1964 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 7, 1964.

Controller Don Reid is elected as mayor, defeating incumbent mayor Charlotte Whitton, who placed third behind broadcaster Frank Ryan.

Mayor of Ottawa[]

Candidate Votes %
Don Reid 43,991 45.03
26,996 27.63
Charlotte Whitton (X) 25,608 26.21
Joseph Louis Paradis 706 0.72
Alfred Lapointe 395 0.40

Referendums[]

Fluoridation
Option Votes %
Yes 58,234 61.75
No 36,079 38.25


Sunday Sports
Option Votes %
Yes 61,896 64.97
No 33,375 35.03

Ottawa Board of Control[]

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Kenneth Fogarty 51,280
Ernie Jones (X) 47,331
Ellen Webber (X) 39,409
32,880
29,430
27,878
Irving Greenberg 21,440
Arthur E. Wood 17,537
Serge Tardif 15,125
Charles Kruger 7,157
Julia Villeneuve 3,889

City council[]

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. By Ward
2. Capital Ward
3. Carleton Ward
4. Dalhousie Ward
5. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
6. Gloucester Ward
7. Queensboro Ward
8. Rideau Ward
9. St. George's Ward
10. Wellington Ward .

(2 elected from each ward)

Gloucester Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay (X) 10,267
7,301
6,128
Bob Stewart 4,506
Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 3,820
(X) 3,339
Tom Farrell 2,308
Charles Roberts 1,739
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Claude Bennett (X) 8,121
(X) 5,409
L. Courtenay 2,991
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 9,806
(X) 8,431
6,142
Robert Ripley 1,957
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 5,913
3,937
Tom Fogarty 3,556
Brian McNally 2,623
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 4,586
(X) 3,210
3,104
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 5,741
(X) 4,400
Jack Norris 3,602
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jules Morin 6,033
(X) 3,805
1,920
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 4,864
(X) 2,155
2,073
Sam McLean 1,634
Ken Sparling 1,013
Rex LeLacheur 702
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 3,191
2,326
Gertrude Douglas 2,276
(X) 1,803
John Tidman 911
Bill Woods 686

References[]

  • Ottawa Journal, December 8, 1964
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