1938 Ottawa municipal election explained
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 5, 1938.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) | 17,958 | 49.15 |
| 11,457 | 31.36 |
| 6,788 | 18.58 |
| Caleb S. Green | 201 | 0.55 |
| William Watson | 133 | 0.36 | |
Plebiscites
(only property owners could vote)
| $225,000 for reconstructing city's fire alarm system |
|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
|---|
| Against | 4,720 | 50.02 |
| For | 4,717 | 49.98 | |
| $800,000 for the erection of civic buildings |
|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
|---|
| Against | 5,224 | 55.37 |
| For | 4,210 | 44.63 | |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Finley McRae | 18,805 | |
| G. M. Geldert (X) | 18,131 | |
| E. A. Bourque (X) | 14,773 | |
| J. H. Putman (X) | 13,931 | |
| 12,538 | |
| Thomas Brethour[1] | 9,302 | |
| 6,140 | |
| Joseph A. Parisien | 3,038 | |
| Percy E. Bedford | 1,770 | |
| Cecil Elbourne | 954 |
| Max Feller | 878 | |
| E. E. Kesterton | 362 | | |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| John Powers (X) | | |
| Fred Goodhouse (X) | | |
| W. D. Girard | | | |
| By Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| J. Albert Parisien (X) | | |
| Eric Query (X) | | |
| Marcel Dupuis | | |
| J. H. Legault | | |
| J. P. Butler | | | |
| St. George's Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Arthur Pinard (X) | | |
| Harold Taylor (X) | | |
| J. J. O'Leary | | |
| A. A. Moeser | | |
| A. C. H. Fox | | | |
| Wellington Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Martin M. Walsh (X) | Acclaimed |
| Arthur J. Ash (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Capital Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Edward Band (X) | | |
| C. E. Pickering | | |
| Harold D. Marshall (X) | | | |
| Elmdale Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| George Pingle (X) | | |
| Henry Bradley (X) | | |
| Cecil B. Morris | | |
| D. R. Grant | | |
| George Barker | | | |
| Victoria Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Nelson J. Lacasse | | |
| Joseph P. Nolan (X) | | |
| Joseph Allard (X) | | |
| J. R. Welch | | | |
| Ottawa Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Aristide Belanger (X) | | |
| Napoleon Bordeleau (X) | | |
| A. E. Beauchamp | | | |
| Riverdale Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| David McMillan (X) | | |
| George Sloan (X) | | |
| John McLennan | | |
| T. C. Boucher | | | |
| Central Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| George F. Perley (X) | | |
| Fred Journeaux (X) | | |
| W. R. Low | | |
| Mrs. H. G. Barber | | | |
References
- Ottawa Citizen, December 6, 1938
Notes and References
- Web site: Civic Election Slate at Glance. November 25, 1938 . Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2023.
