The city of Ottawa , Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1926 to elect members of the 1927 Ottawa City Council .
Mayor of Ottawa [ ] Incumbent mayor John P. Balharrie is re-elected, defeating future mayors Patrick Nolan (a former alderman) and controller Frank H. Plant . Balharrie won eight of the city's nine wards, losing just Victoria Ward to Nolan.
Plebiscites [ ] Property owners voted against a plebiscite which would have raised $330,000 to pay for the removal of cross-town tracks.
Removal of cross-town tracks
Option
Votes
%
No
4,364
53.50
Yes
3,793
46.50
Voters approved a plebiscite to move public school board elections from being elected by ward to an at-large voting system.
Public school board
Option
Votes
%
Yes
8,323
63.77
No
4,728
36.23
(4 elected)
Candidate
Votes
%
13,971
20.22
Arthur Ellis 12,134
17.56
11,453
16.58
10,271
14.87
7,323
10.60
E. M. Barrett
6,907
10.00
5,564
8.04
J. W. Hinchcliffe
1,460
2.11
(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
735
37.91
638
32.90
566
29.19
By Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
994
32.76
930
30.65
730
24.06
Greenberg
248
8.17
Ryan
132
4.35
Capital Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
2,943
36.09
2,777
34.06
McKinnon
1,221
14.97
Rose
1,213
14.88
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
2,844
36.38
2,352
30.08
McCarthy
1,544
19.75
Stokes
1,078
13.79
Ottawa Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,367
35.52
1,017
26.43
Lanthier
753
19.57
St. Denis
711
18.48
Central Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
Dr. 2,284
45.74
1,406
28.16
1,303
26.10
References [ ]
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality
