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 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 - 2,123
Results 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