The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 3, 1921, to elect members of the 1921 Ottawa City Council.
Election day results showed Plant defeating Kent by six votes. A recount showed he won by 22 votes.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Frank H. Plant | 7,826 | 50.07 |
| Joseph Kent | 7,804 | 49.93 |
Plebiscites
edit| Bylaw on the purchase of the Ottawa Electric Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 4,448 | 65.57 |
| For | 2,336 | 34.43 |
| Bylaw to raise $200,000 for a new Central fire hall | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 5,736 | 81.21 |
| For | 1,327 | 18.79 |
| Bylaw to spend $60,000 in the purchase of a stone quarry and stone crushing machine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 4,023 | 57.12 |
| For | 3,020 | 42.88 |
| Plebiscite for a two-year aldermanic term | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 9,741 | 67.24 |
| For | 4,746 | 32.76 |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Napoléon Champagne | 7,186 | 15.00 |
| John Cameron | 6,412 | 13.38 |
| Arthur Ellis | 4,430 | 9.24 |
| John P. Balharrie | 3,774 | 7.88 |
| Joseph McGuire | 3,642 | 7.60 |
| Jack McKinley | 3,461 | 7.22 |
| Lt.-Col. D. H. Maclean | 3,391 | 7.08 |
| W. J. Grace | 3,316 | 6.92 |
| W. P. Grant | 3,063 | 6.39 |
| E. H. Hinchey | 2,856 | 5.96 |
| Thomas Brethour | 2,513 | 5.24 |
| Lodge | 2,166 | 4.52 |
| Rice | 1,710 | 3.57 |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| D. H. Macdonald | 408 | 32.36 |
| Rupert Broadfoot | 402 | 31.88 |
| Cherry | 244 | 19.35 |
| Pasch | 207 | 16.42 |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Gaulin | 750 | 36.82 |
| Fred Desjardins | 715 | 35.10 |
| Query | 370 | 18.16 |
| Greenberg | 202 | 9.92 |
| St. George Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Walter Cunningham | 729 | 21.81 |
| Leslie Whyte | 544 | 16.27 |
| O'Connor | 520 | 15.55 |
| Hastey | 515 | 15.41 |
| Code | 482 | 14.42 |
| Lalonde | 340 | 10.17 |
| Reynolds | 213 | 6.37 |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James W. McNabb | 1,336 | 40.63 |
| Erenest D. Lowe | 1,175 | 35.74 |
| Marshall | 777 | 23.63 |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Herbert H. McElroy | 1,075 | 21.43 |
| J. J. Slattery | 612 | 12.20 |
| Spence | 605 | 12.06 |
| W. Y. Denison | 578 | 11.52 |
| McCormack | 572 | 11.40 |
| Tulley | 506 | 10.09 |
| Patrick | 400 | 7.97 |
| Bayman | 316 | 6.30 |
| Ferguson | 284 | 5.66 |
| Turner | 68 | 1.36 |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| J. A. Forward | 1,502 | 32.95 |
| Fred Hunt | 1,215 | 26.66 |
| W. E. O'Meara | 982 | 21.54 |
| Cain | 859 | 18.85 |
| Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ernest Laroche | 809 | 37.75 |
| Sam Rosenthal | 705 | 32.90 |
| Lewis | 462 | 21.56 |
| Sugrue | 167 | 7.79 |
| Ottawa Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Napoleon Bordeleau | 879 | 37.06 |
| J. A. Pinard | 745 | 31.41 |
| Waldo Guertin | 581 | 24.49 |
| Beaudet | 167 | 7.04 |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Pepper | 1,043 | 26.27 |
| C. Allen Snowdon | 1,021 | 25.71 |
| Low | 500 | 12.59 |
| Huband | 483 | 12.16 |
| Hamilton | 362 | 9.12 |
| Sherwood | 330 | 8.31 |
| Sampson | 232 | 5.84 |