This attempt to increase turnout went into effect immediately and an election was held December 4, 1950.

The central issue of the campaign was whether to legalize sport on Sundays, with Controller Allan Lamport the main proponent.

Incumbent Hiram E. McCallum easily won reelection against two minor candidates, former police officer Charles Mahoney and Trotskyist Ross Dowson.

[1] All sitting members of the Board of Control chose to run for reelection.

Results taken from the January 3, 1950 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.