1948 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1948.

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Mayor of Ottawa

CandidateVotes%
E. A. Bourque 16,15035.17
Grenville Goodwin 15,22933.16
G. M. Geldert14,54731.67

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Len Coulter 23,330
Dan McCann 21,267
Paul Tardif 20,067
C. E. Pickering 17,779
Stan Higman16,512
Roy Donaldson 14,948
S. Leonard Belaire9,856
Charles Boone4,024

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)


Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Leslie Avery (X)1,415
John Powers (X)1,175
A. J. Arbour474
Thomas Hubert131
By Ward
CandidateVotes%
Eric Query (X)1,568
Jules Morin (X)1,548
B. E. Tasse628
J. T. Legault338
St. George's Ward
CandidateVotes%
William Newton (X)2,172
Charlie St. Germain 1,288
A. Beaulieu1,090
Arthur Moeser987
J. R. Pilon942
Lawrence McLean781
David Langlier510
C. E. Rocque442
C. J. Prot132


Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
Martin M. Walsh (X)2,745
Charles Parker 2,561
Sam Chandler2,125
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
Edward Band (X)2,764
Noel Ogilvie 1,721
Tom Davidson1,345
Parlane Christie (X)1,244
Maurice J. Murphy1,176
J. H. Sheppard417
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Wilbert Hamilton (X)2,281
James McAuley 1,481
W. P. Kerwin949
W. W. J. Wills815
M. C. Anderson645
John J. Kennedy547
J. Raymond385
Edward Ayoub293
Elmdale Ward
CandidateVotes%
Henry Bradley (X)3,736
Roly Wall 2,653
Jack Norris1,336
Ludlum Hawkins1,198
Mary M. Mann869
John Defalco372
H. Cluff103
Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
Frank Ellis (X)1,556
Joseph Allard 1,359
John J. Hartnett499
Hector Chartier358
Albert Levesque282
Ottawa Ward
CandidateVotes%
Clem Aubin (X)1,809
Aristide Belanger 1,636
Henri Rheaume 1,629
Larry Lanthier211
Riverdale Ward
CandidateVotes%
David McMillan (X)2,211
Victor Irish 1,277
George Sloan 1,218
Dean G. Cowan1,921
R. Pushman978
Ivan Sparks 587
M. S. Carrigan389
T. H. C. Shipman335
Central Ward
CandidateVotes%
J. Grant Shaw (X)2,392
Fred Journeaux (X)2,277
C. G. Marshall2,017
Roger Webber1,010

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