title: 1928 Ottawa municipal election
text: # 1928 Ottawa municipal election
  
  The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 3, 1928 to elect members of the 1929 Ottawa City Council.
  
  ## Mayor of Ottawa
  
  Incumbent mayor Arthur Ellis was re-elected without opposition.
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Arthur Ellis | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
  
  ## Plebiscites
  
  Property owners voted in favour of improving water supply in the city which would involve allowing the city to spend $1,315,000 for a water filtration system.
  
  Water filtration :
  
  | Choice | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Yes | 7,323 | 81.28 |
  | No | 1,687 | 18.72 |
  
  City residents voted in favour to continue using daylight saving time in the city.
  
  Daylight saving :
  
  | Choice | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Yes | 14,506 | 59.49 |
  | No | 9,877 | 40.51 |
  
  ## Ottawa Board of Control
  
  (4 elected)
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Frank H. Plant | 16,540 | 23.31 |
  | Charles J. Tulley | 12,024 | 16.94 |
  | Frank LaFortune | 11,226 | 15.82 |
  | Gerald Sims | 10,781 | 15.19 |
  | Harold D. McCormick | 9,610 | 13.54 |
  | George H. Dunbar | 8,711 | 12.28 |
  | Alex Leckie | 1,141 | 1.61 |
  | James Ryan | 929 | 1.31 |
  
  ## Ottawa City Council
  
  (2 elected from each ward)
  
  Rideau Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rod Plant | 636 | 28.35 |
  | Tom Brethour | 580 | 25.86 |
  | W. Cherry | 435 | 19.39 |
  | R. Ingram | 371 | 16.54 |
  | A. Ackland | 221 | 9.85 |
  
  By Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | A. W. (Fred) Desjardins | 1,240 | 36.02 |
  | Eric Query | 1,239 | 35.99 |
  | J. A. Parisien | 964 | 28.00 |
  
  St. George Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Norman H. MacDonald | 1,474 | 31.77 |
  | T. E. Dansereau | 1,470 | 31.69 |
  | Walter Cunningham | 1,267 | 27.31 |
  | J. M. Dugas | 428 | 9.23 |
  
  Wellington Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | James W. McNabb | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
  | J. Edward McVeigh | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
  
  Capital Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | John Warren York | 3,514 | 37.30 |
  | George Pushman | 2,533 | 26.88 |
  | George Sloan | 2,152 | 22.84 |
  | Dr. W. T. Mackinnon | 1,223 | 12.98 |
  
  Dalhousie Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sam Crooks | 2,871 | 37.09 |
  | Jim Forward | 2,517 | 32.52 |
  | J. F. Meagher | 2,352 | 30.39 |
  
  Victoria Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ernest Laroche | 1,280 | 40.20 |
  | Nelson J. Lacasse | 1,175 | 36.90 |
  | John R. Welch | 831 | 21.01 |
  | Harry Scales | 729 | 22.90 |
  
  Ottawa Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aristide Belanger | 1,614 | 39.74 |
  | J. A. Pinard | 1,103 | 27.16 |
  | Joseph Landriault | 968 | 23.84 |
  | J. Whelan | 376 | 9.26 |
  
  Central Ward :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dr. G. M. Geldert | 1,902 | 37.37 |
  | William R. Low | 1,647 | 32.36 |
  | J. E. Stanley Lewis | 1,540 | 30.26 |
  