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housing project in the east end of the city. The second approved the city buying up the land northwest of the intersection of Bay and Queen streets for a city square and municipal buildings. This would later be the site of
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being defeated. This left the party with only two seats on city council, Norman Freed and Charles Sims. This was somewhat mitigated by two communists winning seats on the Toronto Board of Education.
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The vote also featured three referendums. Two were approved that would have a lasting effect on the city of Toronto. One called for the creation of the
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faced only fringe candidates: Frank O'Hearn, who would go on to found the
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He was ousted by 74:needs additional citations for 41:or discuss these issues on the 1536:Municipal elections in Toronto 837:Municipal elections in Toronto 1: 785: 341:The only major change on the 7: 10: 1557: 1434: 843: 257:was re-elected as mayor. 1531:1947 elections in Canada 1510:2023 mayoral by-election 174:This article includes a 625:Patrick McKeown - 1,335 412:Harry Clairmont - 4,858 406:M.A. Sanderson - 26,136 262:Labor-Progressive Party 203:more precise citations. 426: 409:Harry Bradley - 10,749 282:Nathan Phillips Square 768:Alex Thompson - 4,109 676:West Toronto Junction 592:C.G. Hamilton - 1,121 424: 394:Kenneth Bert McKellar 326:Frank O'Hearn - 9,477 697:J.A. Service - 2,240 663:D.J. Bennett - 5,091 462:Harry Marley - 1,606 442:(incumbent) - 4,788 397:(incumbent) - 49,680 389:(incumbent) - 51,578 373:(incumbent) - 58,524 349:, the leader of the 320:Robert Hood Saunders 302:New Capitalist Party 298:Robert Hood Saunders 255:Robert Hood Saunders 83:improve this article 791:Election Coverage. 774:R.M. McLean - 1,480 765:W.H. Harris - 5,999 754:(incumbent) - 8,307 737:James Davis - 1,522 728:(incumbent) - 5,319 714:(incumbent) - 8,120 694:(incumbent) - 3,557 686:(incumbent) - 5,773 660:(incumbent) - 5,775 616:(incumbent) - 6,848 608:(incumbent) - 7,283 583:(incumbent) - 4,690 575:(incumbent) - 4,910 547:Harry Gilbert - 682 538:(incumbent) - 2,884 530:(incumbent) - 3,397 497:(incumbent) - 3,079 483:(incumbent) - 4,102 456:(incumbent) - 3,969 403:(incumbent)- 42,106 771:H.V. Locke - 3,542 459:W. Simpson - 2,067 427: 345:was the defeat of 176:list of references 1518: 1517: 1435:Post-amalgamation 795:. 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