Municipal elections were held in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1944. Incumbent
Frederick J. Conboy defeated Controller
Lewis Duncan. The election was a notable defeat for the
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF, a social democratic party) as it lost all representation on city council.
Toronto mayor
Conboy had served as mayor since 1940 and was seeking his fourth term of office. He was opposed by CCFer Lewis Duncan who had also run and lost in 1939 and 1940.
The
Board of Control had one open seat due to Duncan's run for mayor. Alderman
William Dennison attempted to hold the seat for the CCF, but finished in distant seventh. Three other former aldermen ran for the seat
Hiram E. McCallum,
David Balfour, and communist
Stewart Smith with Balfour winning the seat.