Ottawa municipal election, 1930

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 1, 1930.

Mayor of Ottawa

Controller John J. Allen was elected as mayor without opposition, after mayor Frank H. Plant decided to retire after running as a Conservative in the Canadian federal election, 1930.

Candidate Votes %
John J. Allen Acclaimed

Ottawa Board of Control

All three incumbent controllers were defeated as voters opted to elect a new slate of controllers. Notably, no French Canadians were elected to the Board of Control, and it was thought that this was the first election to have all four elected controllers be Protestants.

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
G. M. Geldert 16,459 19.04
James Warren York 14,121 16.34
J. E. Stanley Lewis 13,483 15.60
George H. Dunbar 12,353 14.29
Gerald Sims (X) 10,972 12.69
Frank LaFortune (X) 7,729 8.94
Charles J. Tulley (X) 6,991 8.09
Joseph Albert Pinard 4,327 5.01

Ottawa City Council

While voters kicked out the incumbent members of the board of control, they opted to maintain their local incumbent alderman. Only one incumbent councillor (Nelson J. Lacasse) went down in defeat.

(2 elected from each ward)

Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rod Plant (X) 882 42.71
Thomas Brethour (X) 851 41.21
Hood 332 16.08
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
A. W. Desjardins (X) 1,240 35.40
Eric Query (X) 1,170 33.40
Joseph Albert Parisien 1,093 31.20
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Norman H. MacDonald (X) 1,513 28.89
Fulgence Charpentier (X) 1,383 26.40
George J. O'Connor 1,352 25.81
Lachaine 686 13.10
Max Feller 304 5.80
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
James W. McNabb (X) 1,986 33.93
J. Edward McVeigh (X) 1,537 26.26
Beach 1,353 23.11
Farth 978 16.71
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Edward Band (X) 2,397 36.90
Harold D. Marshall 1,716 26.42
Schwerdfager 1,340 20.63
McLaughlin 1,043 16.06
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Dan McCann (X) 1,993 35.58
E. P. McGrath 1,326 23.67
Balharrie 1,062 18.96
James J. McVeigh 811 14.48
Jack Arron 410 7.32
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
Sam Crooks (X) 1,332 29.85
Jim Forward (X) 896 20.08
William H. Marsden 861 19.29
Bradley 736 16.49
Graham 638 14.30
Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
John R. Welch 1,143 29.18
Ernest Laroche (X) 1,019 26.01
Nelson J. Lacasse (X) 961 24.53
Nolan 794 20.27
Ottawa Ward
Candidate Votes %
Aristide Belanger (X) 1,565 36.03
W. J. St. Aubin (X) 1,342 30.90
Landriault 746 17.18
Rose 492 11.33
Morin 103 2.37
Gamanche 95 2.19
Riverdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
George Sloan (X) 1,788 39.23
George Pushman (X) 1,621 35.56
David McMillan 1,149 25.21
Central Ward
Candidate Votes %
Kirby Bangs 1,775 35.45
William R. Low (X) 1,695 33.85
Harold C. Shipman 1,537 30.70

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