1 Alderman Daniel Chisholm resigns on July 23, 1912 in order to be appointed Civic Property Commissioner. A by-election was held August 17, 1912: ;Ward 1 ( Riverdale) : William D. Robbins - 1,151 :Frank Britton: 224 :Fred Gibbons - 120 :Samuel Fieldhouse - 19 Mayor

resigns October 21, 1912 to become Corporation Counsel; Controller

is unanimously appointed Mayor. Ward 3 Alderman Charles A. Maguire is appointed to fill the Board of Control vacancy; the aldermanic seat is left vacant.

References

*Election Coverage. ''Toronto Globe''. 1 January 1912 {{Toronto elections 1912 elections in Canada 1912 1912 in Ontario