- Ottawa municipal election, 1950
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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1950.
To date, this election elected the most members of city council in Ottawa history. 28 alderman from 14 wards, plus 4 controllers and the mayor for a total of 33 on council. Voters overwhelmingly voted to reduce council down to 18 aldermen in a plebiscite which saw its largest opposition in the more francophone Ottawa and By Wards.
The mayoral race featured the same three candidates as the 1948 race. However, Goodwin defeated Bourque this time. He would only serve for 9 months however, as he died on August 27, 1951. He was replaced by city controller Dr. Charlotte Whitton, the first female controller in city history.
Three new wards were added to council, due to the annexation of parts of Nepean Township and Gloucester Township. Gloucester Ward held a special election on January 2, 1950, while Carleton and Westboro Wards held elections on December 19, 1949.
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Mayor of Ottawa
Candidate Votes % Grenville Goodwin 28,698 47.60 E. A. Bourque (X) 18,668 30.96 G. M. Geldert 12,928 21.44 Referendum
Council reduction Candidate Votes % Yes 44,038 82.59 No 9,280 17.41 Ottawa Board of Control
(4 elected)
Candidate Votes % Charlotte Whitton 38,405 22.20 Len Coulter (X) 31,07 17.95 Dan McCann (X) 25,484 14.73 Paul Tardif (X) 24,265 13.99 C. E. Pickering (X) 22,687 13.11 Roy Donaldson 20,180 11.66 Frank Ellis 10,988 6.36 Ottawa City Council
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Rideau Ward
2. By Ward
3. St. George's Ward
4. Wellington Ward
5. Capital Ward
6. Dalhousie Ward
7. Elmdale Ward
8. Victoria Ward
9. Westboro Ward
10. Carleton Ward
11. Ottawa Ward
12. Gloucester Ward
13. Riverdale Ward
14. Central Ward(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward Candidate Votes % Leslie Avery (X) 1,244 John Powers (X) 1,239 J. C. LeBlanc 598 Thomas Hubert 302 By Ward Candidate Votes % Jules Morin (X) 1,839 Eric Query (X) 1,777 Aldege Soott 393 St. George's Ward Candidate Votes % Charlie St. Germain (X) 3,691 William Newton (X) 2,250 Sam McLean 1,490 Arthur Moeser 728 H. R. O'Hara 571 H. Robert 344 Wellington Ward Candidate Votes % Martin M. Walsh (X) 3,012 Charles Parker 2,724 Sam Chandler 1,441 C. F. Johnson 1,144 Capital Ward Candidate Votes % Noel Ogilvie (X) 2,778 Parlane Christie (X) 2,342 Tom Davison 2,179 M. J. Murphy 1,303 S. T. Lewis 602 Dalhousie Ward Candidate Votes % Wilbert Hamilton (X) 2,651 James McAuley (X) 2,352 W. J. Wills 1,170 W. P. Kerwin 961 E. Ayoub 550 Elmdale Ward Candidate Votes % Henry Bradley (X) 3,408 Roly Wall (X) 3,296 Lee Rickey 2,405 Jack Norris 1,900 George Blouin 518 Victoria Ward Candidate Votes % Lon Campbell (X) 1,447 Joseph Allard (X) 1,206 Paul Dufour 835 Conrad Vezina 449 H. E. Jodoin 388 J. J. Hartnett 366 Hector Chartier 281 H. J. Lacasse 165 Westboro Ward Candidate Votes % Ernie Jones (X) Acclaimed Henry Parslow (X) Acclaimed Carleton Ward Candidate Votes % Frank Boyce (X) 1,952 Howard Henry (X) 1,882 William Simpson 860 Ottawa Ward Candidate Votes % Clem Aubin (X) 1,895 Henri Rheaume (X) 1,751 Aristide Belanger 1,442 Gloucester Ward Candidate Votes % A. H. Newman (X) 2,465 Pat Doherty (X) 2,203 Alex Roger 2,048 Riverdale Ward Candidate Votes % David McMillan (X) 2,885 George Sloan (X) 2,753 Victor Irish 2,124 Ivan Sparks 1,096 Central Ward Candidate Votes % J. Grant Shaw (X) 2,768 Fred Journeaux (X) 2,320 C. G. Marshall 2,179 Roger Webber 991 References
- Ottawa Citizen, December 6, 1950
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