1926 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1926 to elect members of the 1927 Ottawa City Council.

Mayor of Ottawa

Incumbent mayor John P. Balharrie is re-elected, defeating future mayors Patrick Nolan (a former alderman) and controller Frank H. Plant. Balharrie won eight of the city's nine wards, losing just Victoria Ward to Nolan.

Candidate Votes %
John P. Balharrie 12,336 49.49
Patrick Nolan 6,354 25.49
Frank H. Plant 6,237 25.02

Plebiscites

Property owners voted against a plebiscite which would have raised $330,000 to pay for the removal of cross-town tracks.

Removal of cross-town tracks
Option Votes %
No 4,364 53.50
Yes 3,793 46.50

Voters approved a plebiscite to move public school board elections from being elected by ward to an at-large voting system.

Public school board
Option Votes %
Yes 8,323 63.77
No 4,728 36.23

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Charles J. Tulley 13,971 20.22
Arthur Ellis 12,134 17.56
Herbert McElroy 11,453 16.58
Frank LaFortune 10,271 14.87
H. J. McNulty 7,323 10.60
E. M. Barrett 6,907 10.00
Harold D. McCormick 5,564 8.04
J. W. Hinchcliffe 1,460 2.11

Ottawa City Council

Wards used in this election

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Robert Ingram 735 37.91
David Esdale 638 32.90
Tom Brethour 566 29.19
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Eric Query 994 32.76
A. W. (Fred) Desjardins 930 30.65
Albert Parisien 730 24.06
Greenberg 248 8.17
Ryan 132 4.35
St. George Ward
Candidate Votes %
T. E. Dansereau Acclaimed
George J. O'Connor Acclaimed
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
James W. McNabb 1,813 37.16
E. D. Lowe 1,585 32.49
J. Edward McVeigh 1,481 30.35
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
John Warren York 2,943 36.09
McGregor Easson 2,777 34.06
McKinnon 1,221 14.97
Rose 1,213 14.88
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Sam Crooks 2,844 36.38
Jim Forward 2,352 30.08
McCarthy 1,544 19.75
Stokes 1,078 13.79
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Ernest Laroche Acclaimed
Gerald Sims Acclaimed
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
Aristide Belanger 1,367 35.52
Joseph Landriault 1,017 26.43
Lanthier 753 19.57
St. Denis 711 18.48
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
Dr. G. M. Geldert 2,284 45.74
William R. Low 1,406 28.16
C. Allen Snowdon 1,303 26.10

References

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