1960 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 5, 1960.

Former mayor Charlotte Whitton returns to the mayoral chair, defeating controller and owner of the Ottawa Rough Riders, Sam Berger.

Mayor of Ottawa

Candidate	Votes	%
Charlotte Whitton	35,532	43.68
Sam Berger	33,825	41.58
Ernie Jones	9,317	11.45
Lucien A. Dube	2,675	3.29

Referendums

Extension of Franchise
Option	Votes	%
Yes	49,856	71.12
No	20,248	28.78

With the result, franchise was extended to all "British subjects" over 21, effectively giving the right to vote for "roomers and boarders".^[1]

Sunday Sports
Option	Votes	%
No	37,831	51.16
Yes	36,121	48.84

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate	Votes	%
Lloyd Francis	47,736	18.52
Don Reid	47,575	18.45
Paul Tardif (X)	41,591	16.13
Wilbert Hamilton (X)	38,611	14.98
Roy Donaldson	37,112	14.39
Michael Chomyn	18,323	7.11
Jack May	17,815	6.91
Joseph Louis Paradis	9,059	3.51

City council

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 (X)	4,474
Pat Doherty	3,748
Alex Roger (X)	3,463
Don Kay	3,126
Charles Kruger	2,239
Cameron Weagant	1,917

Rideau Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Jessen Wentzell	3,655
Ellen Webber	3,464
Cecil Duncan	2,460
Robert Thomas	1,865
Zenon Sametz	1,682
Ralph Boone	1,028

Capital Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Claude Bennett	6,404
Don Armstrong (X)	4,882
Noel Ogilvie	2,715
Hugh Bell	1,475
Elmer Fairfield	749

Carleton Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Howard Henry (X)	8,795
Frank Boyce	5,777
Margaret Hamilton	4,756
Robert Fauknen	4,411

Queensboro Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Kenneth Fogarty	6,079
Ken Workman (X)	5,899
Allan Kemmis	2,486
Dorothy Flaherty	2,240

Dalhousie Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
James McAuley (X)	4,451
Charles Parker (X)	3,546
Rudy Capogreco	2,119

Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Rolly Wall (X)	4,696
Bruce Harvey	3,100
Jack Norris	2,750
Ferdinand Clement	813
Moise Robillard	467

By Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Jules Morin (X)	3,601
Clem Aubin (X)	2,425
Lucien Vincent	1,946

St. George's Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Charlie St. Germain (X)	4,733
Cecile O'Regan	3,025
Sam McLean	1,987
Donald Prot	918

Wellington Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Bob Simpson	3,392
Lionel O'Connor (X)	2,139
Gertrude Douglas	1,726
Gib Caldwell	1,471
George Taylor	881
Robert Robinson	820
James Beauchamp	695
W. T. Lewis	545