The city of Ottawa , Canada held municipal elections on December 5, 1927 to elect members of the 1928 Ottawa City Council .
Mayor of Ottawa [ ]
Controller Arthur Ellis defeated incumbent mayor John P. Balharrie and future mayor Patrick Nolan in a three-way race. Ellis won all but two of the city's nine wards, losing just the western wards of Dalhousie and Victoria to Nolan.
(4 elected)
Candidate
Votes
%
13,407
17.32
Frank H. Plant
13,185
17.03
12,567
16.22
12,558
16.22
8,825
11.40
Harold D. McCormick
7,911
10.22
7,661
9.90
James Ryan
1,286
1.66
(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
George H. Dunbar
628
26.09
594
24.68
522
21.69
339
14.08
Farmer
324
13.46
By Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,238
37.82
1,026
31.34
1,009
30.83
St. George Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,367
30.47
1,078
24.03
1,074
23.94
967
21.56
Wellington Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
2,196
37.23
1,661
28.16
Willoughby
1,417
24.02
Marshall
625
10.60
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
2,629
29.38
2,050
22.91
Meagher
1,871
20.91
Stokes
945
10.56
Marsden
876
9.79
Megill
578
6.46
Victoria Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,224
31.00
928
23.50
Cook
768
19.45
Russell Sparks
645
16.33
Scales
274
6.94
Sugrue
110
2.79
Ottawa Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,302
32.36
967
24.04
Lanthier
687
17.08
Bordeleau
585
14.54
Burrows
482
11.98
Central Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
Dr.
2,145
43.95
2,021
41.41
Stanley
714
14.63
References [ ]
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton