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1896 Toronto municipal election

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'''Municipal elections were held in Toronto''', Canada, on January 6, 1896. Mayor [[Robert John Fleming (Canadian politician)|Robert John Fleming]] was elected, defeating [[John Shaw (Canadian politician)|John Shaw]].<ref name="results">"MAYOR FLEMINGS FOURTH TRIUMPH: Re-elected by the Substantial Majority of 1,585 CITIZENS ENDORSE THE ISLAND STREET RAILWAY", ''The Globe'' (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Jan 1897: 1.</ref>

==Toronto mayor==

;Results
:'''[[Robert John Fleming]]''' - 10,281
:[[John Shaw (Canadian politician)|John Shaw]] - 8,583

Source: <ref name="results"/>

==Board of Control==
The [[Toronto Board of Control]] was created by the province of Ontario in 1896 as a municipal reform, to act as [[Toronto City Council]]'s executive. Three Controllers elected by [[Toronto City Council]] from among its members, and presided over by the mayor. Aldermen Graham, Lamb, and McMurrich were elected to sit on the body.<ref name="a">"AT THE PAVILION: Inaugural Meeting of the New City Council MAYOR ...", ''The Globe'' (1844-1936); Jan 12, 1897; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail, pg. 2</ref>

==References==
<!--Aldermanic results taken from the January 7, 1896, ''Toronto Globe'' and might not exactly match final tallies.-->



[[Category:1896 elections in Canada]]
[[Category:Municipal elections in Toronto]]
[[Category:1896 in Ontario]]



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