The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1926 to elect members of the 1927 Ottawa City Council.
Incumbent mayor John P. Balharrie is re-elected, defeating future mayors Patrick Nolan (a former alderman) and controller Frank H. Plant. Balharrie won eight of the city's nine wards, losing just Victoria Ward to Nolan.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| John P. Balharrie | 12,336 | 49.49 |
| Patrick Nolan | 6,354 | 25.49 |
| Frank H. Plant | 6,237 | 25.02 |
Plebiscites
editProperty owners voted against a plebiscite which would have raised $330,000 to pay for the removal of cross-town tracks.
| Removal of cross-town tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| No | 4,364 | 53.50 |
| Yes | 3,793 | 46.50 |
Voters approved a plebiscite to move public school board elections from being elected by ward to an at-large voting system.
| Public school board | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| Yes | 8,323 | 63.77 |
| No | 4,728 | 36.23 |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Tulley | 13,971 | 20.22 |
| Arthur Ellis | 12,134 | 17.56 |
| Herbert McElroy | 11,453 | 16.58 |
| Frank LaFortune | 10,271 | 14.87 |
| H. J. McNulty | 7,323 | 10.60 |
| E. M. Barrett | 6,907 | 10.00 |
| Harold D. McCormick | 5,564 | 8.04 |
| J. W. Hinchcliffe | 1,460 | 2.11 |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Ingram | 735 | 37.91 |
| David Esdale | 638 | 32.90 |
| Tom Brethour | 566 | 29.19 |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Eric Query | 994 | 32.76 |
| A. W. (Fred) Desjardins | 930 | 30.65 |
| Albert Parisien | 730 | 24.06 |
| Greenberg | 248 | 8.17 |
| Ryan | 132 | 4.35 |
| St. George Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| T. E. Dansereau | Acclaimed | |
| George J. O'Connor | Acclaimed | |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James W. McNabb | 1,813 | 37.16 |
| E. D. Lowe | 1,585 | 32.49 |
| J. Edward McVeigh | 1,481 | 30.35 |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Warren York | 2,943 | 36.09 |
| McGregor Easson | 2,777 | 34.06 |
| McKinnon | 1,221 | 14.97 |
| Rose | 1,213 | 14.88 |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sam Crooks | 2,844 | 36.38 |
| Jim Forward | 2,352 | 30.08 |
| McCarthy | 1,544 | 19.75 |
| Stokes | 1,078 | 13.79 |
| Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ernest Laroche | Acclaimed | |
| Gerald Sims | Acclaimed | |
| Ottawa Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Aristide Belanger | 1,367 | 35.52 |
| Joseph Landriault | 1,017 | 26.43 |
| Lanthier | 753 | 19.57 |
| St. Denis | 711 | 18.48 |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dr. G. M. Geldert | 2,284 | 45.74 |
| William R. Low | 1,406 | 28.16 |
| C. Allen Snowdon | 1,303 | 26.10 |