1978 Ottawa municipal election

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 Dewar51,79154.24
Pat Nicol32,03333.55
Bernard Pelot8,4398.84
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe1,8581.95
Eddie Turgeon7300.76
Ian Orenstein5970.63

Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)

Candidate Votes %
Don Reid (X)47,721
Brian Bourns35,173
William Law32,290
Ralph Sutherland (X)28,159
Roy Bushfield25,284
Gerry Trudel22,883
Jules Morin22,180
Doug Payne17,598
Richard Calagoure10,740
David Dehler10,727
Cyril Goulet10,431
Sam MacLean8,622
Joseph Louis Paradis7,314
George Theckeddath2,233

Ottawa City Council
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Britannia Ward
3. By-St. George's Ward
4. Capital Ward
5. Carleton Ward
6. Dalhousie Ward
7. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
8. Gloucester Ward
9. Queensboro Ward
10. Rideau Ward
11. Wellington Ward .
Alta Vista Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay (X)5,212
Keith Martin3,304
Darrel Kent2,264
Gloucester Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joe Quinn (X)4,030
Terry Denison3,443
Gordon Lennox3,831
Britannia Ward
Candidate Votes %
Marlene Catterall (X)5,418
Sandy Boyce3,600
Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rhéal Robert (X)4,775
Bruce Grant4,093
Ed Howard271
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Michelle Mackinnon3,826
Thom Bennett2,411
Dave Hagerman1,624
Doug Coupar329
Michael John Houlton113
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
Toddy Kehoe (X)5,220
Bill Bangs2,280
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Trip Kennedy (X)5,620
Richard MacDonald2,440
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Rolf Hasenack (X)2,611
Phil Aston642
Gary Larkin513
John Campbell399
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Chris Chilton1,799
Roland Wall (X)1,599
Byron Hyde1,529
Richard Albert1,230
Kathleen Tuskey1,150
By-St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Georges Bedard3,319
Marcel Louzon2,687
Clotide Berube654
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joe Cassey (X)1,846
Brian Atkinson1,456
Gary Beach966
gollark: Hmm, it cuts it off a bit.
gollark: =tex \frac{\left( x-1\right)\cdot-1}{120}\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)- x\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+\frac{ x}{24}\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+\frac{ x\cdot-1}{6}\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+\frac{ x}{2}\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)\cdot\left( x-5\right)+ x\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)
gollark: =tex why_would^you_do^that
gollark: If it asks to simplify it, you want the one with fewer terms, so the + 11x one.
gollark: Those are equal. So both.

References
  • Ottawa Citizen, November 14, 1978
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