List of Ottawa municipal elections
This is a list of elections held in Ottawa , Ontario . Direct elections for mayor have been held continuously since 1873.[ 1]
City of Ottawa mayoral election results since 1887
1887
McLeod Stewart , 2,169[ 2]
W. E. Brown , 1,790
1888
McLeod Stewart , 1,957[ 3]
W. E. Brown , 1,643
W. H. Lewis , 360
1889
Jacob Erratt , 2,823[ 4]
Dr. Valade, 2,345
1890
Jacob Erratt , 2,620[ 5]
W. H. Lewis , 1,419
1891
Thomas Birkett , 2,396[ 6]
Dr. St. Jean, 1,459
John Heney , 1,095
Alex MacLean , 385
1892
Olivier Durocher , 2,280[ 7]
George Cox , 2,199
1893
Olivier Durocher , acclaimed[ 8]
1894
George Cox , 2,289[ 9]
C. R. Cunningham , 1,663
William R. Stroud , 1,549
1895
William Borthwick , 3,277[ 10]
William Cluff , 3,188
1896
William Borthwick , acclaimed[ 11]
1897
Samuel Bingham , 2,712[ 12]
Levi Crannell , 2,558
William Cluff , 1,869
1898
Samuel Bingham , acclaimed[ 13]
1899
Thomas Payment , 3,067[ 14]
Robert Stewart , 2,424
William Cluff , 2,301
1900
Thomas Payment , 3,626
William Campbell , 3,240
1901
William Dowler Morris , 3,436
Fred Cook , 1,590
Thomas Raphael , 1,534
Thomas Butler , 266
Samuel J. Davis , 194
William Campbell , 175
1902
Fred Cook , acclaimed
1903
Fred Cook , acclaimed
1904
James A. Ellis , 3,992
D'Arcy Scott , 3,333
J. C. Enright , 777
1905
James A. Ellis , 4,623
William Dowler Morris , 4,146
1906
James A. Ellis , 4,773
A. A. Taillon, 4,523
William G. Black , 59
1907
D'Arcy Scott , 3,988
Charles Hopewell , 3,800
William Dowler Morris , 1,570
William G. Black , 171
1908
D'Arcy Scott , acclaimed
1909
Charles Hopewell , acclaimed
1910
Charles Hopewell , acclaimed
1911
Charles Hopewell , 4,968
A. E. Caron , 4,411
Roberts, 331
1912
Charles Hopewell , 4,146
E. J. Laverdure , 3,892
P. D. Ross , 3,323
1913
James A. Ellis , 5,816
E. J. Laverdure , 5,038
George Wilson, 1,572
1914
Taylor McVeity , 7,184
James A. Ellis , 6,883
1915
Nelson D. Porter , 7,539
Taylor McVeity , 7,124
1916
Nelson D. Porter , acclaimed
1917
Harold Fisher , 6,122
Nelson D. Porter , 4,392
Taylor McVeity , 2,391
1918
Harold Fisher , acclaimed
Harold Fisher 7,624[ 15]
Rufus H. Parent 4,642
Harold Fisher 7,962
G. C. Hurdman 5,608
Frank H. Plant 7,826
Joseph Kent 7,804
(results after recount)
Frank H. Plant 10,923
Joseph Kent 4,698
W. K. McManus 241
Frank H. Plant , acclaimed
Henry Watters 14,641
Frank H. Plant 9,969
Taylor McVeity 736
John P. Balharrie 15,159
Arthur Ellis 8,405
W. E. Brown 1,546
John P. Balharrie , acclaimed
John P. Balharrie 12,336
Patrick Nolan 6,354
Frank H. Plant 6,273
Arthur Ellis 11,183
John P. Balharrie 8,415
Patrick Nolan 7,805
Arthur Ellis , acclaimed
Frank H. Plant , acclaimed
John J. Allen , acclaimed
John J. Allen , acclaimed
John J. Allen 16,295
Andrew F. Macallum 8,898
Charles J. Tulley 6,543
Patrick Nolan 19,634
John J. Allen 13,577
Peter Alex Cray 387
Dudley Booth 356
Patrick Nolan 27,064
Albert H. Cole 2,394
William P. Clermont 1,380
James Connah 327
Edward E. Kesteron 266
J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,810
Fulgence Charpentier 9,755
Patrick Nolan 6,414
Edward H. Hinchey 2,164
J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,065
Albert H. Cole 3,025
William Watson 1,008
J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,186
William H. Marsden 12,255
Caleb Green 324
William Watson 284
J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,958
William H. Marsden 11,457
George H. Dunbar 6,788
Caleb Green 201
William Watson 133
J. E. Stanley Lewis 15,685
Finley McRae 11,941
S. Leonard Belaire 5,260
J. E. Stanley Lewis 19,729
S. Leonard Belaire 11,692
J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,279
S. Leonard Belaire 7,496
C. E. Pickering 5,408
Lorenzo Lafleur 3,584
J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,814
C. E. Pickering 7,602
V. Cyril Phelan 5,997
J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,650
Sydney T. Checkland 3,160
E. A. Bourque 16,150
Grenville Goodwin 15,229
G. M. Geldert 14,547
Grenville Goodwin 28,698
E. A. Bourque 18,668
G. M. Geldert 12,928
Charlotte Whitton 37,373
Len Coulter 33,498
Charlotte Whitton 33,078
David Luther Burgess 22,757
E. A. Bourque 13,469
George H. Nelms acclaimed
George H. Nelms 28,346
William J. LeClair 13,572
Roy Donaldson 8,774
Charlotte Whitton 35,532
Sam Berger 33,825
Ernie W. Jones 9,317
Lucien A. Dube 2,675
Charlotte Whitton 40,062
Sam Berger 34,044
R.J. Groves 18,245
Don B. Reid 43,991
Frank Ryan 26,996
Charlotte Whitton 25,608
Joseph Louis Paradis 706
Alfred Lapointe 395
Don B. Reid 59,082
Donald V. Sterling 15,445
John Kroeker 2,273
Lucien A. Dube 947
Alfred Lapointe (withdrew)
Ken H. Fogarty 57,890
John Kroeker 5,182
Joseph Louis Paradis 3,781
David E. Porter 2,304
Lucien A. Dube 2,083
Pierre Benoit 57,634
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,520
Oscar Orenstein 2,095
Jack Ridout 1,602
Lorry Greenberg 33,679
Tom McDougall 29,316
Stuart Langford 2,867
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,584
Lorry Greenberg 48,048
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 3,377
Bill Foster 3,076
Mike Sammon 2,489
Marion Dewar 51,791
Pat Nicol 32,033
Bernard Pelot 8,439
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,858
Eddie Turgeon 730
Ian Orenstein 597
Marion Dewar 49,687
Pat Nicol 33,151
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,357
John Turmel 1,928
Marion Dewar 57,168
Darrel Kent 48,461
T. Joseph McCarthy 2,060
Marc Gauvin 1,725
Arnold Guetta 487
Jim Durrell 56,988
Marlene Catterall 35,711
R. Allan Jones 942
Walter J. McPhee 886
Nabil Fawzry 529
Jim Durrell 69,813
Michael Bartholomew 4,800
John Turmel 3,123
John Kroeker 1,704
Nabil Fawzry 1,022
Jacquelin Holzman 38,725
Nancy Smith 35,525
Marc Laviolette 21,101
Michael Bartholomew 2,417
Jacquelin Holzman 34,082
Joan O'Neill 28,748
Tim Kehoe 24,773
Diane McIntyre 2,921
Alexander Saikaley 1,677
Jim Watson 54,148
Robert G. Gauthier 8,037
Alexander Saikaley 4,209
Bob Chiarelli 142,972
Claudette Cain 102,940
Georges Saadé 2,597
Marc-André Bélair 1,846
James A. Hall 843
Ken Mills 773
Paula Nemchin 702
John Turmel 677
Morteza Naini 516
Bob Chiarelli 104,595
Terry Kilrea 66,634
Ike Awgu 5,394
Ron Burke 2,698
John A. Bell 2,027
Donna Upson 1,312
Paula Nemchin 1,191
John Turmel 1,166
Larry O'Brien 141,262
Alex Munter 108,572
Bob Chiarelli 46,697
Jane Scharf 1,467
Piotr Anweiler 762
Robert Larter 667
Barkley Pollock 432
Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Jim Watson
131,258
48.70
Larry O'Brien (X)
64,853
24.06
Clive Doucet
40,147
14.89
Andrew S. Haydon
18,904
7.01
Mike Maguire
6,617
2.45
Robert Gauthier
1,413
0.52
Jane Scharf
1,169
0.43
Charlie Taylor
1,125
0.42
Cesar Bello
926
0.34
Idris Ben-Tahir
729
0.27
Samuel Wright
371
0.14
Robin Lawrance
300
0.11
Joseph Furtenbacher
299
0.11
Sean Ryan
360
0.13
Julio Pita
265
0.10
Robert Larter
219
0.08
Michael St. Arnaud
200
0.07
Daniel J. Lyrette
166
0.06
Vincent M. Libweshya
122
0.05
Fraser Liscumb
104
0.04
Mayoral candidate
Vote
%
Jim Watson (X)
189,253
76.20
Mike Maguire
46,341
18.66
Anwar Syed
3,473
1.40
Rebecca Pyrah
2,840
1.14
Robert White
1,815
0.73
Darren W. Wood
1,764
0.71
Michael St. Arnaud
1,628
0.66
Bernard Couchman
1,255
0.51
Mayoral candidate
Vote
%
Jim Watson (X)
188,960
71.03
Clive Doucet
59,156
22.24
Bruce McConville
4,360
1.64
Craig MacAulay
2,272
0.85
Ahmed Bouragba
1,912
0.72
Joey Drouin
1,893
0.71
Hamid Alakozai
1,867
0.70
James T. Sheahan
1,354
0.51
Michael Pastien
1,177
0.44
Ryan Lythall
1,115
0.42
Moises Schachtler
994
0.37
Bernard Couchman
964
0.36
2022 Ottawa municipal election : Mayor
Candidate
Popular vote
Expenditures
Votes
%
±%
Mark Sutcliffe
161,679
51.37
–
$537,834.79
Catherine McKenney
119,241
37.88
–
$542,847.97
Bob Chiarelli
15,998
5.08
–
$96,844.84
Nour Kadri
7,496
2.38
–
$71,062.45
Mike Maguire
2,775
0.88
–
$5,500.00
Graham MacDonald
1,629
0.52
–
$5,334.50
Brandon Bay
1,512
0.48
–
$9,478.02
Param Singh
1,176
0.37
–
$13,650.40
Celine Debassige
867
0.28
–
none listed
Ade Olumide
636
0.20
–
$1,966.25
Gregory Jreg Guevara
584
0.19
–
$2,349.61
Bernard Couchman
471
0.15
-0.21
none listed
Jacob Solomon
432
0.14
–
none listed
Zed Chebib
264
0.08
–
none listed
Total valid votes
314,760
99.53
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes
1,500
0.47
-0.92
Turnout
316,260
43.79
+1.24
Eligible voters
722,227
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: City of Ottawa [ 16] [ 17]
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
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^ "Quiet election day" . Ottawa Daily Citizen . January 7, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved June 28, 2022 .
^ "Bingham is mayor" . Ottawa Daily Citizen . January 5, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved June 28, 2022 .
^ "Contests in all wards" . Ottawa Daily Citizen . December 28, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved June 28, 2022 .
^ "Frank Plant's majority of 6,225 is greatest given in history of mayoralty in the capital" . Ottawa Journal . January 3, 1922. p. 4. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
^ "Fisher, Plant, Kent, Champagne, and Nelson are Elected" . Ottawa Journal . January 7, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
^ "2022 Official election results" . City of Ottawa. Retrieved August 11, 2023 .
^ "Financial statements for the 2022 Municipal Elections" . City of Ottawa. Retrieved August 11, 2023 .