1980 Ottawa municipal election

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

1980 Ottawa mayoral election

November 10, 1980
 
Nominee Marion Dewar Pat Nicol
Popular vote 49,687 33,151
Percentage 57.03% 38.05%


Mayor before election

Marion Dewar

Elected Mayor

Marion Dewar

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

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 %
Marion Dewar (X)49,68757.03
Pat Nicol33,15138.05
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe2,3572.71
John Turmel1,9282.21

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 .
Alta Vista Ward
Candidate Votes %
Greg MacDougall2,92743.38
Roy Bushfield2,12431.48
John Coe1,00514.90
Fern Payne69110.24
Billings Ward
Candidate Votes %
Brian Bourns2,05741.60
Bill Zlepnig1,64733.31
Geraldine Trudel1,24125.10
Britannia Ward
Candidate Votes %
Marlene Catterall (X)3,35480.11
Paul MacKay83319.89
By-Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Marc Laviolette3,59053.69
Bruce Grant3,09646.31
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Howard Smith3,35857.03
Dave Haggerman1,74629.65
Vince Capogreco78413.32
Canterbury Ward
Candidate Votes %
Darrel Kent3,89256.88
Don Kay (X)2,95143.12
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
Toddy Kehoe (X) Acclaimed
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Terry Denison3,21549.45
Bob Fox1,82228.02
Vic Grostern1,02615.78
Cyprian Campbell4396.75
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rolf Hasenack (X)2,13755.19
Gale Kerwin1,58740.99
Dave Parent1483.82
Elmdale Ward
Candidate Votes %
Graham Bird2,54343.31
Byron Hyde1,92732.82
Chris Chilton (X)1,40123.86
Overbrook-Forbes Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rhéal Robert (X)3,87367.83
Elwood Armour1,41324.75
Jos-Louis Paradis4247.43
Richmond Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Reid4,27456.77
Sandy Boyce1,99526.50
Bill Harback1,25916.72
Riverside Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jim Durrell3,50348.50
Gordon Lennox1,87725.99
Natalie MacPhee1,07514.89
Sig Schmidt76710.62
St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Nancy Smith1,97836.95
Gail Lord1,57829.48
Thomas Richard1,33925.01
Sam McLean1673.12
Serge Girard1602.99
Robert Farquharson1312.45
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joe Cassey (X) Acclaimed

Ottawa Board of Education Trustees

Six to be elected in each zone

Eastern Zone Vote
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 Zone Vote
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 supporters Vote
Jacques Beauchamp (X)17,564
Robert Bélanger (X)17,484
Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (X)15,967
Lucien Bradet (X)14,918
Thomas Kent13,200

1 to be elected

Vanier Trustee Vote
Denise MatteAcclaimed[2]

References

  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.
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