Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 8, 1895. Mayor Warring Kennedy was narrowly elected to a second term in office, narrowly defeating former mayor Robert John Fleming, in a rematch of the previous year's election. Kennedy was re-elected based on support from the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order. The main issue in the election was a proposal championed by former alderman Ernest A. Macdonald to build an aqueduct or canal linking the Humber River with Georgian Bay; with opponents of the scheme being returned to council while proponents were defeated.[1]

Toronto mayor

Results
Warring Kennedy (incumbent) - 10,260
Robert John Fleming - 10,212
vote totals are after recounts

Source:[2]

Aldermen elected to City Council

Map of Toronto's six wards (1892-1909), published in The Globe, 1 January 1892.

Four alderman were elected to sit on Toronto City Council in each of six wards. Fourteen incumbents were re-elected; four rookie alderman were elected and four candidates who were not on council in 1894 but had been in previous years, returned.[1]

First Ward
Thomas Allen (incumbent) - 1,149
Edward Blong - 1,099
John Knox Leslie- 992
H.R. Frankland (incumbent) - 954
C.C. Small (incumbent) - 840
William Barrett - 784
Peter Macdonald (incumbent) - 661
Harry Ellis - 442
G.S. Macdonald - 323
Second Ward
Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,756
John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,635
Joseph Oliver - 1,398
Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 1,339
Francis S. Spence - 1,298
George Anderson - 1,039
Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,026
Dr. Samuel G. Thompson - 925
William L. Beale - 643
Ewart Farquahar - 535
James O'Hara - 202
Joseph A. Livingstone - 40
Third Ward
George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,507
John Shaw 2,410
Bernard Saunders - 1,888
O.B. Sheppard (incumbent) - 1,759
James B. Boustead- 1,751
Wallace Millichamp - 1,185
J.A. Proctor - 927
A.G. McLean - 877
Frank Somers - 854
R.L. Fraser - 818
Ernest A. Macdonald - 693
Dr. McCully - 249
Fourth Ward
William Burns (incumbent) - 2,217
Wm. P. Hubbard (incumbent) - 2,213
James Crane (incumbent) - 1,839
James Jolliffe (incumbent) -1,189
B. Alison - 1,084
George Verral - 979
A.F. Jury - 903
Thompson Porter - 795
Alex R. Williamson - 697
George Williams - 512
Henry Cohen - 353
Fifth Ward
Robert H. Graham - 1,638
William Bell - 1,595
John Dunn (incumbent) - 1,587
Andrew Bates (incumbent) - 1,098
Arthur R. Denison - 1,001
William Dunlop - 630
Dr. A. Noxon - 622
L.K. Munro - 569
George Evans - 244
John Ward - 244
William J. Smith - 180
Louis Richey - 88
James S. Martin - 87
Sixth Ward
James Scott - 1,391
Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 1,094
Gorge Gilbert Rowe - 1,009
John J. Graham (incumbent) - 849
Charles L. Denison - 745
Henry M. East - 597
W.J. Peck - 444
John C. McLean - 353
J.R. Code - 281
Thomas Lilly - 279
Arthur Bollard - 173
Dr. John Hunter - 157
R.H. Holmes - 40

Source:[1] and [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MAYOR KENNEDY'S CLOSE SHAVE: He is Returned Again By a Majority of Fourteen MR. FLEMING PUT UP A GRAND FIGHT The Lack of Organization Was a Fatal Weakness In His Campaign--He Expresses Himself Pleased With the Result--A Majority of 4,624 Reduced In Twelve Months to 14--The Council of 1896 Will Be Up to and Probably Above the Average--Four New Men Elected as Aldermen--Several Old Members or Council Return to Council--The Complexion of the School Board Not Materially Changed--The Aqueduct Did Not Score 4,524 AGAINST 14 FIRST WARD THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES COLLECTING THE RETURNS AT KENNEDY COMMITTEE ROOMS MAYOR KENNEDY'S SPEECH AT THE EMPIRE OFFICE RESULTS OF FORMER CONTESTS", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]08 Jan 1895: 1.
  2. ↑ "MAYOR FLEMINGS FOURTH TRIUMPH: Re-elected by the Substantial Majority of 1,585 CITIZENS ENDORSE THE ISLAND STREET RAILWAY", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Jan 1897: 1.
  3. ↑ Nominations, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]01 Jan 1895: pages 2, 5
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