The city of Ottawa , Canada held municipal elections on December 2, 1929 to elect members of the 1930 Ottawa City Council .
Mayor of Ottawa [ ] Controller Frank H. Plant was elected mayor without opposition.
All three incumbent controllers were re-elected. Businessman John J. Allen was the only newcomer elected.
(4 elected)
Candidate
Votes
%
12,057
16.83
11,628
16.23
11,455
15.99
John J. Allen 11,172
15.59
11,135
15.54
George H. Dunbar 8,590
11.99
S. Rupert Broadfoot
5,620
7.84
All incumbent alderman who ran were re-elected. Two new wards were created for this election, Elmdale in the city's west end, and Riverdale in the city's south. The incumbent aldermen from Dalhousie both ran in Elmdale. One of the incumbent aldermen from Capital Ward (George Pushman) ran in Riverdale.
(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
820
38.95
748
35.53
John C. Grant
329
15.63
Robert S. M. Hood
208
9.88
By Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
Acclaimed
Acclaimed
St. George Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,652
37.72
1,420
32.42
Walter Cunningham
1,308
29.86
Wellington Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,955
44.46
1,715
39.00
A. M. Muir
727
16.53
Capital Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
2,215
39.43
1,899
33.81
R. Hooper
1,503
26.76
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,247
24.81
1,176
23.40
W. A. Balharrie
774
15.40
Robert A. Stokes
664
13.21
Freeman Rowe
543
10.80
W. E. O'Meara
412
8.20
W. S. McFall
210
4.18
Victoria Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,109
28.04
1,061
26.83
831
21.01
J. P. Nolan
559
14.13
Harry Scales
395
9.99
Ottawa Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,476
38.01
1,263
32.53
Joseph Landriault
924
23.80
Aurelian Rose
220
5.67
Riverdale Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,567
35.17
1,376
30.89
A. W. E. Hellyer
801
17.98
Robert Carson
711
15.96
References [ ]
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality
