Ottawa municipal election, 1952
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Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate Votes %
Charlotte Whitton
Charlotte Whitton
Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton, OC, CBE was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first female mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964...

  (X)
37,373 52.73
Len Coulter  33,498 47.27

Referendum

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Candidate Votes %
No 40,670 58.27
Yes 29,122 41.73

Ottawa Board of Control
Ottawa Board of Control
The Ottawa Board of Control was an important part of the governance of Ottawa, Ontario from 1908 until 1978 when it was abolished. Through the 19th century Ottawa had been governed by a mayor and city council, but most councilors were only part time and could spend only a few hours per week on...

(4 elected)
Candidate Votes %
Dan McCann (X) 38,982
Paul Tardif
Paul Tardif
J. Paul Tardif was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Russell in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1959 to 1968....

(X)
37,373
Roy Donaldson 32,295
John Powers (X) 28,825
David McMillan 28,306
Ernie Jones  22,188
Frank Ellis  15,634

Ottawa City Council
Ottawa City Council
The Ottawa City Council is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 23 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four year terms with the...

(2 elected from each ward)

Ward 1
Rideau Ward
Rideau Ward may refer one of the following wards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:* Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward* Rideau-Vanier Ward* Rideau-Goulbourn Ward...

Candidate Votes %
Robert Groves 3,699
Alex Roger (X) 3,384
Pat Doherty (X) 3,251
Archibald Newman (X) 1,948
Leslie Avery (X) 1,857
Thomas Hubert 289

Ward 2
By Ward
By Ward was one of the five original wards represented on Ottawa City Council. Originally it represented the area between Rideau Street and St. Patrick Street. Today this area is part of the By Ward Market, which is named for the historic ward...

Candidate Votes %
Clem Aubin (X) 2,642
Jules Morin
Jules Morin
Jules Morin was an Ontario businessman and politician. He represented Ottawa East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative member from 1955 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1971....

(X)
2,575
Henri Rheaume (X) 2,274
Eric Query (X) 2,116
Aristide Belanger 1,338

Ward 3
St. George's Ward
St. George's Ward was one of the original five wards of the city of Ottawa, Canada. It existed until 1972 when it merged with By Ward to become By-St. George's Ward. It was recreated in 1980, until it was abolished for a final time in 1994, when it merged with part of By-Rideau Ward to form...

Candidate Votes %
Charlie St. Germain (X) 5,327
William Newton (X) 3,610
Sam McLean 2,640


Ward 4
Wellington Ward
Wellington Ward was one of the original five wards of the city of Ottawa, Canada. It existed until 1994 when it was amalgamated with Dalhousie Ward to become Somerset Ward. The original ward consisted of the city west of the Rideau Canal and south of Wellington Street. It has traditionally...

Candidate Votes %
Martin M. Walsh (X) 4,074
Fred Journeaux (X) 3,259
Cyril Marshall (X) 2,818
H. Gibson Caldwell 2,104
John Barlow 1,976

Ward 5
Capital Ward
Capital Ward is a city ward located in the centre of Ottawa, Ontario. Situated just south of downtown Ottawa, the ward includes the communities of Old Ottawa East, Old Ottawa South, the Glebe, Heron Park, Carleton University and Riverside...

Candidate Votes %
Noel Ogilvie (X) 4,723
George Sloan (X) 4,116
Parlane Christie (X) 3,228
Thomas Davison 3,061
William Beveridge 2,805

Ward 6
Dalhousie Ward
Dalhousie Ward is a former ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It was created in 1888 when it was annexed by Ottawa from Nepean Township, becoming Ottawa's eighth ward. It was merged with Wellington Ward in 1994 to become Somerset Ward. It consisted mainly of the neighbourhood of Centretown West,...

Candidate Votes %
Wilbert Hamilton (X) 4,770
James McAuley (X) 4,655
Charles Parker (X) 4,289
Frederick Clermont 1,058

Ward 7
Candidate Votes %
Henry Bradley (X) 4,360
Roly Wall (X) 3,904
Lee Rickey 2,504
Joseph Allard (X) 2,440
Victor Chartier 346

Ward 8
Queensboro Ward
Queensboro Ward is a former municipal ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada.In 1950, what is now Ottawa's Westboro neighbourhood was annexed from Nepean Township. This area would be named Westboro Ward for just two years. In 1952, the size of Ottawa City Council was decreased, and the area became...

Candidate Votes %
Lon Campbell (X) 4,708
Henry Parslow (X) 3,774
Patrick Moore 2,382

Ward 9
Candidate Votes %
Howard Henry (X) Acclaimed
Frank Boyce (X) Acclaimed
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