The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 5, 1927 to elect members of the 1928 Ottawa City Council.
Controller Arthur Ellis defeated incumbent mayor John P. Balharrie and future mayor Patrick Nolan in a three-way race. Ellis won all but two of the city's nine wards, losing just the western wards of Dalhousie and Victoria to Nolan.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ellis | 11,183 | 40.81 |
| John P. Balharrie | 8,415 | 30.71 |
| Patrick Nolan | 7,805 | 28.48 |
(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Tulley | 13,407 | 17.32 |
| Frank H. Plant | 13,185 | 17.03 |
| Herbert McElroy | 12,567 | 16.22 |
| Frank LaFortune | 12,558 | 16.22 |
| Gerald Sims | 8,825 | 11.40 |
| Harold D. McCormick | 7,911 | 10.22 |
| H. J. McNulty | 7,661 | 9.90 |
| James Ryan | 1,286 | 1.66 |
(2 elected from each ward)
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George H. Dunbar | 628 | 26.09 |
| Tom Brethour | 594 | 24.68 |
| David Esdale | 522 | 21.69 |
| Robert Ingram | 339 | 14.08 |
| Farmer | 324 | 13.46 |
| By Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| A. W. (Fred) Desjardins | 1,238 | 37.82 |
| Albert Parisien | 1,026 | 31.34 |
| Eric Query | 1,009 | 30.83 |
| St. George Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| T. E. Dansereau | 1,367 | 30.47 |
| Walter Cunningham | 1,078 | 24.03 |
| Norman H. MacDonald | 1,074 | 23.94 |
| George J. O'Connor | 967 | 21.56 |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James W. McNabb | 2,196 | 37.23 |
| J. Edward McVeigh | 1,661 | 28.16 |
| Willoughby | 1,417 | 24.02 |
| Marshall | 625 | 10.60 |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Warren York | Acclaimed | |
| McGregor Easson | Acclaimed | |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sam Crooks | 2,629 | 29.38 |
| Jim Forward | 2,050 | 22.91 |
| Meagher | 1,871 | 20.91 |
| Stokes | 945 | 10.56 |
| Marsden | 876 | 9.79 |
| Megill | 578 | 6.46 |
| Victoria Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ernest Laroche | 1,224 | 31.00 |
| Nelson J. Lacasse | 928 | 23.50 |
| Cook | 768 | 19.45 |
| Russell Sparks | 645 | 16.33 |
| Scales | 274 | 6.94 |
| Sugrue | 110 | 2.79 |
| Ottawa Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Aristide Belanger | 1,302 | 32.36 |
| Joseph Landriault | 967 | 24.04 |
| Lanthier | 687 | 17.08 |
| Bordeleau | 585 | 14.54 |
| Burrows | 482 | 11.98 |
| Central Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dr. G. M. Geldert | 2,145 | 43.95 |
| William R. Low | 2,021 | 41.41 |
| Stanley | 714 | 14.63 |