1972 Ottawa municipal election explained
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1972.
Controller Pierre Benoit is easily elected without significant opposition. Ottawa's city council is divided in two, as this marks the first election where only one alderman is elected from each ward, as opposed to two.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 57,634 | 90.26 |
| Alphonse Frederick Lapointe | 2,520 | 3.52 |
| Oscar Orenstein | 2,095 | 3.28 |
| Jack Ridout | 1,602 | 2.51 | |
(4 elected)859/861 polls reporting
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Lorry Greenberg (X) | 40,438 | |
| Garry Guzzo (X) | 30,357 | |
| Tom McDougall (X) | 30,267 | |
| Ernie Jones (X) | 24,721 | |
| 23,702 | |
| Eileen Scotton | 20,027 | |
| Byron Hyde | 16,599 | |
| Sam McLean | 6,853 | |
| Joseph Louis Paradis | 5,167 | |
| 3,856 | | |
| Britannia Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 1,367 | |
| 862 | |
| Brian McNally | 714 | |
| Mike McMullen | 566 | |
| Ken Creppin | 452 | |
| Charles Strang | 384 | |
| Suzanne Saunders | 199 | |
| Richard MacDonald | 198 | |
| Gerald Cammy | 197 | |
| Gary Hugh | 19 | | |
| Rideau Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes[1] | % |
|---|
| Rhéal Robert (X) | 3,218* | |
| Des Bender (X) | 3,192* | |
| Bob Edwards | 350 | | |
*Official results published on December 7. A recount held on December 27 indicated Robert had only won by 12 votes.[2]
| Capital Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 1,652 | |
| Ron Wood | 1,206 | |
| Ian Kimmerly | 1,692 | |
| Randal Marlin | 1,066 | |
| Claude Burchill | 821 | |
| Ed Henry | 517 | |
| Leo Morency | 273 | |
| Tad Pachulski | 153 | | |
| Queensboro Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Ed Mulkins (X) | 2,422 | |
| Len Trudel | 1,718 | |
| Eleanor Parmelee | 987 | |
| Grant Johnston | 369 | |
| Douglas Brown | 252 | |
| George Ayoub | 134 | | |
| Dalhousie Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Gale Kerwin (X) | 1,618 | |
| Rudy Capogreco (X) | 1,368 | |
| Kitty Duggan | 236 | |
| Gerald Tremblay | 169 | | |
| Wellington Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 1,516 | |
| Matt McGrath (X) | 1,110 | |
| Jim Robinson | 1,083 | |
| Les Jones | 481 | | |
References
- Ottawa Journal, December 5, 1972
Notes and References
- News: Robert's vote lead increases. December 7, 1972. 60. Ottawa Journal. January 2, 2021.
- News: Bender still loser, but by fewer votes. December 28, 1972. 3. Ottawa Citizen. January 2, 2021.
