1978 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections explained

Municipal elections were held on November 13, 1978 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC), Ontario, Canada. This page lists the election results for local mayors, reeves, councils and hydro commissions of the RMOC in 1978.

Cumberland

Council

Four to be elected

Candidate Vote%
Don Boudria 2,654 25.79
Frank Kenny 1,787 17.36
Paul MacDonnell 1,648 16.01
Ray Friel 1,486 14.44
Patricia Wright 1,444 14.03
Ray Danis 1,272 12.36

Gloucester

Reeve

Candidate Vote%
Betty Stewart 6,045 51.50
5,694 48.50

Deputy reeve

Candidate Vote%
Fred G. Barrett 7,789 66.82
Doris Schackleton 3,868 33.18

Council

(Five to be elected)

Candidate Vote%
Harry Allen 6,831 14.17
Eugène Bellemare (X) 6,061 12.57
William Hunter 4.868 10.10
Mary A. Bryden 4,615 9.57
Harold G. Keenan 4,096 8.50
Jim Arnold 3,798 7.88
Vincent Barsona 3,570 7.41
Andre Ladouceur 3,337 6.92
Andre Sarault 3,005 6.23
David Duncan 2,852 5.92
Charles Dolan 1,989 4.13
Leona Davignon 1,858 3.85
Neil Lewer 1,31 2.74

Hydro commission

(Two to be elected)

Candidate Vote%
Robert BasallionAcclaimed
A. J. BowkerAcclaimed

Goulbourn

Mayor

Candidate Vote%
Betty Hill (X) 2,486 60.11
Fred H. A. Campbell 1,650 39.89

Council

Candidate Vote%
Ward 1
Gilmour Brown 538 69.33
M. J. Fergus 126 16.24
McGill Aboud 112 14.43
Ward 2
Bob Fredericks 351 35.93
Roger Griffiths (X) 288 29.48
Jim Whiteside 217 22.21
Bud Haw 121 12.38
Ward 3
J. Don Green 703 57.81
Cy Warner (X) 513 42.19
Ward 4
Anton Wytenburg 612 54.50
Nancy Laws 511 45.50

Kanata

Referendum

This was the first municipal election in Kanata's history, which amalgamated March Township with parts of Nepean and Goulbourn. As the city had yet to be named, voters voted in a referendum to choose the new city's name. Kanata was the choice of a plurality of voters, thanks to winning the support of voters in March Township.[2]

ChoiceVote%
Kanata 3,094 39.73
Hazeldean 2,964 38.06
March 1,162 14.92
Kairnwood 568 7.29

Mayor

CandidateVote%
Marianne Wilkinson 3,599 46.24
Ihor Nakonecznyj 2,811 36.12
Pat Carroll 1,373 17.64

Council

CandidateVote%
Ward 1 (rural March)
Carroll FoleyAcclaimed
Ward 2 (Kanata)
Bob Kingham 910 65.28
Maurice Dubras 484 34.72
Ward 3 (Kanata)
Bill Lund 781 54.54
Chris Robinson 651 45.46
Ward 4 (Katimavik)
Doug Nash 452 42.88
John Perchall 359 34.06
Doug Foster 201 19.07
J. Harold Moore 42 3.98
Ward 5 (Glen Cairn-Hazeldean)
Charles Rogers 887 50.74
Bob Cunningham 861 49.26
Ward 6 (Glen Cairn-Bridlewood)
Jean Gabby 732 50.27
G. R. Godin 724 49.73

Nepean

Reeve

Candidate[3] Vote%
Ben Franklin 10,426 51.17
9,950 48.83

Deputy Reeve

CandidateVote%
Al Loney 10,403 52.31
Bob Kimmerly 4,195 21.10
J. Kenneth Kerr 3,184 16.01
Victoria Mason 2,104 10.586

Council

(Five to be elected)

CandidateVote%
Margaret Ellen Rywak (X) 10,626 13.03
Ed Puccini (X) 9,869 12.10
Al Brown 9,419 11.55
Beryl Gaffney 8,320 10.20
Hugh McDonald 8,106 9.94
7,528 9.23
Paul Charlebois 5,826 7.15
Ray Smith 5,063 6.21
Hank Van Der Horn 4,260 5.22
Terrence Bell 4,254 5.22
Reba Kingston 3,760 4.61
Harry Splett 3,492 4.28
Albert W. Jeans 1,010 1.24

Hydro commission

(Four to be elected)

CandidateVote%
Martin J. Montague (X) 10,784 18.20
Wayne Phillips (X) 9,925 16.75
Edward R. Lauer 6,794 11.47
Mervyn Sullivan (X) 6,656 11.24
Steve Shore 5,959 10.06
Tom Dewar 5,946 10.04
John Wentzell 4,688 7.91
Lawrence J. Craig 4,418 7.46
A. Bruce Burton 4,071 6.87

Osgoode

Council

Four to be elected

CandidateVote%
Mary Cooper (X)1,500 18.90
Albert McKeown (X)1,414 17.82
Fred Alexander (X) 1,322 16.66
Philip McEvoy (X) 1,192 15.02
1,112 14.01
Paul Coulson 852 10.74
Brent Reid 544 6.85

Ottawa

See main article: Ottawa municipal election, 1978.

Mayor

Candidate Vote%
Marion Dewar 51,791 54.24
32,033 33.55
Bernard Pelot8,4398.84
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe1,8581.95
Eddie Turgeon 7300.76
Ian Orenstein 5970.63

Rideau

Mayor

Candidate Vote%
David Bartlett 2,207 57.16
1,654 42.84

Council

Two to be elected from each ward

Candidate Vote%
Ward 1
Bill Schouten 846 38.06
Don Ayres 649 29.19
Jack Pratt 433 19.48
Frank Ritskes 295 13.27
Ward 2
Joyce Bigley 626 29.16
John B. Wilson (X) 562 26.18
Alton Good (X) 525 24.45
Ward 3
Richard McDonald (X) 1,041 50.17
Dorothy Bickerton 781 37.64
Bruce Kent 253 12.19

Rockcliffe Park

Referendum

Voters were asked if they were in favour of licensed liquor premises in the village, which would make the village "wet".

Choice[5] Vote%
Yes 744 76.15
No 233 23.85

Reeve

CandidateVote%
Beryl A. Plumptre (X) 526 51.07
504 48.93

Council

Four to be elected

CandidateVote%
Peter Newcombe (X) 770 21.28
Sandy Watson 685 18.93
Patrick Murray 683 18.88
John M. Coyne 623 17.22
Gordon Shearly (X) 445 12.30
J. Duncan Edmonds 412 11.39

Vanier

Council

Two elected from each ward

CandidateVote%
Ward 1
Paul St. George (X) 503 34.62
Bunny McCann 413 28.42
Marcel Champagne 327 22.51
Joseph Gariepy 132 9.08
Paul Tomaro 78 5.37
Ward 2
Marcel Chaput (X) 1,321 52.15
Ronald Killeen (X) 891 35.18
Yvette Bigras 321 12.67
Ward 3
Wilfred Champagne 710 33.22
Robert Madore (X) 677 31.68
Gilles Barbary (X) 586 27.42
Gerard Gagne 164 7.67
Ward 4
2 to be elected
Guy Cousineau (X) Acclaimed
Florian Gauthier (X)Acclaimed

West Carleton

Mayor

Candidate Vote%
Frank Marchington 2,554 55.08
2,083 44.92

Council

Two to be elected from each ward

Candidate[7] Vote%
Torbolton Ward
Betty Smith
Bill Edwards (X)
Andrew Baldwin (X)
Fitzroy Ward
Bert Reitsma (X)Acclaimed
Eric Greene (X) Acclaimed
Huntley Ward
Ivan Baird (X) Acclaimed
Gerald Belisle (X)Acclaimed

Notes and References

  1. News: Ottawa-Carleton area township vote results. November 14, 1978. Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2020.
  2. News: City in disunity. November 14, 1978. Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2020.
  3. News: Nepean results. November 14, 1978. Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2020.
  4. News: Council unchanged by vote results. November 14, 1978. Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2020.
  5. News: Plumptre new reeve in close vote count, village goes 'wet'. November 14, 1978. Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2020.
  6. News: Victors getting ready for 1980 mayor race, council faces familiar. November 14, 1978. Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2020.
  7. News: Third attempt lucky for Marchington. November 14, 1978. Ottawa Citizen. December 26, 2020.