1946 Ottawa municipal election

September 2023 The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 9, 1946. Mayor of Ottawa CandidateVotes%J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) 22,650 87.76Sydney T. Checkland 3,160 12.24 Referendum (Only property owners could vote in the referendum) Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company $3,500,000 Outlay OptionVotes% For 6,838 81.80 Against 1,521 18.20 Ottawa Board of Control (4 elected) CandidateVotes%Grenville Goodwin (X) 16,737 E. A. Bourque (X) 15,817 G. M. Geldert (X) 15,795 Finley McRae (X) 15,192 Charles Boone 4,487 Percy Bedford 3,170 Ottawa City Council (2 elected from each ward) Rideau WardCandidateVotes%Leslie Avery (X) AcclaimedJohn Powers (X) Acclaimed By WardCandidateVotes%Eric Query (X) 1,099 Jules Morin (X) 1,032 Paul E. Tasse 546 Edgar Lachine 346 St. George's WardCandidateVotes%Roy Donaldson (X) 1,695 William Newton 1,464 Arthur Pinard (X) 1,361 Wellington WardCandidateVotes%Martin M. Walsh (X) 1,589 Charles Parker (X) 1,569 Sam Chandler 1,421 Capital WardCandidateVotes%Edward Band (X) 2,055 Joseph McCulloch (X) 1,865 J. A. Enstone 794 Dalhousie WardCandidateVotes%Daniel McCann (X) 1,745 Wilbert Hamilton (X) 1,193 James McAuley 1,019 William J. Wills 437 E. Kesterton 47 Elmdale WardCandidateVotes%Henry Bradley (X) 2,256 George Pingle (X) 2,035 R. A. Lefebvre 667 Victoria WardCandidateVotes%Paul Tardif (X) 1,615 Frank Ellis (X) 1,003H. J. Lacasse 283 Ottawa WardCandidateVotes%Clem Aubin 1,675 36.72Henri Rheaume 1,444 31.66Aristide Belanger (X) 1,442 31.62 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.Ald. Belanger Loses Council Seat To Rheaume by 2 Votes in Recount December 24, 1946 17 Ottawa Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-journal/161861363/ December 30, 2024 Riverdale WardCandidateVotes%Len Coulter (X) AcclaimedDavid McMillan (X) Acclaimed Central WardCandidateVotes% J. Grant Shaw (X) 1,587 Fred Journeaux (X) 1,487 Robert A. Legge 597 E. A. Davis 485 References Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1946 Category:Municipal elections in Ottawa Ottawa Category:1940s in Ottawa Category:1946 in Ontario Category:December 1946 in Canada