1980 Ottawa municipal election

1980 Ottawa mayoral election

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Candidate  | Marion Dewar | Pat Nicol
Popular vote  | 49,687  | 33,151
Percentage  | 57.03%  | 38.05%

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| Mayor before election

Marion Dewar

| Elected Mayor

Marion Dewar

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

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.

## Mayor[edit]

Marion Dewar swept the city in her re-election, winning all but one ward. Her best results came in the city's urban wards, with her best ward being Capital, where she won 63.4 per cent of the vote. She also topped 60 per cent in By-Rideau, St. George's and Capital wards. Her only loss was in Elmdale, which Nicol won narrowly by 43 votes. Nicol represented Elmdale on city council.[1]

Candidate  | Votes  | %

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Marion Dewar (X) | 49,687 | 57.03
Pat Nicol | 33,151 | 38.05
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe | 2,357 | 2.71
John Turmel | 1,928 | 2.21

## City council[edit]

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

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Greg MacDougall | 2,927 | 43.38
Roy Bushfield | 2,124 | 31.48
John Coe | 1,005 | 14.90
Fern Payne | 691 | 10.24
Billings Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Brian Bourns | 2,057 | 41.60
Bill Zlepnig | 1,647 | 33.31
Geraldine Trudel | 1,241 | 25.10
Britannia Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Marlene Catterall (X) | 3,354 | 80.11
Paul MacKay | 833 | 19.89
By-Rideau Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Marc Laviolette | 3,590 | 53.69
Bruce Grant | 3,096 | 46.31
Capital Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Howard Smith | 3,358 | 57.03
Dave Haggerman | 1,746 | 29.65
Vince Capogreco | 784 | 13.32
Canterbury Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Darrel Kent | 3,892 | 56.88
Don Kay (X) | 2,951 | 43.12
Carleton Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Toddy Kehoe (X)  | Acclaimed
Queensboro Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Terry Denison | 3,215 | 49.45
Bob Fox | 1,822 | 28.02
Vic Grostern | 1,026 | 15.78
Cyprian Campbell | 439 | 6.75
Dalhousie Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Rolf Hasenack (X) | 2,137 | 55.19
Gale Kerwin | 1,587 | 40.99
Dave Parent | 148 | 3.82
Elmdale Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Graham Bird | 2,543 | 43.31
Byron Hyde | 1,927 | 32.82
Chris Chilton (X) | 1,401 | 23.86
Overbrook-Forbes Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Rhéal Robert (X) | 3,873 | 67.83
Elwood Armour | 1,413 | 24.75
Jos-Louis Paradis | 424 | 7.43
Richmond Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Don Reid | 4,274 | 56.77
Sandy Boyce | 1,995 | 26.50
Bill Harback | 1,259 | 16.72
Riverside Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Jim Durrell | 3,503 | 48.50
Gordon Lennox | 1,877 | 25.99
Natalie MacPhee | 1,075 | 14.89
Sig Schmidt | 767 | 10.62
St. George's Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Nancy Smith | 1,978 | 36.95
Gail Lord | 1,578 | 29.48
Thomas Richard | 1,339 | 25.01
Sam McLean | 167 | 3.12
Serge Girard | 160 | 2.99
Robert Farquharson | 131 | 2.45
Wellington Ward

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Joe Cassey (X)  | Acclaimed

## Ottawa Board of Education Trustees[edit]

Six to be elected in each zone

Eastern Zone  | Vote

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Jane Dobell (X) | 16,917
Don Francis (X) | 15,100
Ted Best (X) | 13,316
John Smart | 12,347
Michael McKenna (X) | 11,592
Marjorie Loughrey | 10,800
John Samuel (X) | 10,468
Rosemarie McNairn | 9,390
Ken Campbell | 8,330
Hershell Sax | 5,569
Robert Kolbeins | 3,235
Western Zone  | Vote

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Bill Law | 15,559
Robert Beatty (X) | 14,420
Wayne Wilson (X) | 11,824
Sandra Goldstein (X) | 11,469
John Wright | 11,175
John Jackson | 10,924
Calvin Kempffer | 8,077
Norman Fera | 6,453

4 to be elected

Separate school supporters  | Vote

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Jacques Beauchamp (X) | 17,564
Robert Bélanger (X) | 17,484
Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (X) | 15,967
Lucien Bradet (X) | 14,918
Thomas Kent | 13,200

1 to be elected

Vanier Trustee  | Vote

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Denise Matte | Acclaimed[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Official results, Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, Ottawa room
2. ^ "Ottawa Board of Education". Ottawa Citizen. October 21, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

* Ottawa Citizen, November 11, 1980

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