Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1917. Mayor Tommy Church was acclaimed to his third consecutive term in office.
Toronto mayor Church had first been elected mayor in 1915. No one chose to run against him and he won by acclamation.
Results Tommy Church (incumbent) - acclaimed
Board of Control Three incumbent members of the Board of Control ran for reelection and were successful. Joseph Thompson retired to fight in the war, and his seat was filled by William Henry Shaw.
R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615 John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141 Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939 William Henry Shaw - 11,967 James Simpson - 10,779 Sam McBride - 10,085 Frank S. Spence - 9,281
City council
Ward 1 (Riverdale) William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,858 W. W. Hiltz (incumbent) - 4,201 William Fenwick - 3,778 A.H. Wagstaff (incumbent) - 2,301 Walter Brown - 1,961
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Herbert Henry Ball (incumbent) - 2,472 J.R. Beamish (incumbent) - 2,472 Charles A. Risk (incumbent) - 2,186 O'Leary - 1,484
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 2,924 J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 1,991 Alfred Burgess - 1,900 Thomas Vance - 886
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) Arthur Russell Nesbitt (incumbent) - 2,218 John C. McMulkin - 2,180 Louis Singer (incumbent) - 1,840 John Cowan (incumbent) - 2,468
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 3,188 Garnet Archibald (incumbent) - 3,187 John Dunn - 3,072 W.R. Plewman (incumbent) - 2,848
Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) Fred McBrien (incumbent) - acclaimed Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - acclaimed D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - acclaimed Frank Whetter (incumbent) - acclaimed
Results taken from the January 1, 1917 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
References Election Coverage. Toronto Star. January 1, 1917