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1980 Ottawa municipal election

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1980 Ottawa mayoral election

← 1978 November 10, 1980 1982 →
 
Candidate Marion Dewar Pat Nicol
Popular vote 49,687 33,151
Percentage 57.03% 38.05%


Mayor before election

Marion Dewar

Elected mayor

Marion Dewar

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

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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% of the vote. She also topped 60% in By-Rideau, St. George's and Wellington 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) 49,687 57.03
Pat Nicol 33,151 38.05
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,357 2.71
John Turmel 1,928 2.21
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

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 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
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
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
Denise Matte Acclaimed[2]

References

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  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.