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1946 Ottawa municipal election

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

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

CandidateVotes%
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)22,65087.76
Sydney T. Checkland3,16012.24

Referendum

(Only property owners could vote in the referendum)

Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company $3,500,000 OutlayOptionVotes%
For6,83881.80
Against1,52118.20

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Grenville Goodwin (X)16,737
E. A. Bourque (X)15,817
G. M. Geldert (X)15,795
Finley McRae (X)15,192
Charles Boone4,487
Percy Bedford3,170

[[Ottawa City Council]]

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau WardCandidateVotes%
Leslie Avery (X)Acclaimed
John Powers (X)Acclaimed
By WardCandidateVotes%
Eric Query (X)1,099
Jules Morin (X)1,032
Paul E. Tasse546
Edgar Lachine346
St. George's WardCandidateVotes%
Roy Donaldson (X)1,695
William Newton1,464
Arthur Pinard (X)1,361
Wellington WardCandidateVotes%
Martin M. Walsh (X)1,589
Charles Parker (X)1,569
Sam Chandler1,421
Capital WardCandidateVotes%
Edward Band (X)2,055
Joseph McCulloch (X)1,865
J. A. Enstone794
Dalhousie WardCandidateVotes%
Daniel McCann (X)1,745
Wilbert Hamilton (X)1,193
James McAuley1,019
William J. Wills437
E. Kesterton47
Elmdale WardCandidateVotes%
Henry Bradley (X)2,256
George Pingle (X)2,035
R. A. Lefebvre667
Victoria WardCandidateVotes%
Paul Tardif (X)1,615
Frank Ellis (X)1,003
H. J. Lacasse283
Ottawa WardCandidateVotes%
Clem Aubin1,67536.72
Henri Rheaume1,44431.66
Aristide Belanger (X)1,44231.62

After election night, it appeared Belanger was elected to the second seat over Rheaume by seven votes. A recount showed that Rheaume had won the seat by two votes.

Riverdale WardCandidateVotes%
Len Coulter (X)Acclaimed
David McMillan (X)Acclaimed
Central WardCandidateVotes%
J. Grant Shaw (X)1,587
Fred Journeaux (X)1,487
Robert A. Legge597
E. A. Davis485

References

  • Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1946

References

  1. (December 24, 1946). "Ald. Belanger Loses Council Seat To Rheaume by 2 Votes in Recount". Ottawa Journal.
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