List of Ottawa municipal elections
Appearance
This is a list of elections held in Ottawa, Ontario. Direct elections for mayor have been held continuously since 1873.[1]
City of Ottawa mayoral election results since 1887
[edit]1887
[edit]- McLeod Stewart, 2,169[2]
- W. E. Brown, 1,790
1888
[edit]- McLeod Stewart, 1,957[3]
- W. E. Brown, 1,643
- W. H. Lewis, 360
1889
[edit]- Jacob Erratt, 2,823[4]
- Dr. Valade, 2,345
1890
[edit]- Jacob Erratt, 2,620[5]
- W. H. Lewis, 1,419
1891
[edit]- Thomas Birkett, 2,396[6]
- Dr. St. Jean, 1,459
- John Heney, 1,095
- Alex MacLean, 385
1892
[edit]- Olivier Durocher, 2,280[7]
- George Cox, 2,199
1893
[edit]- Olivier Durocher, acclaimed[8]
1894
[edit]- George Cox, 2,289[9]
- C. R. Cunningham, 1,663
- William R. Stroud, 1,549
1895
[edit]- William Borthwick, 3,277[10]
- William Cluff, 3,188
1896
[edit]- William Borthwick, acclaimed[11]
1897
[edit]- Samuel Bingham, 2,712[12]
- Levi Crannell, 2,558
- William Cluff, 1,869
1898
[edit]- Samuel Bingham, acclaimed[13]
1899
[edit]- Thomas Payment, 3,067[14]
- Robert Stewart, 2,424
- William Cluff, 2,301
1900
[edit]- Thomas Payment, 3,626
- William Campbell, 3,240
1901
[edit]- William Dowler Morris, 3,436
- Fred Cook, 1,590
- Thomas Raphael, 1,534
- Thomas Butler, 266
- Samuel J. Davis, 194
- William Campbell, 175
1902
[edit]- Fred Cook, acclaimed
1903
[edit]- Fred Cook, acclaimed
1904
[edit]- James A. Ellis, 3,992
- D'Arcy Scott, 3,333
- J. C. Enright, 777
1905
[edit]- James A. Ellis, 4,623
- William Dowler Morris, 4,146
1906
[edit]- James A. Ellis, 4,773
- A. A. Taillon, 4,523
- William G. Black, 59
1907
[edit]- D'Arcy Scott, 3,988
- Charles Hopewell, 3,800
- William Dowler Morris, 1,570
- William G. Black, 171
1908
[edit]- D'Arcy Scott, acclaimed
1909
[edit]- Charles Hopewell, acclaimed
1910
[edit]- Charles Hopewell, acclaimed
1911
[edit]- Charles Hopewell, 4,968
- A. E. Caron, 4,411
- Roberts, 331
1912
[edit]- Charles Hopewell, 4,146
- E. J. Laverdure, 3,892
- P. D. Ross, 3,323
1913
[edit]- James A. Ellis, 5,816
- E. J. Laverdure, 5,038
- George Wilson, 1,572
1914
[edit]- Taylor McVeity, 7,184
- James A. Ellis, 6,883
1915
[edit]- Nelson D. Porter, 7,539
- Taylor McVeity, 7,124
1916
[edit]- Nelson D. Porter, acclaimed
1917
[edit]- Harold Fisher, 6,122
- Nelson D. Porter, 4,392
- Taylor McVeity, 2,391
1918
[edit]- Harold Fisher, acclaimed
- Harold Fisher 7,624[15]
- Rufus H. Parent 4,642
- Harold Fisher 7,962
- G. C. Hurdman 5,608
- Frank H. Plant 7,826
- Joseph Kent 7,804
(results after recount)
- Frank H. Plant 10,923
- Joseph Kent 4,698
- W. K. McManus 241
- Frank H. Plant, acclaimed
- Henry Watters 14,641
- Frank H. Plant 9,969
- Taylor McVeity 736
- John P. Balharrie 15,159
- Arthur Ellis 8,405
- W. E. Brown 1,546
- John P. Balharrie, acclaimed
- John P. Balharrie 12,336
- Patrick Nolan 6,354
- Frank H. Plant 6,273
- Arthur Ellis 11,183
- John P. Balharrie 8,415
- Patrick Nolan 7,805
- Arthur Ellis, acclaimed
- Frank H. Plant, acclaimed
- John J. Allen, acclaimed
- John J. Allen, acclaimed
- John J. Allen 16,295
- Andrew F. Macallum 8,898
- Charles J. Tulley 6,543
- Patrick Nolan 19,634
- John J. Allen 13,577
- Peter Alex Cray 387
- Dudley Booth 356
- Patrick Nolan 27,064
- Albert H. Cole 2,394
- William P. Clermont 1,380
- James Connah 327
- Edward E. Kesteron 266
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,810
- Fulgence Charpentier 9,755
- Patrick Nolan 6,414
- Edward H. Hinchey 2,164
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,065
- Albert H. Cole 3,025
- William Watson 1,008
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,186
- William H. Marsden 12,255
- Caleb Green 324
- William Watson 284
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,958
- William H. Marsden 11,457
- George H. Dunbar 6,788
- Caleb Green 201
- William Watson 133
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 15,685
- Finley McRae 11,941
- S. Leonard Belaire 5,260
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 19,729
- S. Leonard Belaire 11,692
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,279
- S. Leonard Belaire 7,496
- C. E. Pickering 5,408
- Lorenzo Lafleur 3,584
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,814
- C. E. Pickering 7,602
- V. Cyril Phelan 5,997
- J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,650
- Sydney T. Checkland 3,160
- E. A. Bourque 16,150
- Grenville Goodwin 15,229
- G. M. Geldert 14,547
- Grenville Goodwin 28,698
- E. A. Bourque 18,668
- G. M. Geldert 12,928
- Charlotte Whitton 37,373
- Len Coulter 33,498
- Charlotte Whitton 33,078
- David Luther Burgess 22,757
- E. A. Bourque 13,469
- George H. Nelms acclaimed
- George H. Nelms 28,346
- William J. LeClair 13,572
- Roy Donaldson 8,774
- Charlotte Whitton 35,532
- Sam Berger 33,825
- Ernie W. Jones 9,317
- Lucien A. Dube 2,675
- Charlotte Whitton 40,062
- Sam Berger 34,044
- R.J. Groves 18,245
- Don B. Reid 43,991
- Frank Ryan 26,996
- Charlotte Whitton 25,608
- Joseph Louis Paradis 706
- Alfred Lapointe 395
- Don B. Reid 59,082
- Donald V. Sterling 15,445
- John Kroeker 2,273
- Lucien A. Dube 947
- Alfred Lapointe (withdrew)
- Ken H. Fogarty 57,890
- John Kroeker 5,182
- Joseph Louis Paradis 3,781
- David E. Porter 2,304
- Lucien A. Dube 2,083
- Pierre Benoit 57,634
- Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,520
- Oscar Orenstein 2,095
- Jack Ridout 1,602
- Lorry Greenberg 33,679
- Tom McDougall 29,316
- Stuart Langford 2,867
- Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,584
- Lorry Greenberg 48,048
- Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 3,377
- Bill Foster 3,076
- Mike Sammon 2,489
- Marion Dewar 51,791
- Pat Nicol 32,033
- Bernard Pelot 8,439
- Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,858
- Eddie Turgeon 730
- Ian Orenstein 597
- Marion Dewar 49,687
- Pat Nicol 33,151
- Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,357
- John Turmel 1,928
- Marion Dewar 57,168
- Darrel Kent 48,461
- T. Joseph McCarthy 2,060
- Marc Gauvin 1,725
- Arnold Guetta 487
- Jim Durrell 56,988
- Marlene Catterall 35,711
- R. Allan Jones 942
- Walter J. McPhee 886
- Nabil Fawzry 529
- Jim Durrell 69,813
- Michael Bartholomew 4,800
- John Turmel 3,123
- John Kroeker 1,704
- Nabil Fawzry 1,022
- Jacquelin Holzman 38,725
- Nancy Smith 35,525
- Marc Laviolette 21,101
- Michael Bartholomew 2,417
- Jacquelin Holzman 34,082
- Joan O'Neill 28,748
- Tim Kehoe 24,773
- Diane McIntyre 2,921
- Alexander Saikaley 1,677
- Jim Watson 54,148
- Robert G. Gauthier 8,037
- Alexander Saikaley 4,209
- Bob Chiarelli 142,972
- Claudette Cain 102,940
- Georges Saadé 2,597
- Marc-André Bélair 1,846
- James A. Hall 843
- Ken Mills 773
- Paula Nemchin 702
- John Turmel 677
- Morteza Naini 516
- Bob Chiarelli 104,595
- Terry Kilrea 66,634
- Ike Awgu 5,394
- Ron Burke 2,698
- John A. Bell 2,027
- Donna Upson 1,312
- Paula Nemchin 1,191
- John Turmel 1,166
- Larry O'Brien 141,262
- Alex Munter 108,572
- Bob Chiarelli 46,697
- Jane Scharf 1,467
- Piotr Anweiler 762
- Robert Larter 667
- Barkley Pollock 432
Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Jim Watson | 131,258 | 48.70 |
Larry O'Brien (X) | 64,853 | 24.06 |
Clive Doucet | 40,147 | 14.89 |
Andrew S. Haydon | 18,904 | 7.01 |
Mike Maguire | 6,617 | 2.45 |
Robert Gauthier | 1,413 | 0.52 |
Jane Scharf | 1,169 | 0.43 |
Charlie Taylor | 1,125 | 0.42 |
Cesar Bello | 926 | 0.34 |
Idris Ben-Tahir | 729 | 0.27 |
Samuel Wright | 371 | 0.14 |
Robin Lawrance | 300 | 0.11 |
Joseph Furtenbacher | 299 | 0.11 |
Sean Ryan | 360 | 0.13 |
Julio Pita | 265 | 0.10 |
Robert Larter | 219 | 0.08 |
Michael St. Arnaud | 200 | 0.07 |
Daniel J. Lyrette | 166 | 0.06 |
Vincent M. Libweshya | 122 | 0.05 |
Fraser Liscumb | 104 | 0.04 |
Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Jim Watson (X) | 189,253 | 76.20 | |
Mike Maguire | 46,341 | 18.66 | |
Anwar Syed | 3,473 | 1.40 | |
Rebecca Pyrah | 2,840 | 1.14 | |
Robert White | 1,815 | 0.73 | |
Darren W. Wood | 1,764 | 0.71 | |
Michael St. Arnaud | 1,628 | 0.66 | |
Bernard Couchman | 1,255 | 0.51 |
Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Jim Watson (X) | 188,960 | 71.03 | |
Clive Doucet | 59,156 | 22.24 | |
Bruce McConville | 4,360 | 1.64 | |
Craig MacAulay | 2,272 | 0.85 | |
Ahmed Bouragba | 1,912 | 0.72 | |
Joey Drouin | 1,893 | 0.71 | |
Hamid Alakozai | 1,867 | 0.70 | |
James T. Sheahan | 1,354 | 0.51 | |
Michael Pastien | 1,177 | 0.44 | |
Ryan Lythall | 1,115 | 0.42 | |
Moises Schachtler | 994 | 0.37 | |
Bernard Couchman | 964 | 0.36 |
Candidate | Popular vote | Expenditures | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±% | ||||||||||
Mark Sutcliffe | 161,679 | 51.37 | – | $537,834.79 | ||||||||
Catherine McKenney | 119,241 | 37.88 | – | $542,847.97 | ||||||||
Bob Chiarelli | 15,998 | 5.08 | – | $96,844.84 | ||||||||
Nour Kadri | 7,496 | 2.38 | – | $71,062.45 | ||||||||
Mike Maguire | 2,775 | 0.88 | – | $5,500.00 | ||||||||
Graham MacDonald | 1,629 | 0.52 | – | $5,334.50 | ||||||||
Brandon Bay | 1,512 | 0.48 | – | $9,478.02 | ||||||||
Param Singh | 1,176 | 0.37 | – | $13,650.40 | ||||||||
Celine Debassige | 867 | 0.28 | – | none listed | ||||||||
Ade Olumide | 636 | 0.20 | – | $1,966.25 | ||||||||
Gregory Jreg Guevara | 584 | 0.19 | – | $2,349.61 | ||||||||
Bernard Couchman | 471 | 0.15 | -0.21 | none listed | ||||||||
Jacob Solomon | 432 | 0.14 | – | none listed | ||||||||
Zed Chebib | 264 | 0.08 | – | none listed | ||||||||
Total valid votes | 314,760 | 99.53 | ||||||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes | 1,500 | 0.47 | -0.92 | |||||||||
Turnout | 316,260 | 43.79 | +1.24 | |||||||||
Eligible voters | 722,227 | |||||||||||
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. | ||||||||||||
Sources: City of Ottawa[16][17] |
References
[edit]- ^ Ottawa: An Illustrated History, by John H. Taylor, pg 112
- ^ "Civic Elections". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 4, 1887. p. 4. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Municipal elections". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 3, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "The Elect". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 8, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "The Civic Elections". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 7, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "The Civic Elections". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 6, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Civic Election". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 5, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "The City Council of 1893". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 3, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "The City Council of 1894". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 2, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Mayor elect Borthwick". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 8, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Quiet election day". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 7, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Bingham is mayor". Ottawa Daily Citizen. January 5, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Contests in all wards". Ottawa Daily Citizen. December 28, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Frank Plant's majority of 6,225 is greatest given in history of mayoralty in the capital". Ottawa Journal. January 3, 1922. p. 4. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Fisher, Plant, Kent, Champagne, and Nelson are Elected". Ottawa Journal. January 7, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "2022 Official election results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Financial statements for the 2022 Municipal Elections". City of Ottawa. Retrieved August 11, 2023.