1946 Ottawa municipal election

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

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

Referendum

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(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

(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

(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

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  • Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1946