The city of Ottawa , Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1972.
Controller Pierre Benoit is easily elected without significant opposition. Ottawa's city council is divided in two, as this marks the first election where only one alderman is elected from each ward, as opposed to two.
Mayor of Ottawa [ ]
Candidate
Votes
%
Pierre Benoit
57,634
90.26
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe
2,520
3.52
Oscar Orenstein
2,095
3.28
Jack Ridout
1,602
2.51
(4 elected)
859/861 polls reporting
Candidate
Votes
%
Lorry Greenberg (X)
40,438
Garry Guzzo (X)
30,357
Tom McDougall (X)
30,267
Ernie Jones (X)
24,721
23,702
Eileen Scotton
20,027
Byron Hyde
16,599
Sam McLean
6,853
Joseph Louis Paradis
5,167
Brian Bourns
3,856
Gloucester Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
4,803
William Mason
1,176
Britannia Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
Marion Dewar
1,367
862
Brian McNally
714
Mike McMullen
566
Ken Creppin
452
Charles Strang
384
Suzanne Saunders
199
Richard MacDonald
198
Gerald Cammy
197
Gary Hugh
19
Rideau Ward
Candidate
Votes[1]
%
(X)
3,218*
(X)
3,192*
Bob Edwards
350
*Official results published on December 7. A recount held on December 27 indicated Robert had only won by 12 votes.[2]
Capital Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,652
Ron Wood
1,206
Ian Kimmerly
1,692
Randal Marlin
1,066
Claude Burchill
821
Ed Henry
517
Leo Morency
273
Tad Pachulski
153
Carleton Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
Bill Law (X)
4,373
Ken Read
1,310
Queensboro Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
2,422
Len Trudel
1,718
Eleanor Parmelee
987
Grant Johnston
369
Douglas Brown
252
George Ayoub
134
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
1,618
(X)
1,368
Kitty Duggan
236
Gerald Tremblay
169
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
2,511
Keith Hearn
1,980
Pat Nicol
1,403
Wellington Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,516
(X)
1,110
Jim Robinson
1,083
Les Jones
481
References [ ]
Ottawa Journal, December 5, 1972
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton