1929 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 2, 1929, to elect members of the 1930 Ottawa City Council.
Mayor of Ottawa[edit]
Controller Frank H. Plant was elected mayor without opposition.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Frank H. Plant | Acclaimed | |
Ottawa Board of Control[edit]
All three incumbent controllers were re-elected. Businessman John J. Allen was the only newcomer elected.
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Tulley (X) | 12,057 | 16.83 |
| Frank LaFortune (X) | 11,628 | 16.23 |
| Gerald Sims (X) | 11,455 | 15.99 |
| John J. Allen | 11,172 | 15.59 |
| G. M. Geldert | 11,135 | 15.54 |
| George H. Dunbar | 8,590 | 11.99 |
| S. Rupert Broadfoot | 5,620 | 7.84 |
Ottawa City Council[edit]
All incumbent alderman who ran were re-elected. Two new wards were created for this election, Elmdale in the city's west end, and Riverdale in the city's south. The incumbent aldermen from Dalhousie both ran in Elmdale. One of the incumbent aldermen from Capital Ward (George Pushman) ran in Riverdale.
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rod Plant (X) | 820 | 38.95 |
| Thomas Brethour (X) | 748 | 35.53 |
| John C. Grant | 329 | 15.63 |
| Robert S. M. Hood | 208 | 9.88 |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| A. W. Desjardins (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Eric Query (X) | Acclaimed | |
| St. George Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| T. E. Dansereau (X) | 1,652 | 37.72 |
| Norman H. MacDonald (X) | 1,420 | 32.42 |
| Walter Cunningham | 1,308 | 29.86 |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James W. McNabb (X) | 1,955 | 44.46 |
| J. Edward McVeigh (X) | 1,715 | 39.00 |
| A. M. Muir | 727 | 16.53 |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Warren York (X) | 2,215 | 39.43 |
| Edward Band (politician)\ | 1,899 | 33.81 |
| R. Hooper | 1,503 | 26.76 |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Clarence M. Denneny | 1,247 | 24.81 |
| Dan McCann | 1,176 | 23.40 |
| W. A. Balharrie | 774 | 15.40 |
| Robert A. Stokes | 664 | 13.21 |
| Freeman Rowe | 543 | 10.80 |
| W. E. O'Meara | 412 | 8.20 |
| W. S. McFall | 210 | 4.18 |
| Elmdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sam Crooks (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Jim Forward (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ernest Laroche (X) | 1,109 | 28.04 |
| Nelson J. Lacasse (X) | 1,061 | 26.83 |
| John R. Welch | 831 | 21.01 |
| J. P. Nolan | 559 | 14.13 |
| Harry Scales | 395 | 9.99 |
| Ottawa Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Aristide Belanger (X) | 1,476 | 38.01 |
| Wilfrid St. Aubin | 1,263 | 32.53 |
| Joseph Landriault | 924 | 23.80 |
| Aurelian Rose | 220 | 5.67 |
| Riverdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Sloan | 1,567 | 35.17 |
| George Pushman (X) | 1,376 | 30.89 |
| A. W. E. Hellyer | 801 | 17.98 |
| Robert Carson | 711 | 15.96 |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| J. E. Stanley Lewis | 1,499 | 29.69 |
| William R. Low (X) | 1,325 | 26.24 |
| Harold C. Shipman | 883 | 17.49 |
| Kirby Bangs | 851 | 16.85 |
| W. F. Bowden Martin | 491 | 9.72 |
References[edit]
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| Ottawa |
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| Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton | ||