List of Ottawa municipal elections


This is a list of elections held in Ottawa, Ontario. Direct elections for mayor have been held continuously since 1873.

City of Ottawa mayoral election results since 1887

1887

  1. McLeod Stewart, 2,169
  2. W. E. Brown, 1,790

1888

  1. McLeod Stewart, 1,957
  2. W. E. Brown, 1,643
  3. W. H. Lewis, 360

1889

  1. Jacob Erratt, 2,823
  2. Dr. Valade, 2,345

1890

  1. Jacob Erratt, 2,620
  2. W. H. Lewis, 1,419

1891

  1. Thomas Birkett, 2,396
  2. Dr. St. Jean, 1,459
  3. John Heney, 1,095
  4. Alex MacLean, 385

1892

  1. Olivier Durocher, 2,280
  2. George Cox, 2,199

1893

  1. Olivier Durocher, acclaimed

1894

  1. George Cox, 2,289
  2. C. R. Cunningham, 1,663
  3. William R. Stroud, 1,549

1895

  1. William Borthwick, 3,277
  2. William Cluff, 3,188

1896

  1. William Borthwick, acclaimed

1897

  1. Samuel Bingham, 2,712
  2. Levi Crannell, 2,558
  3. William Cluff, 1,869

1898

  1. Samuel Bingham, acclaimed

1899

  1. Thomas Payment, 3,067
  2. Robert Stewart, 2,424
  3. William Cluff, 2,301

1900

  1. Thomas Payment, 3,626
  2. William Campbell, 3,240

1901

  1. William Dowler Morris, 3,436
  2. Fred Cook, 1,590
  3. Thomas Raphael, 1,534
  4. Thomas Butler, 266
  5. Samuel J. Davis, 194
  6. William Campbell, 175

1902

  1. Fred Cook, acclaimed

1903

  1. Fred Cook, acclaimed

1904

  1. James A. Ellis, 3,992
  2. D'Arcy Scott, 3,333
  3. J. C. Enright, 777

1905

  1. James A. Ellis, 4,623
  2. William Dowler Morris, 4,146

1906

  1. James A. Ellis, 4,773
  2. A. A. Taillon, 4,523
  3. William G. Black, 59

1907

  1. D'Arcy Scott, 3,988
  2. Charles Hopewell, 3,800
  3. William Dowler Morris, 1,570
  4. William G. Black, 171

1908

  1. D'Arcy Scott, acclaimed

1909

  1. Charles Hopewell, acclaimed

1910

  1. Charles Hopewell, acclaimed

1911

  1. Charles Hopewell, 4,968
  2. A. E. Caron, 4,411
  3. Roberts, 331

1912

  1. Charles Hopewell, 4,146
  2. E. J. Laverdure, 3,892
  3. P. D. Ross, 3,323

1913

  1. James A. Ellis, 5,816
  2. E. J. Laverdure, 5,038
  3. George Wilson, 1,572

1914

  1. Taylor McVeity, 7,184
  2. James A. Ellis, 6,883

1915

  1. Nelson D. Porter, 7,539
  2. Taylor McVeity, 7,124

1916

  1. Nelson D. Porter, acclaimed

1917

  1. Harold Fisher, 6,122
  2. Nelson D. Porter, 4,392
  3. Taylor McVeity, 2,391

1918

  1. Harold Fisher, acclaimed

[1919 [Ottawa municipal election|1919]]

  1. Harold Fisher 7,624
  2. Rufus H. Parent 4,642

1920">1920 Ottawa municipal election">1920

  1. Harold Fisher 7,962
  2. G. C. Hurdman 5,608

1921">1921 Ottawa municipal election">1921

  1. Frank H. Plant 7,826
  2. Joseph Kent 7,804

1922">1922 Ottawa municipal election">1922

  1. Frank H. Plant 10,923
  2. Joseph Kent 4,698
  3. W. K. McManus 241

1923">1923 Ottawa municipal election">1923

  1. Frank H. Plant, acclaimed

[Ottawa [municipal election, 1924 (January)|1924 (January)]]

  1. Henry Watters 14,641
  2. Frank H. Plant 9,969
  3. Taylor McVeity 736

1924 (December)">Ottawa municipal election, 1924 (December)">1924 (December)

  1. John P. Balharrie 15,159
  2. Arthur Ellis 8,405
  3. W. E. Brown 1,546

1925">1925 Ottawa municipal election">1925

  1. John P. Balharrie, acclaimed

1926">1926 Ottawa municipal election">1926

  1. John P. Balharrie 12,336
  2. Patrick Nolan 6,354
  3. Frank H. Plant 6,273

1927">1927 Ottawa municipal election">1927

  1. Arthur Ellis 11,183
  2. John P. Balharrie 8,415
  3. Patrick Nolan 7,805

1928">1928 Ottawa municipal election">1928

  1. Arthur Ellis, acclaimed

1929">1929 Ottawa municipal election">1929

  1. Frank H. Plant, acclaimed

1930">1930 Ottawa municipal election">1930

  1. John J. Allen, acclaimed

1931">1931 Ottawa municipal election">1931

  1. John J. Allen, acclaimed

1932">1932 Ottawa municipal election">1932

  1. John J. Allen 16,295
  2. Andrew F. Macallum 8,894
  3. Charles J. Tulley 6,541

1933">1933 Ottawa municipal election">1933

  1. Patrick Nolan 19,634
  2. John J. Allen 13,577
  3. Peter Alex Cray 387
  4. Dudley Booth 356

1934">1934 Ottawa municipal election">1934

  1. Patrick Nolan 27,064
  2. Albert H. Cole 2,394
  3. William P. Clermont 1,380
  4. James Connah 327
  5. Edward E. Kesteron 266

1935">1935 Ottawa municipal election">1935

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,810
  2. Fulgence Charpentier 9,755
  3. Patrick Nolan 6,414
  4. Edward H. Hinchey 2,164

1936">1936 Ottawa municipal election">1936

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,065
  2. Albert H. Cole 3,025
  3. William Watson 1,008

1937">1937 Ottawa municipal election">1937

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,186
  2. William H. Marsden 12,255
  3. Caleb Green 324
  4. William Watson 284

1938">1938 Ottawa municipal election">1938

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,958
  2. William H. Marsden 11,457
  3. George H. Dunbar 6,788
  4. Caleb Green 201
  5. William Watson 133

1939">1939 Ottawa municipal election">1939

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 15,685
  2. Finley McRae 11,941
  3. S. Leonard Belaire 5,260

1940">1940 Ottawa municipal election">1940

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 19,729
  2. S. Leonard Belaire 11,692

1942">1942 Ottawa municipal election">1942

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,279
  2. S. Leonard Belaire 7,496
  3. C. E. Pickering 5,408
  4. Lorenzo Lafleur 3,584

1944">1944 Ottawa municipal election">1944

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,814
  2. C. E. Pickering 7,602
  3. V. Cyril Phelan 5,997

1946">1946 Ottawa municipal election">1946

  1. J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,650
  2. Sydney T. Checkland 3,160

1948">1948 Ottawa municipal election">1948

  1. E. A. Bourque 16,150
  2. Grenville Goodwin 15,229
  3. G. M. Geldert 14,547

1950">1950 Ottawa municipal election">1950

  1. Grenville Goodwin 28,698
  2. E. A. Bourque 18,668
  3. G. M. Geldert 12,928

1952">1952 Ottawa municipal election">1952

  1. Charlotte Whitton 37,373
  2. Len Coulter 33,498

1954">1954 Ottawa municipal election">1954

  1. Charlotte Whitton 33,078
  2. David Luther Burgess 22,757
  3. E. A. Bourque 13,469

1956">1956 Ottawa municipal election">1956

  1. George H. Nelms acclaimed

1958">1958 Ottawa municipal election">1958

  1. George H. Nelms 28,346
  2. William J. LeClair 13,572
  3. Roy Donaldson 8,774

1960">1960 Ottawa municipal election">1960

  1. Charlotte Whitton 35,532
  2. Sam Berger 33,825
  3. Ernie W. Jones 9,317
  4. Lucien A. Dube 2,675

1962">1962 Ottawa municipal election">1962

  1. Charlotte Whitton 40,062
  2. Sam Berger 34,044
  3. R.J. Groves 18,245

1964">1964 Ottawa municipal election">1964

  1. Don B. Reid 43,991
  2. Frank Ryan 26,996
  3. Charlotte Whitton 25,608
  4. Joseph Louis Paradis 706
  5. Alfred Lapointe 395

1966">1966 Ottawa municipal election">1966

  1. Don B. Reid 59,082
  2. Donald V. Sterling 15,445
  3. John Kroeker 2,273
  4. Lucien A. Dube 947
  5. Alfred Lapointe

1969">1969 Ottawa municipal election">1969

  1. Ken H. Fogarty 57,890
  2. John Kroeker 5,182
  3. Joseph Louis Paradis 3,781
  4. David E. Porter 2,304
  5. Lucien A. Dube 2,083

1972">1972 Ottawa municipal election">1972

  1. Pierre Benoit 57,634
  2. Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,520
  3. Oscar Orenstein 2,095
  4. Jack Ridout 1,602

1974">1974 Ottawa municipal election">1974

  1. Lorry Greenberg 33,679
  2. Tom McDougall 29,316
  3. Stuart Langford 2,867
  4. Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,584

1976">1976 Ottawa municipal election">1976

  1. Lorry Greenberg 48,048
  2. Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 3,377
  3. Bill Foster 3,076
  4. Mike Sammon 2,489

1978">1978 Ottawa municipal election">1978

  1. Marion Dewar 51,791
  2. Pat Nicol 32,033
  3. Bernard Pelot 8,439
  4. Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,858
  5. Eddie Turgeon 730
  6. Ian Orenstein 597

1980">1980 Ottawa municipal election">1980

  1. Marion Dewar 49,687
  2. Pat Nicol 33,151
  3. Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,357
  4. John Turmel 1,928

1982">1982 Ottawa municipal election">1982

  1. Marion Dewar 57,168
  2. Darrel Kent 48,461
  3. T. Joseph McCarthy 2,060
  4. Marc Gauvin 1,725
  5. Arnold Guetta 487

1985">1985 Ottawa municipal election">1985

  1. Jim Durrell 56,988
  2. Marlene Catterall 35,711
  3. R. Allan Jones 942
  4. Walter J. McPhee 886
  5. Nabil Fawzry 529

1988">1988 Ottawa municipal election">1988

  1. Jim Durrell 69,813
  2. Michael Bartholomew 4,800
  3. John Turmel 3,123
  4. John Kroeker 1,704
  5. Nabil Fawzry 1,022

1991">1991 Ottawa municipal election">1991

  1. Jacquelin Holzman 38,725
  2. Nancy Smith 35,525
  3. Marc Laviolette 21,101
  4. Michael Bartholomew 2,417

1994">1994 Ottawa municipal election">1994

  1. Jacquelin Holzman 34,082
  2. Joan O'Neill 28,748
  3. Tim Kehoe 24,773
  4. Diane McIntyre 2,921
  5. Alexander Saikaley 1,677

1997">1997 Ottawa municipal election">1997

  1. Jim Watson 54,148
  2. Robert G. Gauthier 8,037
  3. Alexander Saikaley 4,209

2000">2000 Ottawa election">2000

  1. Bob Chiarelli 142,972
  2. Claudette Cain 102,940
  3. Georges Saadé 2,597
  4. Marc-André Bélair 1,846
  5. James A. Hall 843
  6. Ken Mills 773
  7. Paula Nemchin 702
  8. John Turmel 677
  9. Morteza Naini 516

2003">2003 Ottawa municipal election">2003

  1. Bob Chiarelli 104,595
  2. Terry Kilrea 66,634
  3. Ike Awgu 5,394
  4. Ron Burke 2,698
  5. John A. Bell 2,027
  6. Donna Upson 1,312
  7. Paula Nemchin 1,191
  8. John Turmel 1,166

2006">2006 Ottawa municipal election">2006

  1. Larry O'Brien 141,262
  2. Alex Munter 108,572
  3. Bob Chiarelli 46,697
  4. Jane Scharf 1,467
  5. Piotr Anweiler 762
  6. Robert Larter 667
  7. Barkley Pollock 432