1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

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1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional chair election
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  1994 November 10, 1997 2000  
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Nominee Bob Chiarelli Peter D. Clark
Popular vote82,16579,407
Percentage49.54%47.88%

1997 Ottawa-Carleton chair election results map.png
Results by municipality

Chair before election

Peter D. Clark

Elected Chair

Bob Chiarelli

Elections were held on November 10, 1997, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for Regional Chair, Regional Council, and local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1997. The 1997 election was the last election for the regional government and the municipalities, as they were merged into the new city of Ottawa for the 2000 elections.

Contents

Ottawa West MPP Bob Chiarelli defeated incumbent Peter D. Clark for the chair of the region in a close race.

Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Chiarelli 82,16549.54-
Independent Peter Clark 79,40747.88-7.12
Independent John Turmel 4,1292.49+0.14
Total valid votes165,845
Source:Official Results, City of Ottawa Archives

Results by municipality

Chiarelli only won three of the region's 11 municipalities, but won the two largest, Ottawa and Nepean.

MunicipalityChiarelliClarkTurmel
Cumberland 3,3726,149268
Gloucester 8,72911,874614
Goulbourn 3,1223,380142
Kanata 6,0766,683296
Nepean 16,46012,153492
Osgoode 2,4532,753156
Ottawa 36,20029,9111,726
Rideau 1,9981,86888
Rockcliffe Park 1782283
Vanier 1,2951,882202
West Carleton 2,2822,526141

Polls

Published Date(s)FirmClarkChiarelliTurmelUndecidedSource
Nov 3 EKOS 3324142 [1]

Regional Council

Map of the RMOC's Wards used in this election
1. Orleans Ward
2. Innes Ward
3. Bell-South Nepean Ward
4. Kanata Ward
5. Western Townships Ward
6. Cumberland-Osgoode Ward
7. Bay Ward
8. Baseline Ward
9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
12. Rideau-Vanier Ward
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
14. Somerset Ward
15. Kitchissippi Ward
16. River Ward
17. Capital Ward
18. Alta Vista Ward. Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton ward boundaries.png
Map of the RMOC's Wards used in this election
1. Orléans Ward
2. Innes Ward
3. Bell-South Nepean Ward
4. Kanata Ward
5. Western Townships Ward
6. Cumberland-Osgoode Ward
7. Bay Ward
8. Baseline Ward
9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
12. Rideau-Vanier Ward
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
14. Somerset Ward
15. Kitchissippi Ward
16. River Ward
17. Capital Ward
18. Alta Vista Ward.
Orléans Ward
CandidateVotes%
Herb Kreling (X)364841.39
Keith De Cruz273030.98
Pierre Cantin243527.63
Innes Ward
CandidateVotes%
Richard Cantin (X)340344.41
Ed Campbell315441.16
Joyce Hum5977.79
Pierre Maheu5096.64
Bell-South Nepean Ward
CandidateVotes%
Molly McGoldrick-Larsen 816673.16
Brian Beckett183116.40
Adam Hacker116510.44
Kanata Ward
CandidateVotes%
Alex Munter (X)ACCLAIMED
Western Townships Ward
CandidateVotes%
Betty Hill (X)ACCLAIMED
Cumberland-Osgoode Ward
CandidateVotes [2] %
Robert van den Ham (X)451650.50
John Cyr338637.87
John Geary6307.05
Daniel Bood4104.59
Bay Ward
CandidateVotes%
Wendy Byrne 319929.43
Peter Harris301727.75
Frank Dalton204118.77
David Morrow187117.21
Victoria Manson5955.47
Douglas Besharah1481.36
Baseline Ward
CandidateVotes%
Al Loney (X)629164.17
Mike Patton351235.83
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
CandidateVotes%
Gord Hunter (X)ACCLAIMED
Gloucester-Southgate Ward
CandidateVotes%
Dan Beamish (X)516965.18
Joan O'Neill 276134.82
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
CandidateVotes%
Michel Bellemare (X)372756.87
Fiona Faucher282743.13
Rideau-Vanier Ward
CandidateVotes%
Madeleine Meilleur (X)522871.06
Alain Miguelez182324.78
Jude Antonin3064.16
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
CandidateVotes%
Jacques Legendre (X)487085.62
Efren Marquez81814.38
Somerset Ward
CandidateVotes%
Diane Holmes (X)ACCLAIMED
Kitchissippi Ward
CandidateVotes%
Linda Davis (X)444049.84
Joan Wong 377942.42
Diana Brebner 6907.74
River Ward
CandidateVotes%
Wendy Stewart (X)685586.25
Daryl Martin109313.75
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes [2] %
Clive Doucet 298736.80
Jim Kennelly205425.30
Robin Quinn157319.38
Ed Barter100212.34
David McNicoll5016.17
Alta Vista Ward
CandidateVotes [2] %
Peter Hume (X)627765.32
Patricia O'Reilly238324.80
John Yarmo6576.84
John Wiebe2393.05

Cumberland

Map of Cumberland's wards used in this election Cumberland, Ontario ward map 1997.png
Map of Cumberland's wards used in this election

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Brian Coburn (X)ACCLAIMED

Council

CandidateVote %
Queenswood Ward
John Morgan183554.48
Pat Armstrong153345.52
Bilberry Ward
Dave Lewis (X)115771.38
Brian Faktar46428.62
Fallingbrook Ward
Frank Dugal (X)ACCLAIMED
Heritage Ward
Gerry Lalonde (X)161460.59
Bob Cox105030.41

Gloucester

Map of Gloucester's wards used in this election Gloucester, Ontario ward map 1997.png
Map of Gloucester's wards used in this election

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Claudette Cain (X)1916789.59
Scott Heffernan15257.13
George Saadé 7023.28

Council

CandidateVote %
Gloucester North Ward
Michael Denny (X)ACCLAIMED
Cyrville Ward
Patricia Clark (X)ACCLAIMED
Blackburn Hamlet Ward
Rainer Bloess (X)243183.31
Gary Burns48716.69
Orléans North Ward
René Danis (X)ACCLAIMED
Orléans South Ward
Ken Vowles93720.18
Marc Thibault89319.23
Martin Donley72415.59
Gary Jessup53011.42
Jacques Dufault52111.22
Kenneth Moreau4329.30
Jake Thomas3347.19
Marvin Mempin3076.34
Peter Larivière2725.86
Gloucester South Ward
George Barrett (X)ACCLAIMED

Goulbourn

Map of Goulbourn's wards used in this election Goulbourn, Ontario ward map 1997.png
Map of Goulbourn's wards used in this election

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Janet Stavinga 358352.85
Allan Ryan319747.15

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
Mike Bryan90153.89
Linda Cronin77146.11
Ward 2
Louise Beggs141168.53
Martha Cooper64831.47
Ward 3
Steven Lewis (X)124183.79
Mark Labelle24016.21
Ward 4
Dwayne Barkley32226.39
Bryan Hetherington31525.82
Bernie McMiller25620.98
Paul Duplants23018.85
Marc Poirier977.95

Kanata

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Merle Nicholds (X)1071880.69
John Harkness256519.31
Map of Kanata's wards used in this election Ward map of Kanata, Ontario (1994-2000).png
Map of Kanata's wards used in this election

Council

CandidateVote %
Kanata North Ward
Sheila McKee (X)185945.25
Naomi Ridout107926.27
Bruce Gowling64715.75
Jim Malone52312.73
Katimavik/Hazeldean Ward
Richard Rutkowski109235.70
Sharron Quinn93330.50
Andrew Ladanowski76024.84
Peter McNichol2748.96
Glen Cairn Ward
Pam Cripps (X)124150.90
Doug Parsons86035.27
James Clute33713.82
Bridlewood Ward
Lance Mitchell (X)178750.59
Stu Chandler174549.41

Nepean

Map of Nepean's wards used in this election Ward map of Nepean, Ontario (1994-2000).png
Map of Nepean's wards used in this election

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Mary Pitt 1590554.47
Doug Collins935432.03
Fred Ennis372212.75
Bob Higgs2210.76

Council

CandidateVote %
Lakeshore Ward
Merv Sullivan (X)205890.70
Bilal Syed2119.30
Nepean Centre Ward
Rick Chiarelli (X)ACCLAIMED
Evergreen Ward
Wayne Phillips297352.81
Patrick Brennan265747.19
Knoxdale Ward
Margaret Rywak (X)ACCLAIMED
Merivale Ward
Lee Ann Farnworth (X)ACCLAIMED
Barrhaven Ward
Jan Harder (X)322254.72
Mike Kronick184131.27
Bill Gordon82514.01

Osgoode

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Doug Thompson 244349.48
Jim Waddell166333.68
Lloyd Cranston (X)83116.83

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

CandidateVote %
George Wright334523.21
Dwayn Acres (X)302721.01
Dale Harley (X)245917.07
Carol Parker220715.32
Walter Nibogie177812.34
Marg McManus159311.06

Ottawa

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Jim Watson 54,14881.56
Robert G. Gauthier8,03712.11
Alexander Saikaley4,2096.34

Rideau

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Glenn Brooks 260364.56
James Stewart (X)124730.92
Ronald Watson1824.51

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
George PrattACCLAIMED
Ward 2
Don Stephenson (X)ACCLAIMED
Ward 3
Rob Fraser (X)ACCLAIMED
Ward 4
Bonnie Gray42142.87
Clare Fassett18518.84
Wendy Braid17117.41
Brenda Wold15615.89
Graeme Nesbitt494.99

Rockcliffe Park

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Patrick Murray (X)ACCLAIMED

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

CandidateVote %
John Bull (X)ACCLAIMED
Jane Dobell (X)ACCLAIMED
Gordon Roston (X)ACCLAIMED
James Taylor (X)ACCLAIMED

Vanier

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Guy Cousineau (X)ACCLAIMED
Map of Vanier's wards used in this election Vanier, Ontario wards (1994-2000).png
Map of Vanier's wards used in this election

Council

CandidateVote %
Cummings Ward
Diane DoréACCLAIMED
William D'Aoust Ward
Robert Crête (X)ACCLAIMED
Richelieu Ward
Yvon Dubé (X)58757.10
Théo Bretin44142.90
St. Charles Ward
Sylvain Boyer (X)57975.88
Alain Vachon15720.58
Terrence Valade McLaughlin273.54

West Carleton

Mayoral race

CandidateVote %
Dwight Eastman (X)262451.43
Beth Sweetman189137.06
John Reid58711.51

Council

CandidateVote %
Ward 1
Dan MacMillan (X)92066.67
Marlene Gramann46033.33
Ward 2
Bert Reitsma (X)119967.13
Barry Portt40422.62
David Brown18310.25
Ward 3
Harold Daley68359.81
Guido Curridor45940.19
Ward 4
Orville Kemp (X)ACCLAIMED

School trustees

English Language Public Board

The Ottawa Board of Education and the Carleton Board of Education were set to merge in 1998, and would become the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, covering all of Ottawa-Carleton. Voters selected the trustees for the new board, which had yet to be named.

Zone 1
(West Carleton, Goulbourn and Marlborough Townships) [3]
Vote %
Lynn Scott2,72170.55
Bruce Sample63016.33
Len Russell50613.12
Zone 2
(Kanata)
Vote %
Jim Libbey2,38629.36
Brian Parsons2,26827.91
David Gourlay1,67520.61
Tim Carrigan1,26815.60
Elat Lerner4345.34
Daren Givoque961.18
Zone 3
(Bell-South Nepean Ward)
Vote %
Norm MacDonald5,83284.62
George Eustace1,06015.38
Zone 4
(Nepean's Lakeshore, Knoxdale and Nepean Centre wards)
Vote %
Alex Getty4,81064.90
Martin Taller1,87525.30
John Poirier7269.80
Zone 5
(Ottawa's Britannia-Richmond and Carleton wards)
Vote %
Patty Anne Hill4,30250.62
Chris Jekel3,18537.48
Brian Loader1,01111.90
Zone 6
(Ottawa's Alta Vista-Canterbury and Southgate wards)
Vote %
Russ Jackson4,40652.37
Deborah Morey4,00847.63
Zone 7
(Osgoode and North Gower Townships, and Gloucester's Blackburn Hamlet and Gloucester South wards)
Vote %
Pam Morse2,05459.84
Ronald Daniel Britten53618.23
Robert Dotten35111.93
Zone 8
(Cumberland and Gloucester's Orléans North and Orléans South wards)
Vote %
Sheryl MacDonald2,73739.96
Judy Lian1,95828.59
Bruce Tudin95613.96
Bryan Bourque68710.03
Amyn Keshavjee5117.46
Zone 9
(Ottawa's Capital and Bruyère-Strathcona wards)
Vote %
Lynn Graham5,94583.76
Taylor Wentges1,15316.24
Zone 10
(Ottawa's Kitchissippi and Somerset wards)
Vote %
Albert Chambers6,45783.03
Anthony Galveias1,32016.97
Zone 11
(Ottawa's River Ward and Nepean's Merivale Ward)
Vote %
Andrew Lam3,77149.32
William Taylor1,26616.56
Susan Miller1,17515.37
Steven Jones3975.19
Zone 12
(Ottawa's Rideau Ward, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier and Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward)
Vote %
Cynthia Bled2,84251.61
Maret Swayze2,66548.39

Sources

  1. Ottawa Citizen, November 3, 1997, pg A1, "Clark leads Chiarelli in tight race"
  2. 1 2 3 Official Results, City of Ottawa Archives
  3. "English Public". Ottawa Citizen. November 4, 1997. p. F6. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

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