1988 Ottawa municipal election

Election in Ontario, Canada September 2023 1988 Ottawa mayoral election Flag of Ottawa, Ontario (1987–2000).png presidential no 1985 Ottawa municipal election 1985 1991 Ottawa municipal election 1991 November 14, 1988 Jim Durrell 69,813 86.77% ff0000 7851A9 Michael Bartholomew 4,800 5.97% 1988_Ottawa_mayoral_election_map.png Results by ward Mayor Jim Durrell Jim Durrell The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 14, 1988. Mayor Jim Durrell was re-elected with little opposition. Rideau Street businessman Michael Bartholomew finished 2nd with just 6% of the vote. Due to the lack of competition, only about one third of the electorate participated in the election.Ottawa Citizen, November 15, 1988, pg C1, "Ottawa's Durrell cruises to easy victory" Mayor CandidateVotes% Jim Durrell (X) 69,813 86.77 Michael Bartholomew 4,800 5.97 John Turmel 3,123 3.88 John Kroeker 1,704 2.12 Nabil Fawzry 1,022 1.27 Plebiscite A plebiscite was held asking voters if they supported establishing a single level of municipal government for the urban part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. It was a non binding plebiscite, and was only held in Ottawa. The measure was supported by mayor Durrell.Super-city a big winner with Ottawa voters November 15, 1988 2 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/129100285/ July 29, 2023 The city would eventually amalgamate with the region in 2001, including the non-urban areas. The ballot question read "Are you in favour of the City of Ottawa working towards one level of municipal government for the urban area of Ottawa-Carleton?"Should tiers of government be shed? November 3, 1988 27 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen/129100877/ July 29, 2023 ChoiceVotesOfficial results% Yes 64,862 81.11 No 15,102 18.89 thumb|left|Plebiscite results by ward. Support was the strongest in Riverside Ward (84.2%) and the weakest in St. George's Ward (76.4%). City council 300px|thumb|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 . The composition of Ottawa's city council was more left leaning than the previous council due to the defeat of Durrell-ally Bob Morrison in Carleton Ward and the election of New Democratic Party backed candidates Lynn Smyth and Michael Jannigan.Ottawa Citizen, November 15, 1988, pg C1, "New faces tilt Ottawa to left" Jannigan, who was declared elected on election night had to wait over a year to take his seat however, as a recount gave his opponent the win, but after the case was taken to court, a special election was held in 1989 which Jannigan won. Alta Vista WardCandidateVotes%Darrel Kent (X) Acclaimed Billings WardCandidateVotes%Joan O'Neill (X) 4,170 84.36Eugene Mallay 773 15.64 Britannia WardCandidateVotes%Jim Jones 1,941* 40.79Ruth Wildgen (X) 1,931* 40.58Geoffrey Sharpe 496 10.42Jenny Lee Lapointe 391 8.22 * Results after a recount.Ottawa Citizen, November 29, 1988, pg C1, "Janigan demands judicial recount" By-Rideau WardCandidateVotes%Marc Laviolette (X) 4,395 78.11Les MacAfee 872 15.50Richard Beaudry 360 6.40 Capital WardCandidateVotes%Lynn Smyth 3,370 56.16Rob Quinn (X) 2,631 43.84 Canterbury WardCandidateVotes%Michael McSweeney (X) 5,592 76.33Ernest Lauzon 1,734 23.67 Carleton WardCandidateVotes%Tim Kehoe 2,480 49.03Bob Morrison (X) 1,378 27.24Mary Nash 1,200 23.72 Queensboro WardCandidateVotes%Mark Maloney (X) Acclaimed Dalhousie WardCandidateVotes%Peter Harris 2,024* 46.12Michael Janigan 2,022* 46.07Richard Lobb 343 7.81 * Results after a recount. Elmdale WardCandidateVotes%Jamie Fisher (X) Acclaimed Overbrook-Forbes WardCandidateVotes%George Kelly (X) Acclaimed Richmond WardCandidateVotes%Jacquelin Holzman (X) 4,380 52.04Alex Cullen 2,391 28.41Daniel Stringer 1,646 19.56 Riverside WardCandidateVotes%George Brown (X) 4,531 85.30Norman Van Cleaf 781 14.70 St. George's WardCandidateVotes%Nancy Smith (X) 3,757 82.94Ed Barter 773 17.06 Wellington WardCandidateVotes%Diane Holmes (X) 3,260 80.61Lindsay Blackett 784 19.39 Special election The election day results in Dalhousie Ward showed Michael Janigan ahead by 12 votes over Peter Harris, but this was done in error. A recount gave Harris a 2 vote win, but Janigan took the results to court, so the city held a special election on November 20, 1989 to resolve the matter, which Janigan won. Harris served as alderman in the interim. The race was a proxy battle for federal politics, with Janigan being supported by the NDP and Harris by the Liberals. The fringe candidates were backed by parties too, the Greens backed Dan Roy and the Rhinoceros Party backed Dale AlkertonOttawa Citizen, November 21, 1989, pg C1, "Janigan wins" Dalhousie WardCandidateVotes%Michael Janigan 2,582 49.07Peter Harris 2,411 45.82Dan Roy 227 4.31Dale Alkerton 45 0.80 Ottawa Board of Education Trustees Zone 1 (Vanier, Rockcliffe Park, By-Rideau, St. George's, Overbrook-Forbes) 3 to be elected (79% of polls reporting) Vote % Jane Dobell (X) 3,627 Harriet Lang (X) 2,577 Cynthia Bled 2,077 Margaret Pazdzior 1,561 John Stopa 1,268 Gary Hough 1,230 Salah Al Zein 836 Zone 2 (Capital, Wellington) 2 to be elected (94% of polls reporting) Vote % Anne Scotton 3,144 Brian McGarry (X) 2,514 Ruth Coodin 2,064 Don Francis 1,707 Les Jones 1,459 Cecile Smithers 386 Idris Ben-Tahir 261 Zone 3 (Dalhousie, Riverside, Elmdale) 4 to be elected (98% of polls reporting) Vote % Marian Lothian (X) 5,282 Ted Best (X) 4,185 Elda Allen 4,038 Mary Lou Fleming 3,277 Helen Campbell 3,060 William Pugsley 2,753 Dan Berg 2,493 Zone 4 (Britannia, Richmond) 2 to be elected (95% of polls reporting) Vote % Bill Gowling (X) 3,919 Margaret Lange 3,771 Robert Beatty (X) 2,409 Wayne Wilson 2,029 Irma Cohen 1,700 Terry Orchard 831 Robert Morrissette 731 Zone 5 (Carleton, Queensboro) 3 to be elected (96% of polls reporting) Vote % Kathryn Yach (X) 3,891 Brian Mackey 3,472 Linda Hunter 2,629 John Wright 2,101 Margaret Bristow 1,468 Geoff Brown 1,460 Kevin Kinsella 1,302 Zone 6 (Alta Vista, Billings, Canterbury) 4 to be elected (95% of polls reporting) Vote % Russ Jackson (X) 5,373 Marjorie Loughrey (X) 5,273 John Sutherland 4,393 Roy Bushfield 3,905 Rosalind Labow 2,896 Linda Townsend 2,831 Sue Mack 2,412 David Gibbons 2,041 Gordon Campbell 1,625 Jeannine Ladouceur 990 Donald Holmes 827 References Ottawa Citizen, November 15, 1988 Category:Municipal elections in Ottawa Municipal election, 1988 Ottawa municipal election