1994 Ottawa municipal election explained
| Election Name: | 1994 Ottawa mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Ottawa, Ontario (1987–2000).png |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Ottawa municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
| Next Election: | 1997 Ottawa municipal election |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
| Election Date: | November 14, 1994 |
| Candidate1: | Jacquelin Holzman |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,082 |
| Percentage1: | 36.96% |
| Color1: | 0000ff |
| Color2: | 00ff00 |
| Candidate2: | Joan O'Neill |
| Popular Vote2: | 28,748 |
| Percentage2: | 31.18% |
| Color3: | ff0000 |
| Candidate3: | Tim Kehoe |
| Popular Vote3: | 24,773 |
| Percentage3: | 26.87% |
| Mayor |
| Before Election: | Jacquelin Holzman |
| After Election: | Jacquelin Holzman |
The 1994 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, in Ottawa, Canada. The number of wards in the city had been reduced from 15 to 10 for this election. Mayor Jacquelin Holzman was re-elected in a three-way contest with councillors Joan O'Neill and Tim Kehoe.
Mayoral election
Official Results[1]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|
| Jacquelin Holzman (X) | 34,082 | 36.96 |
| Joan O'Neill | 28,748 | 31.18 |
| Tim Kehoe | 24,773 | 26.87 |
| Diane McIntyre | 2,921 | 3.17 |
| Alexander Saikaley | 1,677 | 1.82 | |
Results by ward
Despite the three way race, Holzman won all but two of the city's wards. She was particularly strong in the city's west end, with her best ward being Ward 1 (renamed Britannia-Richmond in 1995), which she had represented part of on council from 1982 to 1991. O'Neill won the remaining two wards, both in the city's south end. Her best ward was Ward 3 (renamed Southgate in 1995), which she had represented on council. Kehoe did not win any wards, but was strongest in the central part of the city, and came within 90 votes of winning Ward 5 (renamed Bruyère-Strathcona in 1995).
| Ward | Holzman | O'Neill | Kehoe | McIntyre | Saikaley |
|---|
| 4,722 | 2,637 | 2,854 | 248 | 97 |
| 2,356 | 1,548 | 1,987 | 120 | 45 |
| 1,611 | 3,521 | 733 | 130 | 134 |
| 3,472 | 2,376 | 2,767 | 363 | 151 |
| 2,006 | 1,342 | 1,916 | 265 | 86 |
| 3,388 | 1,900 | 2,931 | 446 | 171 |
| 4,465 | 3,072 | 3,089 | 313 | 132 |
| 4,022 | 3,906 | 2,285 | 280 | 235 |
| 3,364 | 3,202 | 3,008 | 461 | 97 |
| 4,676 | 5,244 | 3,203 | 295 | 529 | |
City council was reduced from 15 to 10 seats (excluding the mayor), so elections were fought on a new map. Ward names were not adopted until 1995.
| Ward 1 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 4756 | 46.13 |
| Gregory L. Ross | 4030 | 39.09 |
| Richard Kuzell | 1523 | 14.77 | |
| Ward 2 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 4206 | 70.45 |
| Roberta Anderson | 1764 | 29.55 | |
| Ward 3 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 2830 | 46.69 |
| Gale McAuley | 1708 | 28.18 |
| Wayne MacKinnon | 818 | 13.50 |
| Khal Ishraki | 637 | 10.51 |
| Tony Tiefenbach | 68 | 1.12 | |
| Ward 5 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 2754 | 49.01 |
| 1549 | 27.57 |
| Eliseo Temprano | 1149 | 20.45 |
| Joseph Costisella | 167 | 2.97 | |
| Ward 6 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 4529 | 50.48 |
| Peter Harris (X) | 4443 | 49.52 | |
| Ward 7 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Joan Wong (X) | 5052 | 46.03 |
| 3643 | 33.19 |
| David Goldstein | 2281 | 20.78 | |
| Ward 8 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 3645 | 35.02 |
| Pat Murphy | 3024 | 29.06 |
| Fred Bowie | 1468 | 14.11 |
| Don Tudin | 1085 | 10.43 |
| 535 | 5.14 |
| Alan Murphy | 390 | 3.75 |
| Coreen Fast | 260 | 2.50 | |
| Ward 10 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| 6401 | 46.83 |
| Jack MacKinnon (X) | 4057 | 29.68 |
| Georges Jarbouh | 1526 | 11.16 |
| Patrick Basham | 977 | 7.15 |
| Robert White | 489 | 3.58 |
| J.J. Pawlak | 218 | 1.59 | |
Ottawa Board of Education Trustees
The results for the Ottawa Board of Education trustees were as follows. This would be the final election for the OBE, which was merged with the Carleton Board of Education in 1998.[2] The Zones were co-terminus with their respective wards, except for Zone 4 which also included the Village of Rockcliffe Park and Zone 5 which included the City of Vanier.
| Zone 1 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Bill Gowling | 3,039 | 41.06 |
| John Blatherwick | 2,746 | 47.10 |
| Angela Young | 1,228 | 15.59 |
| Chris Assad | 388 | 5.24 | |
| Zone 3 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Ted Best | 1,892 | 50.25 |
| Lynn Laide | 1,873 | 49.75 | |
| Zone 4 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Cynthia Bled | 2,299 | 51.05 |
| Jane Berman | 1,507 | 33.47 |
| John Milton | 323 | 7.17 |
| Jim Collison | 190 | 4.22 |
| Terry Bura | 184 | 4.09 | |
| Zone 5 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Deborah Morey | 1,797 | 64.43 |
| Richard Beaudry | 992 | 35.57 | |
| Zone 6 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Gerald Halpern | 1,951 | 35.81 |
| Walter Robinson | 1,293 | 23.73 |
| Frank Howard | 1,194 | 21.92 |
| Tim Stutt | 1,010 | 18.54 | |
| Zone 7 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Elda Allen | 5,781 | 78.41 |
| Francis Shelton | 1,592 | 21.59 | |
| Zone 8 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Andris Janson | 2,119 | 32.62 |
| Patti Bourassa | 1,761 | 27.10 |
| William J. Taylor | 1,012 | 15.58 |
| Dan Bascelli | 546 | 8.40 |
| Robert G. Smith | 433 | 6.66 |
| John Wright | 401 | 6.17 |
| Howard Stollery | 225 | 3.46 | |
| Zone 9 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Lynn Graham | 4,912 | 70.20 |
| David Hagerman | 819 | 11.71 |
| John Bond | 474 | 6.77 |
| Martin Drielsma | 443 | 6.33 |
| Dennis S. Orbay | 349 | 4.99 | |
| Zone 10 | Vote | % |
|---|
| Russ Jackson | 3,551 | 43.01 |
| Margaret Woodley | 3,430 | 41.55 |
| Richard Jackman | 798 | 9.67 |
| Nick Janna | 300 | 3.63 |
| Wayne Mannion | 177 | 2.14 | |
Sources
Notes and References
- 1994 Ottawa municipal election poll by poll results, City of Ottawa room, Ottawa Public library
- News: Results. November 15, 1994. E8. Ottawa Citizen. May 11, 2020.
