1910 Toronto municipal election

A complicated system based on what land was owned or leased decided if a person could vote on the money by-laws or not.

The following excerpt from The Globe explains the process: Mayor Joseph Oliver did not run for re-election.

George Reginald Geary had run for the mayor's office in 1908 but lost to Oliver before winning a seat on the Board of Control the next year.

In an open race in 1910, Geary's main opponent was fellow Controller Horatio Clarence Hocken, founder of the Toronto Star and social reformer whom he defeated by 4,000 votes.

William Spence Harrison was defeated meaning only one incumbent, Labourite J.J. Ward, was re-elected.

Toronto's The Globe from 3 January 1910 showing the results of the 1910 municipal election.
A map of Toronto's seven municipal wards as they appeared for the 1 January 1910 election. (Source: Toronto Daily Star)