Toronto municipal election, 1931

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1931. William James Stewart was elected mayor after winning a close contest again former mayor Sam McBride.

Incumbent mayor Bert Wemp needed major abdominal surgery did could not run. Running to replace him was former mayor McBride, who had been defeated by Wemp in the 1930 campaign. He was opposed by Alderman Stewart, who won the vote by a slim margin.

Two incumbents were defeated on the Board of Control: Claude Pearce and W.A. Summerville. Former controller Albert Hacker, who had been defeated the previous year regained a seat. The other new seat was won by Alderman J. George Ramsden.

Results taken from the January 2, 1931 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.

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