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1944 Ottawa municipal election

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

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

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J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)17,81456.71
C. E. Pickering7,60224.20
V. Cyril Phelan5,99719.10

Referendums

(Only property owners could vote in the referendums)

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! colspan="3"| $2,000,000 for Post-War projects

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For5,40461.15
Against3,43438.85

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! colspan="3"| $500,000 for Slum clearance

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For5,05957.40
Against3,75442.60

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

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Grenville Goodwin (X)18,062
G. M. Geldert (X)17,757
Finley McRae (X)16,739
E. A. Bourque (X)14,746
S. Leonard Belaire11,266
Sydney T. Checkland3,802
Percy Bedford2,805

[[Ottawa City Council]]

(2 elected from each ward)

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! colspan="3"| Rideau Ward

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Leslie Avery (X)

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John Powers (X)

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! colspan="3"| By Ward

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Eric Query (X)1,186
Jules Morin733
Paul E. Tasse528
J. M. Laframboise (X)438
Edgar Lachine361

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

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Arthur Pinard (X)1,612
Roy Donaldson1,504
James W. Jefferson1,294
P. Ambrose Nolan{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/137463227/|title =Nominees Listed for Civic Office|date=November 24, 1944|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|access-date=December 27, 2023}}628

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! colspan="3"| Wellington Ward

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Martin M. Walsh1,866
Charles Parker (X)1,759
Sam Chandler (X)1,357
Christie A. McDonald1,016

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! colspan="3"| Capital Ward

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Edward Band (X)2,594
Joseph McCulloch (X)2,431
Joseph A. Enstone940

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! colspan="3"| Dalhousie Ward

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Daniel McCann (X)2,190
Wilbert Hamilton (X)1,577
James McAuley848
James R. Sands356

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! colspan="3"| Elmdale Ward

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Henry Bradley (X)2,236
George Pingle (X)2,164
Grant McCready936
Ray Lefebvre730

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! colspan="3"| Victoria Ward

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Paul Tardif (X)1,474
Frank Ellis629
Joseph Allard604
Charles Boone459
Lucien Prudhomme348
Harvey Lacasse172
Edward J. Lachance127
Ernest Arbour68

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! colspan="3"| Ottawa Ward

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Napoleon Bordeleau (X)1,475
Aristide Belanger (X)1,353
Henri Rheaume1,267

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! colspan="3"| Riverdale Ward

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Len Coulter (X)2,259
David McMillan (X)1,642
George S. Sloan1,127

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! colspan="3"| Central Ward

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J. Grant Shaw (X)1,699
Fred Journeaux (X)1,654
Joseph C. Thomas929
Elmore A. Davis657
James J. Enright625

References

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  • Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1944

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