The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1944.
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) |
17,814 |
56.71
|
| C. E. Pickering |
7,602 |
24.20
|
| V. Cyril Phelan |
5,997 |
19.10
|
Referendums
(Only property owners could vote in the referendums)
| $2,000,000 for Post-War projects
|
| Option
|
Votes
|
%
|
| For |
5,404 |
61.15
|
| Against |
3,434 |
38.85
|
| $500,000 for Slum clearance
|
| Option
|
Votes
|
%
|
| For |
5,059 |
57.40
|
| Against |
3,754 |
42.60
|
(4 elected)
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Grenville Goodwin (X) |
18,062 |
|
| G. M. Geldert (X) |
17,757 |
|
| Finley McRae (X) |
16,739 |
|
| E. A. Bourque (X) |
14,746 |
|
| S. Leonard Belaire |
11,266 |
|
| Sydney T. Checkland |
3,802 |
|
| Percy Bedford |
2,805 |
|
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Leslie Avery (X)
|
Acclaimed
|
| John Powers (X)
|
Acclaimed
|
| By Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Eric Query (X) |
1,186 |
|
| Jules Morin |
733 |
|
| Paul E. Tasse |
528 |
|
| J. M. Laframboise (X) |
438 |
|
| Edgar Lachine |
361 |
|
| Wellington Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Martin M. Walsh |
1,866 |
|
| Charles Parker (X) |
1,759 |
|
| Sam Chandler (X) |
1,357 |
|
| Christie A. McDonald |
1,016
|
| Capital Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Edward Band (X) |
2,594 |
|
| Joseph McCulloch (X) |
2,431 |
|
| Joseph A. Enstone |
940 |
|
| Elmdale Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Henry Bradley (X) |
2,236 |
|
| George Pingle (X) |
2,164 |
|
| Grant McCready[1] |
936 |
|
| Ray Lefebvre |
730 |
|
| Victoria Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Paul Tardif (X) |
1,474 |
|
| Frank Ellis |
629
|
| Joseph Allard |
604 |
|
| Charles Boone |
459 |
|
| Lucien Prudhomme[1] |
348
|
| Harvey Lacasse |
172 |
|
| Edward J. Lachance[1] |
127 |
|
| Ernest Arbour |
68 |
|
| Ottawa Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Napoleon Bordeleau (X) |
1,475 |
|
| Aristide Belanger (X) |
1,353 |
|
| Henri Rheaume |
1,267 |
|
| Riverdale Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Len Coulter (X) |
2,259 |
|
| David McMillan (X) |
1,642 |
|
| George S. Sloan |
1,127 |
|
| Central Ward
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| J. Grant Shaw (X) |
1,699 |
|
| Fred Journeaux (X) |
1,654 |
|
| Joseph C. Thomas |
929 |
|
| Elmore A. Davis |
657 |
|
| James J. Enright |
625 |
|
References
- Ottawa Citizen, December 5, 1944
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