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Deutsch1944 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1944.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) | 17,814 | 56.71 |
| C. E. Pickering | 7,602 | 24.20 |
| V. Cyril Phelan | 5,997 | 19.10 |
Referendums
[edit](Only property owners could vote in the referendums)
| $2,000,000 for Post-War projects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| For | 5,404 | 61.15 |
| Against | 3,434 | 38.85 |
| $500,000 for Slum clearance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| For | 5,059 | 57.40 |
| Against | 3,754 | 42.60 |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Grenville Goodwin (X) | 18,062 | |
| G. M. Geldert (X) | 17,757 | |
| Finley McRae (X) | 16,739 | |
| E. A. Bourque (X) | 14,746 | |
| S. Leonard Belaire | 11,266 | |
| Sydney T. Checkland | 3,802 | |
| Percy Bedford | 2,805 |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Leslie Avery (X) | Acclaimed | |
| John Powers (X) | Acclaimed | |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Eric Query (X) | 1,186 | |
| Jules Morin | 733 | |
| Paul E. Tasse | 528 | |
| J. M. Laframboise (X) | 438 | |
| Edgar Lachine | 361 | |
| St. George's Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Arthur Pinard (X) | 1,612 | |
| Roy Donaldson | 1,504 | |
| James W. Jefferson | 1,294 | |
| P. Ambrose Nolan[1] | 628 | |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Martin M. Walsh | 1,866 | |
| Charles Parker (X) | 1,759 | |
| Sam Chandler (X) | 1,357 | |
| Christie A. McDonald | 1,016 | |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Band (X) | 2,594 | |
| Joseph McCulloch (X) | 2,431 | |
| Joseph A. Enstone | 940 | |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Daniel McCann (X) | 2,190 | |
| Wilbert Hamilton (X) | 1,577 | |
| James McAuley | 848 | |
| James R. Sands | 356 | |
| Elmdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Bradley (X) | 2,236 | |
| George Pingle (X) | 2,164 | |
| Grant McCready[1] | 936 | |
| Ray Lefebvre | 730 | |
| Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Paul Tardif (X) | 1,474 | |
| Frank Ellis | 629 | |
| Joseph Allard | 604 | |
| Charles Boone | 459 | |
| Lucien Prudhomme[1] | 348 | |
| Harvey Lacasse | 172 | |
| Edward J. Lachance[1] | 127 | |
| Ernest Arbour | 68 | |
| Ottawa Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Napoleon Bordeleau (X) | 1,475 | |
| Aristide Belanger (X) | 1,353 | |
| Henri Rheaume | 1,267 | |
| Riverdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Len Coulter (X) | 2,259 | |
| David McMillan (X) | 1,642 | |
| George S. Sloan | 1,127 | |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| J. Grant Shaw (X) | 1,699 | |
| Fred Journeaux (X) | 1,654 | |
| Joseph C. Thomas | 929 | |
| Elmore A. Davis | 657 | |
| James J. Enright | 625 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Nominees Listed for Civic Office". Ottawa Citizen. November 24, 1944. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1944
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| Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton | ||