1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

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Elections were held on November 10, 1980 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors, reeves and councils of the RMOC in 1980.

Cumberland[edit]

Reeve race[1]

Candidate Vote %
Peter Clark 2,119 51.71
Henri Rocque (X) 1,979 48.29

Council
Four to be elected

Candidate Vote %
Don Boudria (X) 2,716 21.53
Ray Friel (X) 2,263 17.94
Paul Macdonnell (X) 1,993 15.80
Frank Kenny (X) 1,932 15.31
Patricia Wright 1,743 13.81
Ray Rivers 1,079 8.55
Ted Hansen 891 7.06

Gloucester[edit]

Reeve race

Betty Stewart was re-elected After a judicial recount conducted December 9–10. Election night results showed her opponent, Fred Barrett ahead as did a recount conducted on November 16.[2]

Candidate Vote %
Betty Stewart (X) 5,361 47.04
Fred Barrett 5,345 46.90
Keith Sennett 690 6.05

Council[3]
Six to be elected; top two to sit on regional council

Candidate Vote %
Harry Allen (X) 7,282 14.25
Eugène Bellemare (X) 6,626 12.97
Mitch Owens 6,620 12.96
Ken Steele 5,372 10.51
Harold Keenan (X) 5,282 10.34
Mary Bryden (X) 4,803 9.40
Pat Clark 4,279 8.37
Brad Kennedy 3,076 6.02
Jean Gregoire 3,033 5.94
Leola Davignon 2,414 4.72
Nicole Poudrette 2,309 4.52

Goulbourn[edit]

Mayoral race[4]

Candidate Vote %
Betty Hill (X) 1,825 50.95
Anton Wytenburg 1,757 49.05

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Gilmour Brown (X) Acclaimed
Ward 2
Bob Fredericks (X) Acclaimed
Ward 3
Don Green (X) Acclaimed
Ward 4
Dewar Burnett (X) 526 54.06
Michael Bryan 447 45.94

Kanata[edit]

Mayoral race[5]

Candidate Vote %
Marianne Wilkinson (X) 4,132 72.39
George St. Aubin 1,576 27.61

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Des Adam 384 61.74
Dan Perley 238 38.26
Ward 2
Bob Kingham (X) Acclaimed
Ward 3
Bill Lund (X) Acclaimed
Ward 4
Doug Nash (X) Acclaimed
Ward 5
Charles Rogers (X) Acclaimed
Ward 6
Jean Gabby (X) 735 57.38
Stuart Chandler 546 42.62

Nepean[edit]

Mayoral race[6] (216 of 218 polls)

Candidate Vote %
Ben Franklin (X) 15,351 84.88
Harry Splett 2,735 15.12

Council

Candidate Vote %
Regional council
3 to be elected
Margaret Rywak (X) 11,755 27.18
Beryl Gaffney 11,590 26.80
Gord Hunter 10,302 23.82
Norman Cookley 9,595 22.19
City council
3 to be elected
Al Brown (X) 9,774 22.64
Hugh McDonald (X) 8,975 20.79
Frank Reid 8,443 19.56
Marcy Gregory 5,540 12.83
Terry Bell 4,782 11.08
Victoria Mason 4,316 10.00
Al Jeans 1,340 3.10

Nepean voters also voted to legalize wine stores in the city.

Osgoode[edit]

Reeve race

Candidate Vote %
Albert Bouwers (X) Acclaimed

Council
4 to be elected

Candidate Vote %
Albert McKeown (X) Acclaimed
Mary Cooper (X) Acclaimed
Fred Alexander (X) Acclaimed
Doug Thompson Acclaimed

Ottawa[edit]

Main article: Ottawa municipal election, 1980

Mayor race

Candidate Votes %
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

Rideau[edit]

Reeve race[7]

Candidate Vote %
Dave Bartlett (X) Acclaimed

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Glenn Brooks 905 44.56
Bill Schouten (X) 673 33.15
William Warren 233 11.47
Don Ayres 220 10.83
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Joyce Bigley (X) Acclaimed
John Wilson (X) Acclaimed
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Richard McDonald (X) Acclaimed
Dorothy Bickerton (X) Acclaimed

Rockcliffe Park[edit]

Reeve race[8]

Candidate Vote %
Beryl Plumptre (X) Acclaimed

Council
4 to be elected

Candidate Vote %
A. G. Sandy Watson (X) Acclaimed
Patrick Murray (X) Acclaimed
Anthony Keith (X) Acclaimed
David Jenkins (X) Acclaimed

Vanier[edit]

Mayoral race[9]

Candidate Vote %
Wilfrid Champagne 3,065 50.75
Paul St. George 2,054 34.01
Wilbrod Cormier 921 15.25

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Richard Boudreau 507 31.67
Marcel Champagne 479 29.92
Denis Neider 288 17.99
Gerald Gagné 123 7.68
Robert Gemus 107 6.68
Paul Tomaro 97 6.06
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Marcel Chaput (X) 1,150 38.23
Ronald Killeen (X) 959 31.88
Yvette Bigras 364 12.10
Hector Jamieson 330 10.97
Jacques Drouin 205 6.82
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Gilles Barbary 790 33.73
Robert Madore (X) 694 29.63
Charles Beriault 435 18.57
Claude Robillard 423 18.06
Ward 4
2 to be elected
Guy Cousineau (X) 818 37.18
Florian Gauthier (X) 677 30.77
Gerald Beausejour 629 28.59
Raphael Pilon 76 3.45

West Carleton[edit]

Mayoral race[10]

Candidate Vote %
Frank Marchington (X) 2,532 60.01
Don Munro 1,687 39.99

Council

Candidate Vote %
Torbolton Ward
2 to be elected
Betty Smith (X) 948 42.80
Delmer Wilson 750 33.86
Andrew Baldwin 517 23.34
Fitzroy Ward
2 to be elected
Bert Reitsman (X) 663 30.10
Eric Greene 576 26.16
Eric Craig 496 22.51
Ambrose Holmes 468 21.24
Huntley Ward
2 to be elected
Ivan Baird (X) 946 37.20
Gerald Belisle (X) 934 36.73
Don Irwin 663 26.07

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Clark beats Rocque"
  2. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Dec 10, 1980, pg 4, "Betty Stewart still top dog"
  3. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "The battle isn't over yet"
  4. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Tight victory for Hill"
  5. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 49, "Wilkinson devastates St. Aubin"
  6. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 49, "Franklin wins, so do wine stores"
  7. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Voters were out in force"
  8. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Voters were out in force"
  9. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Champagne wins on pro-annexation issue"
  10. ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 49, "Easy victory march for Marchington"
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