2000 Ottawa municipal election

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2000 Ottawa mayoral election
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Candidate Bob Chiarelli Claudette Cain
Popular vote142,972102,940
Percentage56.3240.55%
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Popular vote results by ward
Mayor before election

Allan Higdon (interim)

Elected mayor

Bob Chiarelli

The 2000 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on November 13, 2000, in Ottawa. The elections were held for mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and a number of school trustees. These elections were the first for the amalgamated city, which added 10 former municipalities to Ottawa. The amalgamation occurred on January 1, 2001.

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Mayoral race

The race for mayor only had two major candidates, that of the Chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, Bob Chiarelli and the mayor of the City of Gloucester, Claudette Cain. Cain did very well in her native Gloucester, as well as in the more francophone areas like Cumberland and Vanier. Bob Chiarelli won most of the other wards, including one that was partly in Gloucester. His strongest showing was in Kanata and Kitchissippi Ward.

The election had few major issues surrounding it, with Chiarelli's main debate issue being a plan to recapitalize Hydro Ottawa to help finance infrastructure projects. Chiarelli was seen as a "solid, no-frills and experience politicians who quietly gets the job done", running an "amorphous, centrist" campaign. Cain was the underdog in the campaign and campaigned on cutting taxes and a "go-slow approach" to infrastructure in contrast to Chiarelli. [1]

Results

2000 Ottawa municipal election : Mayor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Chiarelli 142,97256.32+6.72 [a]
Independent Claudette Cain102,94040.55-
Independent George Saadé2,5971.02-
Independent Marc-André Bélair1,8460.73-
Independent James A. Hall8430.33-
Independent Ken Mills7730.30-
Independent Paula Nemchin7020.28-
Independent John Turmel 6770.27-2.23 [a]
Independent Morteza Naini5160.20-
Total valid votes253,866
  1. 1 2 Results taken from 1997 regional election.

City council

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election 1. Orleans Ward 2. Innes Ward 3. Bell-South Nepean Ward 4. Kanata Ward 5. West Carleton Ward 6. Goulbourn 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 19. Cumberland Ward 20. Osgoode Ward 21. Rideau Ward. Ottawawards2000-2006.PNG
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Orléans Ward
2. Innes Ward
3. Bell-South Nepean Ward
4. Kanata Ward
5. West Carleton Ward
6. Goulbourn 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
19. Cumberland Ward
20. Osgoode Ward
21. Rideau Ward.

The city council elections were very fierce, because many wards faced incumbents against each other because of the amalgamation. In the rural areas, some mayors ran for city council.

Results:

Orléans Ward
CandidateVotes%
Herb Kreling 702940.96
John Morgan556432.42
Gerry Lalonde456926.62
Innes Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rainer Bloess 700652.01
Ed Campbell344225.55
Luc Brisebois157211.67
Marc Thibault145110.77
Bell-South Nepean Ward
CandidateVotes%
Jan Harder 1064060.89
Molly McGoldrick-Larsen683439.11
Kanata Ward
CandidateVotes%
Alex Munter ACCLAIMED
West Carleton Ward
CandidateVotes%
Dwight Eastman 342050.07
David Whiteman255937.47
Harold O. Daley85112.46
Goulbourn Ward
CandidateVotes%
Janet Stavinga 452845.01
Betty Hill 340133.80
Steven Lewis213221.19
Bay Ward
CandidateVotes%
Alex Cullen 719148.02
Doug Shouldice626241.82
Jim Jones5723.82
Jeff Seeton5503.67
Geoffrey Sharpe3992.66
Baseline Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rick Chiarelli 573859.67
Al Loney387940.33
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
CandidateVotes%
Gord Hunter 784571.27
Al Speyers316328.73
Gloucester-Southgate Ward
CandidateVotes%
Diane Deans 672448.62
George Barrett459933.25
Bob Leedy227416.44
Anoop Rangi2341.69
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
CandidateVotes%
Michel Bellemare 654757.87
Pat Clark476742.13
Rideau-Vanier Ward
CandidateVotes%
Madeleine Meilleur ACCLAIMED
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
CandidateVotes%
Jacques Legendre 726964.07
Richard Cannings 407735.93
Somerset Ward
CandidateVotes%
Elisabeth Arnold 651775.77
Olivia Bradley208424.2
Kitchissippi Ward
CandidateVotes%
Shawn Little 572147.32
Linda Davis484540.07
Ray Kostuch152512.61
River Ward
CandidateVotes%
Wendy Stewart 709179.95
Dave Hagerman177820.05
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
Clive Doucet 648669.51
Jim Bickford284530.49
Alta Vista Ward
CandidateVotes%
Peter Hume 862555.67
Allan Higdon 634540.96
Ahmed Mohamed Nor5223.37
Cumberland Ward
CandidateVotes%
Phil McNeely 381444.55
Robert van den Ham186621.80
David Lewis163119.05
Judy Poulin125014.60
Osgoode Ward
CandidateVotes%
Doug Thompson 403456.29
John Cyr202728.28
Dwayne Acres110615.43
City council
Rideau Ward Votes%
Glenn Brooks 344465.10
James Stewart184634.90

School trustee races

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustees

Zone 1 (West Carleton, Goulbourn/Rideau)
CandidateVotes%
Lynn ScottAcclaimed
Zone 2 (Kanata)
CandidateVotes%
Jim Libbey6,78966.04
Mark Williams3,49133.96
Zone 3 (Bell/South Nepean)
CandidateVotes%
Norm MacDonald8,76381.59
Gerry Taylor1,97718.41
Zone 4 (Bay)
CandidateVotes%
Margaret Lange5,17051.61
Patty Anne Hill3,80037.94
Heinz Fildebrandt1,04710.45
Zone 5 (Baseline/Knoxdale-Merivale)
CandidateVotes%
Myrna Laurenceson9,15054.29
Alex Getty7,70445.71
Zone 6 (Rideau-Rockcliffe/Alta Vista)
CandidateVotes%
Russ Jackson7,52352.36
Chris Ellis6,84447.64
Zone 7 (Gloucester-Southgate/Osgoode)
CandidateVotes%
Pam Morse5,86448.12
Greg Laws5,67246.54
Krishen Rangi6515.34
Zone 8 (Orleans/Cumberland)
CandidateVotes%
Sheryl MacDonaldAcclaimed
Zone 9 (Rideau-Vanier/Capital)
CandidateVotes%
Lynn GrahamAcclaimed
Zone 10 (Somerset/Kitchissippi)
CandidateVotes%
Joan Spice7,20551.08
Albert Chambers4,56132.33
David Allston2,34016.59
Zone 11 (River)
CandidateVotes%
Brian Gifford6,16587.27
Jeremy Sztuka89912.73
Zone 12 (Innes/Beacon Hill-Cyrville)
CandidateVotes%
David Moen6,61862.38
Maret Swayze3,99237.62

Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board Trustees

Zone 1 (West Carleton/Goulbourn/Rideau/Osgoode)
CandidateVotes%
John Curry2,82951.09
Cheryl Cross2,70848.91
Zone 2 (Kanata)
CandidateVotes%
Art Lamarche2,66368.95
Pat Gaudet-La Prairie1,19931.05
Zone 3 (Orleans/Cumberland)
CandidateVotes%
Des Curley3,64075.71
Walter Szyc1,16824.29
Zone 4 (Bell-South Nepean)
CandidateVotes%
June Flynn-Turner3,38473.25
Daniel Falcioni1,23626.75
Zone 5 (Beacon Hill-Cyrville/Innes)
CandidateVotes%
Jacqueline Legendre-McGuinty2,62061.36
Tim Weil1,65038.64
Zone 6 (Knoxdale-Merivale/Baseline)
CandidateVotes%
John ChiarelliAcclaimed
Zone 7 (Kitchissippi/Bay)
CandidateVotes%
Betty-Ann Kealey2,82058.06
Gord Butler2,03741.94
Zone 8 (Alta Vista/Gloucester-Southgate)
CandidateVotes%
Mark D. Mullan3,02650.14
Pat Bowie2,42040.10
Ernest Wheeler5899.76
Zone 9 (River/Capital)
CandidateVotes%
Kathy Ablett2,15146.97
Catherine Maguire-Urban1,60935.13
Andrew Scheer 82017.90
Zone 10 (Rideau-Vanier/Rideau-Rockcliffe/Somerset)
CandidateVotes%
Thérèse Maloney CousineauAcclaimed

Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est Trustees

Zone 4 (Bell-South Nepean/Kanata/West Carleton/Goulbourn/Rideau/Osgoode)
CandidateVotes%
Marie Biron1,22180.49
Alda Santos29619.41
Zone 5 (Bay/Baseline/Knoxdale-Merivale/Kitchissippi/River)
CandidateVotes%
Ronald SaumureAcclaimed
Zone 6 (Rideau-Vanier/Somerset)
CandidateVotes%
Diane Lemieux-TrudelAcclaimed
Zone 7 (Innes)
CandidateVotes%
Monique BriandAcclaimed
Zone 8 (Cumberland)
CandidateVotes%
Lise Cloutier1,51157.83
J. André Côté1,10242.17
Zone 9 (Orleans)
CandidateVotes%
Madelaine Chevalier2,58261.68
Claude Paquette1,60438.32
Zone 10 (Gloucester-Southgate/Capital/Alta Vista/Osgoode)
CandidateVotes%
Maureen DrouinAcclaimed
Zone 11 (Beacond Hill-Cyrville/Rideau-Rockcliffe)
CandidateVotes%
Maurice Lamirande4,66274.28
Pierre Jury1,61425.72

Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario Trustees

Zone 5 (Gloucester-Southgate/Cumberland/Osgoode)
CandidateVotes%
Louise PannetonAcclaimed
Zone 6 (Orleans)
CandidateVotes%
Yvon FerrandAcclaimed
Zone 7 (Innes/Beacond Hill-Cyrville)
CandidateVotes%
Denis M. ChartrandAcclaimed
Zone 8 (Alta Vista/Rideau-Rockcliffe)
CandidateVotes%
Marielle GodboutAcclaimed
Zone 9 (Rideau-Vanier)
CandidateVotes%
Susan R. CopelandAcclaimed
Zone 10 (Somerset/Kitchissippi/River/Capital)
CandidateVotes%
Jean-Paul LafondAcclaimed
Zone 11 (Bell-South Nepean/Kanata/West Carleton/Goulbourn/Bay/Baseline/Knoxdale-Merivale/Rideau)
CandidateVotes%
Bernard BareilheAcclaimed

References

  1. ↑ Ottawa Citizen , November 14, 2000 pgB9, "'Underdog' Cain faced tough battle"

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