1948 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1948.

Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate Votes %
E. A. Bourque 16,150 35.17
Grenville Goodwin 15,229 33.16
G. M. Geldert 14,547 31.67

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Len Coulter 23,330
Dan McCann 21,267
Paul Tardif 20,067
C. E. Pickering 17,779
Stan Higman 16,512
Roy Donaldson 14,948
S. Leonard Belaire 9,856
Charles Boone 4,024

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Leslie Avery (X) 1,415
John Powers (X) 1,175
Tony Arbour 474
Thomas Hubert 131
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Eric Query (X) 1,568
Jules Morin (X) 1,548
B. E. Tasse 628
J. T. Legault 338
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
William Newton (X) 2,172
Charlie St. Germain 1,288
A. Beaulieu 1,090
Arthur Moeser 987
J. R. Pilon 942
Lawrence McLean 781
David Langlier 510
C. E. Rocque 442
C. T. Prott 132
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Martin M. Walsh (X) 2,745
Charles Parker 2,561
Sam Chandler 2,125
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Edward Band (X) 2,764
Noel Ogilvie 1,721
Tom Davidson 1,345
Parlane Christie (X) 1,244
Maurice J. Murphy 1,176
J. H. Sheppard 417
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Wilbert Hamilton (X) 2,281
James McAuley 1,481
W. P. Kerwin 949
W. J. W. Wills 815
M. C. Anderson 645
John J. Kennedy 547
Joseph Raymond 385
Edward Ayoub 293
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
Henry Bradley (X) 3,736
Roly Wall 2,653
Jack Norris 1,336
Ludlum Hawkins 1,198
Marjorie Mann 869
John Defalco 372
H. Cluff 103
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Frank Ellis (X) 1,556
Joseph Allard 1,359
John J. Hartnett 499
Hector Chartier 358
Albert Levesque 282
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
Clem Aubin (X) 1,809 34.12
Aristide Belanger 1,642 30.97
Henri Rheaume (X) 1,640 30.93
Larry Lanthier 211 3.98

Election day vote totals showed Belanger ahead of Rheaume by seven votes. A recount found that he defeated Rheaume by two votes.[1]

Riverdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
David McMillan (X) 2,211
Victor Irish 1,277
George Sloan 1,218
Dean G. Cowan 1,921
R. George Pushman 978
Ivan Sparks 587
M. S. Carrigan 389
Thomas H. C. Shipman 335
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. Grant Shaw (X) 2,392
Fred Journeaux (X) 2,277
C. M. Marshall 2,017
Roger Webber 1,010

References

  1. ^ "Belanger Wins Recount". Ottawa Citizen. December 23, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  • Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1948