1985 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

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Elections were held on November 12, 1985, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1985.

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Regional Council

The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterward. Chair Andy Haydon was re-elected by council without any opposition. [1]

PositionRepresentingCouncillor
ChairAt-large Andrew S. Haydon
CouncillorMayor of Cumberland Peter D. Clark
CouncillorMayor of Gloucester Harry Allen
CouncillorGloucester, Councillor (chosen from council)Claudette Cain [2]
CouncillorGloucester, Councillor (chosen from council) Richard Cantin [2]
CouncillorMayor of Goulbourn Anton Wytenburg
CouncillorMayor of Kanata Des Adam
CouncillorMayor of Nepean Ben Franklin
CouncillorNepean, Councillor Gord Hunter
CouncillorNepean, Councillor Frank Reid
CouncillorNepean, Councillor Beryl Gaffney
CouncillorMayor of Osgoode Al Bouwers
CouncillorMayor of Ottawa Jim Durrell
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Alta Vista) Darrel Kent
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Billings) Joan O'Neill
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Britannia) Ruth Wildgen
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (By-Rideau) Marc Laviolette
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Capital) Rob Quinn
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Canterbury) Michael McSweeney
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Carleton) Tim Kehoe
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Queensboro) Mark Maloney
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Dalhousie) Mac Harb
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Elmdale) Jamie Fisher
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Overbrook-Forbes) George Kelly
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Richmond) Jacquelin Holzman
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Riverside) George Brown
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (St. George's) Nancy Smith
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Wellington) Diane Holmes
CouncillorMayor of Rideau Glenn Brooks
CouncillorMayor of Rockcliffe Park Patrick J. Murray
CouncillorMayor of Vanier Gisèle Lalonde
CouncillorVanier, Councillor (chosen from council) Ronald Killeen [3]
CouncillorMayor of West Carleton Eric Craig

Cumberland

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Peter D. Clark (X)4,18380.94
Michael Slade98519.06

Council

CandidateVote %
At-large
Ray Friel (X)3,49168.37
Terry Pelletier1,61531.63
Heights Ward
2 to be elected
Bob Monette 1,37234.84
Fern Casey1,01225.70
Doris Douma99525.27
Sandra Graham55914.20
Heritage Ward
2 to be elected
Gerry Lalonde (X)Acclaimed
Brian Coburn (X)Acclaimed
Villages Ward
Paul Macdonell (X)62062.25
Patricia Wright21321.39
Gerry Stang16316.37

Gloucester

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Harry Allen7,39037.97
Mitch Owens (X)6,25732.15
Royal Galipeau 5,81429.88

Council

CandidateVote %
Gloucester Centre Ward
Edward Campbell 1,40250.13
Evelyn Grover (X)1,39549.87
Gloucester North Ward
3 to be elected
Eugène Bellemare (X)4,64823.36
Ken Steele (X)3,34916.83
Murray Tufts2,64313.28
Fiona Faucher 2,54112.77
Mary Bryden2,38912.01
Ray Kaluski2,34611.79
Emile Morin1,9809.95
Gloucester South Ward
2 to be elected
Claudette Cain1,70533.53
Harold Keenan (X)1,28325.23
Gordon Lundy1,16222.85
Jeff Slater93518.39

Goulbourn

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Anton Wytenburg (X)3,22271.35
Ian MacDonald1,29428.65

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
Perce McKinley47652.31
Edmund Puccini28030.77
Thomas Toomey15416.92
Ward 2
Roger Griffiths (X)80156.21
Joseph Brown62443.79
Ward 3
Ken Vaughn (X)81766.86
Bert O'Grady40533.14
Ward 4
Bill Simpson53155.78
Bill Jackson42144.22

Hydro Commission

CandidateVote %
Bruce WilsonAcclaimed
Don SalderAcclaimed
Tolvo OksAcclaimed
Glen FisherAcclaimed

Kanata

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Des Adam 5,05054.41
Marianne Wilkinson 4,23245.59

Council

CandidateVote %
At-large
Eva James3,20635.20
Bill Lund2,38226.15
Hank Docter1,181819.96
Doug Nash1,70218.69
Ward 1 - March
Bill BerryAcclaimed
Ward 2 - Beaverbook
Ken BraunAcclaimed
Ward 3 - Katimavik-Hazeldean
Bev Read1,34558.50
Frank Rezny95441.50
Ward 4 - Glen Cairn Ward
Doug Felhabler1,34543.64
T. MacMillan1,11036.02
M. Beninger62720.34
Ward 5 - Bridlewood
Andy NellestynAcclaimed

Nepean

Mayoral race(259 of 260 polls)

CandidateVote %
Ben Franklin (X)17,97692.75
John C. Turmel 1,4057.25

Council(259 of 260 polls)

CandidateVote %
Regional council
3 to be elected
Gord Hunter (X)11,69124.04
Frank Reid 9,90620.37
Beryl Gaffney (X)9,51919.57
Margaret Ellen Rywak8,87318.24
Rick Chiarelli 7,64915.73
Andrew Dynowski9972.05
Bell-Barrhaven Ward
Al Loney 2,89651.52
Marcy Gregory1,59528.38
Al Jeans1,13020.10
Borden Ward
Al Brown (X)Acclaimed
Merivale Ward
Les Casey2,16829.30
William Van Westerop2,06827.95
Hugh McDonald (X)1,85425.06
Terry Bell1,30917.69

Hydro Commission

CandidateVote %
Martin J. Montague (X)10,98919.85
Ed Lauer (X)9,98518.03
Mervyn F. Sullivan (X)9,34216.87
Kathy Grainer7,91814.30
Brian P. Beckett6,86512.40
Borden Scullion5,1669.33
J. Martin Connelly5,1059.22

Osgoode

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Albert Bouwers (X)Acclaimed

Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.

CandidateVote %
Blaine Ball2,74425.46
Albert McKeown (X)1,66615.46
Mary Cooper (X)1,59114.76
Fred Alexander (X)1,35812.60
Doug Thompson 1,33512.39
Jim Poushinksy1,0509.74
Jan Van der Veen5545.14
Pat van Velthoven4784.44

Ottawa

Mayor race

CandidateVotes%
Jim Durrell 56,98859.95
Marlene Catterall 35,71137.57
R. Allan Jones9420.99
Walter J. McPhee8860.93
Nabil Fawzry5290.56

Rideau

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Glenn Brooks 2,16153.52
Dave Bartlett (X)1,87746.48

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Bill Schouten (X)74829.97
Dave Williams68827.56
Garnet Donnelly43117.27
Joyce Thomasing26210.50
Wanda Iafrate1546.17
Heinz Bloess1426.17
Alex Hayward712.84
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Bryan Dorling (X)76039.07
Jim Stewart (X)61331.52
Patrick Dooley57229.41
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Richard McDonald (X)Acclaimed
Mike Calnan (X)Acclaimed

Rockcliffe Park

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Patrick J. Murray 59455.72
Shelagh M'Gonigle47244.28

Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.

CandidateVote %
Bill Lawson63516.54
Wendy Porteous43711.38
John Richard (X)40310.49
Warren Langford38810.10
Michael Baylin3448.96
David Barr2767.19
Stuart Bell2686.98
Anthony Keith2536.59
Graeme Forrester2366.15
Paula Smith2005.21
Chantal Gobeil1784.64
Sharon Gill1604.17
Lia Diegel621.61

Vanier

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Gisèle Lalonde 2,41640.74
Wilfrid Champagne 1,78130.03
Bunny McCann1,65327.87
Blanche Lapointe-Michaud811.37

Council

CandidateVote %
Cummings Ward
2 to be elected
Guy Cousineau (X)1,11333.82
Marcel Champagne89827.29
Paul St-Georges (X)67020.36
Yollande Charron61018.54
William D'Aoust Ward
2 to be elected
Ronald Killeen (X)95838.24
Robert Madore (X)77931.10
Fernand Lavictoire47318.88
Carol Luc Bigras29511.78
Richelieu Ward
2 to be elected
Denis Grandmaître98334.85
Jean-Jacques Gratton (X)72525.70
Roger Parisien (X)66923.71
Michael Sikorsky44415.74

West Carleton

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Eric Craig (X)3,16062.69
Frank Marchington1,88137.31

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Betty Smith94636.68
John Shipman (X)82031.80
Delmer Wilson (X)81331.52
Ward 2
2 to be elected
(11/12 of polls)
Carolyn Sparrow (X)1,06235.90
Stewart Baird73524.85
Bob Dowd (X)66322.41
Faye Reitsma49816.84
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Orville Kemp98333.87
Keith Roe (X)97033.43
Gerry Belisle (X)94932.70

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