The city of Ottawa , Canada held municipal elections on December 3, 1928 to elect members of the 1929 Ottawa City Council .
Mayor of Ottawa [ ] Incumbent mayor Arthur Ellis was re-elected without opposition.
Plebiscites [ ] Property owners voted in favour of improving water supply in the city which would involve allowing the city to spend $1,315,000 for a water filtration system.
Water filtration
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
7,323
81.28
No
1,687
18.72
City residents voted in favour to continue using daylight saving time in the city.
Daylight saving
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
14,506
59.49
No
9,877
40.51
(4 elected)
Candidate
Votes
%
Frank H. Plant 16,540
23.31
12,024
16.94
11,226
15.82
10,781
15.19
Harold D. McCormick
9,610
13.54
George H. Dunbar 8,711
12.28
Alex Leckie
1,141
1.61
James Ryan
929
1.31
(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
636
28.35
580
25.86
W. Cherry
435
19.39
R. Ingram
371
16.54
A. Ackland
221
9.85
By Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,240
36.02
1,239
35.99
J. A. Parisien
964
28.00
St. George Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,474
31.77
1,470
31.69
Walter Cunningham
1,267
27.31
J. M. Dugas
428
9.23
Capital Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
3,514
37.30
2,533
26.88
2,152
22.84
Dr. W. T. Mackinnon
1,223
12.98
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
2,871
37.09
2,517
32.52
J. F. Meagher
2,352
30.39
Victoria Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,280
40.20
1,175
36.90
831
21.01
Harry Scales
729
22.90
Ottawa Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,614
39.74
J. A. Pinard 1,103
27.16
Joseph Landriault
968
23.84
J. Whelan
376
9.26
References [ ] Ottawa Citizen, December 4, 1928; ppg 1, 14-16]
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality
