- Ottawa municipal election, 1978
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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.
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Mayor
Candidate Votes % Marion Dewar 51,791 54.24 Pat Nicol 32,033 33.55 Bernard Pelot 8,439 8.84 Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 1,858 1.95 Eddie Turgeon 730 0.76 Ian Orenstein 597 0.63 Ottawa Board of Control
(4 elected)
Candidate Votes % Don Reid (X) 47,721 Brian Bourns 35,173 William Law 32,290 Ralph Sutherland (X) 28,159 Roy Bushfield 25,284 Gerry Trudel 22,883 Jules Morin 22,180 Doug Payne 17,598 Richard Calagoure 10,740 David Dehler 10,727 Cyril Goulet 10,431 Sam MacLean 8,622 Joseph Louis Paradis 7,314 George Theckeddath 2,233 Ottawa City Council
City council
Alta Vista Ward Candidate Votes % Don Kay (X) 5,212 Keith Martin 3,304 Darrel Kent 2,264 Gloucester Ward Candidate Votes % Joe Quinn (X) 4,030 Terry Denison 3,443 Gordon Lennox 3,831 Britannia Ward Candidate Votes % Marlene Catterall (X) 5,418 Sandy Boyce 3,600 Rideau Ward Candidate Votes % Rhéal Robert (X) 4,775 Bruce Grant 4,093 Ed Howard 271 Capital Ward Candidate Votes % Michelle Mackinnon 3,826 Thom Bennett 2,411 Dave Hagerman 1,624 Doug Coupar 329 Michael John Houlton 113 Carleton Ward Candidate Votes % Toddy Kehoe (X) 5,220 Bill Bangs 2,280 Queensboro Ward Candidate Votes % Trip Kennedy (X) 5,620 Richard MacDonald 2,440 Dalhousie Ward Candidate Votes % Rolf Hasenack (X) 2,611 Phil Aston 642 Gary Larkin 513 John Campbell 399 Elmdale-Victoria Ward Candidate Votes % Chris Chilton 1,799 Roland Wall (X) 1,599 Byron Hyde 1,529 Richard Albert 1,230 Kathleen Tuskey 1,150 By-St. George's Ward Candidate Votes % Georges Bedard 3,319 Marcel Louzon 2,687 Clotide Berube 654 Wellington Ward Candidate Votes % Joe Cassey (X) 1,846 Brian Atkinson 1,456 Gary Beach 966 References
- Ottawa Citizen, November 14, 1978
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