1964 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 7, 1964.

Controller Don Reid is elected as mayor, defeating incumbent mayor Charlotte Whitton, who placed third behind broadcaster Frank Ryan.

Candidate Votes %
Don Reid 43,991 45.03
Frank Ryan 26,996 27.63
Charlotte Whitton (X) 25,608 26.21
Joseph Louis Paradis 706 0.72
Alfred Lapointe 395 0.40

Referendums

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Fluoridation
Option Votes %
Yes 58,234 61.75
No 36,079 38.25
Sunday Sports
Option Votes %
Yes 61,896 64.97
No 33,375 35.03

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Kenneth Fogarty 51,280
Ernie Jones (X) 47,331
Ellen Webber (X) 39,409
Murray Heit 32,880
David Dehler 29,430
Roy Donaldson 27,878
Irving Greenberg 21,440
Arthur E. Wood 17,537
Serge Tardif 15,125
Charles Kruger 7,157
Julia Villeneuve 3,889
 
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
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 %
Don Kay (X) 10,267
Pat Doherty 7,301
Joe Quinn 6,128
Bob Stewart 4,506
Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Des Bender (X) 3,820
John Powers (X) 3,339
Tom Farrell 2,308
Charles Roberts 1,739
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Claude Bennett (X) 8,121
Don Armstrong (X) 5,409
Lillian Courtenay 2,991
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
Howard Henry (X) 9,806
Maurice Egan (X) 8,431
Frank Boyce 6,142
Robert Ripley 1,957
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Ken Workman (X) 5,913
Harold Waddell 3,937
Tom Fogarty 3,556
Brian McNally 2,623
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
James McAuley (X) 4,586
Charles Parker (X) 3,210
Rudy Capogreco 3,104
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rolly Wall (X) 5,741
Bruce Harvey (X) 4,400
Jack Norris 3,602
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jules Morin 6,033
Ralph Brunet (X) 3,805
Clem Aubin 1,920
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Charlie St. Germain (X) 4,864
Cecile O'Regan (X) 2,155
Rhéal Robert 2,073
Sam McLean 1,634
Ken Sparling 1,013
Rex LeLacheur 702
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Lionel O'Connor (X) 3,191
Mary Harrison 2,326
Gertrude Douglas 2,276
Ivan Sparks (X) 1,803
John Tidman 911
Bill Woods 686

References

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  • Ottawa Journal, December 8, 1964