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Ottawa Board of Control

The Ottawa Board of Control was an important part of the governance of Ottawa, Ontario from 1908 until 1980 when it was abolished. Through the 19th century Ottawa had been governed by a mayor and city council, but most councillors were only part-time and could spend only a few hours per week on municipal issues.

The board was elected across the entire city of Ottawa with the four candidates receiving the most votes being added to the board. The member of the board of control who received the most votes was also made deputy mayor, and was the legal successor to the mayor should they resign or die in office. The board of control was abolished in 1980 by the Ontario Municipal Board after a council vote for its abolition.

History

Mayor Arthur Ellis found this problematic as there was little time for real scrutiny of important issues. He thus proposed creating a five member board of control consisting of the mayor and four members elected at large from across the city. At the same time the number of councillors would be reduced by a third.

The city council rejected this plan, as it would reduce both their authority and their numbers. In the 1908 municipal election the question was brought to a referendum, and was approved and the new board was created. In 1910 city council held a second referendum on whether the board should be abolished, and the people of Ottawa overwhelmingly voted in favour of keeping the board.

Controllers

CouncilControllers
1908Napoléon Champagne
(until Nov. 12)
Edward P. McGrath
(from Nov. 18)
1909Napoléon Champagne
1910Edward H. Hinchey
1911
W. E. Brown
(from Nov. 6, 1911)
1912Stewart McClenaghan
1913Joseph Kent
1914E. R. McNeill
1915Harold Fisher
1916Joseph Kent
1917Edward H. Hinchey
1918James Muir
1919Frank H. Plant
Walter Cunningham
(from Dec. 1)
1920John Cameron
1921Arthur Ellis
1922
1923Joseph McGuire
1924Napoléon Champagne
1925Herbert McElroy
1926Arthur Ellis
1927Frank LaFortune
1928Frank H. Plant
1929Gerald Sims
1930John J. Allen
1931George Mackinley Geldert
1932Fulgence Charpentier
1933J. E. Stanley Lewis
1934Tom Brethour
1935J. Edward McVeigh
1936George Harrison Dunbar
1937E. A. Bourque
1938J. Edward McVeigh
1939John Harold Putnam
1940Jim Forward
1941–42Chester E. Pickering
1943–44Finley McRae
1945–46
1947–48
1949–50Len Coulter
1951–52Charlotte Whitton
(until Oct. 1, 1951)
John Powers
(from Oct. 11, 1951)
1953–54Roy Donaldson
1955–56George H. Nelms
1957–58Wilbert Hamilton
1959–60
1961–62Lloyd Francis
(until May 20, 1963)
1963–64Ellen Webber
Jules Morin
(from May 22, 1963)
1965–66Kenneth Fogarty
1967–69
1970–72Claude Bennett
(until Aug. 28, 1972)
Tom McDougall
(from Sept. 5, 1972)Garry Guzzo
(from May 1972)
1973–74
1975–76Marion Dewar
1977–78Pat Nicol
1978–80Brian Bourns

References

References

  1. Taylor, John H.. (1986). "Ottawa: An Illustrated History". James Lorimer & Company.
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