1937 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1937.

Candidate Votes %
J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) 18,186 58.57
William H. Marsden 12,255 39.47
Caleb Green 324 1.04
William Watson 284 0.91

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
G. M. Geldert (X) 14,915
E. A. Bourque (X) 11,534
J. Edward McVeigh 11,257
Finley McRae (X) 10,612*
J. H. Putman 10,612*
Thomas Brethour 9,960
Allan B. Turner[1] 9,384
P. J. Nolan[1] 5,191
Percy Bedford 1,261
Joseph McHugh 825
William C. Gibbs 429
Charles E. M. Goulden[1] 314

* The city clerk cast the deciding vote for McRae.

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
John Powers (X) 808
Fred Goodhouse (X) 702
A. W. Spearman 626
Wilfrid D. Girard 414
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. Albert Parisien (X) 1,339
Eric Query (X) 1,175
James Butler 646
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Pinard (X) 1,870
Harold Taylor 1,759
Arthur A. Moeser 1,197
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Arthur J. Ash (X) 1,684
Martin M. Walsh 1,644
Omar G. Armstrong 1,053
Charles Parker 776
Albert Gamble 476
Robert Burnett 469
E. S. Green 202
J. Albert Schryburt 133
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Edward Band (X) Acclaimed
Harold D. Marshall (X) Acclaimed
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Daniel McCann (X) 2,093
Wilbert Hamilton (X) 1,696
Richard W. Dawson 828
J. R. Sands 638
Joseph Raymond 334
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jim Forward (X) 1,390
George Pingle 1,236
Henry Bradley 809
Cecil D. Morris 745
Harry Low 622
D. R. Grant 448
H. J. Oliver 388
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joseph P. Nolan (X) 1,330
Joseph Allard 936
Nelson J. Lacasse 926
Dolphis Bonnenfant 403
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
Aristide Belanger (X) 1,628
Napoleon Bordeleau 1,413
A. E. Beauchamp (X) 1,155
Riverdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
David McMillan (X) Acclaimed
George Sloan (X) Acclaimed
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
Fred Journeaux (X) 1,586
George F. Perley 1,457
J. Grant Shaw 1,011
Harold C. Shipman 738
J. J. Enright 381
Otto G. O'Regan 190

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nominated". Ottawa Journal. November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  • Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1937