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1969 Ottawa municipal election

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The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 1, 1969.

Controller Kenneth Fogarty is easily elected as mayor. This would be the last election where two aldermen would be elected from each ward.

[[Mayor of Ottawa]]

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Ken H. Fogarty57,89081.26
John Kroeker5,1827.27
Joseph Louis Paradis3,7815.31
David E. Porter2,3043.98
Lucien A. Dube2,0832.92

[[Ottawa Board of Control]]

(4 elected)

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Claude Bennett47,739*
Pierre Benoit43,237*
Lorry Greenberg37,926*
Ernie Jones (X)29,831*
Murray Heit (X)29,446*{{cite news|title=Tight Race Results Confirmed|date=December 3, 1969|page=16|newspaper=Ottawa Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91336950/the-ottawa-journal/|accessdate=December 28, 2021}}
Ellen Webber (X)18,097
Roy Donaldson13,325

[[Ottawa City Council|City council]]

[[Image:Ottawawards1966-1972.PNG|300px|thumb|Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election

1. Alta Vista Ward

2. By Ward

3. Capital Ward

4. Carleton Ward

5. Dalhousie Ward

6. Elmdale-Victoria Ward

7. Gloucester Ward

8. Queensboro Ward

9. Rideau Ward

10. St. George's Ward

11. Wellington Ward . ]]

(2 elected from each ward)

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! colspan="3"| Alta Vista Ward

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Don Kay (X)6,979*
Jeff King6,476*
Gwendeline Power-Binns2,250
Ross Potter1,982

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! colspan="3"| Gloucester Ward

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Joe Quinn (X)2,780*
Pat Doherty1,643*
Bill Zlepnig1,506
Ralph Boone1,096
Leo Gallien857

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! colspan="3"| Rideau Ward

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Desmond Bender (X)1,976*
Tom McDougall1,950*
Colin Matheson1,644
Pierre Belanger1,143
Tom Farrell1,003
Dorothea O'Brien697

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! colspan="3"| Capital Ward

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Charlotte Whitton (X)4,254*35.57
Garry Guzzo2,620*21.90
Dave Gourlie2,01316.83
Ed Henry1,51112.63
George Hynna1,1599.69
Leo Morency4043.38

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! colspan="3"| Carleton Ward

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Bill Law6,343*
Ralph Sutherland5,520*
Ed Mulkins2,835
Philip Coulter2,515
Charles Strong1,870
Alfred Lapointe1,168

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! colspan="3"| Queensboro Ward

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Kenneth Workman (X)4,366*39.01
H. O. Waddell (X)3,737*33.39
Evelyn Gigantes1,34612.03
Edward Ayoub1,0119.03
M. J. Besharah7336.55

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! colspan="3"| Dalhousie Ward

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Gale Kerwin1,994*
Rudy Capogreco (X)1,737*
Angelo Licari1,719
Frank Chiarelli1,454
Gerry Tremblay1,130

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! colspan="3"| Elmdale-Victoria Ward

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Roland Wall (X)3,650*
Walter Ryan2,403*
Bruce Harvey (X)2,383*
Keith Hearn1,573
James Nichol601
George Ayoub335
Ferdinand Clement335

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! colspan="3"| By Ward

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Jules Morin (X)3,531*
Ralph Brunet (X)2,518*
Andre Grattan1,113
James Conway947
Hubert Mantha476

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! colspan="3"| St. George's Ward

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Charles St. Germain (X)3,353*
R. A. Robert (X)3,107*
Thomas Edwards1,302
Raoul Levesque1,187

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! colspan="3"| Wellington Ward

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Michael Cassidy2,288*
Matthew McGrath1,566*
Jim Robinson1,525*
Mary Harrison (X)1,302
Sam McLean656
James Doig475

*Results official for winning candidates only,{{cite news|title=Official election returns|date=December 4, 1969|page=3|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66632401/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=January 1, 2021}} or those in close races.

References

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  • Ottawa Journal, December 2, 1969

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