1925 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 7, 1925 to elect members of the 1926 Ottawa City Council.

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Mayor of Ottawa

Incumbent mayor John P. Balharrie is re-elected without opposition.

CandidateVotes%
John P. Balharrie Acclaimed

Plebiscites

There were four plebiscites put to the voters. All four would fail.

Are you in favor (sic) of reducing the present city assessment on business, incomes and improvements at the rate of ten per cent a year until fifty per cent is exempted; and if the city services require the taxes thus lapsing, the assessment be placed on all land values in the city?
OptionVotes%
No9,86853.48
Yes8,58346.52

Property owners struck down a proposal from cross town tracks.

Are you in favor (sic) of the Corporation applying to the legislature for authority to raise upon debentures and to pay over to the Canadian National Railways one-half the cost of establishing a new railway make-up yard southeast of the Rideau river and the amount necessary for track revision west of Graham's Bay at a total cost to the city not to exceed $350,000, such moneys to be paid such company on condition that it will remove its Bank and Elgin streets yards to such new location and will abandon through train movements between the canal and the western city limit?
OptionVotes%
No4,30255.85
Yes3,40144.15

Voters also struck down a proposal to lengthen council terms to two-years. All but Central and St. George Wards were against.

Two-year terms
OptionVotes%
Against10,40054.27
For8,76345.73

Property owners voted against a money debenture bylaw for $12,000 for the West End Market

West End Market
OptionVotes%
Against4,37257.02
For3,29642.98

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Frank H. Plant 11,67618.03
Herbert McElroy 8,79613.58
Arthur Ellis 8,30712.83
Charles J. Tulley 7,78412.02
Patrick Nolan 6,82310.54
Omer Langlois 5,6008.65
S. Rupert Broadfoot 4,9117.58
Walter Cunningham 4,1486.41
Fred Desjardins 3,3595.19
Napoleon A. Bordeleau 3,3575.18

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Tom Brethour 52524.93
David Esdale 52524.93
Robert Ingram 43520.66
Marcil33015.67
McCarthy29113.82
By Ward
CandidateVotes%
Frank LaFortune Acclaimed
Eric Query Acclaimed
St. George Ward
CandidateVotes%
Thomas E. Dansereau Acclaimed
Hugh J. McNulty Acclaimed
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
James W. McNabb 1,59932.31
Erenest D. Lowe 1,39828.25
Willoughby1,19324.11
A. Gamble75915.34
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
McGregor Easson 2,81343.09
Harold D. McCormick 2,52238.63
Dr. McKinnon1,19318.28
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Sam Crooks 2,29032.51
Jim Forward 1,74424.76
McCarthy1,20117.05
John Dawson98814.02
Marsden6779.61
Fitzpatrick1452.06
Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
Ernest Laroche Acclaimed
Gerald Sims Acclaimed
Ottawa Ward
CandidateVotes%
J. A. Pinard 1,29036.75
Aristide Belanger 1,21534.62
St. Denis1,00528.63
Central Ward
CandidateVotes%
William R. Low 1,77546.09
C. Allen Snowdon 1,57640.92
Burgess50012.98

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