Town Council election in Bytown, Canada
1847 Bytown municipal election|
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Map of Bytown's Wards, used from 1847 to 1849 [1] |
Mayor before election
None
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Elected mayor
John Scott
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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.[2]