Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1950. This was the last time election were held in January, as a ballot measure passed changing the election date to the first Monday in December. This attempt to increase turnout went into effect immediately and an election was held December 4, 1950. The central issue of the campaign was whether to legalize sport on Sundays, with Controller

Allan Lamport Allan Austin Lamport, (April 4, 1903 – November 18, 1999) was mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1951 to 1954. Known as "Lampy", his most notable achievement was his opposition to Toronto's Blue laws which banned virtually any activ ...

the main proponent. A referendum was held on the subject, and it passed by a slim margin.

Toronto mayor

Incumbent

Hiram E. McCallum Hiram Emerson McCallum (August 14, 1899 – January 13, 1989) was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1948 to 1951. He served in management roles at the Canadian National Exhibition from 1952 to 1964. Born in 1899 at Caledon East, Ontario, his f ...

easily won reelection against two minor candidates, former police officer Charles Mahoney and Trotskyist Ross Dowson.Appeal to Voters: Rid City Hall of Commies: Mayor The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. oronto, Ont 10 Dec 1949: 4. ;Results :

– 133,320 :Charles Mahoney – 19,658 : Ross Dowson – 15,600

Board of Control

All sitting members of the Board of Control chose to run for reelection. Alderman

Louis Shannon J. Louis Shannon (died February 16, 1954) was a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada who served for multiple years on Toronto City Council and the Toronto Board of Control. Shannon was raised in Vankleek Hill where his father was the e ...

attempted to win a seat, but finished fifth. ;Results : John Innes (incumbent) – 96,139 :

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(incumbent) – 87,799 : David Balfour (incumbent) – 78,090 :

(incumbent) – 72,436 :

– 72,059 : Stewart Smith – 45,251 :Harry Bradley- 21,719 :Frederick Vacher – 9,850

City council

;Ward 1 ( Riverdale) :

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(incumbent) – 9,328 : William Allen – 8,512 :

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– 8,060 :Roy Cadwell – 3,299 :Harry Marley – 2,263 ;Ward 2 ( Cabbagetown and Rosedale) :

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May Birchard May Birchard (died July 30, 1968) was a municipal politician and poverty activist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Born in Toronto, she married F.J. Birchard, an agricultural scientist who was an expert on grain. During the First World War the family m ...

– 5,560 :Sylvester Perry – 2,064 :William MacKenzie – 1,422 :Harold West – 692 ;Ward 3 (West

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and

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) : Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) – acclaimed : Howard Phillips (incumbent) – acclaimed ;Ward 4 ( The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District) : Nathan Phillips (incumbent) – 7,941 :

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(incumbent) – 6,553 :

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– 6,319 :Alfred Whiskin – 649 :Francis Love – 648 ;Ward 5 (

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) : Joseph Gould – 10,252 : Arthur Frost (incumbent) – 10,110 :

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(incumbent) – 8,462 :Pat McKeown – 1,086 ;Ward 6 (

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and Parkdale) : George Granell (incumbent) – 15,029 : Lester Nelson – 8,299 :William Duckworth – 7,971 : Robert Colucci – 7,573 :Dewar Ferguson – 5,596 :Harry Branscombe – 3,720 ;Ward 7 (

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) : William Davidson – 8,727 : Alfred Cowling (incumbent) – 8,005 : David Sanderson – 5,989 ;Ward 8 ( The Beaches) :

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– 13,686 :

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(incumbent) – 12,174 : Roy Mealing (incumbent) – 9,560 :Maurice Punshon – 3,646 : William Probert – 3,040 :John Square – 968 ;Ward 9 ( North Toronto) : Frank Nash (incumbent) – 15,677 :

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(incumbent) – 15,486 :William Mitchell – 10,542 Results taken from the January 3, 1950 ''Toronto Star'' and might not exactly match final tallies.

References

* Election Coverage. ''Toronto Star''. January 3, 1950 {{Toronto elections 1950 elections in Canada 1950/1 1950 Ontario municipal elections