1982 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Elections were held on November 8, 1982 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1982.

Regional Council

The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterwards.[1]

Position Representing Councillor
Chair At-large Andrew S. Haydon
Councillor Mayor of Cumberland Peter D. Clark
Councillor Mayor of Gloucester Fred Barrett
Councillor Gloucester, Alderman Harry Allen
Councillor Gloucester, Alderman Eugène Bellemare
Councillor Mayor of Goulbourn Anton Wytenburg
Councillor Mayor of Kanata Marianne Wilkinson
Councillor Mayor of Nepean Ben Franklin
Councillor Nepean, Alderman Gord Hunter
Councillor Nepean, Alderman Margaret Rywak
Councillor Nepean, Alderman Beryl Gaffney
Councillor Mayor of Osgoode Al Bouwers
Councillor Mayor of Ottawa Marion Dewar
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Alta Vista) Greg MacDougall
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Billings) Brian Bourns
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Britannia) Marlene Catterall
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (By-Rideau) Marc Laviolette
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Capital) Howard Smith
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Canterbury) Michael McSweeney
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Carleton) Toddy Kehoe
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Queensboro) Terry Denison
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Dalhousie) Rolf Hasenack
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Elmdale) Graham Bird
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Overbrook-Forbes) Rhéal Robert
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Richmond) Jacquelin Holzman
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Riverside) Jim Durrell
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (St. George's) Nancy Smith
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Wellington) Diane Holmes
Councillor Mayor of Rideau Dave Bartlett
Councillor Mayor of Rockcliffe Park Beryl Plumptre
Councillor Mayor of Vanier Bernard Grandmaître
Councillor Vanier, Alderman Marcel Chaput
Councillor Mayor of West Carleton Donald B. Munro

Cumberland

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Peter D. Clark (X) 3,939 62.68
Henri Rocque 2,345 37.32

Council
Four to be elected

Candidate Vote %
Ray Friel (X) 3,181 16.34
Gerry Lalonde 2,827 14.53
Paul Macdonnell 2,806 14.42
Brian Coburn (X) 2,573 13.22
Frank Kenny (X) 2,292 11.78
Paul Lavigne 2,074 10.66
Serge Desjardins 2,067 10.62
Ray Rivers 1,642 8.44

Gloucester

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Fred Barrett 7,308 37.58
Betty Stewart (X) 7,297[2] 37.53
Daniel Prevost 2,780 14.30
Gordon Lundy 1,881 9.67
Ray Turmel 178 0.92

A recount showed that Stewart won 7,297 votes rather than 7,295 from election night.

Council
Six to be elected

Candidate Vote %
Harry Allen (X) 10,251 10.88
Eugène Bellemare (X) 9,144 9.70
Mitch Owens (X) 7,775 8.25
Ken Steele (X) 6,898 7.32
Harold Keenan (X) 6,711 7.12
Royal Galipeau 6,462 6.86
Patricia Clark 6,249 6.63
Claudette Cain 6,239 6.62
Mary Bryden (X) 6,129 6.50
Evelyn Grover 5,174 5.49
Robert Chenier 4,505 4.78
John Campbell 3,490 3.70
Jean Gregoire 3,248 3.45
Brad Kennedy 3,067 3.25
Michael O'Connor 2,769 2.94
Leola Davignon 2,664 2.83
John Leaker 1,400 1.49
John Turmel 1,193 1.27
Keith Sennett 864 0.92

Hydro Commission

  • Two to be elected
Candidate Vote %
Robert Bisallion Acclaimed
Reg Morris Acclaimed

Goulbourn

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Anton Wytenburg 2,973 62.39
Betty Hill (X) 1,792 37.61

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Ian MacDonald 495 50.51
Gilmour Brown (X) 485 49.49
Ward 2
Roger Griffiths 605 51.89
Doug Bothwell 561 48.11
Ward 3
Ken Vaughn 916 63.09
J. Don Green (X) 536 36.91
Ward 4
Mike Bryan 584 50.96
Dewar Burnett (X) 562 49.04

Kanata

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Marianne Wilkinson Acclaimed

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Des Adam (X) 402 68.95
Gordon Walt 181 31.05
Ward 2
Sheila McKee 690 77.88
Bob Hillier 196 22.12
Ward 3
Bill Lund (X) 594 51.97
Ken Braun 549 48.03
Ward 4
Paul Niebergall 669 55.47
Glenn Guilbault 350 29.02
George St. Aubin 187 15.51
Ward 5
Charles Rogers (X) 588 53.31
Doug Felhaber 515 46.69
Ward 6
Eva James 681 48.57
Stu Chandler 443 31.60
Tony McMillan 278 19.83

Nepean

Mayoral race (259 of 260 polls)

Candidate Vote %
Ben Franklin (X) 20,824 93.64
Savitri Bhartia 1,415 6.36

Council

Candidate Vote %
Regional council
3 to be elected
Margaret Rywak (X) 11,566 20.28
Gordon Hunter (X) 10,960 19.22
Beryl Gaffney (X) 10,180 17.85
Al Loney 10,045 17.62
James Sevigny 6,432 11.28
Tim Woods 6,010 10.54
Art Jenkinson 1,829 3.21
Bell-Barrhaven Ward
Frank Reid (X) 3,066 51.80
Marcy Gregory 1,646 27.81
Victoria Mason 1,207 20.39
Borden Ward
Al Brown (X) 4,890 77.88
Richard Priestman 1,389 22.12
Merivale Ward
Hugh McDonald Acclaimed

Hydro Commission

  • Four to be elected
Candidate Vote %
Martin Montague (X) 13,918 22.19
Wayne Phillips (X) 13,292 21.19
Ed Lauer (X) 12,784 20.38
Merv Sullivan (X) 11,866 18.92
Lloyd Hayes 10,872 17.33

Osgoode

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Albert Bouwers (X) 2,164 62.56
Barry Dawson 563 16.28
Philip McEvoy 491 14.19
Jim Pushinksy 241 6.97

Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.

Candidate Vote %
Doug Thompson (X) 2,171 21.66
Mary Cooper (X) 2,163 21.58
Albert McKeown (X) 2,033 20.28
Fred Alexander (X) 2,025 20.20
Eric Bawden 1,631 16.27

Ottawa

Main article: Ottawa municipal election, 1982

Mayor race

Candidate Votes %
Marion Dewar (X) 57,268 52.06
Darrel Kent 48,461 44.06
T. Joseph McCarthy 2,060 1.87
Marc Gauvin 1,725 1.57
Arnold Guetta 487 0.44

Rideau

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Dave Bartlett Acclaimed

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Bill Schouten Acclaimed
Glenn Brooks Acclaimed
Ward 2[3]
2 to be elected
Jim Stewart 420 25.16
Bryan Dorling 410 24.57
Bill Wilson 361 21.63
Don Carr 243 14.56
Harry Whittaker 235 14.08
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Richard McDonald (X) Acclaimed
Mike Calnan (X) Acclaimed

Rockcliffe Park

There was no election held in Rockcliffe Park, as all candidates were acclaimed.[4][5]

Mayor race

Candidate Vote %
Beryl Plumptre Acclaimed

Council
4 to be elected

Candidate Vote %
John Richard Acclaimed
Patrick Murray Acclaimed
Alexander Watson Acclaimed
Shelagh M'Gonigle Acclaimed

Vanier

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Bernard Grandmaître 3,822 52.19
Wilfrid Champagne (X) 3,262 44.54
Blanche Michaud 239 3.26

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Pierre Crête 719 31.58
Paul St. George 524 23.01
Marcel Champagne (X) 512 22.49
Richard Boudreau (X) 445 19.54
Manuel Sousa 77 3.38
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Marcel Chaput (X) 1,341 30.26
Ronald Killeen (X) 1,079 24.35
Gilles Guenette 1,023 23.08
Charles Morin 989 22.31
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Roger Parisien 746 23.35
Jean-Jacques Gratton 615 20.90
Robert Madore (X) 506 17.19
Gilles Barbary (X) 435 14.78
Denis Grandmaître 492 16.72
Charles Bériault 149 5.06
Ward 4
2 to be elected
Guy Cousineau Acclaimed
Florian Gauthier Acclaimed

West Carleton

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Don Munro 2,622 51.23
Frank Marchington (X) 2,496 48.77

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
John Shipman 1,049 41.12
Delmer Wilson (X) 858 33.63
Thomas Boland 644 25.25
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Eric Craig 1,129 38.26
Robert Dowd 1,084 36.73
Stephen Bunge 419 14.20
John McMurtry 319 10.81
Ward 3
2 to be elected[3]
Gerald Belisle (X) 1,130 35.22
Keith Roe 842 26.25
Lynda Dodunski 702 21.88
Elke Kazda 534 16.65

References

  1. ^ Ottawa-Carleton Regional Council Minutes, 1982–85
  2. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ a b "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "Here are your candidates". Ottawa Citizen. October 19, 1982. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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