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1937 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1937.

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

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J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)18,18658.57
William H. Marsden12,25539.47
Caleb Green3241.04
William Watson2840.91

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

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G. M. Geldert (X)14,915
E. A. Bourque (X)11,534
J. Edward McVeigh11,257
Finley McRae (X)10,612*
J. H. Putman10,612*
Thomas Brethour9,960
Allan B. Turner{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal/137438427/|title=Nominated|date=November 26, 1937|newspaper=Ottawa Journal|access-date=December 26, 2023}}9,384
P. J. Nolan5,191
Percy Bedford1,261
Joseph McHugh825
William C. Gibbs429
Charles E. M. Goulden314

* The city clerk cast the deciding vote for McRae.

[[Ottawa City Council]]

(2 elected from each ward)

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! colspan="3"| Rideau Ward

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John Powers (X)808
Fred Goodhouse (X)702
A. W. Spearman626
Wilfrid D. Girard414

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! colspan="3"| By Ward

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J. Albert Parisien (X)1,339
Eric Query (X)1,175
James Butler646

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! colspan="3"| St. George's Ward

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Arthur Pinard (X)1,870
Harold Taylor1,759
Arthur A. Moeser1,197

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! colspan="3"| Wellington Ward

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Arthur J. Ash (X)1,684
Martin M. Walsh1,644
Omar G. Armstrong1,053
Charles Parker776
Albert Gamble476
Robert Burnett469
E. S. Green202
J. Albert Schryburt133

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! colspan="3"| Capital Ward

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Edward Band (X)

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Harold D. Marshall (X)

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! colspan="3"| Dalhousie Ward

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Daniel McCann (X)2,093
Wilbert Hamilton (X)1,696
Richard W. Dawson828
J. R. Sands638
Joseph Raymond334

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! colspan="3"| Elmdale Ward

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Jim Forward (X)1,390
George Pingle1,236
Henry Bradley809
Cecil D. Morris745
Harry Low622
D. R. Grant448
H. J. Oliver388

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! colspan="3"| Victoria Ward

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Joseph P. Nolan (X)1,330
Joseph Allard936
Nelson J. Lacasse926
Dolphis Bonnenfant403

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! colspan="3"| Ottawa Ward

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Aristide Belanger (X)1,628
Napoleon Bordeleau1,413
A. E. Beauchamp (X)1,155

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! colspan="3"| Riverdale Ward

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David McMillan (X)

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George Sloan (X)

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! colspan="3"| Central Ward

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Fred Journeaux (X)1,586
George F. Perley1,457
J. Grant Shaw1,011
Harold C. Shipman738
J. J. Enright381
Otto G. O'Regan190

References

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  • Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1937

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Category:Municipal elections in Ottawa

Category:1937 elections in Canada

Category:1930s in Ottawa

Category:1937 in Ontario

Category:December 1937 in Canada