1985 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Elections were held on November 12, 1985, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1985.

Regional Council

The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterward. Chair Andy Haydon was re-elected by council without any opposition.[1]

Position Representing Councillor
Chair At-large Andrew S. Haydon
Councillor Mayor of Cumberland Peter D. Clark
Councillor Mayor of Gloucester Harry Allen
Councillor Gloucester, Councillor (chosen from council) Claudette Cain[2]
Councillor Gloucester, Councillor (chosen from council) Richard Cantin[2]
Councillor Mayor of Goulbourn Anton Wytenburg
Councillor Mayor of Kanata Des Adam
Councillor Mayor of Nepean Ben Franklin
Councillor Nepean, Councillor Gord Hunter
Councillor Nepean, Councillor Frank Reid
Councillor Nepean, Councillor Beryl Gaffney
Councillor Mayor of Osgoode Al Bouwers
Councillor Mayor of Ottawa Jim Durrell
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Alta Vista) Darrel Kent
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Billings) Joan O'Neill
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Britannia) Ruth Wildgen
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (By-Rideau) Marc Laviolette
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Capital) Rob Quinn
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Canterbury) Michael McSweeney
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Carleton) Tim Kehoe
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Queensboro) Mark Maloney
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Dalhousie) Mac Harb
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Elmdale) Jamie Fisher
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Overbrook-Forbes) George Kelly
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Richmond) Jacquelin Holzman
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Riverside) George Brown
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (St. George's) Nancy Smith
Councillor Ottawa, Councillor (Wellington) Diane Holmes
Councillor Mayor of Rideau Glenn Brooks
Councillor Mayor of Rockcliffe Park Patrick J. Murray
Councillor Mayor of Vanier Gisèle Lalonde
Councillor Vanier, Councillor (chosen from council) Ronald Killeen[3]
Councillor Mayor of West Carleton Eric Craig

Cumberland

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Peter D. Clark (X) 4,183 80.94
Michael Slade 985 19.06

Council

Candidate Vote %
At-large
Ray Friel (X) 3,491 68.37
Terry Pelletier 1,615 31.63
Heights Ward
2 to be elected
Bob Monette 1,372 34.84
Fern Casey 1,012 25.70
Doris Douma 995 25.27
Sandra Graham 559 14.20
Heritage Ward
2 to be elected
Gerry Lalonde (X) Acclaimed
Brian Coburn (X) Acclaimed
Villages Ward
Paul Macdonell (X) 620 62.25
Patricia Wright 213 21.39
Gerry Stang 163 16.37

Gloucester

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Harry Allen 7,390 37.97
Mitch Owens (X) 6,257 32.15
Royal Galipeau 5,814 29.88

Council

Candidate Vote %
Gloucester Centre Ward
Edward Campbell 1,402 50.13
Evelyn Grover (X) 1,395 49.87
Gloucester North Ward
3 to be elected
Eugène Bellemare (X) 4,648 23.36
Ken Steele (X) 3,349 16.83
Murray Tufts 2,643 13.28
Fiona Faucher 2,541 12.77
Mary Bryden 2,389 12.01
Ray Kaluski 2,346 11.79
Emile Morin 1,980 9.95
Gloucester South Ward
2 to be elected
Claudette Cain 1,705 33.53
Harold Keenan (X) 1,283 25.23
Gordon Lundy 1,162 22.85
Jeff Slater 935 18.39

Goulbourn

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Anton Wytenburg (X) 3,222 71.35
Ian MacDonald 1,294 28.65

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Perce McKinley 476 52.31
Edmund Puccini 280 30.77
Thomas Toomey 154 16.92
Ward 2
Roger Griffiths (X) 801 56.21
Joseph Brown 624 43.79
Ward 3
Ken Vaughn (X) 817 66.86
Bert O'Grady 405 33.14
Ward 4
Bill Simpson 531 55.78
Bill Jackson 421 44.22

Hydro Commission

  • Four to be elected
Candidate Vote %
Bruce Wilson Acclaimed
Don Salder Acclaimed
Tolvo Oks Acclaimed
Glen Fisher Acclaimed

Kanata

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Des Adam 5,050 54.41
Marianne Wilkinson 4,232 45.59

Council

Candidate Vote %
At-large
Eva James 3,206 35.20
Bill Lund 2,382 26.15
Hank Docter 1,1818 19.96
Doug Nash 1,702 18.69
Ward 1 - March
Bill Berry Acclaimed
Ward 2 - Beaverbook
Ken Braun Acclaimed
Ward 3 - Katimavik-Hazeldean
Bev Read 1,345 58.50
Frank Rezny 954 41.50
Ward 4 - Glen Cairn Ward
Doug Felhabler 1,345 43.64
T. MacMillan 1,110 36.02
M. Beninger 627 20.34
Ward 5 - Bridlewood
Andy Nellestyn Acclaimed

Nepean

Mayoral race (259 of 260 polls)

Candidate Vote %
Ben Franklin (X) 17,976 92.75
John C. Turmel 1,405 7.25

Council (259 of 260 polls)

Candidate Vote %
Regional council
3 to be elected
Gord Hunter (X) 11,691 24.04
Frank Reid 9,906 20.37
Beryl Gaffney (X) 9,519 19.57
Margaret Ellen Rywak 8,873 18.24
Rick Chiarelli 7,649 15.73
Andrew Dynowski 997 2.05
Bell-Barrhaven Ward
Al Loney 2,896 51.52
Marcy Gregory 1,595 28.38
Al Jeans 1,130 20.10
Borden Ward
Al Brown (X) Acclaimed
Merivale Ward
Les Casey 2,168 29.30
William Van Westerop 2,068 27.95
Hugh McDonald (X) 1,854 25.06
Terry Bell 1,309 17.69

Hydro Commission

  • 258 of 260 polls
  • Four to be elected
Candidate Vote %
Martin J. Montague (X) 10,989 19.85
Ed Lauer (X) 9,985 18.03
Mervyn F. Sullivan (X) 9,342 16.87
Kathy Grainer 7,918 14.30
Brian P. Beckett 6,865 12.40
Borden Scullion 5,166 9.33
J. Martin Connelly 5,105 9.22

Osgoode

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Albert Bouwers (X) Acclaimed

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

Candidate Vote %
Blaine Ball 2,744 25.46
Albert McKeown (X) 1,666 15.46
Mary Cooper (X) 1,591 14.76
Fred Alexander (X) 1,358 12.60
Doug Thompson 1,335 12.39
Jim Poushinksy 1,050 9.74
Jan Van der Veen 554 5.14
Pat van Velthoven 478 4.44

Ottawa

Main article: Ottawa municipal election, 1985

Mayor race

Candidate Votes %
Jim Durrell 56,988 59.95
Marlene Catterall 35,711 37.57
R. Allan Jones 942 0.99
Walter J. McPhee 886 0.93
Nabil Fawzry 529 0.56

Rideau

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Glenn Brooks 2,161 53.52
Dave Bartlett (X) 1,877 46.48

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Bill Schouten (X) 748 29.97
Dave Williams 688 27.56
Garnet Donnelly 431 17.27
Joyce Thomasing 262 10.50
Wanda Iafrate 154 6.17
Heinz Bloess 142 6.17
Alex Hayward 71 2.84
Ward 2
2 to be elected
Bryan Dorling (X) 760 39.07
Jim Stewart (X) 613 31.52
Patrick Dooley 572 29.41
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Richard McDonald (X) Acclaimed
Mike Calnan (X) Acclaimed

Rockcliffe Park

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Patrick J. Murray 594 55.72
Shelagh M'Gonigle 472 44.28

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

Candidate Vote %
Bill Lawson 635 16.54
Wendy Porteous 437 11.38
John Richard (X) 403 10.49
Warren Langford 388 10.10
Michael Baylin 344 8.96
David Barr 276 7.19
Stuart Bell 268 6.98
Anthony Keith 253 6.59
Graeme Forrester 236 6.15
Paula Smith 200 5.21
Chantal Gobeil 178 4.64
Sharon Gill 160 4.17
Lia Diegel 62 1.61

Vanier

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Gisèle Lalonde 2,416 40.74
Wilfrid Champagne 1,781 30.03
Bunny McCann 1,653 27.87
Blanche Lapointe-Michaud 81 1.37

Council

Candidate Vote %
Cummings Ward
2 to be elected
Guy Cousineau (X) 1,113 33.82
Marcel Champagne 898 27.29
Paul St-Georges (X) 670 20.36
Yollande Charron 610 18.54
William D'Aoust Ward
2 to be elected
Ronald Killeen (X) 958 38.24
Robert Madore (X) 779 31.10
Fernand Lavictoire 473 18.88
Carol Luc Bigras 295 11.78
Richelieu Ward
2 to be elected
Denis Grandmaître 983 34.85
Jean-Jacques Gratton (X) 725 25.70
Roger Parisien (X) 669 23.71
Michael Sikorsky 444 15.74

West Carleton

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Eric Craig (X) 3,160 62.69
Frank Marchington 1,881 37.31

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
2 to be elected
Betty Smith 946 36.68
John Shipman (X) 820 31.80
Delmer Wilson (X) 813 31.52
Ward 2
2 to be elected
(11/12 of polls)
Carolyn Sparrow (X) 1,062 35.90
Stewart Baird 735 24.85
Bob Dowd (X) 663 22.41
Faye Reitsma 498 16.84
Ward 3
2 to be elected
Orville Kemp 983 33.87
Keith Roe (X) 970 33.43
Gerry Belisle (X) 949 32.70

References

  1. ^ "New Regional Council faces 'tough decisions'". Ottawa Citizen. December 12, 1985. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gloucester Council picks two rookies for region". Ottawa Citizen. December 5, 1985. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cuts to fund for poor face stiff fight at council". Ottawa Citizen. January 23, 1986. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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