1980 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 10, 1980.

Mayor Marion Dewar defeated former alderman Pat Nicol in a re-match of the 1978 race. This is the first election in 70 years without the Ottawa Board of Control, as it had been abolished. Council stayed the same size however, as four wards were added.

Mayor[]

Candidate Votes %
Marion Dewar (X) 49,687 57.03
Pat Nicol 33,151 38.05
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,357 2.71
John Turmel 1,928 2.21

City council[]

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Billings Ward
3. Britannia Ward
4.
5. Capital Ward
6.
7. Carleton Ward
8. Dalhousie Ward
9. Elmdale Ward
10.
11. Queensboro Ward
12.
13. Riverside Ward
14. St. George's Ward
15. Wellington Ward .
Alta Vista Ward
Candidate Votes %
Greg MacDougall 2,927
Roy Bushfield 2,124
John Coe 1,005
Fern Payne 691
Billings Ward
Candidate Votes %
Brian Bourns 2,057
Bill Zlepnig 1,647
Geraldine Trudel 1,241
Britannia Ward
Candidate Votes %
Marlene Catterall (X) 3,354
Paul MacKay 833
Candidate Votes %
Marc Laviolette 3,590
Bruce Grant 3,096
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
3,358
Dave Haggerman 1,746
Vince Capogreco 784
Candidate Votes %
Darrel Kent 3,892
Don Kay (X) 2,951
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) Acclaimed
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Terry Denison 3,215
Bob Fox 1,822
Vic Grostern 1,026
Cyprian Campbell 439
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) 2,137
Gale Kerwin 1,587
Dave Parent 148
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
2,543
Byron Hyde 1,927
(X) 1,401
Candidate Votes %
(X) 3,873
Elwood Armour 1,413
Jos-Louis Paradis 424
Candidate Votes %
Don Reid 4,274
1,995
Bill Harback 1,259
Riverside Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jim Durrell 3,503
Gordon Lennox 1,877
Natalie MacPhee 1,075
Sig Schmidt 767
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Nancy Smith 1,978
Gail Lord 1,578
Thomas Richard 1,339
Sam McLean 167
Serge Girard 160
Robert Farquharson 131
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
(X) Acclaimed

Ottawa Board of Education Trustees[]

Six to be elected in each zone

Eastern Zone Vote
Jane Dobell (X) 16,917
Don Francis (X) 15,100
Ted Best (X) 13,316
John Smart 12,347
Michael McKenna (X) 11,592
Marjorie Loughrey 10,800
John Samuel (X) 10,468
Rosemarie McNairn 9,390
Ken Campbell 8,330
Hershell Sax 5,569
Robert Kolbeins 3,235
Western Zone Vote
Bill Law 15,559
Robert Beatty (X) 14,420
Wayne Wilson (X) 11,824
Sandra Goldstein (X) 11,469
John Wright 11,175
John Jackson 10,924
Calvin Kempffer 8,077
Norman Fera 6,453

4 to be elected

Separate school supporters Vote
Jacques Beauchamp (X) 17,564
Robert Bélanger (X) 17,484
Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (X) 15,967
Lucien Bradet (X) 14,918
Thomas Kent 13,200

1 to be elected

Vanier Trustee Vote
Denise Matte Acclaimed[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ottawa Board of Education". Ottawa Citizen. October 21, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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