1980 Ottawa municipal election
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[]
- ^ "Ottawa Board of Education". Ottawa Citizen. October 21, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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