1969 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 1, 1969.

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Controller Kenneth Fogarty is easily elected as mayor. This would be the last election where two aldermen would be elected from each ward.

Mayor of Ottawa

CandidateVotes%
Ken H. Fogarty 57,89081.26
John Kroeker5,1827.27
Joseph Louis Paradis3,7815.31
David E. Porter2,3043.98
Lucien A. Dube2,0832.92

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Claude Bennett 47,739*
Pierre Benoit 43,237*
Lorry Greenberg 37,926*
Ernie Jones (X)29,831*
Murray Heit (X)29,446* [1]
Ellen Webber (X)18,097
Roy Donaldson 13,325

City council

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. By Ward
3. Capital Ward
4. Carleton Ward
5. Dalhousie Ward
6. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
7. Gloucester Ward
8. Queensboro Ward
9. Rideau Ward
10. St. George's Ward
11. Wellington Ward . Ottawawards1966-1972.PNG
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. By Ward
3. Capital Ward
4. Carleton Ward
5. Dalhousie Ward
6. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
7. Gloucester Ward
8. Queensboro Ward
9. Rideau Ward
10. St. George's Ward
11. Wellington Ward .

(2 elected from each ward)

Alta Vista Ward
CandidateVotes%
Don Kay (X)6,979*
Jeff King 6,476*
Gwendeline Power-Binns2,250
Ross Potter1,982
Gloucester Ward
CandidateVotes%
Joe Quinn (X)2,780*
Pat Doherty 1,643*
Bill Zlepnig1,506
Ralph Boone1,096
Leo Gallien857
Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Desmond Bender (X)1,976*
Tom McDougall 1,950*
Colin Matheson1,644
Pierre Belanger1,143
Tom Farrell1,003
Dorothea O'Brien697
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
Charlotte Whitton (X)4,254*35.57
Garry Guzzo 2,620*21.90
Dave Gourlie2,01316.83
Ed Henry1,51112.63
George Hynna1,1599.69
Leo Morency4043.38
Carleton Ward
CandidateVotes%
Bill Law 6,343*
Ralph Sutherland 5,520*
Ed Mulkins 2,835
Philip Coulter2,515
Charles Strong1,870
Alfred Lapointe1,168
Queensboro Ward
CandidateVotes%
Kenneth Workman (X)4,366*39.01
H. O. Waddell (X)3,737*33.39
Evelyn Gigantes 1,34612.03
Edward Ayoub1,0119.03
M. J. Besharah7336.55
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Gale Kerwin 1,994*
Rudy Capogreco (X)1,737*
Angelo Licari1,719
Frank Chiarelli1,454
Gerry Tremblay1,130
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
Roland Wall (X)3,650*
Walter Ryan 2,403*
Bruce Harvey (X)2,383* [1]
Keith Hearn1,573
James Nichol601
George Ayoub335
Ferdinand Clement335
By Ward
CandidateVotes%
Jules Morin (X)3,531*
Ralph Brunet (X)2,518*
Andre Grattan1,113
James Conway947
Hubert Mantha476
St. George's Ward
CandidateVotes%
Charles St. Germain (X)3,353*
R. A. Robert (X)3,107*
Thomas Edwards1,302
Raoul Levesque1,187
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
Michael Cassidy 2,288*
Matthew McGrath 1,566*
Jim Robinson1,525* [1]
Mary Harrison (X)1,302
Sam McLean656
James Doig475

*Results official for winning candidates only, [2] or those in close races.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tight Race Results Confirmed". Ottawa Journal. December 3, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. "Official election returns". Ottawa Citizen. December 4, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2021.