The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 9, 1946.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) | 22,650 | 87.76 |
| Sydney T. Checkland | 3,160 | 12.24 |
Referendum
edit(Only property owners could vote in the referendum)
| Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company $3,500,000 Outlay | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| For | 6,838 | 81.80 |
| Against | 1,521 | 18.20 |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Grenville Goodwin (X) | 16,737 | |
| E. A. Bourque (X) | 15,817 | |
| G. M. Geldert (X) | 15,795 | |
| Finley McRae (X) | 15,192 | |
| Charles Boone | 4,487 | |
| Percy Bedford | 3,170 |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Leslie Avery (X) | Acclaimed | |
| John Powers (X) | Acclaimed | |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Eric Query (X) | 1,099 | |
| Jules Morin (X) | 1,032 | |
| Paul E. Tasse | 546 | |
| Edgar Lachine | 346 | |
| St. George's Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Roy Donaldson (X) | 1,695 | |
| William Newton | 1,464 | |
| Arthur Pinard (X) | 1,361 | |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Martin M. Walsh (X) | 1,589 | |
| Charles Parker (X) | 1,569 | |
| Sam Chandler | 1,421 | |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Band (X) | 2,055 | |
| Joseph McCulloch (X) | 1,865 | |
| J. A. Enstone | 794 | |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Daniel McCann (X) | 1,745 | |
| Wilbert Hamilton (X) | 1,193 | |
| James McAuley | 1,019 | |
| William J. Wills | 437 | |
| E. Kesterton | 47 | |
| Elmdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henry Bradley (X) | 2,256 | |
| George Pingle (X) | 2,035 | |
| R. A. Lefebvre | 667 | |
| Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Paul Tardif (X) | 1,615 | |
| Frank Ellis (X) | 1,003 | |
| H. J. Lacasse | 283 | |
| Ottawa Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Clem Aubin | 1,675 | |
| Aristide Belanger (X) | 1,439 | |
| Henri Rheaume | 1,432 | |
| Riverdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Len Coulter (X) | Acclaimed | |
| David McMillan (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| J. Grant Shaw (X) | 1,587 | |
| Fred Journeaux (X) | 1,487 | |
| Robert A. Legge | 597 | |
| E. A. Davis | 485 | |
References
edit- Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1946