1941 Toronto municipal election
Introduction Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1941.Frederick J. Conboy was elected mayor.
Toronto mayor The mayoralty was open following the retirement of Ralph Day. Two members of the Board of Control sought the seat, Frederick J. Conboy and Douglas McNish with Conboy winning by a significant margin. ;Results:'''Frederick J. Conboy''' - 55,677:Douglas McNish - 33,024
Board of Control There were two open seats on the Board of Control as Conboy and McNish chose to run for mayor. These were won by former alderman and mayoral candidate Lewis Duncan and alderman Robert Hood Saunders. Finishing a close fifth was alderwoman Adelaide Plumptre, who was running to be the first woman elected to the Board. Aldermen Ernest Bray and David A. Balfour also ran for the Board, but finished some distance back. ;Results:'''Lewis Duncan''' - 49,382:'''Fred Hamilton''' (incumbent) - 39,021:'''Robert Hood Saunders''' - 37,417:'''William J. Wadsworth''' (incumbent) - 33,411:Adelaide Plumptre - 33,021:Ernest Bray - 26,391:David A. Balfour - 20,849:J. Nelson Day - 4,645:Harry Bradley - 3,271:Robert Harding - 2,523
City council Ward boundaries used in the 1941 election;Ward 1 (Riverdale):'''Gordon Millen''' (incumbent) - 6,240:'''Frank M. Johnston''' (incumbent) - 5,260:George Gresswell - 1,575:Harry Bell - 1,376:Charles Minett - 1,197;Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale):'''Louis Shannon''' (incumbent) - 4,670:'''William Dennison''' - 2,682:George A. Wilson - 2,640:W.B. Amy - 1,003:George Harris - 712;Ward 3 (Central Business District):'''John S. Simmons''' (incumbent) - acclaimed:'''Percy Quinn''' (incumbent) - acclaimed;Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District):'''Nathan Phillips''' (incumbent) - 3,829:'''Hugh Ross''' - 2,863:Herbert Orliffe - 1,917:David Goldstick - 1,381:Louis Zuker - 1,098:Joseph Gould - 1,009:Fred Sykes - 549;Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods:'''Ernest Bogart''' (incumbent) - 7,519:'''Charles Carrie''' (incumbent) - 6,094:Gerrard McGrath - 2,082:Pat V. Roach - 1,282;Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale):'''William V. Muir''' (incumbent) - 9,081:'''D.C. MacGregor''' (incumbent) - 7,411:Jack Bennett - 6,206:William Logie - 1,046:Nina Dean - 993;Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction):'''Charles Rowntree''' (incumbent) - 5,322:'''H.M. Davy''' (incumbent) - 3,899:Frank Whetter - 2,907;Ward 8 (The Beaches):'''Walter Howell''' (incumbent) - 7,266:'''Hiram E. McCallum''' - 4,927:Roy Cormack - 2,673:Frederick Baker - 2,484:Norman Caldwell - 2,484:Bertram Leavens - 1,854;Ward 9 (North Toronto):'''John Innes''' (incumbent) - acclaimed:'''Donald Fleming''' (incumbent) - acclaimedResults taken from the January 2, 1941 ''Globe and Mail'' and might not exactly match final tallies.
Vacancy Ward 1 Alderman Frank M. Johnston died on October 10, 1941, and was not replaced.
References *Election Coverage. ''Globe and Mail''. January 2, 1941