1938 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 5, 1938.

Mayor of Ottawa[]

Candidate Votes %
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) 17,958 49.15
11,457 31.36
George H. Dunbar 6,788 18.58
Caleb S. Green 201 0.55
William Watson 133 0.36

Plebiscites[]

(only property owners could vote)

$225,000 for reconstructing city's fire alarm system
Option Votes %
Against 4,720 50.02
For 4,717 49.98
$800,000 for the erection of civic buildings
Option Votes %
Against 5,224 55.37
For 4,210 44.63

Ottawa Board of Control[]

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
18,805
(X) 18,131
E. A. Bourque (X) 14,773
(X) 13,931
12,538
Thomas Brethour 9,302
Ellis 6,140
Parisien 3,038
Bedford 1,770
Eibourne 954
Max Feller 878
Kesterton 362

Ottawa City Council[]

(2 elected from each ward)


Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
W. D. Girard
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
Marcel Dupuis
J. H. Legault
J. P. Butler
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
J. J. O'Leary
A. A. Moeser
A. C. H. Fox


Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) Acclaimed
(X) Acclaimed
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
R. W. Dawson
Joseph F. Raymond
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
Cecil B. Morris
D. R. Grant
George Barker
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. P. Nolan (X)
(X)
J. R. Welch
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
A. E. Beauchamp
Riverdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
John McLennan
T. C. Boucher
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X)
(X)
W. R. Low
Mrs. H. G. Barber

References[]

  • Ottawa Citizen, December 6, 1938
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