Ottawa municipal election, 1944
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
(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. F. 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 | |
| Nolan | 628 | |
| Wellington Ward |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Martin M. Walsh | 1,866 | |
| Charles Parker (X) | 1,759 | |
| Sam Chandler (X) | 1,357 | |
| C. A. McDonald | 1,016 |
| Dalhousie Ward |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Daniel McCann (X) | 2,196 | |
| Wilbert Hamilton (X) | 1,577 | |
| James McAuley | 848 | |
| J. R. Sands | 356 | |
| Elmdale Ward |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Henry Bradley (X) | 2,236 | |
| George Pingle (X) | 2,164 | |
| McCready | 936 | |
| R. A. Lefebvre | 730 | |
| Victoria Ward |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
| Paul Tardif (X) | 1,474 | |
| Frank Ellis | 629 |
| Joseph Allard | 604 | |
| Charles Boone | 459 | |
| Prudhomme | 348 |
| Harvey Lacasse | 172 | |
| Lachance | 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 | |
| J. C. Thomas | 929 | |
| E. A. Davis | 657 | |
| J. J. Enright | 625 | |
References
- Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1944
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