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1935 Toronto municipal election

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chose not to run for reelection. The race to succeed him became focused on two candidates. James Simpson, known as "People's Jimmy" was a long serving member of the
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and a self-described socialist. Simpson was strongly opposed by many religious leaders, former mayor Stewart, and three of the four daily newspapers. Only the
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won a surprise victory in the mayoral campaign to become the first socialist candidate elected to the office.
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and might not exactly match final tallies. Ward 3 and 6 results taken from the January 2, 1935
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and communist Reverend A.E. Smith, but they finished considerably back.
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endorsed his run. The other three papers endorsed Alderman
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who finished a close second. Also running were controller
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He was an active member of the 40:and former vice-president of the 16:Municipal elections were held in 662: 1368:Municipal elections in Toronto 669:Municipal elections in Toronto 1: 1389: 309:Central Business District 1363:1935 elections in Canada 1342:2023 mayoral by-election 599:Walter Wilkinson - 1,689 482:Harry Stephenson - 1,575 333:Albert Kinnear - 1,696 330:Arnold Ferguson - 1,980 596:Charles Reeves - 1,646 559:Alfred Hambleton - 445 547:Albert Burnese - 4,548 479:Robert Stanley - 3,714 279:Harry Gladstone Clarke 219: 109:won reelection to the 495:West Toronto Junction 488:Bertram Tipping - 475 345:Abraham Golberg - 294 255:Clifford Lock - 1,686 217: 34:William James Stewart 602:John McGonnell - 453 587:Herbert Ball - 4,456 550:Robert Baker - 4,399 485:George Granell - 600 476:Harold Tracy - 6,530 441:Charles Kerr - 1,045 438:James Conner - 1,576 429:Thomas Black - 2,907 380:H.M. Goodman - 2,293 366:Robert Hood Saunders 339:Alfred Burgess - 490 199:Frank Regan - 26,242 173:(incumbent) - 44,820 162:William J. Wadsworth 157:(incumbent) - 71,177 119:William J. Wadsworth 117:and former alderman 623:Election Coverage. 576:(incumbent) - 8,224 536:(incumbent) - 9,603 519:John McPhee - 1,594 513:(incumbent) - 5,698 505:(incumbent) - 7,217 473:(incumbent) - 9,015 462:Frederick J. Conboy 444:Albert Plenty - 499 412:(incumbent) - 6,483 395:S.C. Schiller - 419 392:Max Orenstein - 534 377:(incumbent) - 4,691 319:(incumbent) - 2,990 299:Percy Bishop - 2348 290:(incumbent) - 4,738 282:(incumbent) - 6,082 261:Thomas Cooney - 858 258:David Spencer - 881 252:Zeph Hilton - 3,736 235:(incumbent) - 7,412 196:A.E Hacker - 29,110 553:David MacKay - 878 516:Harry Wynn - 3,267 502:George H. Gardiner 389:Max Federman - 552 383:Ida Siegel - 2,130 302:Thomas James - 465 220: 170:William D. Robbins 107:William D. Robbins 51:Toronto Daily Star 1350: 1349: 1267:Post-amalgamation 627:. January 2, 1935 402:Trinity-Bellwoods 386:Myer Klig - 1,068 355:Kensington Market 348:Joseph Kent - 290 232:Frank M. Johnston 191:Adelaide Plumptre 131:Adelaide Plumptre 84:J. George Ramsden 60:J. George Ramsden 1380: 676:Pre-amalgamation 667: 666: 655: 648: 641: 632: 612:Toronto Telegram 573:William D. Ellis 556:David Weir - 763 359:Garment District 294:William Dennison 240:W.A. Summerville 111:Board of Control 97:Board of Control 38:Board of Control 1388: 1387: 1383: 1382: 1381: 1379: 1378: 1377: 1373:1935 in Ontario 1353: 1352: 1351: 1346: 1262: 671: 661: 659: 620: 374:Nathan Phillips 342:C.A. Risk - 457 336:Fred Ross - 925 324:John S. Simmons 287:John R. 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Hunt 76: 73: 72: 71:James Simpson 68: 65: 64: 63: 61: 57: 56:Harry W. Hunt 53: 52: 47: 43: 39: 35: 28:Toronto mayor 27: 25: 23: 22:James Simpson 19: 1067: 625:Toronto Star 624: 611: 608:Toronto Star 607: 605: 579: 571: 539: 531: 526:East Toronto 508: 500: 468: 460: 415: 407: 372: 364: 322: 316:John Laidlaw 314: 285: 277: 238: 230: 210:City council 176: 168: 160: 152: 100: 69: 49: 31: 15: 533:Ernest Bray 268:Cabbagetown 154:Sam McBride 141:. Alderman 127:A.E. Hacker 103:Sam McBride 1357:Categories 618:References 591:John Innes 101:Incumbent 90:A.E. 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Index

Toronto
James Simpson
William James Stewart
Board of Control
Trades and Labour Congress of Canada
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Toronto Daily Star
Harry W. Hunt
J. George Ramsden
James Simpson
Harry W. Hunt
J. George Ramsden
A.E. Smith
Sam McBride
William D. Robbins
Board of Control
Ralph Day
William J. Wadsworth
Claude Pierce
A.E. Hacker
Adelaide Plumptre
Communist
Tim Buck
George Duthie
Sam McBride
William J. Wadsworth
William D. Robbins
Ralph Day
Claude Pearce
Adelaide Plumptre

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