Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 7, 1901. In the mayoral election, Oliver Aiken Howland was elected, defeating Alderman Frank S. Spence as well as incumbent Mayor Ernest A. Macdonald, who came in third place, and former mayor John Shaw, who came in fourth place. In the council elections, seventeen incumbent alderman were returned and five were defeated."HOWLAND IS MAYOR: His Plurality Over Spence Fully Four Thousand SHAW NOWHERE The Desertion From His Ranks Was Complete SEVEN NEW ALDERMEN Old Members Slaughtered In the Third. Fifth and Sixth Wards, Municipal Gas Plant Favored", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Jan 1901: 1

Shortly after the election, Mayor Howland called off plans by the city to put into public ownership the privately owned municipal gasworks company, despite the plan having been approved in the plebiscite by a large majority.

Toronto mayor

Results Oliver Aiken Howland - 12,300 Alderman Frank S. Spence - 8,076 Ernest A. Macdonald (incumbent) - 3,354 John Shaw - 990 Charles Christopher Woodley - 224

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Board of Control The Toronto Board of Control was elected by Toronto City Council from among its members. The number of Controllers was increased from three to four in the previous year, in addition to the Mayor who chairs the Board. At the first council meeting following the general election, four Conservatives were chosen. Aldermen Sheppard, Frame and Lamb were chosen on the first ballot and Aldermen Hubbard was chosen on the second, beating out Alderman Graham.CONSERVATIVE RULE IN CITY: Work of Machine Appears in Election of Controllers GAS CO. PURCHASE Mayor Says it is Declared Off by His Election GAMBLING MUST STOP Mayor Howland Says so in His inaugural Address-Fallacy of His Plan to Make a Cabinet of Board of Control", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]15 Jan 1901: 2

Plebiscites A plebiscite was held on putting the municipal gas plant into public ownership and operation. Despite the plebiscite passing, the new Howland administration cancelled the project.

Gasworks For - 13,398 Against - 6,488 Source:

City council

Four aldermen were elected to Toronto City Council per ward.

First Ward (Riverdale) James Frame (incumbent) - 1,870 John Russell (incumbent) - 1,352 William Temple Stewart (incumbent) - 1,321 Fred H. Richardson - 1,207 John Preston - 1,077

Second Ward (Cabbagetown and Rosedale) Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 2,947 Joseph Oliver - 2,432 Edward Strachan Cox (incumbent) - 1,824 Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,742 John Akers - 1,360 Thomas W. Barber - 1,329

Third Ward (Central Business District and The Ward) Oliver Barton Sheppard (incumbent) - 2,561 John Francis Loudon (incumbent) - 2,314 Henry Sheard - 1,922 George McMurrich (incumbent) - 1,878 Bernard Saunders (incumbent) - 1,620 John Morrison - 1,585 Joseph George Ramsden - 1,499 Samuel George Curry - 993 Thomas Hunter - 733 Robert L. Fraser - 720 Thomas W. Curtis - 286 Robert Barton - 101 James B. Tremaine - 100

Fourth Ward (Spadina) Thomas Urquhart - 3,191 William Burns (incumbent) - 2,680 William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,673 James Crane (incumbent) - 2,500 Alex R. Williamson - 1,688 Samuel Platt - 740

Fifth Ward (Trinity-Bellwoods) James Russell Lovett Starr - 1,887 Dr. William Stewart Fraleigh - 1,748 William Bell (incumbent) - 1,593 Frank Woods (incumbent) - 1,571 Alexander Stewart - 1,503 A.R. Denison (incumbent) - 1,418 John Dunn (incumbent) - 1,340 David Clark - 594 J.J. Dunbar - 447 Edmund Schilling - 81

Sixth Ward (Brockton and Parkdale) John James Graham (incumbent) - 1,758 John Joseph Ward (incumbent) - 1,562 W.W. Hodgson (incumbent) - 1,523 Dr. Adam Lynd - 1,367 J.M. Bowman - 1,318 Alexander Asher (incumbent) - 1,171 William O'Neill - 359

Source: and "FORTY-SEVEN GO TO POLLS: Aldermanic Candidates Who Remain In the Field MANY TRUSTEES ALSO A System of Commissions, Which Has Produced Good Results In Detroit", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]03 Jan 1901: 2.

References Results taken from the January 8, 1901 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.