1899 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1899. Mayor John Shaw was elected for his third term in office in a row, defeating opponent Ernest A. Macdonald and Third Ward Alderman George McMurrich. It was Macdonald's third unsuccessful attempt to be elected mayor, and McMurrich's second. Macdonald would succeed in his fourth attempt, at the 1900 Toronto municipal election.