The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1926 to elect members of the 1927 Ottawa City Council.
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 | % |
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John P. Balharrie | 12,336 | 49.49 |
Patrick Nolan | 6,354 | 25.49 |
Frank H. Plant | 6,237 | 25.02 |
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Option | Votes | % |
Yes | 8,323 | 63.77 |
No | 4,728 | 36.23 |
(4 elected)
Candidate | Votes | % |
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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 |
(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Robert Ingram | 735 | 37.91 |
David Esdale | 638 | 32.90 |
Tom Brethour | 566 | 29.19 |
By Ward | ||
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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 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
T. E. Dansereau | Acclaimed | |
George J. O'Connor | Acclaimed |
Wellington Ward | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Ernest Laroche | Acclaimed | |
Gerald Sims | Acclaimed |
Ottawa Ward | ||
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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 | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Dr. G. M. Geldert | 2,284 | 45.74 |
William R. Low | 1,406 | 28.16 |
C. Allen Snowdon | 1,303 | 26.10 |
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