Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 1950. This was the last time election were held in January, as a ballot measure passed changing the election date to the first Monday in December. 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. A referendum was held on the subject, and it passed by a slim margin.
Incumbent Hiram E. McCallum easily won reelection against two minor candidates.
Results
Hiram E. McCallum – 133,320
C.H. Mahoney – 19,658
Ross Dowson – 15,600
All sitting members of the Board of Control chose to run for reelection. Alderman Louis Shannon attempted to win a seat, but finished fifth.
Results
John Innes (incumbent) – 96,139
Leslie Saunders (incumbent) – 87,799
David Balfour (incumbent) – 78,090
Allan Lamport (incumbent) – 72,436
Louis Shannon – 72,059
Stewart Smith – 45,251
Harry Bradley- 21,719
Frederick Vacher – 9,850
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
John McMechan (incumbent) – 9,328
William Allen – 8,512
Kenneth Waters – 8,060
Roy Cadwell – 3,299
Harry Marley – 2,263
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
Joseph Cornish – 6,237
Beverley Sparling – 5,642
May Birchard – 5,560
Sylvester Perry – 2,064
William MacKenzie – 1,422
Harold West – 692
Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)
Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) – acclaimed
Howard Phillips (incumbent) – acclaimed
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) – 7,941
Norman Freed (incumbent) – 6,553
Francis Chambers – 6,319
Alfred Whiskin – 649
Francis Love – 648
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)
Joseph Gould – 10,252
Arthur Frost (incumbent) – 10,110
Charles Sims (incumbent) – 8,462
Pat McKeown – 1,086
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
George Granell (incumbent) – 15,029
Lester Nelson – 8,299
William Duckworth – 7,971
Robert Colucci – 7,573
Dewar Ferguson – 5,596
Harry Branscombe – 3,720
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
William Davidson – 8,727
Alfred Cowling (incumbent) – 8,005
David Sanderson – 5,989
Ward 8 (The Beaches)
Ross Lipsett – 13,686
W.H. Collings (incumbent) – 12,174
Roy Mealing (incumbent) – 9,560
Maurice Punshon – 3,646
William Probert – 3,040
John Square – 968
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
Frank Nash (incumbent) – 15,677
Roy Belyea (incumbent) – 15,486
William Mitchell – 10,542
Results taken from the January 3, 1950 Toronto Star and might not exactly match final tallies.
