Municipal elections were held in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 7, 1936, after being moved up from the traditional New Year's Day vote.
William D. Robbins was easily elected mayor to his first full term in office.
Toronto mayor
William D. Robbins had been appointed to the office of mayor earlier in the year after the death of incumbent
Sam McBride. Challenging Robbins for the post was Alderman
John Laidlaw and veteran Robert Harding. Robbins was easily reelected, winning a majority of the vote in every ward. One of his main campaign pledges was the construction of an airport for the city of Toronto. This was realized in 1939 with the creation of the
Toronto Island Airport.
The
Communist Party of Canada managed to elect
Stewart Smith to City Council from Ward 5. In future elections he would be joined by other Communists such as
J.B. Salsberg in forming a far left faction on city council. The Communist Party, and its successor the
Labor-Progressive Party would continue to elect members to council until the late 1940s.