1946 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 9, 1946.

Mayor of Ottawa[edit]

Candidate Votes %
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) 22,650 87.76
Sydney T. Checkland 3,160 12.24

Referendum[edit]

(Only property owners could vote in the referendum)

Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company $3,500,000 Outlay
Option Votes %
For 6,838 81.80
Against 1,521 18.20

Ottawa Board of Control[edit]

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Grenville Goodwin (X) 16,737
E. A. Bourque (X) 15,817
G. M. Geldert (X) 15,795
Finley McRae (X) 15,192
Charles Boone 4,487
Percy Bedford 3,170

Ottawa City Council[edit]

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Leslie Avery (X) Acclaimed
John Powers (X) Acclaimed
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Eric Query (X) 1,099
Jules Morin (X) 1,032
Paul E. Tasse 546
Edgar Lachine 346
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Roy Donaldson (X) 1,695
William Newton 1,464
Arthur Pinard (X) 1,361
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Martin M. Walsh (X) 1,589
Charles Parker (X) 1,569
Sam Chandler 1,421
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Edward Band (X) 2,055
Joseph McCulloch (X) 1,865
J. A. Enstone 794
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Daniel McCann (X) 1,745
Wilbert Hamilton (X) 1,193
James McAuley 1,019
William J. Wills 437
E. Kesterton 47
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
Henry Bradley (X) 2,256
George Pingle (X) 2,035
R. A. Lefebvre 667
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Paul Tardif (X) 1,615
Frank Ellis (X) 1,003
H. J. Lacasse 283
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
Clem Aubin 1,675
Aristide Belanger (X) 1,439
Henri Rheaume 1,432
Riverdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
Len Coulter (X) Acclaimed
David McMillan (X) Acclaimed
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. Grant Shaw (X) 1,587
Fred Journeaux (X) 1,487
Robert A. Legge 597
E. A. Davis 485

References[edit]

  • Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1946