Municipal elections were held in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1913. H.C. Hocken was elected to his first full term as mayor.
Toronto mayor Mayor George Reginald Geary had resigned part way through his term and Hocken, who had received the most votes in the Board of Control election was appointed to succeed him. No major opponent emerged to challenge Hocken, but on the day of the nomination Thomas Davies chose to run.
Results H.C. Hocken (incumbent) - 27,983Thomas Davies - 9,003
Board of Control There was one change to the Board of Control as Alderman John O'Neill won a seat defeating Frank S. Spence .
Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,861John O'Neill - 14,600J.O. McCarthy (incumbent) - 14,036Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,765Frank S. Spence - 11,976Robert Yeomens - 10,713 James Simpson - 10,122Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 9,388J.J. Ward - 9,278 George R. Sweeny - 1,643 Richard Woods - 498
City council A map of Toronto's seven municipal wards as they existed for elections for elections from 1910 until 1918, inclusive. (Source: Toronto Daily Star , 18 December 1909) Ward 1 (Riverdale ) William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 4,030Albert Edwin Walton - 3,789William Peyton Hubbard - 3,611William John Saunderson (incumbent) - 1,935 William Edward Orr - 1,209 Frank Britton - 602 Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale ) S. Morley Wickett - 3,185Charles A. Risk - 2,844H.A. Rowland (incumbent) - 2,611Herbert Henry Ball - 1,686C.H. Beavis - 789 James Henry - 543 Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward ) Marmaduke Rawlinson (incumbent) - 2,666Alfred Burgess - 2,146Sam McBride (incumbent) - 1,793David Bell - 1,702 Duncan D. Reid - 1,138 George Jarratt Castle - 993 Harry Winberg - 814Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District ) John Wanless (incumbent) - 2,799George Weston (incumbent) - 2,597George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,341Robert McLeod - 1,634 John Shayne - 1,569 Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods ) John Wesley Meredith - 2,784John Dunn (incumbent) - 2,764Joseph May (incumbent) - 2,717R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 2,376 R.W. Dockeray - 2,154 S.A. Frost - 1,704 Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale ) Charles H. Maybee - 4,707Fred McBrien (incumbent) - 3,571David Spence (incumbent) - 3,537John A. Austin (incumbent) - 2,865 R.J. Clarke - 2,106 J. Stewart - 1,146 Thomas Earls - 345 Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction ) A.J. Anderson (incumbent) - 1,122Samuel Ryding (incumbent) - 780John A. Macdonald - 545 John Mullin - 261 Results taken from the January 2, 1913 Toronto Daily Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
Vacancy Ward 4 Alderman George McMurrich dies September 7, 1913 and is not replaced.
References Election Coverage. Toronto Star . January 1, 1913