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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.
| 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 |
| Alta Vista Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay (X) | 5,749 | 48.85 |
| Keith Martin | 3,571 | 30.35 |
| Darrel Kent | 2,448 | 20.80 |
| Gloucester Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joe Quinn (X) | 4,429 | 38.72 |
| Terry Denison | 3,832 | 33.50 |
| Gordon Lennox | 3,177 | 27.78 |
| Britannia Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Marlene Catterall (X) | 5,925 | 58.47 |
| Sandy Boyce | 4,209 | 41.53 |
| Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rhéal Robert (X) | 5,312 | 53.62 |
| Bruce Grant | 4,298 | 43.39 |
| Ed Howard | 296 | 2.99 |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Michele MacKinnon | 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 | % |
| Toddy Kehoe (X) | 5,935 | 69.68 |
| Bill Bangs | 2,582 | 30.32 |
| Queensboro Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Trip Kennedy (X) | 5,758 | 69.47 |
| Richard MacDonald | 2,531 | 30.53 |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rolf Hasenack (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 | % |
| Chris Chilton | 1,930 | 24.53 |
| Roland Wall (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 | % |
| Joe Cassey (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 |
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