1920 Ottawa municipal election

September 2023 The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 5, 1920, to elect members of the 1920 Ottawa City Council. Mayor of Ottawa CandidateVotes%Harold Fisher 7,962 58.67 G. C. Hurdman 5,608 41.33 Plebiscites Vote on By-law to raise $300,000 by the issue of debentures for the purpose of constructing a new Police Station OptionVotes% Against 4,473 72.79 For 1,672 27.21 Vote on By-law to raise $150,000 by the issue of debentures for the purpose of constructing a new Fire Station OptionVotes% Against 4,485 71.93 For 1,750 28.07 Vote on the By-law to raise $700,000 by the issue of debentures for the purpose of constructing a Memorial Hall OptionVotes% Against 4,911 81.13 For 1,142 18.87 Vote on By-Law to change the mode of Assessing For Taxation purposes OptionVotes% Against 4,922 74.90 For 1,649 25.10 Vote on By-Law to raise $50,000 for Playgrounds and Recreation purposes OptionVotes% For 3,264 50.91 Against 3,147 49.09 Vote on the question of the adoption of "Daylight Saving" during the period from the 1st of May to 1 October 1920 OptionVotes% Yes 8,411 65.13 No 4,908 36.85 Ottawa Board of Control John Cameron becomes the first "Labour" candidate ever to be elected to Ottawa's board of control. His "running mate", William Lodge was not as successful. (4 elected) CandidateVotes%Napoléon Champagne 6,710 16.15Frank H. Plant 6,594 15.87Joseph Kent 6,534 15.72John Cameron 6,339 15.25W. H. Cluff 4,313 10.38E. H. Hinchey 4,039 9.72 Thomas Brethour 3,726 8.97 William Lodge 3,301 7.94 Ottawa City Council (2 elected from each ward) Rideau WardCandidateVotes%Douglas H. Macdonald 347 31.55Arthur Ellis 285 25.91 Kuske 166 15.09Breary Slinn 164 14.91Coattee 138 12.55 By WardCandidateVotes%Edward Gaulin 669 35.21Fred Desjardins 632 33.26Labelle 460 24.21Beaudet 139 7.32 St. George WardCandidateVotes%Walter Cunningham 1,022 35.58Wilfrid J. Grace 985 34.30 Serres 629 21.90Binns 236 8.22 Wellington WardCandidateVotes%James D. Denny 1,218 40.22Erenest D. Lowe 1,115 36.82 Hunt 695 22.95 Capital WardCandidateVotes%Arthur R. Ford 1,686 44.30 William Y. Denison 1,337 35.13 Patrick 783 20.57 Dalhousie WardCandidateVotes%John P. Balharrie 1,366 33.44James A. Forward 1,196 29.28 W. E. O'Meara 768 18.80 Cain 755 18.48 Victoria WardCandidateVotes%Ernest Laroche 701 42.05 David Rice 604 36.23Stimson 362 21.72 Ottawa WardCandidateVotes%Joseph Albert Pinard 794 33.11Napoleon Bordeleau 652 27.19Waldo Guertin 396 16.51 Potvin 346 14.43 Lanthier 210 8.76 Central WardCandidateVotes% John F. McKinley 1,500 44.99 Charles Pepper 1,402 42.05 Swan 432 12.96 By-election There was a by-election held on March 22, 1920, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of James D. Denny in Wellington Ward. Results:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hkMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bNkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6955%2C4451213 22 March 1920 Ottawa Citizen Joseph G. McGuire is elected Wellington WardCandidateVotes%Joseph G. McGuire 441 35.54 J. W. McNabb 387 31.18 E. W. Marshall 158 12.73 William Lodge 125 10.07 C. R. Stephen 90 7.25 Fred Hunt 40 3.22 References External links The Ottawa Evening Citizen, Jan 6, 1920 Ottawa City Council Minutes: 1920 Category:Municipal elections in Ottawa Category:1920 elections in Canada Category:1920 in Ontario Category:1920s in Ottawa Category:January 1920 in North America