1950 Ottawa municipal election
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 aldermen from 14 wards, plus 4 controllers and the mayor for a total of 33 on council. Voters overwhelmingly voted to reduce the 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.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Grenville Goodwin | 28,698 | 47.60 |
| E. A. Bourque (X) | 18,668 | 30.96 |
| George Mackinley Geldert | 12,928 | 21.44 |
Referendum
[edit]| Council reduction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Yes | 44,038 | 82.59 |
| No | 9,280 | 17.41 |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Whitton | 38,405 | 22.20 |
| Len Coulter (X) | 31,071 | 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 |
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 | |
| Joseph 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. Robert O'Hara | 571 | |
| Henri Robert | 344 | |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Martin M. Walsh (X) | 3,012 | |
| Charles Parker (X) | 2,724 | |
| Sam Chandler | 1,441 | |
| Gilbert F. Johnson | 1,144 | |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Noel Ogilvie (X) | 2,778 | |
| Parlane Christie | 2,342 | |
| Tom Davison | 2,179 | |
| Maurice J. Murphy | 1,303 | |
| William T. Lewis | 602 | |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wilbert Hamilton (X) | 2,651 | |
| James McAuley (X) | 2,352 | |
| William J. Wills | 1,170 | |
| W. Percy Kerwin | 961 | |
| Edward 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 | 1,447 | |
| Joseph Allard (X) | 1,206 | |
| Paul Dufour | 835 | |
| Conrad Vezina | 449 | |
| Hector 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 | 1,751 | |
| Aristide Belanger (X) | 1,442 | |
| Gloucester Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Archie Newman (X) | 2,465 | |
| Pat Doherty | 2,203 | |
| Alex Roger (X) | 2,048 | |
| Riverdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| David McMillan (X) | 2,885 | |
| George Sloan | 2,753 | |
| Victor Irish (X) | 2,124 | |
| Ivan Sparks | 1,096 | |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| J. Grant Shaw (X) | 2,768 | |
| Fred Journeaux (X) | 2,320 | |
| Cyril George Marshall | 2,179 | |
| Roger Webber | 991 | |
References
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| Ottawa |
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| Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton | ||