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1958 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 1, 1958.

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

Candidate Votes %
George Nelms (X) 28,346 55.92
William J. LeClair 13,572 26.77
Roy Donaldson 8,774 17.31

(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 Chomyn 13,024
Joseph Louis Paradis 6,581
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 Heit 3,096
Alex Roger (X) 2,912
Pat Doherty 2,715
Gordon Willis 2,508
Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
J. D. Wentzell (X) 2,464
Robert Groves (X) 2,335
Leslie G. Avery 1,314
J. G. Drouin 1,275
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Armstrong 2,543
George Sloan (X) 2,055
Claude Bennett 1,546
Noel Ogilvie (X) 1,540
Jack Kavanagh 1,366
Bob Williamson 783
Thomas Davison 564
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
Howard Henry (X) 3,965
Lloyd Francis 3,700
Frank Boyce 2,861
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Ken Workman 2,898
Lon Campbell (X) 2,857
Robert Faulkner 1,597
Don Hamilton 1,206
S. Crawford 1,021
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
James McAuley (X) 2,392
Charles Parker (X) 2,021
Perry Kerwin 1,180
Rudy Capogreco 659
G. F. Johnson 560
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Roly Wall (X) 3,124
Henry Bradley (X) 2,906
Bruce Harvey 1,661
Ferdinand Clement 756
By Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jules Morin (X) 2,956
Clem Aubin (X) 2,155
Paul-Emile Morin 1,167
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Charlie St. Germain (X) 3,526
May Nickson (X) 1,981
Sam McLean 1,005
George Rayner 717
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Reid (X) 2,669
Lionel O'Connor (X) 1,851
James Beauchamp 1,136
W. T. Lewis 730

References

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  • Ottawa Citizen, December 2, 1958