January 1924 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 7, 1924 to elect members of the 1924 Ottawa City Council. It was the first of two municipal elections held in the 1924 calendar year, as the 1925 council was elected in December 1924.

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Mayor of Ottawa

CandidateVotes%
Henry Watters 14,64157.76
Frank H. Plant 9,96939.33
Taylor McVeity7362.90

Plebiscite

There was a vote on the bylaw to sanction the agreement with the Ottawa Electric Railway Company. The bylaw would do away with ticket fares, replacing them with a straight five cent fare. It also means the company can begin construction on the Laurier Avenue, Bank to Elgin line and the Ottawa East line.

O.E.R. Bylaw Vote
OptionVotes%
For15,40467.01
Against7,58332.99

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Napoleon Champagne 9,47913.07
Arthur Ellis 8,93112.31
John P. Balharrie 8,54311.78
Charles J. Tulley 6,9599.59
Herbert McElroy 6,4068.83
J. Lambert Payne6,0148.29
J. G. McGuire 5,5867.70
Rupert Broadfoot 4,2925.92
J. A. Forward 3,9595.46
J. A. P. Haydon3,5864.94
Macdonald3,4464.75
Brethour3,1724.37
Brewer2,1763.00

Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Dave Esdale 55625.34
Thomas H. Marcil 47021.42
Cherry40418.41
Ackland31814.49
Goodhouse24711.26
Mackenzie1999.07
By Ward
CandidateVotes%
Eric Query 1,17443.79
Fred Desjardins 1,03738.68
Marcil29911.15
Charles Greenerg1716.38
St. George Ward
CandidateVotes%
Walter Cunningham 1,45332.05
W. J. McCaffrey 1,20326.53
W. J. Grace1,04523.05
Barrette83318.37
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
James W. McNabb 2,25244.98
Erenest D. Lowe 2,00714.08
Hinchcliffe74814.94
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
McGregor Easson 2,61131.66
Harold D. McCormick 1,80421.87
Olmsted1,58419.20
Booth1,07413.02
Beaton8179.91
Rowen3584.34
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Sam Crooks 2,33232.14
Fred Hunt 1,98127.30
O'Meara1,52921.07
Morris1,41419.49
Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
Ernest Laroche 1,12629.36
Patrick Nolan 97425.40
Sims88623.10
Dent84922.14
Ottawa Ward
CandidateVotes%
Joseph Albert Pinard 1,00729.34
Napoleon Bordeleau 98328.64
Telmond St. Denis 78722.93
McLaughlin35922.93
Poullotte2968.62
Central Ward
CandidateVotes%
William R. Low 1,77130.38
C. Allen Snowdon 1,76230.22
Shipman1,50825.87
Hamilton78913.53

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