1936 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 7, 1936.

Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate Votes %
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) 22,065 84.55
A. H. Cole 3,025 11.59
William Watson 1,008 3.86

Plebiscites

(Only property owners could vote)

$350,000 for Sewer Construction
Option Votes %
No 3,471
Yes 3,460
Reduction in tax rate
Option Votes %
Yes 4,248
No 2,615


Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
G. M. Geldert (X) 12,865
George H. Dunbar (X) 11,531
Allan B. Turner (X) 10,545
E. A. Bourque 9,761
J. Edward McVeigh 9,464
Thomas Brethour 8,597
A. W. Spearman 6,153
Percy Bedford 1,178
Joseph McHugh 596
Alex Leckie 383
Charles E. Goulden 303
E. E. Kesterten 265


Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
John Powers 625
Fred Goodhouse 624
Shirley S. Slinn 608
Ernest Bedard 428
John Barrett 107
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. Albert Parisien (X) 1,323
Eric Query (X) 1,031
James Butler 550
Jacob Appelbaum 206
J. R. Croteau 188
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Norman H. MacDonald (X) 1,541
Arthur Pinard (X) 1,478
Arthur A. Moeser 748
Albert Laurence 638
George Powell 92
Cecil Elbourne 81
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Arthur J. Ash (X) 1,704
James W. McNabb (X) 1,595
Marin M. Walsh 1,525
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Edward Band (X) 1,941
Harold D. Marshall (X) 1,606
A. T. MacFarlane 808
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Daniel McCann (X) 1,836
Wilbert Hamilton (X) 1,488
Richard W. Dawson 798
James R. Sands 711
George C. Douglas 199
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
William H. Marsden (X) 1,306
Jim Forward (X) 1,240
Henry Bradley 838
Harry Low 698
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Nelson J. Lacasse (X) 1,237
Joseph P. Nolan (X) 1,099
M. Romuald Tessier 513
D. Bonnenfant 406
William McGlancey 238
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
Aristide Belanger (X) 1,441
A. Edmond Beauchamp 1,350
Napoleon Bordeleau 1,303
Riverdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
David McMillan (X) 1,540
George Sloan (X) 1,363
T. Carroll Boucher 539
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
Fred Jounreaux (X) Acclaimed
Finley McRae (X) Acclaimed

References

  • Ottawa Citizen, December 8, 1936