1928 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 3, 1928 to elect members of the 1929 Ottawa City Council.

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Mayor of Ottawa

Incumbent mayor Arthur Ellis was re-elected without opposition.

CandidateVotes%
Arthur Ellis Acclaimed

Plebiscites

Property owners voted in favour of improving water supply in the city which would involve allowing the city to spend $1,315,000 for a water filtration system.

Water filtration
ChoiceVotes%
Yes7,32381.28
No1,68718.72

City residents voted in favour to continue using daylight saving time in the city.

Daylight saving
ChoiceVotes%
Yes14,50659.49
No9,87740.51

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Frank H. Plant 16,54023.31
Charles J. Tulley 12,02416.94
Frank LaFortune 11,22615.82
Gerald Sims 10,78115.19
Harold D. McCormick9,61013.54
George H. Dunbar 8,71112.28
Alex Leckie1,1411.61
James Ryan9291.31

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rod Plant 63628.35
Tom Brethour 58025.86
W. Cherry43519.39
R. Ingram37116.54
A. Ackland2219.85
By Ward
CandidateVotes%
A. W. (Fred) Desjardins 1,24036.02
Eric Query 1,23935.99
J. A. Parisien96428.00
St. George Ward
CandidateVotes%
Norman H. MacDonald 1,47431.77
T. E. Dansereau 1,47031.69
Walter Cunningham1,26727.31
J. M. Dugas4289.23
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
James W. McNabb Acclaimed
J. Edward McVeigh Acclaimed
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
John Warren York 3,51437.30
George Pushman 2,53326.88
George Sloan 2,15222.84
Dr. W. T. Mackinnon1,22312.98
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Sam Crooks 2,87137.09
Jim Forward 2,51732.52
J. F. Meagher2,35230.39


Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
Ernest Laroche 1,28040.20
Nelson J. Lacasse 1,17536.90
John R. Welch 83121.01
Harry Scales72922.90
Ottawa Ward
CandidateVotes%
Aristide Belanger 1,61439.74
J. A. Pinard 1,10327.16
Joseph Landriault96823.84
J. Whelan3769.26


Central Ward
CandidateVotes%
Dr. G. M. Geldert 1,90237.37
William R. Low 1,64732.36
J. E. Stanley Lewis 1,54030.26

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