1950 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada, held municipal elections on December 4, 1950.

To date, this election elected the most members of city council in Ottawa history. 28 aldermen from 14 wards, plus 4 controllers and the mayor for a total of 33 on council. Voters overwhelmingly voted to reduce the council down to 18 aldermen in a plebiscite which saw its largest opposition in the more francophone Ottawa and By Wards.

The mayoral race featured the same three candidates as the 1948 race. However, Goodwin defeated Bourque this time. He would only serve for 9 months however, as he died on August 27, 1951. He was replaced by city controller Dr. Charlotte Whitton, the first female controller in city history.

Three new wards were added to council, due to the annexation of parts of Nepean Township and Gloucester Township. Gloucester Ward held a special election on January 2, 1950, while Carleton and Westboro Wards held elections on December 19, 1949.

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

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Grenville Goodwin28,69847.60
E. A. Bourque (X)18,66830.96
George Mackinley Geldert12,92821.44

Referendum

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! colspan="3"| Council reduction

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Yes44,03882.59
No9,28017.41

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

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Charlotte Whitton38,40522.20
Len Coulter (X)31,07117.95
Dan McCann (X)25,48414.73
Paul Tardif (X)24,26513.99
C. E. Pickering (X)22,68713.11
Roy Donaldson20,18011.66
Frank Ellis10,9886.36

[[Ottawa City Council]]

[[Image:Ottawawards1950-1952.PNG|300px|thumb|Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election

1. Rideau Ward

2. By Ward

3. St. George's Ward

4. Wellington Ward

5. Capital Ward

6. Dalhousie Ward

7. Elmdale Ward

8. Victoria Ward

9. Westboro Ward

10. Carleton Ward

11. Ottawa Ward

12. Gloucester Ward

13. Riverdale Ward

14. Central Ward ]]

(2 elected from each ward)

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! colspan="3"| Rideau Ward

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Leslie Avery (X)1,244
John Powers (X)1,239
Joseph C. LeBlanc598
Thomas Hubert302

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! colspan="3"| By Ward

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Jules Morin (X)1,839
Eric Query (X)1,777
Aldege Soott393

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

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Charlie St. Germain (X)3,691
William Newton (X)2,250
Sam McLean1,490
Arthur Moeser728
H. Robert O'Hara571
Henri Robert344

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! colspan="3"| Wellington Ward

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Martin M. Walsh (X)3,012
Charles Parker (X)2,724
Sam Chandler1,441
Gilbert F. Johnson1,144

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! colspan="3"| Capital Ward

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Noel Ogilvie (X)2,778
Parlane Christie2,342
Tom Davison2,179
Maurice J. Murphy1,303
William T. Lewis602

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! colspan="3"| Dalhousie Ward

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Wilbert Hamilton (X)2,651
James McAuley (X)2,352
William J. Wills1,170
W. Percy Kerwin961
Edward Ayoub550

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! colspan="3"| Elmdale Ward

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Henry Bradley (X)3,408
Roly Wall (X)3,296
Lee Rickey2,405
Jack Norris1,900
George Blouin518

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! colspan="3"| Victoria Ward

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Lon Campbell1,447
Joseph Allard (X)1,206
Paul Dufour835
Conrad Vezina449
Hector Jodoin388
J. J. Hartnett366
Hector Chartier281
H. J. Lacasse165

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! colspan="3"| Westboro Ward

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Ernie Jones (X)

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Henry Parslow (X)

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! colspan="3"| Carleton Ward

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Frank Boyce (X)1,952
Howard Henry (X)1,882
William Simpson860

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! colspan="3"| Ottawa Ward

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Clem Aubin (X)1,895
Henri Rheaume1,751
Aristide Belanger (X)1,442

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! colspan="3"| Gloucester Ward

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Archie Newman (X)2,465
Pat Doherty2,203
Alex Roger (X)2,048

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! colspan="3"| Riverdale Ward

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David McMillan (X)2,885
George Sloan2,753
Victor Irish (X)2,124
Ivan Sparks1,096

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! colspan="3"| Central Ward

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J. Grant Shaw (X)2,768
Fred Journeaux (X)2,320
Cyril George Marshall2,179
Roger Webber991

References

  • [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19501205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1950]

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