1944 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1944.

Mayor of Ottawa[]

Candidate Votes %
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) 17,814 56.71
7,602 24.20
V. Cyril Phelan 5,997 19.10

Referendums[]

(Only property owners could vote in the referendums)

$2,000,000 for Post-War projects
Option Votes %
For 5,404 61.15
Against 3,434 38.85
$500,000 for Slum clearance
Option Votes %
For 5,059 57.40
Against 3,754 42.60

Ottawa Board of Control[]

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Grenville Goodwin (X) 18,062
(X) 17,757
(X) 16,739
E. A. Bourque (X) 14,746
S. Leonard Belaire 11,266
Sydney T. Checkland 3,802
Percy Bedford 2,805

Ottawa City Council[]

(2 elected from each ward)


Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) Acclaimed
(X) Acclaimed
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 1,186
Jules Morin 733
Paul E. Tasse 528
(X) 438
Edgar Lachine 361
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 1,612
1,504
James W. Jefferson 1,294
Nolan 628


Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
1,866
(X) 1,759
(X) 1,357
C. A. McDonald 1,016
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 2,594
(X) 2,431
J. A. Enstone 940
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 2,196
(X) 1,577
848
J. R. Sands 356
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 2,236
(X) 2,164
McCready 936
R. A. Lefebvre 730
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Paul Tardif (X) 1,474
629
604
Charles Boone 459
Prudhomme 348
Harvey Lacasse 172
Lachance 127
Ernest Arbour 68
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 1,475
(X) 1,353
1,267
Riverdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 2,259
(X) 1,642
1,127
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 1,699
(X) 1,654
J. C. Thomas 929
E. A. Davis 657
J. J. Enright 625

References[]

  • Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1944
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