1923 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 1, 1923, to elect members of the 1923 Ottawa City Council.

Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate Votes %
Frank H. Plant Acclaimed

Plebiscites

Municipal ownership of the Ottawa Street Railway (property holders)
Option Votes %
Against 3,569 50.04
For 3,563 49.96
Daylight saving time
Option Votes %
For 7,966 55.00
Against 6,518 45.00
Service at cost agreement
Option Votes %
Against 9,288 65.31
For 4,933 34.69
$50,000 bylaw for playgrounds
Option Votes %
Against 4,245 59.67
For 2,869 40.33
Abattoir bylaw to raise $75,000
Option Votes %
Against 4,886 67.46
For 2,357 32.54

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
John P. Balharrie 6,894 16.16
John Cameron 6,786 15.91
Arthur Ellis 6,775 15.88
Joseph McGuire 6,263 14.68
Napoléon Champagne 6,097 14.29
Charles J. Tulley 4,268 10.01
Thomas Brethour 4,021 9.43
J. W. Hinchcliffe 1,553 3.64

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
S. Rupert Broadfoot Acclaimed
D. H. Macdonald Acclaimed
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Edward Gaulin 619 34.26
Fred Desjardins 596 32.98
Eric Query 592 32.76
St. George Ward
Candidate Votes %
W. J. McCaffrey 996 33.69
Walter Cunningham 987 33.39
Leslie P. Whyte[1] 538 18.20
Kealey 435 14.72
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
James W. McNabb 1,367 43.41
Erenest D. Lowe 1,188 37.73
E. W. Marshall 594 18.86
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
H. H. McElroy Acclaimed
T. H. Brewer Acclaimed
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. A. Forward 1,507 30.96
Fred Hunt 1,261 25.90
W. E. O'Meara 1,172 24.08
Harry Lowe 501 10.29
Porteous 427 8.77
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Patrick Nolan 986 40.66
Ernest Laroche 813 33.53
Gerald Sims 626 25.81
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
Napoleon Bordeleau 820 37.02
Telmond St. Denis 714 32.23
Guertin 681 30.74
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
William R. Low 915 27.84
C. Allen Snowdon 821 24.98
Barber 810 24.64
Hamilton 741 22.54

References

  1. ^ "Ottawa Citizen – Google News Archive Search".