The city of Ottawa , Canada held municipal elections on November 13, 1978.
Controller Marion Dewar becomes the second woman and first New Democratic Party (and to date, only) affiliated person to become mayor of Ottawa. She defeated former alderman Pat Nicol. This would mark the last elections for Ottawa's Board of Control.
Mayor [ ]
Candidate
Votes
%
Marion Dewar
51,791
54.24
Pat Nicol
32,033
33.55
Bernard Pelot
8,439
8.84
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe
1,858
1.95
Eddie Turgeon
730
0.76
Ian Orenstein
597
0.63
(4 elected)
Candidate
Votes
%
Don Reid (X)
50,171
17.11
Brian Bourns
36,363
12.40
William Law
33,220
11.33
Ralph Sutherland (X)
29,716
10.13
Roy Bushfield
26,314
8.97
Gerry Trudel
24,382
8.31
Jules Morin
22,718
7.75
Doug Payne
18,464
6.30
David Dehler
11,245
3.83
Cyril Goulet
11,015
3.72
Richard Calagoure
10,912
3.72
Sam MacLean
8,994
3.07
Joseph Louis Paradis
7,476
2.55
George Theckeddath
2,251
0.77
Gloucester Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
4,429
38.72
Terry Denison
3,832
33.50
Gordon Lennox
3,177
27.78
Rideau Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
5,312
53.62
Bruce Grant
4,298
43.39
Ed Howard
296
2.99
Capital Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
4,107
45.76
Thom Bennett
2,661
29.65
Dave Hagerman
1,735
19.33
Doug Coupar
356
2.97
Michael John Houlton
116
1.29
Carleton Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
5,935
69.68
Bill Bangs
2,582
30.32
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
2,688
62.83
Phil Aston
648
15.15
Gary Larkin
543
12.69
John Campbell
399
9.33
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
1,930
24.53
(X)
1,763
22.40
Byron Hyde
1,661
21.11
Richard Albert
1,296
16.47
Kathleen Tuskey
1,219
15.49
By-St. George's Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
Georges Bedard
4,035
51.00
Marcel Lauzon
3,112
39.33
Clotilde Berube
765
9.67
Wellington Ward
Candidate
Votes
%
(X)
2,057
44.88
Brian Atkinson
1,545
33.71
Gary Beach
981
21.41
Six to be elected in each zone
Eastern Zone
Vote
Jane Dobell (X)
16,371
Don Francis (X)
13,239
Helen Slater (X)
10,743
Ted Best (X)
10,696
John Samuel (X)
8,803
Michael McKenna
8,491
Herbert Armstrong
8,019
Marion Atwell
7,764
Norman MacDonald
7,381
Marnie Bennett
6,700
Peg Mathews
6,421
Rosemary McNarin
6,015
Allan Simpson
5,543
Gary Hough
2,723
Terry Carlson
2,675
Western Zone
Vote
Robert Beatty (X)
14,064
Mary Gilmour (X)
13,948
Nick van Duyvendyk (X)
12,626
Sinclair Abell (X)
12,614
William Harback (X)
8,624
Sandra R. Goldstein
7,856
Wayne Wilson
7,810
John Wright
7,794
John Callan
6,816
Frank Edwards
6,506
Denis Cooney
5,261
Richard Bounsall
4,996
Cal Kempffer
4,839
John Gorry
3,996
4 to be elected
Separate school supporters
Vote
Jacques Beauchamp (X)
17,271
Robert Bélanger
16,873
Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (X)
16,244
Lucien Bradet (X)
15,140
Jacques Faucher (X)
12,850
Thomas F. Kent
11,407
1 to be elected
Vanier Trustee
Vote
Denise Matte
Acclaimed
References [ ]
Ottawa Citizen, November 14, 1978
"How candidates fared" . Ottawa Citizen . November 15, 1978. p. 65. Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton