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1938 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 5, 1938.

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

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J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)17,95849.15
William H. Marsden11,45731.36
George H. Dunbar6,78818.58
Caleb S. Green2010.55
William Watson1330.36

Plebiscites

(only property owners could vote)

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! colspan="3"| $225,000 for reconstructing city's fire alarm system

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Against4,72050.02
For4,71749.98

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! colspan="3"| $800,000 for the erection of civic buildings

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Against5,22455.37
For4,21044.63

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

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Finley McRae18,805
G. M. Geldert (X)18,131
E. A. Bourque (X)14,773
J. H. Putman (X)13,931
Jim Forward12,538
Thomas Brethour{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/137439428/|title=Civic Election Slate at Glance|date=November 25, 1938 |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|access-date=December 26, 2023}}9,302
Arthur Ellis6,140
Joseph A. Parisien3,038
Percy E. Bedford1,770
Cecil Elbourne954
Max Feller878
E. E. Kesterton362

[[Ottawa City Council]]

(2 elected from each ward)

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! colspan="3"| Rideau Ward

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John Powers (X)
Fred Goodhouse (X)
W. D. Girard

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! colspan="3"| By Ward

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J. Albert Parisien (X)
Eric Query (X)
Marcel Dupuis
J. H. Legault
J. P. Butler

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

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Arthur Pinard (X)
Harold Taylor (X)
J. J. O'Leary
A. A. Moeser
A. C. H. Fox

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! colspan="3"| Wellington Ward

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Martin M. Walsh (X)

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Arthur J. Ash (X)

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! colspan="3"| Capital Ward

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Edward Band (X)
C. E. Pickering
Harold D. Marshall (X)

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! colspan="3"| Dalhousie Ward

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Daniel McCann (X)
Wilbert Hamilton (X)
R. W. Dawson
Joseph F. Raymond

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! colspan="3"| Elmdale Ward

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George Pingle (X)
Henry Bradley (X)
Cecil B. Morris
D. R. Grant
George Barker

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! colspan="3"| Victoria Ward

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Nelson J. Lacasse
Joseph P. Nolan (X)
Joseph Allard (X)
J. R. Welch

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! colspan="3"| Ottawa Ward

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Aristide Belanger (X)
Napoleon Bordeleau (X)
A. E. Beauchamp

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! colspan="3"| Riverdale Ward

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David McMillan (X)
George Sloan (X)
John McLennan
T. C. Boucher

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! colspan="3"| Central Ward

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George F. Perley (X)
Fred Journeaux (X)
W. R. Low
Mrs. H. G. Barber

References

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  • Ottawa Citizen, December 6, 1938

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Category:Municipal elections in Ottawa

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