1974 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 2, 1974. Controller Lorry Greenberg defeated fellow controller Tom McDougall.

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Mayor of Ottawa

CandidateVotes%
Lorry Greenberg 33,67949.93
Tom McDougall 29,31643.47
Stuart Langford2,8674.25
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe1,5842.35

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

CandidateVotes%
Marion Dewar 37,574
Don Reid 35,635
Gary Guzzo 34,703
Bill Law 24,888
Joe Cassey 23,776
Walter Ryan 21,772
Gale Kerwin 21,212
Byron Hyde20,214
Joseph Louis Paradis5,617

City council

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Britannia Ward
3. By-St. George's Ward
4. Capital Ward
5. Carleton Ward
6. Dalhousie Ward
7. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
8. Gloucester Ward
9. Queensboro Ward
10. Rideau Ward
11. Wellington Ward . Ottawawards1972-1980.PNG
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Britannia Ward
3. By-St. George's Ward
4. Capital Ward
5. Carleton Ward
6. Dalhousie Ward
7. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
8. Gloucester Ward
9. Queensboro Ward
10. Rideau Ward
11. Wellington Ward .
Alta Vista Ward
CandidateVotes%
Don Kay (X)4,596
Phil Graham3,429
Gloucester Ward
CandidateVotes%
Joe Quinn (X)2,601
Mary Mills1,950
Bill Havaris1,744
Bill Zlepnig840
Bill Mason212
Britannia Ward
CandidateVotes%
Sandy Boyce 2,412
Diane Birch2,203
Maurice Royer706
Anthony Gray536
Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rhéal Robert (X)3,878
Roy Mayer1,659
Jim Steinhart1,599
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
Don Lockhart (X)2,039
Thom Bennett1,389
Lionel Britton1,306
Bill Kincaid1,030
Wendell Atchison785
Jim Wright387
Leo Morency216
Carleton Ward
CandidateVotes%
Toddy Kehoe 1,786
Mike Moore1,405
Alison Bowick1,289
Syd Ford788
Ted Rickar770
Ken Read604
Queensboro Ward
CandidateVotes%
Trip Kennedy 2,343
Richard Waddell1,980
Aline Akeson1,156
Brooke McNabb906
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rolf Hasenack 1,105
Garry Kerwin994
John Piazza725
Rudy Capogreco 543
Pinky Mitchell436
Ron O'Connell94
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
CandidateVotes%
Pat Nicol 2,139
Bruce Harvey1,467
Rolly Wall 1,306
Keith Hearn1,237
By-St. George's Ward
CandidateVotes%
Georges Bedard 2,456
Jules Morin (X)1,938
Gerard Levesque1,292
Sam McLean446
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
Brian Bourns 1,917
Matt McGrath 1,366
Trudy Wiltshire811
Paul Macdonnell124

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