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1946 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 9, 1946.

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

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J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)22,65087.76
Sydney T. Checkland3,16012.24

Referendum

(Only property owners could vote in the referendum)

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! colspan="3"| Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company $3,500,000 Outlay

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For6,83881.80
Against1,52118.20

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

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Grenville Goodwin (X)16,737
E. A. Bourque (X)15,817
G. M. Geldert (X)15,795
Finley McRae (X)15,192
Charles Boone4,487
Percy Bedford3,170

[[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)1,099
Jules Morin (X)1,032
Paul E. Tasse546
Edgar Lachine346

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

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Roy Donaldson (X)1,695
William Newton1,464
Arthur Pinard (X)1,361

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! colspan="3"| Wellington Ward

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Martin M. Walsh (X)1,589
Charles Parker (X)1,569
Sam Chandler1,421

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! colspan="3"| Capital Ward

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Edward Band (X)2,055
Joseph McCulloch (X)1,865
J. A. Enstone794

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! colspan="3"| Dalhousie Ward

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Daniel McCann (X)1,745
Wilbert Hamilton (X)1,193
James McAuley1,019
William J. Wills437
E. Kesterton47

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! colspan="3"| Elmdale Ward

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Henry Bradley (X)2,256
George Pingle (X)2,035
R. A. Lefebvre667

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! colspan="3"| Victoria Ward

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Paul Tardif (X)1,615
Frank Ellis (X)1,003
H. J. Lacasse283

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! colspan="3"| Ottawa Ward

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Clem Aubin1,67536.72
Henri Rheaume1,44431.66
Aristide Belanger (X)1,44231.62

After election night, it appeared Belanger was elected to the second seat over Rheaume by seven votes. A recount showed that Rheaume had won the seat by two votes.{{cite news|title=Ald. Belanger Loses Council Seat To Rheaume by 2 Votes in Recount|date=December 24, 1946|page=17|newspaper=Ottawa Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal/161861363/|access-date=December 30, 2024}}

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! colspan="3"| Riverdale Ward

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Len Coulter (X)

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David McMillan (X)

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! colspan="3"| Central Ward

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J. Grant Shaw (X)1,587
Fred Journeaux (X)1,487
Robert A. Legge597
E. A. Davis485

References

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  • Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1946

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