The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1948.
Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
E. A. Bourque | 16,150 | 35.17 |
Grenville Goodwin | 15,229 | 33.16 |
G. M. Geldert | 14,547 | 31.67 |
(4 elected)
Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Len Coulter | 23,330 | |
Dan McCann | 21,267 | |
Paul Tardif | 20,067 | |
C. E. Pickering | 17,779 | |
Stan Higman | 16,512 | |
Roy Donaldson | 14,948 | |
S. Leonard Belaire | 9,856 | |
Charles Boone | 4,024 |
(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Leslie Avery (X) | 1,415 | |
John Powers (X) | 1,175 | |
A. J. Arbour | 474 | |
Thomas Hubert | 131 |
By Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Eric Query (X) | 1,568 | |
Jules Morin (X) | 1,548 | |
B. E. Tasse | 628 | |
J. T. Legault | 338 |
St. George's Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
William Newton (X) | 2,172 | |
Charlie St. Germain | 1,288 | |
A. Beaulieu | 1,090 | |
Arthur Moeser | 987 | |
J. R. Pilon | 942 | |
Lawrence McLean | 781 | |
David Langlier | 510 | |
C. E. Rocque | 442 | |
C. J. Prot | 132 |
Wellington Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Martin M. Walsh (X) | 2,745 | |
Charles Parker | 2,561 | |
Sam Chandler | 2,125 |
Capital Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Edward Band (X) | 2,764 | |
Noel Ogilvie | 1,721 | |
Tom Davidson | 1,345 | |
Parlane Christie (X) | 1,244 | |
Maurice J. Murphy | 1,176 | |
J. H. Sheppard | 417 |
Dalhousie Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Wilbert Hamilton (X) | 2,281 | |
James McAuley | 1,481 | |
W. P. Kerwin | 949 | |
W. W. J. Wills | 815 | |
M. C. Anderson | 645 | |
John J. Kennedy | 547 | |
J. Raymond | 385 | |
Edward Ayoub | 293 |
Elmdale Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Henry Bradley (X) | 3,736 | |
Roly Wall | 2,653 | |
Jack Norris | 1,336 | |
Ludlum Hawkins | 1,198 | |
Mary M. Mann | 869 | |
John Defalco | 372 | |
H. Cluff | 103 |
Victoria Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Frank Ellis (X) | 1,556 | |
Joseph Allard | 1,359 | |
John J. Hartnett | 499 | |
Hector Chartier | 358 | |
Albert Levesque | 282 |
Ottawa Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
Clem Aubin (X) | 1,809 | |
Aristide Belanger | 1,636 | |
Henri Rheaume | 1,629 | |
Larry Lanthier | 211 |
Riverdale Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
David McMillan (X) | 2,211 | |
Victor Irish | 1,277 | |
George Sloan | 1,218 | |
Dean G. Cowan | 1,921 | |
R. Pushman | 978 | |
Ivan Sparks | 587 | |
M. S. Carrigan | 389 | |
T. H. C. Shipman | 335 |
Central Ward | ||
---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | % |
J. Grant Shaw (X) | 2,392 | |
Fred Journeaux (X) | 2,277 | |
C. G. Marshall | 2,017 | |
Roger Webber | 1,010 |
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