# 1921 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 3, 1921, to elect members of the 1921 Ottawa City Council.

## Mayor of Ottawa

Election day results showed Plant defeating Kent by six votes. A recount showed he won by 22 votes.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Frank H. Plant | 7,826 | 50.07 |
| Joseph Kent | 7,804 | 49.93 |

## Plebiscites

Bylaw on the purchase of the Ottawa Electric Railway :
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 4,448 | 65.57 |
| For | 2,336 | 34.43 |
Bylaw to raise $200,000 for a new Central fire hall :
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 5,736 | 81.21 |
| For | 1,327 | 18.79 |
Bylaw to spend $60,000 in the purchase of a stone quarry and stone crushing machine :
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 4,023 | 57.12 |
| For | 3,020 | 42.88 |
Plebiscite for a two-year aldermanic term :
| Option | Votes | % |
| Against | 9,741 | 67.24 |
| For | 4,746 | 32.76 |

## Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Napoléon Champagne | 7,186 | 15.00 |
| John Cameron | 6,412 | 13.38 |
| Arthur Ellis | 4,430 | 9.24 |
| John P. Balharrie | 3,774 | 7.88 |
| Joseph McGuire | 3,642 | 7.60 |
| Jack McKinley | 3,461 | 7.22 |
| Lt.-Col. D. H. Maclean | 3,391 | 7.08 |
| W. J. Grace | 3,316 | 6.92 |
| W. P. Grant | 3,063 | 6.39 |
| E. H. Hinchey | 2,856 | 5.96 |
| Thomas Brethour | 2,513 | 5.24 |
| Lodge | 2,166 | 4.52 |
| Rice | 1,710 | 3.57 |

## Ottawa City Council

(2 elected from each ward)
Rideau Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| D. H. Macdonald | 408 | 32.36 |
| Rupert Broadfoot | 402 | 31.88 |
| Cherry | 244 | 19.35 |
| Pasch | 207 | 16.42 |
By Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Edward Gaulin | 750 | 36.82 |
| Fred Desjardins | 715 | 35.10 |
| Query | 370 | 18.16 |
| Greenberg | 202 | 9.92 |
St. George Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Walter Cunningham | 729 | 21.81 |
| Leslie Whyte | 544 | 16.27 |
| O'Connor | 520 | 15.55 |
| Hastey | 515 | 15.41 |
| Code | 482 | 14.42 |
| Lalonde | 340 | 10.17 |
| Reynolds | 213 | 6.37 |
Wellington Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James W. McNabb | 1,336 | 40.63 |
| Erenest D. Lowe | 1,175 | 35.74 |
| Marshall | 777 | 23.63 |
Capital Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Herbert H. McElroy | 1,075 | 21.43 |
| J. J. Slattery | 612 | 12.20 |
| Spence | 605 | 12.06 |
| W. Y. Denison | 578 | 11.52 |
| McCormack | 572 | 11.40 |
| Tulley | 506 | 10.09 |
| Patrick | 400 | 7.97 |
| Bayman | 316 | 6.30 |
| Ferguson | 284 | 5.66 |
| Turner | 68 | 1.36 |
Dalhousie Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| J. A. Forward | 1,502 | 32.95 |
| Fred Hunt | 1,215 | 26.66 |
| W. E. O'Meara | 982 | 21.54 |
| Cain | 859 | 18.85 |
Victoria Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ernest Laroche | 809 | 37.75 |
| Sam Rosenthal | 705 | 32.90 |
| Lewis | 462 | 21.56 |
| Sugrue | 167 | 7.79 |
Ottawa Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Napoleon Bordeleau | 879 | 37.06 |
| J. A. Pinard | 745 | 31.41 |
| Waldo Guertin | 581 | 24.49 |
| Beaudet | 167 | 7.04 |
Central Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Pepper | 1,043 | 26.27 |
| C. Allen Snowdon | 1,021 | 25.71 |
| Low | 500 | 12.59 |
| Huband | 483 | 12.16 |
| Hamilton | 362 | 9.12 |
| Sherwood | 330 | 8.31 |
| Sampson | 232 | 5.84 |