1982 Ottawa municipal election explained
| Election Name: | 1982 Ottawa mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Ottawa (1902–1987).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1980 Ottawa municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1985 Ottawa municipal election |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1982 |
| Image1: | File:Mariondewar2.PNG |
| Candidate1: | Marion Dewar |
| Popular Vote1: | 57,167 |
| Percentage1: | 52.02% |
| Candidate2: | Darrel Kent |
| Popular Vote2: | 48,461 |
| Percentage2: | 44.10% |
| Mayor |
| Before Election: | Marion Dewar |
| After Election: | Marion Dewar |
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 8, 1982.
Mayor Marion Dewar was re-elected, defeating conservative alderman Darrel Kent.
Mayor
Official results[1]
Dewar was re-elected, thanks to support from the city's urban wards, plus her home region in the suburban west and the Francophone east end of the city. She won 10 of the city's 15 wards, with her strongest support in the city's core, where she won over 60% of the vote in three wards: St. George's (63.7%), Wellington (63.2%) and Capital (61.6%). Kent was the strongest in the city's suburban south end, doing his best in his home ward of Canterbury, where he won 59% of the vote.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Marion Dewar (X) | 57,168 | 52.02 |
| 48,461 | 44.10 |
| T. Joseph McCarthy | 2,060 | 1.87 |
| Marc Gauvin | 1,725 | 1.57 |
| Arnold Guetta | 487 | 0.44 | |
| By-Rideau Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Marc Laviolette (X) | 4,466 | 54.53 |
| Pierre Labelle | 3,724 | 45.47 | |
| Capital Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Howard Smith (X) | 3,150 | 43.22 |
| Dave Hagerman | 2,795 | 38.35 |
| David Brasset | 1,343 | 18.43 | |
| Canterbury Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 3,706 | 44.44 |
| Sue Snider | 3,154 | 37.82 |
| Sig Schmidt | 1,479 | 17.74 | |
| Dalhousie Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Rolf Hasenack (X) | 3,285 | 56.66 |
| Warren Ralph | 2,513 | 43.34 | |
| Elmdale Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Graham Bird (X) | 4,742 | 81.94 |
| Geoffrey Sharpe | 1,045 | 18.06 | |
| Overbrook-Forbes Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Rhéal Robert (X) | 4,383 | 58.53 |
| Fernande Casey | 2,819 | 37.64 |
| Marion Cray | 287 | 3.83 | |
| Richmond Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 4,796 | 48.51 |
| 4,214 | 42.63 |
| Rick Stewart | 876 | 8.86 | |
| Wellington Ward |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 2,920 | 46.28 |
| Joe Cassey (X) | 2,522 | 39.97 |
| Jack Bowie-Reed | 867 | 13.74 | |
Six to be elected in each zone
| Eastern Zone (529/530 polls) | Vote |
|---|
| Jane Dobell (X) | 17,501 |
| Russ Jackson | 13,053 |
| Ted Best (X) | 12,781 |
| Roy Bushfield | 12,423 |
| Don Francis | 11,942 |
| John Smart | 10,587 |
| Marjorie Loughrey (X) | 9,701 |
| John Samuel | 8,872 |
| David Armstrong | 9,027 |
| Michael McKenna (X) | 8,540 |
| Ken Ellis | 6,069 |
| Anne Dupuis | 6,156 |
| Anne-Marie Kolinski-Corneau | 5,230 |
| Allan Simpson | 4,483 |
| David Delisle | 3,953 |
| George Denison | 3,709 |
| Colin Simpson | 2,997 |
| Barry Lemoine | 2,344 |
| William Voller | 2,283 | |
| Western Zone | Vote |
|---|
| Bill Law (X) | 13,733 |
| Robert Beatty (X) | 12,769 |
| Sandra Goldstein (X) | | 10,903 |
| Bill Gowling | 10,817 |
| Kathy Yach | 9,058 |
| Alexander Cullen | 8,595 |
| Wayne Wilson (X) | 7,527 |
| John Jackson (X) | 7,310 |
| John Wright (X) | 7,262 |
| Abby Pollonetsky | 7,221 |
| Marion Lothian | 6,377 |
| Robert Grace | 6,366 |
| 5,381 |
| Stephen Delaney | 5,306 |
| Barbara Mollon | 4,455 |
| Calvin Kempffer | 3,041 |
| Dale Alkerton | 2,373 | |
4 to be elected
| Separate school supporters: Ottawa (937/938 polls) | Vote |
|---|
| Jacques Beauchamp (X) | 18,925 |
| Robert Belanger (X) | 17,877 |
| Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (X) | 16,585 |
| Lucien Bradet (X) | 15,755 |
| Thomas Kent | 15,442 |
| Edouard Gagnon | 10,905 |
| Ken Bruton | 8,152 | |
1 to be elected
| Vote | % |
|---|
| Claudette Boyer | 3,378 | 56.21 |
| Alain Gougeon | 2,632 | 43.79 | |
References
Notes and References
- 1982 Ottawa election results, Ottawa Room, Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch
