Ottawa municipal election, 1980

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

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Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2016, Ottawa had a city population of 934,243 and a metropolitan population of 1,323,783 making it the fourth-largest city and the fifth-largest CMA in Canada.

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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.

The Ottawa Board of Control was an important part of the governance of Ottawa, Ontario from 1908 until 1978 when it was abolished. Through the 19th century Ottawa had been governed by a mayor and city council, but most councillors were only part-time and could spend only a few hours per week on municipal issues. Mayor Arthur Ellis found this problematic as there was little time for real scrutiny of important issues. He thus proposed creating a four member board of control consisting of the mayor and three members elected at large from across the city. At the same time the number of councillors would be reduced by a third.

Mayor

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 2,927
Roy Bushfield2,124
John Coe1,005
Fern Payne691
Billings Ward
CandidateVotes%
Brian Bourns 2,057
Bill Zlepnig1,647
Geraldine Trudel1,241
Britannia Ward
CandidateVotes%
Marlene Catterall (X)3,354
Paul MacKay833
By-Rideau Ward
CandidateVotes%
Marc Laviolette 3,590
Bruce Grant3,096
Capital Ward
CandidateVotes%
Howard Smith 3,358
Dave Haggerman1,746
Vince Capogreco784
Canterbury Ward
CandidateVotes%
Darrel Kent 3,892
Don Kay (X)2,951
Carleton Ward
CandidateVotes%
Toddy Kehoe (X)Acclaimed
Queensboro Ward
CandidateVotes%
Terry Denison 3,215
Bob Fox1,822
Vic Grostern1,026
Cyprian Campbell439
Dalhousie Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rolf Hasenack (X)2,137
Gale Kerwin1,587
Dave Parent148
Elmdale Ward
CandidateVotes%
Graham Bird 2,543
Byron Hyde1,927
Chris Chilton (X)1,401
Overbrook-Forbes Ward
CandidateVotes%
Rhéal Robert (X)3,873
Elwood Armour1,413
Jos-Louis Paradis424
Richmond Ward
CandidateVotes%
Don Reid 4,274
Sandy Boyce 1,995
Bill Harback1,259
Riverside Ward
CandidateVotes%
Jim Durrell 3,503
Gordon Lennox1,877
Natalie MacPhee1,075
Sig Schmidt767
St. George's Ward
CandidateVotes%
Nancy Smith 1,978
Gail Lord1,578
Thomas Richard1,339
Sam McLean167
Serge Girard160
Robert Farquharson131
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 Law15,559
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

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