1980 Ottawa municipal election

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1980 Ottawa mayoral election
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  1978 November 10, 1980 1982  
  Mariondewar2.PNG
Candidate Marion Dewar Pat Nicol
Popular vote49,68733,151
Percentage57.03%38.05%

Map of the 1980 Ottawa mayoral election by ward.png

Mayor before election

Marion Dewar

Elected Mayor

Marion Dewar

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

Contents

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

Marion Dewar swept the city in her re-election, winning all but one ward. Her best results came in the city's urban wards, with her best ward being Capital, where she won 63.4% of the vote. She also topped 60% in By-Rideau, St. George's and Wellington wards. Her only loss was in Elmdale, which Nicol won narrowly by 43 votes. Nicol represented Elmdale on city council. [1]

CandidateVotes%
Marion Dewar (X)49,68757.03
Pat Nicol 33,15138.05
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe2,3572.71
John Turmel 1,9282.21

City council

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Billings Ward
3. Britannia Ward
4. By-Rideau Ward
5. Capital Ward
6. Canterbury Ward
7. Carleton Ward
8. Dalhousie Ward
9. Elmdale Ward
10. Overbrook-Forbes Ward
11. Queensboro Ward
12. Richmond Ward
13. Riverside Ward
14. St. George's Ward
15. Wellington Ward . Ottawawards1981-1994.PNG
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Billings Ward
3. Britannia Ward
4. By-Rideau Ward
5. Capital Ward
6. Canterbury Ward
7. Carleton Ward
8. Dalhousie Ward
9. Elmdale Ward
10. Overbrook-Forbes Ward
11. Queensboro Ward
12. Richmond Ward
13. Riverside Ward
14. St. George's Ward
15. Wellington Ward .
Alta Vista Ward
CandidateVotes%
Greg MacDougall 2,92743.38
Roy Bushfield2,12431.48
John Coe1,00514.90
Fern Payne69110.24
Billings Ward
CandidateVotes%
Brian Bourns 2,05741.60
Bill Zlepnig1,64733.31
Geraldine Trudel1,24125.10
Britannia Ward
CandidateVotes%
Marlene Catterall (X)3,35480.11
Paul MacKay83319.89
By-Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Marc Laviolette 3,59053.69
Bruce Grant3,09646.31
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
Howard Smith 3,35857.03
Dave Haggerman1,74629.65
Vince Capogreco78413.32
Canterbury Ward
CandidateVotes%
Darrel Kent 3,89256.88
Don Kay (X)2,95143.12
Carleton Ward
CandidateVotes%
Toddy Kehoe (X)Acclaimed
Queensboro Ward
CandidateVotes%
Terry Denison 3,21549.45
Bob Fox1,82228.02
Vic Grostern1,02615.78
Cyprian Campbell4396.75
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rolf Hasenack (X)2,13755.19
Gale Kerwin1,58740.99
Dave Parent1483.82
Elmdale Ward
CandidateVotes%
Graham Bird 2,54343.31
Byron Hyde1,92732.82
Chris Chilton (X)1,40123.86
Overbrook-Forbes Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rhéal Robert (X)3,87367.83
Elwood Armour1,41324.75
Jos-Louis Paradis4247.43
Richmond Ward
CandidateVotes%
Don Reid 4,27456.77
Sandy Boyce 1,99526.50
Bill Harback1,25916.72
Riverside Ward
CandidateVotes%
Jim Durrell 3,50348.50
Gordon Lennox1,87725.99
Natalie MacPhee1,07514.89
Sig Schmidt76710.62
St. George's Ward
CandidateVotes%
Nancy Smith 1,97836.95
Gail Lord1,57829.48
Thomas Richard1,33925.01
Sam McLean1673.12
Serge Girard1602.99
Robert Farquharson1312.45
Wellington Ward
CandidateVotes%
Joe Cassey (X)Acclaimed

Ottawa Board of Education Trustees

Six to be elected in each zone

Eastern ZoneVote
Jane Dobell (X)16,917
Don Francis (X)15,100
Ted Best (X)13,316
John Smart12,347
Michael McKenna (X)11,592
Marjorie Loughrey10,800
John Samuel (X)10,468
Rosemarie McNairn9,390
Ken Campbell8,330
Hershell Sax5,569
Robert Kolbeins3,235
Western ZoneVote
Bill Law 15,559
Robert Beatty (X)14,420
Wayne Wilson (X)11,824
Sandra Goldstein (X)11,469
John Wright11,175
John Jackson10,924
Calvin Kempffer8,077
Norman Fera6,453

4 to be elected

Separate school supportersVote
Jacques Beauchamp (X)17,564
Robert Bélanger (X)17,484
Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (X)15,967
Lucien Bradet (X)14,918
Thomas Kent13,200

1 to be elected

Vanier TrusteeVote
Denise MatteAcclaimed [2]

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References

  1. Official results, Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, Ottawa room
  2. "Ottawa Board of Education". Ottawa Citizen. October 21, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 28, 2020.