1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

September 2023 Elections were held on November 10, 1980 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors, reeves and councils of the RMOC in 1980. Cumberland Reeve raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Clark beats Rocque" Candidate Vote %Peter Clark 2,119 51.71 Henri Rocque (X) 1,979 48.29 Council Four to be elected Candidate Vote %Don Boudria (X) 2,716 21.53Ray Friel (X) 2,263 17.94Paul Macdonnell (X) 1,993 15.80Frank Kenny (X) 1,932 15.31 Patricia Wright 1,743 13.81Ray Rivers 1,079 8.55Ted Hansen 891 7.06 Gloucester Reeve race Betty Stewart was re-elected After a judicial recount conducted December 9–10. Election night results showed her opponent, Fred Barrett ahead as did a recount conducted on November 16.Ottawa Citizen, Dec 10, 1980, pg 4, "Betty Stewart still top dog" Candidate Vote %Betty Stewart (X) 5,361 47.04Fred Barrett 5,345 46.90Keith Sennett 690 6.05 CouncilOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "The battle isn't over yet" Six to be elected; top two to sit on regional council Candidate Vote %Harry Allen (X) 7,282 14.25Eugène Bellemare (X) 6,626 12.97Mitch Owens 6,620 12.96Ken Steele 5,372 10.51Harold Keenan (X) 5,282 10.34Mary Bryden (X) 4,803 9.40Pat Clark 4,279 8.37Brad Kennedy 3,076 6.02Jean Gregoire 3,033 5.94Leola Davignon 2,414 4.72Nicole Poudrette 2,309 4.52 Goulbourn Mayoral raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Tight victory for Hill" Candidate Vote %Betty Hill (X) 1,825 50.95Anton Wytenburg 1,757 49.05 Council Candidate Vote % Ward 1Gilmour Brown (X) Acclaimed Ward 2Bob Fredericks (X) Acclaimed Ward 3Don Green (X) Acclaimed Ward 4Dewar Burnett (X) 526 54.06Michael Bryan 447 45.94 Kanata Mayoral raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 49, "Wilkinson devastates St. Aubin" Candidate Vote %Marianne Wilkinson (X) 4,132 72.39George St. Aubin 1,576 27.61 Council Candidate Vote % Ward 1 Des Adam 384 61.74 Dan Perley 238 38.26 Ward 2 Bob Kingham (X) Acclaimed Ward 3Bill Lund (X) Acclaimed Ward 4Doug Nash (X) Acclaimed Ward 5 Charles Rogers (X) Acclaimed Ward 6 Jean Gabby (X) 735 57.38Stuart Chandler 546 42.62 Nepean Mayoral raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 49, "Franklin wins, so do wine stores" (216 of 218 polls) Candidate Vote %Ben Franklin (X) 15,35184.88Harry Splett 2,735 15.12 Council Candidate Vote % Regional council 3 to be electedMargaret Rywak (X) 11,755 27.18Beryl Gaffney 11,590 26.80Gord Hunter 10,302 23.82Norman Cookley 9,595 22.19 City council 3 to be electedAl Brown (X) 9,774 22.64Hugh McDonald (X) 8,975 20.79Frank Reid 8,443 19.56 Marcy Gregory 5,540 12.83 Terry Bell 4,782 11.08 Victoria Mason 4,316 10.00 Al Jeans 1,340 3.10 Nepean voters also voted to legalize wine stores in the city. Osgoode Reeve race Candidate Vote %Albert Bouwers (X) Acclaimed Council 4 to be elected Candidate Vote %Albert McKeown (X) AcclaimedMary Cooper (X) AcclaimedFred Alexander (X) Acclaimed Doug Thompson Acclaimed Ottawa Ottawa municipal election, 1980 Mayor race CandidateVotes% 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 Rideau Reeve raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Voters were out in force" Candidate Vote %Dave Bartlett (X) Acclaimed Council Candidate Vote % Ward 1 2 to be electedGlenn Brooks 905 44.56Bill Schouten (X) 673 33.15William Warren 233 11.47Don Ayres 220 10.83 Ward 2 2 to be electedJoyce Bigley (X) AcclaimedJohn Wilson (X) Acclaimed Ward 3 2 to be electedRichard McDonald (X) Acclaimed Dorothy Bickerton (X) Acclaimed Rockcliffe Park Reeve raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Voters were out in force" Candidate Vote %Beryl Plumptre (X) Acclaimed Council 4 to be elected Candidate Vote %A. G. Sandy Watson (X) AcclaimedPatrick Murray (X) AcclaimedAnthony Keith (X) Acclaimed David Jenkins (X) Acclaimed Vanier Mayoral raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 50, "Champagne wins on pro-annexation issue" Candidate Vote %Wilfrid Champagne 3,065 50.75Paul St. George 2,054 34.01Wilbrod Cormier 921 15.25 Council Candidate Vote % Ward 1 2 to be electedRichard Boudreau 507 31.67Marcel Champagne 479 29.92Denis Neider 288 17.99Gerald Gagné 123 7.68Robert Gemus 107 6.68Paul Tomaro 97 6.06 Ward 2 2 to be electedMarcel Chaput (X) 1,150 38.23Ronald Killeen (X) 959 31.88Yvette Bigras 364 12.10Hector Jamieson 330 10.97Jacques Drouin 205 6.82 Ward 3 2 to be electedGilles Barbary 790 33.73Robert Madore (X) 694 29.63Charles Beriault 435 18.57Claude Robillard 423 18.06 Ward 4 2 to be electedGuy Cousineau (X) 818 37.18Florian Gauthier (X) 677 30.77Gerald Beausejour 629 28.59Raphael Pilon 76 3.45 West Carleton Mayoral raceOttawa Citizen, Nov 11, 1980, pg 49, "Easy victory march for Marchington" Candidate Vote %Frank Marchington (X) 2,532 60.01Don Munro 1,687 39.99 Council Candidate Vote % Torbolton Ward 2 to be electedBetty Smith (X) 948 42.80Delmer Wilson 750 33.86Andrew Baldwin 517 23.34 Fitzroy Ward 2 to be elected Bert Reitsman (X) 663 30.10Eric Greene 576 26.16Eric Craig 496 22.51Ambrose Holmes 468 21.24 Huntley Ward 2 to be elected Ivan Baird (X) 946 37.20Gerald Belisle (X) 934 36.73Don Irwin 663 26.07 References Category:Municipal elections in Ottawa Category:1980 elections in Canada Category:1980s in Ottawa Category:November 1980 in Canada