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1944 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1944.

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

CandidateVotes%
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)17,81456.71
C. E. Pickering7,60224.20
V. Cyril Phelan5,99719.10

Referendums

(Only property owners could vote in the referendums)

$2,000,000 for Post-War projectsOptionVotes%
For5,40461.15
Against3,43438.85
$500,000 for Slum clearanceOptionVotes%
For5,05957.40
Against3,75442.60

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Grenville Goodwin (X)18,062
G. M. Geldert (X)17,757
Finley McRae (X)16,739
E. A. Bourque (X)14,746
S. Leonard Belaire11,266
Sydney T. Checkland3,802
Percy Bedford2,805

[[Ottawa City Council]]

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau WardCandidateVotes%
Leslie Avery (X)Acclaimed
John Powers (X)Acclaimed
By WardCandidateVotes%
Eric Query (X)1,186
Jules Morin733
Paul E. Tasse528
J. M. Laframboise (X)438
Edgar Lachine361
St. George's WardCandidateVotes%
Arthur Pinard (X)1,612
Roy Donaldson1,504
James W. Jefferson1,294
url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/137463227/title =Nominees Listed for Civic Officedate=November 24, 1944newspaper=Ottawa Citizenaccess-date=December 27, 2023}}628
Wellington WardCandidateVotes%
Martin M. Walsh1,866
Charles Parker (X)1,759
Sam Chandler (X)1,357
Christie A. McDonald1,016
Capital WardCandidateVotes%
Edward Band (X)2,594
Joseph McCulloch (X)2,431
Joseph A. Enstone940
Dalhousie WardCandidateVotes%
Daniel McCann (X)2,190
Wilbert Hamilton (X)1,577
James McAuley848
James R. Sands356
Elmdale WardCandidateVotes%
Henry Bradley (X)2,236
George Pingle (X)2,164
Grant McCready936
Ray Lefebvre730
Victoria WardCandidateVotes%
Paul Tardif (X)1,474
Frank Ellis629
Joseph Allard604
Charles Boone459
Lucien Prudhomme348
Harvey Lacasse172
Edward J. Lachance127
Ernest Arbour68
Ottawa WardCandidateVotes%
Napoleon Bordeleau (X)1,475
Aristide Belanger (X)1,353
Henri Rheaume1,267
Riverdale WardCandidateVotes%
Len Coulter (X)2,259
David McMillan (X)1,642
George S. Sloan1,127
Central WardCandidateVotes%
J. Grant Shaw (X)1,699
Fred Journeaux (X)1,654
Joseph C. Thomas929
Elmore A. Davis657
James J. Enright625

References

  • Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1944

References

  1. (November 24, 1944). "Nominees Listed for Civic Office". Ottawa Citizen.
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