Ottawa municipal election, 1978

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 13, 1978.

Controller Marion Dewar becomes the second woman and first New Democratic Party (and to date, only) affiliated person to become mayor of Ottawa. She defeated former alderman Pat Nicol. This would mark the last elections for Ottawa's Board of Control.

Mayor

Candidate Votes %
Marion Dewar 51,791 54.24
Pat Nicol 32,033 33.55
Bernard Pelot 8,439 8.84
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe1,858 1.95
Eddie Turgeon 730 0.76
Ian Orenstein 597 0.63

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Don Reid (X) 47,721
Brian Bourns 35,173
William Law 32,290
Ralph Sutherland (X) 28,159
Roy Bushfield 25,284
Gerry Trudel 22,883
Jules Morin 22,180
Doug Payne 17,598
Richard Calagoure 10,740
David Dehler 10,727
Cyril Goulet 10,431
Sam MacLean 8,622
Joseph Louis Paradis 7,314
George Theckeddath 2,233

City council

Alta Vista Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay (X) 5,212
Keith Martin 3,304
Darrel Kent 2,264
Gloucester Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joe Quinn (X) 4,030
Terry Denison 3,443
Gordon Lennox 3,831
Britannia Ward
Candidate Votes %
Marlene Catterall (X) 5,418
Sandy Boyce 3,600
Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rhéal Robert (X) 4,775
Bruce Grant 4,093
Ed Howard 271
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Michelle Mackinnon 3,826
Thom Bennett 2,411
Dave Hagerman 1,624
Doug Coupar 329
Michael John Houlton 113
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
Toddy Kehoe (X) 5,220
Bill Bangs 2,280
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Trip Kennedy (X) 5,620
Richard MacDonald 2,440
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rolf Hasenack (X) 2,611
Phil Aston 642
Gary Larkin 513
John Campbell 399
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Chris Chilton 1,799
Roland Wall (X) 1,599
Byron Hyde 1,529
Richard Albert 1,230
Kathleen Tuskey 1,150
By-St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Georges Bedard 3,319
Marcel Louzon 2,687
Clotide Berube 654
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joe Cassey (X) 1,846
Brian Atkinson 1,456
Gary Beach 966

References

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