1937 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1937.

Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate	Votes	%
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)	18,186	58.57
William H. Marsden	12,255	39.47
Caleb Green	324	1.04
William Watson	284	0.91

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate	Votes	%
G. M. Geldert (X)	14,915
E. A. Bourque (X)	11,534
J. Edward McVeigh	11,257
Finley McRae (X)	10,612*
J. H. Putman	10,612*
Thomas Brethour	9,960
Allan B. Turner[1]	9,384
P. J. Nolan[1]	5,191
Percy Bedford	1,261
Joseph McHugh	825
William C. Gibbs	429
Charles E. M. Goulden[1]	314

* The city clerk cast the deciding vote for McRae.

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
John Powers (X)	808
Fred Goodhouse (X)	702
A. W. Spearman	626
Wilfrid D. Girard	414

By Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
J. Albert Parisien (X)	1,339
Eric Query (X)	1,175
James Butler	646

St. George's Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Arthur Pinard (X)	1,870
Harold Taylor	1,759
Arthur A. Moeser	1,197

Wellington Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Arthur J. Ash (X)	1,684
Martin M. Walsh	1,644
Omar G. Armstrong	1,053
Charles Parker	776
Albert Gamble	476
Robert Burnett	469
E. S. Green	202
J. Albert Schryburt	133

Capital Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Edward Band (X)	Acclaimed
Harold D. Marshall (X)	Acclaimed

Dalhousie Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Daniel McCann (X)	2,093
Wilbert Hamilton (X)	1,696
Richard W. Dawson	828
J. R. Sands	638
Joseph Raymond	334

Elmdale Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Forward (X)	1,390
George Pingle	1,236
Henry Bradley	809
Cecil D. Morris	745
Harry Low	622
D. R. Grant	448
H. J. Oliver	388

Victoria Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Joseph P. Nolan (X)	1,330
Joseph Allard	936
Nelson J. Lacasse	926
Dolphis Bonnenfant	403

Ottawa Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Aristide Belanger (X)	1,628
Napoleon Bordeleau	1,413
A. E. Beauchamp (X)	1,155

Riverdale Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
David McMillan (X)	Acclaimed
George Sloan (X)	Acclaimed

Central Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Fred Journeaux (X)	1,586
George F. Perley	1,457
J. Grant Shaw	1,011
Harold C. Shipman	738
J. J. Enright	381
Otto G. O'Regan	190

References

1. "Nominated". Ottawa Journal. November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

• Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1937