1894 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1894. Warring Kennedy was elected, defeating Mayor Robert John Fleming, who was seeking a third term. Kennedy's upset was credited to the increased turnout by Methodists due to the plebiscite on Prohibition as well as the strong organized support for Kennedy by the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order.[1]

Toronto mayor
Results
Warring Kennedy - 13,830
Robert John Fleming (incumbent) - 9,306

Source:[2]

Plebiscite
Main article: 1894 Ontario prohibition plebiscite

Under the Prohibition Plebiscite Act, a plebiscite was held across the province, in conjunction with municipal elections, on the prohibition of the importation, manufacture, and sale alcohol. For this plebiscite, unmarried women, and widows, were allowed to vote - approximately 5,000 women in Toronto - of which 1,117 did so. Men and women were given different colours, which were counted separately.[1] The plebiscite did not result in the enactment of prohibition legislation by the province, however, as in 1896, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council disallowed provincial authority over the importation of alcohol.[3]

Prohibition
For - 10,532 (men); 875 (women) - 11,407 (total)
Against - 8,637 (men); 242 (women) - 8,879 (total)

Source:[1]

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. Seven aldermen from the outgoing Toronto City Council retired while 17 sought re-election. Of those, 12 were re-elected and five were defeated.[1]

First Ward
W.T. Stewart (incumbent) - 1,098
Thomas Allen - 1,024
H.R. Frankland - 927
C.C. Small (incumbent) - 905
Peter Macdonald - 901
John Knox Leslie (incumbent) - 862
Ernest A. Macdonald - 805
E.A. Forster - 580
Thomas Davies (incumbent) - 536
S.A. Heakes - 336
Second Ward
John Hallam (incumbent) - 1,997
Daniel Lamb (incumbent) - 1,942
Thomas Hewitt (incumbent) - 1,401
P.H. Drayton - 1,065
George Anderson - 1,029
Thomas Foster - 1,027
Francis Stephens Spence - 1,020
Daniel Kelly - 936
David Carlyle - 892
Adam Beatty - 434
Third Ward
John Shaw (incumbent) - 3,649
George McMurrich (incumbent) - 2,472
J. Enoch Thompson - 2,117
O.B. Sheppard - 1,887
R.L. Fraser - 1,726
Richard John Score - 1,616
W.R. Clarke - 886
C.A. Muerrie - 305
Fourth Ward
William Burns (incumbent) - 2,011
Wm. P. Hubbard - 1,993
James Jolliffe (incumbent) - 1,600
James Crane - 1,458
George Verral (incumbent) - 1,381
W.G. Harris - 1,123
John McCaffrey - 1,014
M. B. Alison - 986
Alex R. Williamson - 960
John Ward - 511
John Dill - 340
Fifth Ward
Thomas Crawford (incumbent) - 2,671
John Bailey (incumbent) - 2,015
John Dunn - 1,960
Andrew Bates - 1,635
Daniel Kennedy - 841
Francis H. Woods - 821
Alanson Cody Winton - 481
John Aldridge - 349
William J. Smith - 282
J.B. Hay - 116
Lindsay - 30
Sixth Ward
W.F. Atkinson 1,212
John J. Graham 1,105
James Gowanlock - 897
Thomas Murray (incumbent) - 894
J.E. Verral (incumbent) - 732
John Maloney (incumbent) - 719
Sturgeon Stewart - 699
H.M. East - 643
Charles L. Denison - 592
John F. McCrae - 583

Source:[1] and [4]

References
  1. "FLEMING NOT IN IT: Warring Kennedy Runs Thousands Ahead of Him HEAVY VOTE POLLED Kennedy Wins by Over Four Thousand ALDERMANIC CONTEST Several Familiar Figures Vanish From the Scene THE VOTE ON THE PLEBISCITE SHOWS A LARGE MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION IN THE CITY THE ALDERMANIC FIGHT ALDERMAN RE-ELECTED NEW MEN ELECTED ALDERMEN WHO RETIRE ALDERMEN BEATEN AT THE POLLS THE TRUSTEE CONTEST THE MAYORALTY ALDERMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES AT THE VICTOR'S HEADQUARTERS FROM THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES THE CROWD ON YONGE STREET THE MAYOR BOWS TO THE VERDICT THE PLEBISCITE", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 Jan 1894: 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. Johnston, Larry (July 2007). "Referendums in Ontario: An Historical Summary" (PDF). Ontario Legislative Library: 4–6.
  4. "ALDERMEN AND TRUSTEES: Nominations in the Six Wards of the City NUMEROUS CANDIDATES A Round Dozen in the Second Ward TRUSTEES WHITESIDE AND RODEN THE ONLY MEN ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION--NOTES ON THE MEETINGS FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES THE PUBLIC MEETING SECOND WARD FOR ALDERMEN FOR ALDERMEN WARD FOUR SCHOOL TRUSTEES FIFTH WARD FOR ALDERMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES THE SPEAKING SIXTH WARD FOR ALDERMEN FOR TRUSTEES PUBLIC MEETING EAST TORONTO VILLAGE", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]23 Dec 1893: 18
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