1942 Toronto municipal election
Introduction Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1942.Incumbent Frederick J. Conboy was acclaimed as mayor.
Toronto mayor For the second election in a row no one chose to run against incumbent Frederick J. Conboy and he was acclaimed as mayor. ;Results:'''Frederick J. Conboy''' - acclaimed
Board of Control The Board of Control election was marked by former mayor Ralph Day attempting to return to the Board, but he placed fifth as all four incumbents were reelected. ;Results:'''Lewis Duncan''' (incumbent) - 41,656:'''Robert Hood Saunders''' (incumbent) - 28,923:'''Fred Hamilton''' (incumbent) - 28,853:'''William J. Wadsworth''' (incumbent) - 27,022:Ralph Day - 24,208:Minerva Reid - 20,337:J.C. Irwin - 18,272:N. Macmillan - 5,179:Harry Bradley - 3,102
City council Ward boundaries used in the 1942 election;Ward 1 (Riverdale):'''Leslie Saunders''' - 3,898:'''Gordon Millen''' (incumbent) - 3,832:W.S.B. Armstrong - 1,700:R.A. Allen - 1,512:H. Bell - 1,033:George Gresswell - 910;Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale):'''Louis Shannon''' (incumbent) - 3,175:'''Henry Glendinning''' - 3,148:William Dennison (incumbent) - 3,036;Ward 3 (Central Business District):'''John S. Simmons''' (incumbent) - 1,396:'''Percy Quinn''' (incumbent) - 1,266:H.E. Wallace - 1,233:J.N. Mullholland - 530:J. Lang - 464:Harold Fishleigh - 166;Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District):'''Nathan Phillips''' (incumbent) - 2,575:'''David Balfour''' - 1,964:Herbert Orliffe - 1,823:David Goldstick - 1,793:Hugh Ross (incumbent) - 1,123:Joseph Gould - 697:M. Kaschuck - 277;Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods:'''Ernest Bogart''' (incumbent) - 5,502:'''C.M. Carrie''' (incumbent) - 4,025:Douglas Carr - 2,189;Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale):'''William V. Muir''' (incumbent) - 6,022:'''D.C. MacGregor''' (incumbent) - 4,901:Jack Bennett - 4,525:George Harris - 1,672:Nina Dean - 916:R. Harding - 683;Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction):'''Charles Rowntree''' (incumbent) - 3,707:'''William C. Davidson''' - 2,398:F.G.I Whetter - 1,605:C.V. Pratt - 1,098:H.H. Clark - 897:M. Nichols - 625;Ward 8 (The Beaches):'''Hiram E. McCallum''' (incumbent) - 5,188:'''Walter Howell''' (incumbent) - 4,784:E.S. McGuinness - 2,483:R. Cormack - 2,247;Ward 9 (North Toronto):'''John Innes''' (incumbent) - 4,633:'''Donald Fleming''' (incumbent) - 4,573:Christine McCarty - 3,237:L.V. Baldwin - 2,532:W.G. Ellis - 2,123Results taken from the January 2, 1942 ''Globe and Mail'' and might not exactly match final tallies.
Vacancy Ward 6 Alderman D.C. MacGregor died on November 28, 1942, and was not replaced.
References *Election Coverage. ''Globe and Mail''. January 2, 1942