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

(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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