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1893 Toronto municipal election

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Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1893. Mayor Robert John Fleming, was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Warring Kennedy.[1]

Toronto mayor

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Results
Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 11,736
Warring Kennedy - 8,618

Source: [2]

Aldermen elected to City Council

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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.

First Ward
C.C. Small (incumbent) - 1,275
W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,087
Thomas Davies - 1,033
John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 1,010
G.S. Macdonald (incumbent) - 987
W. Barrett - 697
Second Ward
Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 2,110
John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,955
Garratt F. Frankland - 1.412
Edward Hewitt - 1,379
David Carlyle (incumbent) - 1,214
Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,205
Daniel Kelly - 1,135
George Taunt - 114
Third Ward
Bernard Saunders (incumbent) - 3,094
George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,535
John Shaw (incumbent) - 2,474
John Brown - 2,405
W.J. Hill - 2,380
Ernest A. Macdonald - 346
Fourth Ward
William Carlyle (incumbent) - 2,292
William Burns (incumbent) - 2,266
James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,966
George Verral (incumbent) - 1,634
Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,626
A.F. Jury - 1,316
Fifth Ward
William Bell (incumbent) - 2,252
Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,027
John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,002
J.E. Verral - 1,530
R.H. Graham (incumbent) - 1,409
A. Pearce - 110
Sixth Ward
Dr. J.O. Orr (incumbent) - 1,456
Dr. Adam Lynd - 1,397
John Maloney (incumbent) - 1,096
Thomas Murray - 1,042
W.F. Atkinson (incumbent) - 935
James Gowanlock (incumbent) - 835
John H. Graham - 224
George G. Miles - 120

Source: [1] and [3]

References

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Aldermanic results taken from the January 3, 1893, Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.

  1. ^ a b "ONLY THREE THOUSAND: Fleming's Majority the Biggest Any Mayor Ever Had DON OVERWHELMED Fleming's Vote the Biggest Ever Polled SOME ALDERMANIC SURPRISES Several of the Old Members Defeated SPEECHES OF TDE SUCCESSFUL AND DEFEATED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAYOR'S CHAIR--NOTES OF THE DAY", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]03 Jan 1893: 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. ^ "ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES: Contests Will Take Place in Every Ward A QUIET NOMINATION DAY Several Ex- Aldermen in the Field Again NEARLY ALL THE PRESENT ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES WILL TRY TO HOLD THEIR SEATS FIRST WARD SECOND WARD FOR ALDERMES ALDERMEN", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]27 Dec 1892: 8.