1946 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 9, 1946.

Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate	Votes	%
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X)	22,650	87.76
Sydney T. Checkland	3,160	12.24

Referendum

(Only property owners could vote in the referendum)

Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company $3,500,000 Outlay
Option	Votes	%
For	6,838	81.80
Against	1,521	18.20

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate	Votes	%
Grenville Goodwin (X)	16,737
E. A. Bourque (X)	15,817
G. M. Geldert (X)	15,795
Finley McRae (X)	15,192
Charles Boone	4,487
Percy Bedford	3,170

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Leslie Avery (X)	Acclaimed
John Powers (X)	Acclaimed

By Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Eric Query (X)	1,099
Jules Morin (X)	1,032
Paul E. Tasse	546
Edgar Lachine	346

St. George's Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Roy Donaldson (X)	1,695
William Newton	1,464
Arthur Pinard (X)	1,361

Wellington Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Martin M. Walsh (X)	1,589
Charles Parker (X)	1,569
Sam Chandler	1,421

Capital Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Edward Band (X)	2,055
Joseph McCulloch (X)	1,865
J. A. Enstone	794

Dalhousie Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Daniel McCann (X)	1,745
Wilbert Hamilton (X)	1,193
James McAuley	1,019
William J. Wills	437
E. Kesterton	47

Elmdale Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Henry Bradley (X)	2,256
George Pingle (X)	2,035
R. A. Lefebvre	667

Victoria Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Paul Tardif (X)	1,615
Frank Ellis (X)	1,003
H. J. Lacasse	283

Ottawa Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Clem Aubin	1,675	36.72
Henri Rheaume	1,444	31.66
Aristide Belanger (X)	1,442	31.62

After election night, it appeared Belanger was elected to the second seat over Rheaume by seven votes. A recount showed that Rheaume had won the seat by two votes.^[1]

Riverdale Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Len Coulter (X)	Acclaimed
David McMillan (X)	Acclaimed

Central Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
J. Grant Shaw (X)	1,587
Fred Journeaux (X)	1,487
Robert A. Legge	597
E. A. Davis	485

References

1. "Ald. Belanger Loses Council Seat To Rheaume by 2 Votes in Recount". Ottawa Journal. December 24, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

• Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1946