1922 Ottawa municipal election explained
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 2, 1922, to elect members of the 1922 Ottawa City Council.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 10,923 | 68.86 |
| Joseph Kent | 4,698 | 29.62 |
| W. K. McManus | 241 | 1.52 | |
Plebiscites
| Municipal ownership of the Ottawa Street Railway |
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| Option | Votes | % |
|---|
| No | 8,430 | 58.41 |
| Yes | 6,003 | 41.59 | |
| Extension of franchise to Ottawa Electric Railway Company |
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| Option | Votes | % |
|---|
| Yes | 8,415 | 58.09 |
| No | 6,070 | 41.91 | |
| Service at cost agreement |
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| Option | Votes | % |
|---|
| Against | 10,639 | 76.08 |
| For | 3,345 | 23.92 | |
| $50,000 bylaw for acquiring more land for playgrounds |
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| Option | Votes | % |
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| Against | 4,127 | 59.21 |
| For | 2,843 | 40.79 | |
| $10,000 grant for G.W.V.A. Relief |
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| Option | Votes | % |
|---|
| Against | 4,567 | 63.23 |
| For | 2,656 | 36.77 | |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Arthur Ellis | 6,627 | 13.55 |
| John P. Balharrie | 6,617 | 13.53 |
| Napoléon Champagne | 6,211 | 12.70 |
| John Cameron | 6,142 | 12.56 |
| 5,306 | 10.85 |
| 4,577 | 9.36 |
| J. J. Slattery | 3,971 | 8.12 |
| 3,389 | 6.93 |
| Mrs. J. A. Wilson | 2,467 | 5.04 |
| Clary | 1,952 | 3.99 |
| J. W. Hinchcliffe | 730 | 1.49 |
| Brigham | 586 | 1.20 |
| Peter Leckie | 339 | 0.69 | |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| D. H. Macdonald | 408 | 29.91 |
| Rupert Broadfoot | 357 | 26.17 |
| Marcil | 242 | 17.74 |
| Ackland | 189 | 13.86 |
| Mackenzie | 168 | 12.32 | |
| By Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Edward Gaulin | 618 | 29.94 |
| Fred Desjardins | 574 | 27.81 |
| Querrie | 506 | 24.52 |
| O. Langlois | 366 | 17.73 | |
| St. George Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| W. J. McCaffrey | 1,024 | 30.93 |
| Walter Cunningham | 897 | 27.09 |
| Hastey | 772 | 23.32 |
| 618 | 18.67 | |
| Wellington Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| James W. McNabb | Acclaimed |
| Erenest D. Lowe | Acclaimed | |
| Capital Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| H. H. McElroy | 1,830 | 35.88 |
| T. H. Brewer | 1,206 | 23.64 |
| Tulley | 1,106 | 21.68 |
| Munroe | 766 | 15.02 |
| Peterkin | 193 | 3.78 | |
| Dalhousie Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| J. A. Forward | 1,358 | 28.06 |
| W. E. O'Meara | 1,004 | 20.75 |
| 992 | 20.50 |
| McCann | 545 | 11.26 |
| Rowe | 441 | 9.11 |
| Jarvis | 367 | 7.58 |
| Fitzpatrick | 132 | 2.73 | |
| Ottawa Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Napoleon Bordeleau | 925 | 37.83 |
| Waldo Guertin | 884 | 36.16 |
| Marcil | 364 | 14.89 |
| Lapierre | 272 | 11.12 | |
| Central Ward |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| C. G. Pepper | Acclaimed |
| C. Allen Snowdon | Acclaimed | |
References
Notes and References
- News: Aldermanic vote by polls: Victoria Ward.. January 3, 1922. 5. Ottawa Journal. May 9, 2020.
