The city of Ottawa, Canada, held municipal elections on December 3, 1956.
Controller George Nelms is acclaimed as mayor, the last election in Ottawa's history where a candidate for mayor has run unopposed. Nelms was not the incumbent mayor. The incumbent was Charlotte Whitton who decided not to run again.
After four years of wards just having numbers, names were returned to each of the wards.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| George Nelms | Acclaimed | |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Tardif (X) | 30,157 | |
| Ernie Jones (X) | 26,480 | |
| Wilbert Hamilton | 24,167 | |
| Sam Berger | 24,004 | |
| Roy Donaldson (X) | 23,127 | |
| Stewart Crawford | 9,168 |
1. By Ward
2. Capital Ward
3. Carleton Ward
4. Dalhousie Ward
5. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
6. Gloucester Ward
7. Queensboro Ward
8. Rideau Ward
9. St. George's Ward
10. Wellington Ward .
(2 elected from each ward)
| Gloucester Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Pat Doherty (X) | 2,268 | |
| Alex Roger | 2,073 | |
| Patrick Boyce | 1,467 | |
| Gordon Willis | 113 | |
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert Groves (X) | 2,372 | |
| J. D. Wentzell | 2,006 | |
| Margaret Newman | 1,166 | |
| J. G. Drouin | 1,118 | |
| Reba Kingston[1] | 1,021 | |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Sloan | 3,700 | |
| Noel Ogilvie (X) | 3,486 | |
| James A. Donaldson (X) | 3,172 | |
| Carleton Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Howard Henry (X) | 3,186 | |
| Frank Boyce (X) | 2,487 | |
| Lloyd Francis | 2,124 | |
| G. C. Brown | 831 | |
| Queensboro Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lon Campbell (X) | 3,451 | |
| Richard Barber (X) | 3,239 | |
| P. H. Moore | 1,816 | |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James McAuley (X) | 2,931 | |
| Charles Parker | 2,043 | |
| Percy Kerwin | 1,748 | |
| John Barlow | 1,100 | |
| Elmdale-Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Roly Wall (X) | 3,193 | |
| Henry Bradley (X) | 3,133 | |
| Henry Fauteux | 2,329 | |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jules Morin (X) | 3,005 | |
| Clem Aubin (X) | 2,206 | |
| Paul-Emile Morin | 1,916 | |
| M. Henri Rheaume | 1,083 | |
| St. George's Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charlie St. Germain (X) | 3,280 | |
| May Nickson (X) | 1,763 | |
| Sam McLean | 1,383 | |
| Cecile O'Regan | 1,240 | |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Reid (X) | 2,775 | |
| Lionel O'Connor | 1,288 | |
| H. G. Caldwell | 904 | |
| James Beauchamp | 867 | |
| Robert E. Robinson (X) | 866 | |
| Sam Chandler | 839 | |
| W. T. Lewis | 339 | |
References
edit- ^ "Mrs. G.A. Kingston Seeks Council Seat". Ottawa Journal. March 24, 1956. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- Ottawa Citizen, December 4, 1956