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1901 Toronto municipal election

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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",
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from among its members. The number of Controllers was increased from thee to four, in addition to the Mayor who chairs the Board. At the first council meeting following the general election, four
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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.
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into public ownership and operation. Despite the plebiscite passing, the new Howland administration cancelled the project.
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company, despite the plan having been approved in the plebiscite by a large majority.
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Shortly after the election, Mayor Howland called off plans by the city to put into
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elections, seventeen incumbent alderman were returned and five were defeated.
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Map of Toronto's six wards (1892–1909), published in
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Denison (incumbent) - 1,418 99:Charles Christopher Woodley - 224 575: 33:was elected, defeating Alderman 1281:Municipal elections in Toronto 582:Municipal elections in Toronto 412:John Dunn (incumbent) - 1,340 171:Four aldermen were elected to 56:the privately owned municipal 1: 309:Joseph George Ramsden - 1,499 389:Dr. William Stewart Fraleigh 37:as well as incumbent Mayor 1302: 406:Alexander Stewart - 1,503 383:James Russell Lovett Starr 367:Alex R. Williamson - 1,688 312:Samuel George Curry - 993 266:Central Business District 1276:1901 elections in Canada 1255:2023 mayoral by-election 259:Thomas W. Barber - 1,329 113:Toronto Board of Control 327:James B. Tremaine - 100 355:William Peyton Hubbard 321:Thomas W. Curtis - 286 318:Robert L. Fraser - 720 276:Oliver Barton Sheppard 199:William Temple Stewart 168: 467:William O'Neill - 359 421:Edmund Schilling - 81 306:John Morrison - 1,585 162: 212:John Preston - 1,077 173:Toronto City Council 117:Toronto City Council 74:Oliver Aiken Howland 31:Oliver Aiken Howland 461:J.M. Bowman - 1,318 452:(incumbent) - 1,523 446:(incumbent) - 1,562 440:(incumbent) - 1,758 403:(incumbent) - 1,571 397:(incumbent) - 1,593 364:(incumbent) - 2,500 358:(incumbent) - 2,673 350:(incumbent) - 2,680 324:Robert Barton - 101 315:Thomas Hunter - 733 300:(incumbent) - 1,878 286:(incumbent) - 2,314 283:John Francis Loudon 278:(incumbent) - 2,561 253:(incumbent) - 1,742 247:(incumbent) - 1,824 245:Edward Strachan Cox 233:(incumbent) - 2,947 201:(incumbent) - 1,321 195:(incumbent) - 1,352 189:(incumbent) - 1,870 90:(incumbent) - 3,354 88:Ernest A. Macdonald 39:Ernest A. Macdonald 17:Municipal elections 370:Samuel Platt - 740 256:John Akers - 1,360 206:Fred H. Richardson 169: 1263: 1262: 1180:Post-amalgamation 438:John James Graham 418:J.J. Dunbar - 447 415:David Clark - 594 377:Trinity-Bellwoods 167:, 1 January 1892. 1293: 589:Pre-amalgamation 580: 579: 568: 561: 554: 545: 538: 531: 525: 517: 506: 499: 444:John Joseph Ward 297:George McMurrich 107:Board of Control 54:public ownership 1301: 1300: 1296: 1295: 1294: 1292: 1291: 1290: 1286:1901 in Ontario 1266: 1265: 1264: 1259: 1175: 584: 574: 572: 542: 541: 532: 528: 518: 509: 500: 489: 477: 341:Thomas Urquhart 157: 147:Against - 6,488 129: 115:was elected by 109: 82:Frank S. Spence 66: 35:Frank S. 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Hodgson 449: 443: 437: 426:Sixth Ward ( 400: 395:William Bell 394: 388: 382: 375:Fifth Ward ( 361: 353: 347: 339: 295: 290:Henry Sheard 289: 281: 275: 264:Third Ward ( 250: 244: 236: 228: 204: 198: 193:John Russell 192: 186: 179:First Ward ( 170: 164: 155:City council 150: 144:For - 13,398 130: 110: 102: 72: 51: 20: 16: 15: 401:Frank Woods 362:James Crane 251:Daniel Lamb 219:Cabbagetown 187:James Frame 127:Plebiscites 1270:Categories 475:References 175:per ward. 29:election, 535:The Globe 522:The Globe 503:The Globe 181:Riverdale 165:The Globe 133:gas plant 94:John Shaw 80:Alderman 43:John Shaw 1061:Dec 1950 1056:Jan 1950 991:Dec 1936 986:Jan 1936 432:Parkdale 428:Brockton 344:- 3,191 270:The Ward 223:Rosedale 151:Source: 140:Gasworks 103:Source: 77:- 12,300 58:gasworks 458:- 1,367 391:- 1,748 385:- 1,887 334:Spadina 292:- 1,922 241:- 2,432 209:- 1,207 84:- 8,076 69:Results 47:council 27:mayoral 22:Toronto 1248:Mayor 1236:Mayor 1224:Mayor 1212:Mayor 96:- 990 1243:2022 1231:2018 1219:2014 1207:2010 1202:2006 1197:2003 1192:2000 1187:1997 1171:1994 1166:1991 1161:1988 1156:1985 1151:1982 1146:1980 1141:1978 1136:1976 1131:1974 1126:1972 1121:1969 1116:1966 1111:1964 1106:1962 1101:1960 1096:1958 1091:1956 1086:1955 1081:1954 1076:1953 1071:1952 1066:1951 1051:1949 1046:1948 1041:1947 1036:1946 1031:1945 1026:1944 1021:1943 1016:1942 1011:1941 1006:1940 1001:1939 996:1937 981:1935 976:1934 971:1933 966:1932 961:1931 956:1930 951:1929 946:1928 941:1927 936:1926 931:1925 926:1924 921:1923 916:1922 911:1921 906:1920 901:1919 896:1918 891:1917 886:1916 881:1915 876:1914 871:1913 866:1912 861:1911 856:1910 851:1909 846:1908 841:1907 836:1906 831:1905 826:1904 821:1903 816:1902 811:1901 806:1900 801:1899 796:1898 791:1897 786:1896 781:1895 776:1894 771:1893 766:1892 761:1891 756:1890 751:1889 746:1888 741:1887 736:1886 731:1885 726:1884 721:1883 716:1882 711:1881 706:1879 701:1878 696:1877 691:1876 686:1875 681:1874 676:1873 671:1872 666:1871 661:1869 656:1868 651:1867 646:1866 641:1865 636:1864 631:1863 626:1862 621:1861 616:1859 611:1858 606:1857 601:1856 596:1855 430:and 268:and 221:and 111:The 1272:: 510:^ 490:^ 567:e 560:t 553:v 434:) 379:) 336:) 272:) 225:) 183:)

Index

Toronto
mayoral
Oliver Aiken Howland
Frank S. Spence
Ernest A. Macdonald
John Shaw
council
public ownership
gasworks
Oliver Aiken Howland
Frank S. Spence
Ernest A. Macdonald
John Shaw
Toronto Board of Control
Toronto City Council
Conservatives
gas plant
Gasworks

Toronto City Council
Riverdale
Fred H. Richardson
Cabbagetown
Rosedale
Thomas Foster
Joseph Oliver
Central Business District
The Ward
John Francis Loudon
George McMurrich

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