1920 Ottawa municipal election explained
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 5, 1920, to elect members of the 1920 Ottawa City Council.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 7,962 | 58.67 |
| G. C. Hurdman | 5,608 | 41.33 | |
Plebiscites
| Vote on By-law to raise $300,000 by the issue of debentures for the purpose of constructing a new Police Station |
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| Option | Votes | % |
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| Against | 4,473 | 72.79 |
| For | 1,672 | 27.21 | |
| Vote on By-law to raise $150,000 by the issue of debentures for the purpose of constructing a new Fire Station |
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| Option | Votes | % |
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| Against | 4,485 | 71.93 |
| For | 1,750 | 28.07 | |
| Vote on the By-law to raise $700,000 by the issue of debentures for the purpose of constructing a Memorial Hall |
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| Option | Votes | % |
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| Against | 4,911 | 81.13 |
| For | 1,142 | 18.87 | |
| Vote on By-Law to change the mode of Assessing For Taxation purposes |
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| Option | Votes | % |
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| Against | 4,922 | 74.90 |
| For | 1,649 | 25.10 | |
| Vote on By-Law to raise $50,000 for Playgrounds and Recreation purposes |
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| Option | Votes | % |
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| For | 3,264 | 50.91 |
| Against | 3,147 | 49.09 | |
| Vote on the question of the adoption of "Daylight Saving" during the period from the 1st of May to 1 October 1920 |
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| Option | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 8,411 | 65.13 |
| No | 4,908 | 36.85 | |
John Cameron becomes the first "Labour" candidate ever to be elected to Ottawa's board of control. His "running mate", William Lodge was not as successful.
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Napoléon Champagne | 6,710 | 16.15 |
| Frank H. Plant | 6,594 | 15.87 |
| Joseph Kent | 6,534 | 15.72 |
| John Cameron | 6,339 | 15.25 |
| W. H. Cluff | 4,313 | 10.38 |
| E. H. Hinchey | 4,039 | 9.72 |
| 3,726 | 8.97 |
| William Lodge | 3,301 | 7.94 | |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Douglas H. Macdonald | 347 | 31.55 |
| Arthur Ellis | 285 | 25.91 |
| Kuske | 166 | 15.09 |
| 164 | 14.91 |
| Coattee | 138 | 12.55 | |
| By Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Edward Gaulin | 669 | 35.21 |
| Fred Desjardins | 632 | 33.26 |
| Labelle | 460 | 24.21 |
| Beaudet | 139 | 7.32 | |
| St. George Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Walter Cunningham | 1,022 | 35.58 |
| Wilfrid J. Grace | 985 | 34.30 |
| Serres | 629 | 21.90 |
| Binns | 236 | 8.22 | |
| Wellington Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| James D. Denny | 1,218 | 40.22 |
| Erenest D. Lowe | 1,115 | 36.82 |
| Hunt | 695 | 22.95 | |
| Capital Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Arthur R. Ford | 1,686 | 44.30 |
| William Y. Denison | 1,337 | 35.13 |
| Patrick | 783 | 20.57 | |
| Victoria Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Ernest Laroche | 701 | 42.05 |
| David Rice | 604 | 36.23 |
| Stimson | 362 | 21.72 | |
| Central Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| John F. McKinley | 1,500 | 44.99 |
| Charles Pepper | 1,402 | 42.05 |
| Swan | 432 | 12.96 | |
By-election
There was a by-election held on March 22, 1920, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of James D. Denny in Wellington Ward. Results:[1]
| Wellington Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Joseph G. McGuire | 441 | 35.54 |
| J. W. McNabb | 387 | 31.18 |
| E. W. Marshall | 158 | 12.73 |
| William Lodge | 125 | 10.07 |
| C. R. Stephen | 90 | 7.25 |
| Fred Hunt | 40 | 3.22 | |
External links
- The Ottawa Evening Citizen, Jan 6, 1920
- Ottawa City Council Minutes: 1920
Notes and References
- News: Joseph G. McGuire is elected. 22 March 1920. Ottawa Citizen.
