1958 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 5, 1958.

Mayor George Nelms is re-elected with a comfortable margin.

Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate Votes %
George Nelms (X)28,34655.92
William J. LeClair13,57226.77
Roy Donaldson8,77417.31

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Paul Tardif (X)33,394
Ernie Jones (X)30,407
Sam Berger (X)29,464
Wilbert Hamilton (X)28,785
Michael Chomyn13,024
Joseph Louis Paradis6,581

City council

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. By Ward
2. Capital Ward
3. Carleton Ward
4. Dalhousie Ward
5. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
6. Gloucester Ward
7. Queensboro Ward
8. Rideau Ward
9. St. George's Ward
10. Wellington Ward .

(2 elected from each ward)

Gloucester Ward
Candidate Votes %
Murray Heit3,096
Alex Roger (X)2,912
Pat Doherty2,715
Gordon Willis2,508
Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. D. Wentzell (X)2,464
Robert Groves (X)2,335
Leslie G. Avery1,314
J. G. Drouin1,275
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Armstrong2,543
George Sloan (X)2,055
Claude Bennett1,546
Noel Ogilvie (X)1,540
Jack Kavanagh1,366
Bob Williamson783
Thomas Davison564
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
Howard Henry (X)3,965
Lloyd Francis3,700
Frank Boyce2,861
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Ken Workman2,898
Lon Campbell (X)2,857
Robert Faulkner1,597
Don Hamilton1,206
S. Crawford1,021
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
James McAuley (X)2,392
Charles Parker (X)2,021
Perry Kerwin1,180
Rudy Capogreco659
G. F. Johnson560
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Roly Wall (X)3,124
Henry Bradley (X)2,906
Bruce Harvey1,661
Ferdinand Clement756
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jules Morin (X)2,956
Clem Aubin (X)2,155
Paul-Emile Morin1,167
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Charlie St. Germain (X)3,526
May Nickson (X)1,981
Sam McLean1,005
George Rayner717
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Reid (X)2,669
Lionel O'Connor (X)1,851
James Beauchamp1,136
W. T. Lewis730

References

  • Ottawa Citizen, December 2, 1958
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