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 1888 1888 McLeod Stewart, 1,957 W. E. Brown, 1643 Ald. Lewis, 360 1889 Jacob Erratt, 2,823 Dr. Valade, 2,345 1890 Jacob Erratt, 2,620 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.