1944 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1944.

Mayor of Ottawa

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

(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

Ottawa Board of Control

(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

Ottawa City Council

(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

  1. ^ a b c d "Nominees Listed for Civic Office". Ottawa Citizen. November 24, 1944. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  • Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1944