1888 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1888. Edward Frederick Clarke, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, defeated Alderman Elias Rogers, owner of a prominent coal and home heating company, and Daniel Defoe, a barrister and former alderman.
Rogers, a Quaker, was viewed as the "temperance candidate for mayor" while Clarke was favoured by tavern and liquor store owners and anti-temperance voters. Clarke's victory, along with the defeat of two liquor bylaws being proposed by referendum, being seen as a victory for anti-temperance sentiment.
Toronto mayor
;ResultsReferences:
Referendum
Referendums were held on three proposed by-laws, one to approve financing for a "trunk sewer", a second by-law to reduce the number of taverns licensed to serve liquor from 150 to 100, and a third to reduce the number of shops licensed to sell liquor from 50 to 20. All three by-laws were defeated.;Trunk sewer by-law
;Tavern licence by-law
;Shop licence by-law
References:
Aldermen elected to city council
;St. Andrew's Ward;St. David's Ward
;St. George's Ward
;St. James' Ward
;St. John's Ward
;St. Lawrence Ward
;St. Mark's Ward
;St. Matthew's Ward
;St. Patrick's Ward
;St. Paul's Ward
;St. Stephen's Ward
;St. Thomas' Ward
References: