1937 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1937.

## Mayor of Ottawa

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Candidate  | Votes  | %

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J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) | 18,186 | 58.57
William H. Marsden | 12,255 | 39.47
Caleb Green | 324 | 1.04
William Watson | 284 | 0.91

## Ottawa Board of Control

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(4 elected)

Candidate  | Votes  | %

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G. M. Geldert (X) | 14,915 |
E. A. Bourque (X) | 11,534 |
J. Edward McVeigh | 11,257 |
Finley McRae (X) | 10,612* |
J. H. Putman | 10,612* |
Thomas Brethour | 9,960 |
Allan B. Turner[1] | 9,384 |
P. J. Nolan[1] | 5,191 |
Percy Bedford | 1,261 |
Joseph McHugh | 825 |
William C. Gibbs | 429 |
Charles E. M. Goulden[1] | 314 |

* The city clerk cast the deciding vote for McRae.

## Ottawa City Council

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(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
John Powers (X) | 808 |
Fred Goodhouse (X) | 702 |
A. W. Spearman | 626 |
Wilfrid D. Girard | 414 |
By Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
J. Albert Parisien (X) | 1,339 |
Eric Query (X) | 1,175 |
James Butler | 646 |
St. George's Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Arthur Pinard (X) | 1,870 |
Harold Taylor | 1,759 |
Arthur A. Moeser | 1,197 |
Wellington Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Arthur J. Ash (X) | 1,684 |
Martin M. Walsh | 1,644 |
Omar G. Armstrong | 1,053 |
Charles Parker | 776 |
Albert Gamble | 476 |
Robert Burnett | 469 |
E. S. Green | 202 |
J. Albert Schryburt | 133 |
Capital Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Edward Band (X)  | Acclaimed
Harold D. Marshall (X)  | Acclaimed
Dalhousie Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Daniel McCann (X) | 2,093 |
Wilbert Hamilton (X) | 1,696 |
Richard W. Dawson | 828 |
J. R. Sands | 638 |
Joseph Raymond | 334 |
Elmdale Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Jim Forward (X) | 1,390 |
George Pingle | 1,236 |
Henry Bradley | 809 |
Cecil D. Morris | 745 |
Harry Low | 622 |
D. R. Grant | 448 |
H. J. Oliver | 388 |
Victoria Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Joseph P. Nolan (X) | 1,330 |
Joseph Allard | 936 |
Nelson J. Lacasse | 926 |
Dolphis Bonnenfant | 403 |
Ottawa Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Aristide Belanger (X) | 1,628 |
Napoleon Bordeleau | 1,413 |
A. E. Beauchamp (X) | 1,155 |
Riverdale Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
David McMillan (X)  | Acclaimed
George Sloan (X)  | Acclaimed
Central Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Fred Journeaux (X) | 1,586 |
George F. Perley | 1,457 |
J. Grant Shaw | 1,011 |
Harold C. Shipman | 738 |
J. J. Enright | 381 |
Otto G. O'Regan | 190 |

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Nominated". Ottawa Journal. November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

* Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1937

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