1974 Ottawa municipal election

Election in Ontario, Canada September 2023 1974 Ottawa mayoral election File:Flag of Ottawa (1902–1987).svg presidential no 1972 Ottawa municipal election 1972 1976 Ottawa municipal election 1976 December 2, 1974 Lorry Greenberg 36,035 50.00% ON Liberal nohash 800080 Tom McDougall 31,358 43.51% Results by ward Mayor 1974 Ottawa mayoral election map.png Pierre Benoit Lorry Greenberg The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 2, 1974. Controller Lorry Greenberg defeated fellow controller Tom McDougall. Greenberg became the first Jewish mayor of the city. Mayor of Ottawa Both Greenberg and McDougall ran on similar platforms, but were divided on transit, which became the focal point of the campaign. McDougall supported rapid transit, while Greenberg preferred improved bus service, including exclusive busways and bus-only lanes.There's public transit...and public transit November 30, 1974 3 Ottawa Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66658031/the-ottawa-journal/ January 2, 2021 Greenberg ran on a vision of Ottawa as a "very special city", opposing rapid growth in the region. CandidateVotes%Lorry Greenberg 36,035 50.00Tom McDougall31,358 43.51Stuart Langford 3,030 4.20Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,642 2.28Total valid votes 72,065 93.97Blank and spoiled votes 4,622 6.03 Total votes 76,687 Source: Ottawa Municipal Election: 1974 (Detailed Results) Results by ward Despite the close race, Greenberg won every ward in the city. He saw his strongest results in the west end, where he lived, and in Lower Town, where he grew up.Greenberg the boat-rocker takes the helm December 3, 1974 21 Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-greenberg-lorry-el/143846057/ August 10, 2026 WardGreenbergLangfordLapointeMcDougall Rideau (1) 3,569 289 298 3,157 By-St. George's (2) 3,246 319 452 2,304 Wellington (3) 2,106 275 79 1,887 Capital (4) 3,617 459 105 3,363 Dalhousie (5) 1,891 208 121 1,611 Elmdale-Victoria (6) 3,121 229 118 3,078 Queensboro (7) 3,409 249 111 2,912 Britannia (8) 3,388 221 83 2,652 Carleton (9) 3,802 224 71 2,959 Alta Vista (10) 4,173 274 112 3,848 Gloucester (11) 3,713 283 92 3,589 Candidates Lorry Greenberg, 40, former house builder, and co-founder of Minto Construction. Alderman for Wellington Ward (1968–1969); Controller (1970–1974); Deputy Mayor (1972–1974). Stuart Langford, 28, law student. Alphonse Lapointe, 51, businessman. Tom McDougall, 32, lawyer. Alderman for Rideau Ward (1970–1972); Controller (1972–1974). Ottawa Board of Control (4 elected) CandidateVotes% Marion Dewar 37,574 Don Reid 35,635 Gary Guzzo 34,703 Bill Law 24,888 Joe Cassey 23,776 Walter Ryan 21,772 Gale Kerwin 21,212 Byron Hyde 20,214 Joseph Louis Paradis 5,617 City council 300px|thumb|Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election 1. Rideau Ward 2. By-St. George's Ward 3. Wellington Ward 4. Capital Ward 5. Dalhousie Ward 6. Elmdale-Victoria Ward 7. Queensboro Ward 8. Britannia Ward 9. Carleton Ward 10. Alta Vista Ward 11. Gloucester Ward. Alta Vista WardCandidateVotes%Don Kay (X) 4,596 Phil Graham 3,429 Gloucester WardCandidateVotes%Joe Quinn (X) 2,601 Mary Mills 1,950 Bill Havaris 1,744 Bill Zlepnig 840 Bill Mason 212 Britannia WardCandidateVotes%Sandy Boyce 2,412 Diane Birch 2,203 Maurice Royer 706 Anthony Gray 536 Rideau WardCandidateVotes%Rhéal Robert (X) 3,878 Roy Mayer 1,659 Jim Steinhart 1,599 Capital WardCandidateVotes%Don Lockhart (X) 2,039 Thom Bennett 1,389 Lionel Britton 1,306 Bill Kincaid 1,030 Wendell Atchison 785 Jim Wright 387 Leo Morency 216 Carleton WardCandidateVotes%Toddy Kehoe 1,786 Mike Moore 1,405 Alison Bowick 1,289 Syd Ford 788 Ted Rickar 770 Ken Read 604 Queensboro WardCandidateVotes%Trip Kennedy 2,343 Richard Waddell 1,980 Aline Akeson 1,156 Brooke McNabb 906 Dalhousie WardCandidateVotes%Rolf Hasenack 1,105 Garry Kerwin 994 John Piazza 725 Rudy Capogreco 543 Pinky Mitchell 436 Ron O'Connell 94 Elmdale-Victoria WardCandidateVotes%Pat Nicol 2,139 Bruce Harvey 1,467 Rolly Wall 1,306 Keith Hearn 1,237 By-St. George's WardCandidateVotes%Georges Bedard 2,456 Jules Morin (X) 1,938 Gerard Levesque 1,292 Sam McLean 446 Wellington WardCandidateVotes%Brian Bourns 1,917 Matt McGrath 1,366 Trudy Wiltshire 811 Paul Macdonnell 124 References Ottawa Journal, December 3, 1974 Category:Municipal elections in Ottawa Category:1974 elections in Canada Category:1970s in Ottawa Category:1974 in Ontario