List of Toronto municipal elections

The following is a list of articles on municipal elections for Toronto City Council in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For many years, municipal elections occurred annually in Toronto. After 1956, elections occurred every other year until 1966 after which elections occurred in 1969 and 1972 before reverting to a 2 year cycle. After 1982, elections again occurred every third year and, after the 2006 election the term of city council grew to 4 years.

The four member Toronto Board of Control was introduced with the 1904 election and was accompanied by a reduction in the number of alderman elected per ward from four to three. The Board of Control was abolished with the 1969 municipal election.

For most of the first half of the twentieth century elections were held on or around New Year's Day. Voting day was on the first Monday of December from 1950 until 1978 when it moved to the second Monday in November. Beginning in 2010, election day is on the fourth Monday of October.

City of Toronto - pre-amalgamation

Election Date Mayor Ward seats Votes
1894 January 1 Warring Kennedy 24 (6 wards) 13,500
1895 January 7 Warring Kennedy 24 (6 wards) 10,261
1896 January 6 Robert Fleming 24 (6 wards) 10,281
1897 January 4 Robert Fleming 24 (6 wards) 11,969
1898 January 3 John Shaw 24 (6 wards) 12,618
1899 January 2 John Shaw 24 (6 wards) 11,395
1900 January 1 Ernest A. Macdonald 24 (6 wards) 11,845
1901 January 7 Oliver Aiken Howland 24 (6 wards) 12,300
1902 January 6 Oliver Aiken Howland 24 (6 wards) 13,424
1903 January 5 Thomas Urquhart 24 (6 wards) 8,634
1904 January 1 Thomas Urquhart 18 (6 wards) acclaimed
1905 January 2 Thomas Urquhart 18 (6 wards) 15,173
1906 January 1 Emerson Coatsworth 18 (6 wards) 16,425
1907 January 1 Emerson Coatsworth 18 (6 wards) 13,698
1908 January 1 Joseph Oliver 18 (6 wards) 14,022
1909 January 1 Joseph Oliver 18 (6 wards) 27,128
1910 January 1 George Reginald Geary 20 (7 wards) 19,017
1911 January 2 George Reginald Geary 20 (7 wards) 30,931
1912 January 1 George Reginald Geary 20 (7 wards) acclaimed
1913 January 1 Horatio Clarence Hocken 20 (7 wards) 27,983
1914 January 1 Horatio Clarence Hocken 20 (7 wards) 21,471
1915 January 1 Tommy Church 20 (7 wards) 25,520
1916 January 1 Tommy Church 20 (7 wards) 28,541
1917 January 1 Tommy Church 20 (7 wards) acclaimed
1918 January 1 Tommy Church 20 (7 wards) 27,587
1919 January 1 Tommy Church 24 (8 wards) 26,020
1920 January 1 Tommy Church 24 (8 wards) 25,689
1921 January 1 Tommy Church 24 (8 wards) 35,959
1922 January 1 Charles A. Maguire 24 (8 wards) acclaimed
1923 January 1 Charles A. Maguire 24 (8 wards) 46,362
1924 January 1 W. W. Hiltz 24 (8 wards) 44,265
1925 January 1 Thomas Foster 24 (8 wards) 32,885
1926 January 1 Thomas Foster 24 (8 wards) 47,771
1927 January 1 Thomas Foster 24 (8 wards) 42,617
1928 January 1 Sam McBride 24 (8 wards) 50,324
1929 January 1 Sam McBride 24 (8 wards) 47,931
1930 January 1 Bert Wemp 24 (8 wards) 54,309
1931 January 1 William James Stewart 24 (8 wards) 57,500
1932 January 1 William James Stewart 26 (9 wards) acclaimed
1933 January 1 William James Stewart 26 (9 wards) 113,283
1934 January 1 William James Stewart 18 (9 wards) 104,406
1935 January 1 James Simpson 18 (9 wards) 126,997
Jan. 1936 January 1 Sam McBride 18 (9 wards) 124,395
Dec. 1936 December 7 William D. Robbins 18 (9 wards) 100,907
1937 December 6 Ralph Day 18 (9 wards) 120,392
1939 January 2 Ralph Day 18 (9 wards) 146,424
1940 January 1 Ralph Day 18 (9 wards) 99,461
1941 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy 18 (9 wards) 88,701
1942 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy 18 (9 wards) acclaimed
1943 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy 18 (9 wards) acclaimed
1944 January 1 Frederick J. Conboy 18 (9 wards) 137,095
1945 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders 18 (9 wards) 105,156
1946 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders 18 (9 wards) acclaimed
1947 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders 18 (9 wards) 105,419
1948 January 1 Robert Hood Saunders 18 (9 wards) 133,105
1949 January 1 Hiram E. McCallum 18 (9 wards) 121,492
Jan 1950 January 2 Hiram E. McCallum 18 (9 wards) 168,578
Dec 1950 December 4 Hiram E. McCallum 18 (9 wards) 171,478
1951 December 3 Allan Lamport 18 (9 wards) 156,951
1952 December 1 Allan Lamport 18 (9 wards) 123,371
1953 December 7 Allan Lamport 18 (9 wards) 101,144
1954 December 6 Nathan Phillips 18 (9 wards) 118,984
1955 December 5 Nathan Phillips 18 (9 wards) 99,738
1956 December 3 Nathan Phillips 18 (9 wards) 90,186
1958 December 1 Nathan Phillips 18 (9 wards) 101,601
1960 December 5 Nathan Phillips 18 (9 wards) 175,106
1962 December 3 Donald Summerville 18 (9 wards) 176,270
1964 December 7 Philip Givens 18 (9 wards) 119,700
1966 December 5 William Dennison 18 (9 wards) 156,073
1969 December 1 William Dennison 22 (11 wards) 152,982
1972 December 4 David Crombie 22 (11 wards) 189,370
1974 December 2 David Crombie 22 (11 wards) 120,190
1976 December 6 David Crombie 22 (11 wards) 132,341
1978 November 13 John Sewell 22 (11 wards) 186,653
1980 November 10 Art Eggleton 22 (11 wards) 183,615
1982 November 8 Art Eggleton 22 (11 wards) 159,838
1985 November 12 Art Eggleton 22 (11 wards) 160,129
1988 November 14 Art Eggleton 16 (16 wards) 140,515
1991 November 12 June Rowlands 16 (16 wards) 194,767
1994 November 12 Barbara Hall 16 (16 wards) 163,160

City of Toronto - post-amalgamation

Election Date Mayor Ward seats Votes
1997 November 10 Mel Lastman 56 387,848
2000 November 13 Mel Lastman 44 483,277
2003 November 10 David Miller 44 299,385
2006 November 13 David Miller 44 332,969
2010 October 25 Rob Ford 44 353,519