1847 Bytown municipal election

1847 Bytown municipal election
	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.^[2]

^ Taylor, John H. (1986). Ottawa: An Illustrated History. ISBN 9780888629807.
^ https://bnald.lib.unb.ca/sites/default/files/UnC_1847_cap%2043_edited.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] Taylor, John H. (1986). Ottawa: An Illustrated History. ISBN 9780888629807.

[2] ttps://bnald.lib.unb.ca/sites/default/files/UnC_1847_cap%2043_edited.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

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