1847 Bytown municipal election

1847 Bytown municipal election
September 11, 1847
 
Nominee John Scott John Bower Lewis
Party Reform Tory
Council vote 4 3
Map of Bytown's Wards, used from 1847 to 1849
Mayor before election

None

 Elected mayor

John Scott

The newly incorporated Town of Bytown, Canada West (now Ottawa) held a municipal election on September 11, 1847, to elect members of the first Bytown Town Council. Franchise was granted to men over the age of 21 who were freeholders with a land value of at least £30, tenants with an annual rent of at least £10, or leaseholders who had built a house with an annual rent of at least £10.

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