1926 Ottawa municipal election

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

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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.

CandidateVotes%
John P. Balharrie 12,33649.49
Patrick Nolan 6,35425.49
Frank H. Plant 6,23725.02

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
OptionVotes%
No4,36453.50
Yes3,79346.50

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

Public school board
OptionVotes%
Yes8,32363.77
No4,72836.23

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Charles J. Tulley 13,97120.22
Arthur Ellis 12,13417.56
Herbert McElroy 11,45316.58
Frank LaFortune 10,27114.87
H. J. McNulty 7,32310.60
E. M. Barrett6,90710.00
Harold D. McCormick 5,5648.04
J. W. Hinchcliffe1,4602.11

Ottawa City Council

Wards used in this election 1926 Ottawa ward map.png
Wards used in this election

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Robert Ingram 73537.91
David Esdale 63832.90
Tom Brethour 56629.19
By Ward
CandidateVotes%
Eric Query 99432.76
A. W. (Fred) Desjardins 93030.65
Albert Parisien 73024.06
Greenberg2488.17
Ryan1324.35
St. George Ward
CandidateVotes%
T. E. Dansereau Acclaimed
George J. O'Connor Acclaimed
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
James W. McNabb 1,81337.16
E. D. Lowe 1,58532.49
J. Edward McVeigh 1,48130.35
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
John Warren York 2,94336.09
McGregor Easson 2,77734.06
McKinnon1,22114.97
Rose1,21314.88
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Sam Crooks 2,84436.38
Jim Forward 2,35230.08
McCarthy1,54419.75
Stokes1,07813.79
Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
Ernest Laroche Acclaimed
Gerald Sims Acclaimed
Ottawa Ward
CandidateVotes%
Aristide Belanger 1,36735.52
Joseph Landriault 1,01726.43
Lanthier75319.57
St. Denis71118.48
Central Ward
CandidateVotes%
Dr. G. M. Geldert 2,28445.74
William R. Low 1,40628.16
C. Allen Snowdon 1,30326.10

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