Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1912. Mayor George Reginald Geary faced no opponents and was acclaimed for reelection.
Toronto mayor Mayor Geary had been elected mayor in 1910 and re-elected in 1911. No one chose to run against him and he was acclaimed. Part way through his term he would resign and be replaced by Horatio Clarence Hocken.
Results George Reginald Geary (incumbent) - acclaimed
Board of Control Two incumbent members of the Board of Control were defeated. Noted Liberal and prohibitionist Frank S. Spence lost his seat, but he was replaced by fellow Liberal Jesse O. McCarthy. J.J. Ward, considered a representative of labour also lost his seat. The other new arrival was Thomas Foster who had lost his board the seat the year previous.
Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 16,904 J.O. McCarthy - 14,897 Thomas Foster - 14,462 Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,149 Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 12,003 J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 11,735 J.G. O'Donoghue - 4,022 George R. Sweeny - 3,921
City council
Ward 1 (Riverdale) Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 3,563 Zephaniah Hilton (incumbent) - 2,647 William J. Saunderson - 2,255 William D. Robbins - 2,245 Fred Gibbons - 884 Samuel Fieldhouse - 441 Ernest Cook - 390
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) John O'Neill (incumbent) - 2,922 H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 2,642 Robert Yeomans (incumbent) - 2,071 Charles A. Risk - 1,845
Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward) Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - acclaimed Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - acclaimed Sam McBride - acclaimed
Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District) George Weston (incumbent) - 2,476 John Wanless - 2,427 George McMurrich (incumbent) - 1,931 James Commeford - 1,478 John Shayne - 1,172
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods) John Dunn (incumbent) - 3,304 R.H. Graham (incumbent - 3,110 Joseph May (incumbent) - 3,091 John Wesley Meredith - 1,975 R.P. Powell - 1,412
Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale) Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 4,633 David Spence - 4,446 John A. Austin - 2,489 Walter Mann - 1,335 H.M. Mulholland - 1,319 James Stewart - 942 William Hevey - 627 R.W. Holmes - 425 Thomas Earls - 224
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction) A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 1090 Samuel Ryding - 876 W.A. Baird (incumbent) - 657 Noble Scott - 323
Results taken from the 2 January 1912 The Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.
Changes Ward 1 Alderman Daniel Chisholm resigns on July 23, 1912 in order to be appointed Civic Property Commissioner. A by-election was held August 17, 1912:
Ward 1 (Riverdale) William D. Robbins - 1,151 Frank Britton: 224 Fred Gibbons - 120 Samuel Fieldhouse - 19
Mayor George Reginald Geary resigns October 21, 1912 to become Corporation Counsel; Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken is unanimously appointed Mayor. Ward 3 Alderman Charles A. Maguire is appointed to fill the Board of Control vacancy; the aldermanic seat is left vacant.
References
Election Coverage. Toronto Globe. 1 January 1912