Bytown municipal election, 1847

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Bytown municipal election, 1847
September 11, 18471848 

  John scott.jpg Johnbowerlewis.jpg
Nominee John Scott John Bower Lewis
Party Reform Tory
Electoral vote43

Bytown Wards 1847.png
Map of Bytown's Wards, used from 1847 to 1849 [1]

Mayor before election

None

Elected Mayor

John Scott

The newly incorporated Town of Bytown, Canada West (now Ottawa) held a municipal election on September 11, 1847 to elect members of the very first Bytown Town Council. Franchise was granted to men, over the age of 21 who were freeholders with a land value of at least 30 pounds, tenants with an annual rent of at least 10 pounds and leaseholders who have built a house with an annual rent of at least 10 pounds. [2]

Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital city. It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a sod turning, and a letter from Governor General Dalhousie which authorized Lieutenant Colonel John By to divide up the town into lots. Bytown came about as a result of the construction of the Rideau Canal and grew largely due to the Ottawa River timber trade. Bytown's first mayor was John Scott, elected in 1847.

Ottawa Federal capital city in Ontario, Canada

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2016, Ottawa had a city population of 964,743 and a metropolitan population of 1,323,783 making it the fourth-largest city and the fifth-largest CMA in Canada.

Ottawa City Council

The Ottawa City Council is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 23 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four year terms with the last election being on October 22, 2018. The council meets at Ottawa City Hall in downtown Ottawa. Much of the council's work is done in the standing committees made up sub-groups of councillors. The decisions made in these committees are presented to the full council and voted upon.

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Town Council

At the time, Bytown was divided into three wards, West, North and South. West Ward, consisting of the Upper Town portion of the town (now Downtown Ottawa) returned three councillors, while the North and South wards located in Lower Town returned two councillors each. While Lower Town had a majority of councillors on council, a gerrymander diminished their influence compared to its share of the population of householders. West Ward had 3 councillors for 234 householders, while the Lower Town wards had 4 councillors for 645 householders. This gerrymander was said to support the Tories living in Upper Town at the expense of the Reformers in Lower Town. Additionally, the division of Lower Town into two wards was seen as an attempt to divide the Francophone and Irish communities and commercial interests. [3]

Downtown Ottawa Neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Downtown Ottawa is the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Like other downtowns it is the commercial and economic centre of the city. It is sometimes referred to as the Central Business District and contains Ottawa's financial district. It is bordered by the Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the east, Gloucester Street to the south and Bronson Avenue to the west. This area and the residential neighbourhood to the south are also known locally as 'Centretown'. The total population of the area is 4,876.

Lower Town Neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Lower Town (also spelled "Lowertown" is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Vanier Ward in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to the east of downtown. It is the oldest part of the city. It is bounded roughly by Rideau Street to the south, Sussex Drive and Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the west, and the Rideau River to the east. It includes the commercial Byward Market area in the south-western part, and is predominantly residential in the north and east.

The Tory movement in Upper Canada was formed from the elements of the Family Compact following the War of 1812. It was an early political party, merely a group of like minded conservative elite in the early days of Canada. The Tories would later form an alliance with the Parti bleu in Lower Canada after the Union of 1841 and finally merge as a single political party, Conservatives, after 1867.


North Ward (2 to be elected)
CandidateVotes%
Henry J. Friel 13138.19
John Bedard 10931.78
Charles* Sparrow 10330.03
South Ward (2 to be elected)
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Corcoran 9242.40
John Scott 9242.40
Andrew* Main3315.21
West Ward (3 to be elected)
CandidateVotes%
John Bower Lewis 8928.53
Nicholas Sparks 7825.00
Nathaniel Sherrald Blasdell 6320.19
W. N.* Burrows4213.46
Robert* Stanley288.97
James* Kennedy92.88
Lyman* Perkins30.96

* Candidates first names assumed based on 1851 Bytown Canada Directory [4]

Mayor

Following the election of the town's council, the members voted for a mayor from among their ranks. On September 18, the council voted on the election of mayor, with the Tory councillors from Upper Town supporting John Bower Lewis, and the Reform councillors from Lower Town supporting John Scott. As Lower Town had four members to Upper Town's three, Scott was elected mayor.

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