# 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.

## City of Ottawa mayoral election results since 1887
### 1887

* McLeod Stewart, 2,169
* W. E. Brown, 1,790

### 1888

* McLeod Stewart, 1,957
* W. E. Brown, 1,643
* W. H. Lewis, 360

### 1889

* Jacob Erratt, 2,823
* Dr. Valade, 2,345

### 1890

* Jacob Erratt, 2,620
* W. H. Lewis, 1,419

### 1891

* Thomas Birkett, 2,396
* Dr. St. Jean, 1,459
* John Heney, 1,095
* Alex MacLean, 385

### 1892

* Olivier Durocher, 2,280
* George Cox, 2,199

### 1893

* Olivier Durocher, acclaimed

### 1894

* George Cox, 2,289
* C. R. Cunningham, 1,663
* William R. Stroud, 1,549

### 1895

* William Borthwick, 3,277
* William Cluff, 3,188

### 1896

* William Borthwick, acclaimed

### 1897

* Samuel Bingham, 2,712
* Levi Crannell, 2,558
* William Cluff, 1,869

### 1898

* Samuel Bingham, acclaimed

### 1899

* Thomas Payment, 3,067
* 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

### 1919

* Harold Fisher 7,624
* Rufus H. Parent 4,642

### 1920

* Harold Fisher 7,962
* G. C. Hurdman 5,608

### 1921

* Frank H. Plant 7,826
* Joseph Kent 7,804
(results after recount)

### 1922

* Frank H. Plant 10,923
* Joseph Kent 4,698
* W. K. McManus 241

### 1923

* Frank H. Plant, acclaimed

### 1924 (January)

* Henry Watters 14,641
* Frank H. Plant 9,969
* Taylor McVeity 736

### 1924 (December)

* John P. Balharrie 15,159
* Arthur Ellis 8,405
* W. E. Brown 1,546

### 1925

* John P. Balharrie, acclaimed

### 1926

* John P. Balharrie 12,336
* Patrick Nolan 6,354
* Frank H. Plant 6,273

### 1927

* Arthur Ellis 11,183
* John P. Balharrie 8,415
* Patrick Nolan 7,805

### 1928

* Arthur Ellis, acclaimed

### 1929

* Frank H. Plant, acclaimed

### 1930

* John J. Allen, acclaimed

### 1931

* John J. Allen, acclaimed

### 1932

* John J. Allen 16,295
* Andrew F. Macallum 8,898
* Charles J. Tulley 6,543

### 1933

* Patrick Nolan 19,634
* John J. Allen 13,577
* Peter Alex Cray 387
* Dudley Booth 356

### 1934

* Patrick Nolan 27,064
* Albert H. Cole 2,394
* William P. Clermont 1,380
* James Connah 327
* Edward E. Kesteron 266

### 1935

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,810
* Fulgence Charpentier 9,755
* Patrick Nolan 6,414
* Edward H. Hinchey 2,164

### 1936

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,065
* Albert H. Cole 3,025
* William Watson 1,008

### 1937

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,186
* William H. Marsden 12,255
* Caleb Green 324
* William Watson 284

### 1938

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,958
* William H. Marsden 11,457
* George H. Dunbar 6,788
* Caleb Green 201
* William Watson 133

### 1939

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 15,685
* Finley McRae 11,941
* S. Leonard Belaire 5,260

### 1940

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 19,729
* S. Leonard Belaire 11,692

### 1942

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 18,279
* S. Leonard Belaire 7,496
* C. E. Pickering 5,408
* Lorenzo Lafleur 3,584

### 1944

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 17,814
* C. E. Pickering 7,602
* V. Cyril Phelan 5,997

### 1946

* J. E. Stanley Lewis 22,650
* Sydney T. Checkland 3,160

### 1948

* E. A. Bourque 16,150
* Grenville Goodwin 15,229
* G. M. Geldert 14,547

### 1950

* Grenville Goodwin 28,698
* E. A. Bourque 18,668
* G. M. Geldert 12,928

### 1952

* Charlotte Whitton 37,373
* Len Coulter 33,498

### 1954

* Charlotte Whitton 33,078
* David Luther Burgess 22,757
* E. A. Bourque 13,469

### 1956

* George H. Nelms acclaimed

### 1958

* George H. Nelms 28,346
* William J. LeClair 13,572
* Roy Donaldson 8,774

### 1960

* Charlotte Whitton 35,532
* Sam Berger 33,825
* Ernie W. Jones 9,317
* Lucien A. Dube 2,675

### 1962

* Charlotte Whitton 40,062
* Sam Berger 34,044
* R.J. Groves 18,245

### 1964

* Don B. Reid 43,991
* Frank Ryan 26,996
* Charlotte Whitton 25,608
* Joseph Louis Paradis 706
* Alfred Lapointe 395

### 1966

* Don B. Reid 59,082
* Donald V. Sterling 15,445
* John Kroeker 2,273
* Lucien A. Dube 947
* Alfred Lapointe (withdrew)

### 1969

* Ken H. Fogarty 57,890
* John Kroeker 5,182
* Joseph Louis Paradis 3,781
* David E. Porter 2,304
* Lucien A. Dube 2,083

### 1972

* Pierre Benoit 57,634
* Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,520
* Oscar Orenstein 2,095
* Jack Ridout 1,602

### 1974

* Lorry Greenberg 33,679
* Tom McDougall 29,316
* Stuart Langford 2,867
* Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,584

### 1976

* Lorry Greenberg 48,048
* Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 3,377
* Bill Foster 3,076
* Mike Sammon 2,489

### 1978

* Marion Dewar 51,791
* Pat Nicol 32,033
* Bernard Pelot 8,439
* Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,858
* Eddie Turgeon 730
* Ian Orenstein 597

### 1980

* Marion Dewar 49,687
* Pat Nicol 33,151
* Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,357
* John Turmel 1,928

### 1982

* Marion Dewar 57,168
* Darrel Kent 48,461
* T. Joseph McCarthy 2,060
* Marc Gauvin 1,725
* Arnold Guetta 487

### 1985

* Jim Durrell 56,988
* Marlene Catterall 35,711
* R. Allan Jones 942
* Walter J. McPhee 886
* Nabil Fawzry 529

### 1988

* Jim Durrell 69,813
* Michael Bartholomew 4,800
* John Turmel 3,123
* John Kroeker 1,704
* Nabil Fawzry 1,022

### 1991

* Jacquelin Holzman 38,725
* Nancy Smith 35,525
* Marc Laviolette 21,101
* Michael Bartholomew 2,417

### 1994

* Jacquelin Holzman 34,082
* Joan O'Neill 28,748
* Tim Kehoe 24,773
* Diane McIntyre 2,921
* Alexander Saikaley 1,677

### 1997

* Jim Watson 54,148
* Robert G. Gauthier 8,037
* Alexander Saikaley 4,209

### 2000

* 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

### 2003

* 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

### 2006

* 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

### 2010

| 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 |

### 2014

| 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 |

### 2018

| 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

2022 Ottawa municipal election: Mayor :
| Candidate | Candidate | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Expenditures | Expenditures |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | Expenditures |
| | 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 | Total valid votes | 314,760 | 99.53 | | |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes | Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes | 1,500 | 0.47 | -0.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 316,260 | 43.79 | +1.24 | |
| Eligible voters | 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 |||||||
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