1923 Ottawa municipal election explained
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 1, 1923, to elect members of the 1923 Ottawa City Council.
Plebiscites
Municipal ownership of the Ottawa Street Railway (property holders) |
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Option | Votes | % |
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Against | 3,569 | 50.04 |
For | 3,563 | 49.96 | |
Service at cost agreement |
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Option | Votes | % |
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Against | 9,288 | 65.31 |
For | 4,933 | 34.69 | |
$50,000 bylaw for playgrounds |
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Option | Votes | % |
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Against | 4,245 | 59.67 |
For | 2,869 | 40.33 | |
Abattoir bylaw to raise $75,000 |
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Option | Votes | % |
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Against | 4,886 | 67.46 |
For | 2,357 | 32.54 | |
(4 elected)
Candidate | Votes | % |
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John P. Balharrie | 6,894 | 16.16 |
John Cameron | 6,786 | 15.91 |
Arthur Ellis | 6,775 | 15.88 |
Joseph McGuire | 6,263 | 14.68 |
| 6,097 | 14.29 |
| 4,268 | 10.01 |
| 4,021 | 9.43 |
J. W. Hinchcliffe | 1,553 | 3.64 | |
(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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S. Rupert Broadfoot | Acclaimed |
D. H. Macdonald | Acclaimed | |
By Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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Edward Gaulin | 619 | 34.26 |
Fred Desjardins | 596 | 32.98 |
Eric Query | 592 | 32.76 | |
St. George Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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W. J. McCaffrey | 996 | 33.69 |
Walter Cunningham | 987 | 33.39 |
Leslie P. Whyte[1] | 538 | 18.20 |
Kealey | 435 | 14.72 | |
Wellington Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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James W. McNabb | 1,367 | 43.41 |
Erenest D. Lowe | 1,188 | 37.73 |
E. W. Marshall | 594 | 18.86 | |
Capital Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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H. H. McElroy | Acclaimed |
T. H. Brewer | Acclaimed | |
Dalhousie Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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J. A. Forward | 1,507 | 30.96 |
Fred Hunt | 1,261 | 25.90 |
W. E. O'Meara | 1,172 | 24.08 |
Harry Lowe | 501 | 10.29 |
Porteous | 427 | 8.77 | |
Ottawa Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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Napoleon Bordeleau | 820 | 37.02 |
Telmond St. Denis | 714 | 32.23 |
Guertin | 681 | 30.74 | |
Central Ward |
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Candidate | Votes | % |
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William R. Low | 915 | 27.84 |
C. Allen Snowdon | 821 | 24.98 |
Barber | 810 | 24.64 |
Hamilton | 741 | 22.54 | |
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Ottawa Citizen – Google News Archive Search.