1988 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

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Elections were held on November 14, 1988 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1988.

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Following the elections, Andy Haydon was re-elected as the chair of Regional Council on December 14, by the elected members of the council. He was acclaimed to the position, as no councillor nominated an opponent, though public servant Douglas Campbell had declared an interest in the job. [1]

Regional Council

The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterwards.

PositionRepresentingCouncillor
ChairAt-large Andrew S. Haydon
CouncillorMayor of Cumberland Peter D. Clark
CouncillorMayor of GloucesterHarry Allen
CouncillorGloucester, Councillor (chosen from council) Edward Campbell
CouncillorGloucester, Councillor (chosen from council) Fiona Faucher
CouncillorMayor of Goulbourn Anton Wytenburg
CouncillorMayor of Kanata Des Adam
CouncillorMayor of Nepean Ben Franklin
CouncillorNepean, Councillor Gord Hunter
CouncillorNepean, Councillor Al Loney
CouncillorNepean, Councillor Frank Reid
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) Jim Jones
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (By-Rideau) Marc Laviolette
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Capital) Lynn Smyth
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Canterbury) Michael McSweeney
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Carleton) Tim Kehoe
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Carlington-Westboro) Mark Maloney
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor (Dalhousie) Michael Janigan
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) Guy Cousineau
CouncillorMayor of West Carleton Eric Craig

Cumberland

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Peter D. Clark (X)Acclaimed

Council

CandidateVote %
At-large
Linda Dunn (X)5,09961.44
Fernande Casey3,20038.56
Heights Ward
2 to be elected
Bob Monette (X)3,16940.02
Frank Stacey2,76234.88
Sidney Marinoff1,10213.92
Michael Blackburn88511.18
Heritage Ward
2 to be elected
Gerry Lalonde (X)1,83539.15
Brian Coburn (X)1,75837.51
Michel Marleau1,09423.34
Villages Ward
R. A. McInenly56147.54
Debbie Anderson47540.25
Gerry Stang14412.20

Gloucester

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Harry AllenAcclaimed

Council

CandidateVote %
Gloucester East Ward
2 to be elected
Richard Cantin (X)5,32142.56
Sallie Hunter (X)4,36734.93
Michel Dupuis2,81422.51
Gloucester Centre Ward
Edward Campbell Acclaimed
Gloucester North Ward
3 to be elected
Fiona Faucher (X)5,15427.28
Murray Tufts (X)4,29722.74
Michael Denny3,53518.71
Yves J. Parent3,29717.45
Mary Bryden2,61213.82
Gloucester South Ward
2 to be elected
Claudette Cain (X)3,19645.80
Mitch Owens2,04329.28
Harold Keenan (X)1,73924.92

Goulbourn

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Anton Wytenburg (X)3,33756.65
Ian MacDonald2,55443.35

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1 - East Rural
Perce McKinley (X)31458.47
Ed Puccini22341.53
Ward 2 - Stittsville
(2 to be elected)
Paul Bradley 1,71434.87
Wayne Beston1,14723.33
Shawn Little85217.33
Tom Toomey64713.16
Dan Litchinsky4559.26
John Scrim1012.05
Ward 3 - Richmond
Ken Vaughn (X)1,10682.97
Gerhard Schneider22717.03
Ward 4 - West Rural
Ron Maher60552.56
Bill Simpson (X)54647.44

Kanata

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Des Adam (X)8,12275.39
Marianne Wilkinson 2,65124,61

Council

CandidateVote %
At-large
Eve JamesAcclaimed
Ward 1
Bill BerryAcclaimed
Ward 2 - Beaverbook
Robert Hillary1,44162.57
Ken Braun (X)86237.43
Ward 3 - Katimavik-Hazeldean
Beverly Read (X)1,35844.57
Eileen Winterweb87728.78
Derek Foster81226.65
Ward 4 - Glen Cairn Ward
Doug Felhabler (X)2,20175.45
Frank MacLellan71624.55
Ward 5 - Bridlewood
Judy Hunter96557.24
Linda Makela60936.12
Jim Martin1126.64

Nepean

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Ben Franklin Acclaimed

Council

CandidateVote %
Regional council
3 to be elected
Gord Hunter (X)16,12826.60
Frank Reid (X)14,96924.68
Al Loney 13,96723.03
Victoria Mason6,95311.47
Terry Bell5,4218.94
Michael Koch3,2045.28
Bell-Barrhaven Ward
David Pratt 4,17844.10
Doug Collins2,88930.49
Marey Gregory1,34014.14
Al Jeans1,06711.26
Borden Ward
Rick Chiarelli 2,68539.97
Margaret Rywak1,83127.26
Barbara Bowman1,75326.09
Richard Stead4496.68
Merivale Ward
Les Casey (X)4,48355.18
Mary Anne King1,91623.58
Stan Swettenham91211.23
Gene Weber81310.01

Osgoode

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Al Bouwers (X)2,54851.10
Ron Stanley1,24024.87
Jan van der Veen1,19824.03

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

CandidateVote %
Blaine Bell (X)3,56422.48
Doug Thompson 2,87418.13
Albert McKeown (X)2,66116.79
Lloyd Cranston 2,32814.69
Marilyn Kelly1,82211.49
Terry Otto1,4279.00
George Royer1,1767.42

Ottawa

Mayor race

CandidateVotes%
Jim Durrell (X)69,81386.77
Michael Bartholomew4,8005.97
John Turmel 3,1233.88
John Kroeker1,7042.12
Nabil Fawzry1,0221.27

Rideau

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Glenn Brooks (X)3,12665.44
Jim Stewart 1,40129.33
Rick Story2505.23

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Bill Schouten (X)98038.60
David Williams (X)88634.90
Heinz Bloess36114.22
Joyce Thomasing31212.29
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Brian DorlingAcclaimed
Bev RowanAcclaimed
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Rich McDonald (X)1,18937.78
Mike Calnan (X)70522.40
Barrie Taylor63720.24
Bob Saxberg61619.57

Rockcliffe Park

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Patrick J. Murray Acclaimed

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

CandidateVote %
Bill Lawson (X)Acclaimed
Warren Langford (X)Acclaimed
Bill StewartAcclaimed
Sheila NellesAcclaimed

Vanier

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Gisèle Lalonde (X)3,25657.22
Wilfrid Champagne 2,43442.78

Council

CandidateVote %
Cummings Ward
2 to be elected
Leo Lavergne1,04232.14
Guy Cousineau (X)90227.82
Marcel Champagne (X)79224.43
Yollande Charron50615.61
William D'Aoust Ward
2 to be elected
Marc Grandmaître82929.66
Robert Madore (X)71625.62
Ronald Killeen (X)66323.72
Paul St-George47617.03
Ghazi Eid1113.97
Richelieu Ward
2 to be elected
Denis Grandmaître (X)1,12142.98
Marcel Prevost78029.91
Jean-Jacques Gratton (X)70727.11

West Carleton

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Eric Craig (X)Acclaimed

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Helga McDonald (X)86029.90
Sue Lebrun79927.78
Greg MacMillan77126.81
Lee Chapman2488.62
Charles Wehner1986.88
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Bert Reitsma89236.50
Stewart Baird (X)79332.45
Suzanne Laughlin75931.06
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Orville Kemp (X)80426.38
Keith Roe (X)74824.54
Gary Marshall60419.82
Mel Scott55118.08
Raymond Toner34111.19

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References

  1. "Prove voters are unhappy: Haydon". Ottawa Citizen. December 15, 1988. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

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