1930 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 1, 1930.

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Mayor of Ottawa

Controller John J. Allen was elected as mayor without opposition, after mayor Frank H. Plant decided to retire after running as a Conservative in the 1930 Canadian federal election.

CandidateVotes%
John J. Allen Acclaimed

Ottawa Board of Control

All three incumbent controllers were defeated as voters opted to elect a new slate of controllers. Notably, no French Canadians were elected to the Board of Control, and it was thought that this was the first election to have all four elected controllers be Protestants.

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
G. M. Geldert 16,45919.04
James Warren York 14,12116.34
J. E. Stanley Lewis 13,48315.60
George H. Dunbar 12,35314.29
Gerald Sims (X)10,97212.69
Frank LaFortune (X)7,7298.94
Charles J. Tulley (X)6,9918.09
Joseph Albert Pinard 4,3275.01

Ottawa City Council

While voters kicked out the incumbent members of the board of control, they opted to maintain their local incumbent alderman. Only one incumbent councillor (Nelson J. Lacasse) went down in defeat.

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rod Plant (X)88242.71
Thomas Brethour (X)85141.21
Hood33216.08
By Ward
CandidateVotes%
A. W. Desjardins (X)1,24035.40
Eric Query (X)1,17033.40
Joseph Albert Parisien 1,09331.20
St. George's Ward
CandidateVotes%
Norman H. MacDonald (X)1,51328.89
Fulgence Charpentier (X)1,38326.40
George J. O'Connor 1,35225.81
Lachaine68613.10
Max Feller3045.80
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
James W. McNabb (X)1,98633.93
J. Edward McVeigh (X)1,53726.26
Beach1,35323.11
Farth97816.71
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
Edward Band (X)2,39736.90
Harold D. Marshall 1,71626.42
Schwerdfager1,34020.63
McLaughlin1,04316.06
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Dan McCann (X)1,99335.58
E. P. McGrath 1,32623.67
Balharrie1,06218.96
James J. McVeigh 81114.48
Jack Arron4107.32
Elmdale Ward
CandidateVotes%
Sam Crooks (X)1,33229.85
Jim Forward (X)89620.08
William H. Marsden 86119.29
Bradley73616.49
Graham63814.30
Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
John R. Welch 1,14329.18
Ernest Laroche (X)1,01926.01
Nelson J. Lacasse (X)96124.53
Nolan79420.27
Ottawa Ward
CandidateVotes%
Aristide Belanger (X)1,56536.03
W. J. St. Aubin (X)1,34230.90
Landriault74617.18
Rose49211.33
Morin1032.37
Gamanche952.19
Riverdale Ward
CandidateVotes%
George Sloan (X)1,78839.23
George Pushman (X)1,62135.56
David McMillan 1,14925.21
Central Ward
CandidateVotes%
Kirby Bangs 1,77535.45
William R. Low (X)1,69533.85
Harold C. Shipman 1,53730.70

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