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1948 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1948.

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

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E. A. Bourque16,15035.17
Grenville Goodwin15,22933.16
G. M. Geldert14,54731.67

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

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Len Coulter23,330
Dan McCann21,267
Paul Tardif20,067
C. E. Pickering17,779
Stan Higman16,512
Roy Donaldson14,948
S. Leonard Belaire9,856
Charles Boone4,024

[[Ottawa City Council]]

(2 elected from each ward)

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! colspan="3"| Rideau Ward

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Leslie Avery (X)1,415
John Powers (X)1,175
Tony Arbour474
Thomas Hubert131

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! colspan="3"| By Ward

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Eric Query (X)1,568
Jules Morin (X)1,548
B. E. Tasse628
J. T. Legault338

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

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William Newton (X)2,172
Charlie St. Germain1,288
A. Beaulieu1,090
Arthur Moeser987
J. R. Pilon942
Lawrence McLean781
David Langlier510
C. E. Rocque442
C. T. Prott132

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! colspan="3"| Wellington Ward

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Martin M. Walsh (X)2,745
Charles Parker2,561
Sam Chandler2,125

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! colspan="3"| Capital Ward

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Edward Band (X)2,764
Noel Ogilvie1,721
Tom Davidson1,345
Parlane Christie (X)1,244
Maurice J. Murphy1,176
J. H. Sheppard417

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! colspan="3"| Dalhousie Ward

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Wilbert Hamilton (X)2,281
James McAuley1,481
W. P. Kerwin949
W. J. W. Wills815
M. C. Anderson645
John J. Kennedy547
Joseph Raymond385
Edward Ayoub293

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! colspan="3"| Elmdale Ward

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Henry Bradley (X)3,736
Roly Wall2,653
Jack Norris1,336
Ludlum Hawkins1,198
Marjorie Mann869
John Defalco372
H. Cluff103

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! colspan="3"| Victoria Ward

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Frank Ellis (X)1,556
Joseph Allard1,359
John J. Hartnett499
Hector Chartier358
Albert Levesque282

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! colspan="3"| Ottawa Ward

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Clem Aubin (X)1,80934.12
Aristide Belanger1,64230.97
Henri Rheaume (X)1,64030.93
Larry Lanthier2113.98

Election day vote totals showed Belanger ahead of Rheaume by seven votes. A recount found that he defeated Rheaume by two votes.{{cite news|title=Belanger Wins Recount|date=December 23, 1948|page=1|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/161862333/|accessdate=December 30, 2024}}

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! colspan="3"| Riverdale Ward

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David McMillan (X)2,211
Victor Irish1,277
George Sloan1,218
Dean G. Cowan1,921
R. George Pushman978
Ivan Sparks587
M. S. Carrigan389
Thomas H. C. Shipman335

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! colspan="3"| Central Ward

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J. Grant Shaw (X)2,392
Fred Journeaux (X)2,277
C. M. Marshall2,017
Roger Webber1,010

References

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  • Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1948

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