The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1939.
Mayor of Ottawa
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| J. E. Stanley Lewis (X) | 15,685 | 47.70 |
| Finley McRae | 11,941 | 36.31 |
| S. Leonard Belaire | 5,260 | 15.99 |
Plebiscite
| 2 year council terms | ||
|---|---|---|
| Option | Votes | % |
| For | 19,067 | 59.49 |
| Against | 11,185 | 40.51 |
Ottawa Board of Control
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| E. A. Bourque (X) | 13,674 | |
| George MacKinley Geldert (X) | 13,479 | |
| Jim Forward | 12,920 | |
| John Harold Putman (X) | 12,577 | |
| Grenville Goodwin | 10,761 | |
| William Henry Marsden | 10,507 | |
| Thomas Brethour | 7,631 | |
| Arthur Ellis [1] | 4,289 | |
| Percy Edwin Bedford [1] | 1,488 | |
| Caleb S. Green | 967 | |
| Max Feller | 940 | |
| Edward E. Kesterton [1] | 269 |
Ottawa City Council
2 elected from each ward
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Powers (X) | 687 | |
| A. W. Spearman | 680 | |
| Wilfrid D. Girard | 573 | |
| Fred Goodhouse (X) | 490 | |
| Max Schoen | 218 | |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| J. Albert Parisien (X) | 1,279 | |
| Eric Query (X) | 1,039 | |
| Marcel Dupuis | 974 | |
| James C. Butler | 338 | |
| St. George's Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Arthur Pinard (X) | 1,892 | |
| Hamnett P. Hill, Jr. | 1,645 | |
| Harold Taylor (X) | 1,608 | |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Martin M. Walsh (X) | 2,195 | |
| Arthur J. Ash (X) | 1,967 | |
| Robert Burnett | 984 | |
| William A. Coe | 260 | |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Band (X) | 2,562 | |
| C. E. Pickering (X) | 2,372 | |
| J. H. Fraser | 1,124 | |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Daniel McCann (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Wilbert Hamilton (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Elmdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Sprague | 2,148 | |
| Henry Bradley (X) | 1,666 | |
| George Pingle (X) | 1,653 | |
| Cecil D. Norris | 808 | |
| Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Nelson J. Lacasse (X) | 1,364 | |
| J. P. Nolan (X) | 1,362 | |
| Joseph Allard | 1,139 | |
| Ottawa Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Aristide Belanger (X) | 1,637 | |
| Napoleon Bordeleau (X) | 1,623 | |
| A. E. Beauchamp | 1,134 | |
| Riverdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| David McMillan (X) | 1,568 | |
| Len Coulter | 1,505 | |
| George Sloan (X) | 1,269 | |
| John McLennan | 840 | |
| Samuel Dibartolo | 445 | |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George F. Perley (X) | 2,205 | |
| Fred Journeaux (X) | 2,088 | |
| J. Grant Shaw | 1,463 | |
References
- ^ a b c "Nominations". Ottawa Journal. November 24, 1939. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- Ottawa Citizen, December 4, 1939
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| Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton | ||