1985 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
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Elections were held on November 12, 1985, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1985.
Regional Council
The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterward. Chair Andy Haydon was re-elected by council without any opposition.{{cite news|title=New Regional Council faces 'tough decisions'|date=December 12, 1985|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104397260/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=June 25, 2022}}
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| Position | Representing | Councillor |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | At-large | Andrew S. Haydon |
| Councillor | Mayor of Cumberland | Peter D. Clark |
| Councillor | Mayor of Gloucester | Harry Allen |
| Councillor | Gloucester, Councillor (chosen from council) | Claudette Cain{{cite news|title=Gloucester Council picks two rookies for region|date=December 5, 1985|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66060947/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=December 26, 2020}} |
| Councillor | Gloucester, Councillor (chosen from council) | Richard Cantin |
| Councillor | Mayor of Goulbourn | Anton Wytenburg |
| Councillor | Mayor of Kanata | Des Adam |
| Councillor | Mayor of Nepean | Ben Franklin |
| Councillor | Nepean, Councillor | Gord Hunter |
| Councillor | Nepean, Councillor | Frank Reid |
| Councillor | Nepean, Councillor | Beryl Gaffney |
| Councillor | Mayor of Osgoode | Al Bouwers |
| Councillor | Mayor of Ottawa | Jim Durrell |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Alta Vista) | Darrel Kent |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Billings) | Joan O'Neill |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Britannia) | Ruth Wildgen |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (By-Rideau) | Marc Laviolette |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Capital) | Rob Quinn |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Canterbury) | Michael McSweeney |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Carleton) | Tim Kehoe |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Queensboro) | Mark Maloney |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Dalhousie) | Mac Harb |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Elmdale) | Jamie Fisher |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Overbrook-Forbes) | George Kelly |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Richmond) | Jacquelin Holzman |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Riverside) | George Brown |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (St. George's) | Nancy Smith |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Wellington) | Diane Holmes |
| Councillor | Mayor of Rideau | Glenn Brooks |
| Councillor | Mayor of Rockcliffe Park | Patrick J. Murray |
| Councillor | Mayor of Vanier | Gisèle Lalonde |
| Councillor | Vanier, Councillor (chosen from council) | Ronald Killeen{{cite news|title=Cuts to fund for poor face stiff fight at council|date=January 23, 1986|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66064124/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=December 26, 2020}} |
| Councillor | Mayor of West Carleton | Eric Craig |
[[Cumberland Township, Ontario|Cumberland]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peter D. Clark (X) | 4,183 | 80.94 |
| Michael Slade | 985 | 19.06 |
Council
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| At-large | ||
| Ray Friel (X) | 3,491 | 68.37 |
| Terry Pelletier | 1,615 | 31.63 |
| colspan="4"| Heights Ward 2 to be elected | ||
| Bob Monette | 1,372 | 34.84 |
| Fern Casey | 1,012 | 25.70 |
| Doris Douma | 995 | 25.27 |
| Sandra Graham | 559 | 14.20 |
| colspan="4"| Heritage Ward 2 to be elected | ||
| Gerry Lalonde (X)
|colspan="2"|Acclaimed | ||
| Brian Coburn (X)
|colspan="2"|Acclaimed | ||
| colspan="4"| Villages Ward | ||
| Paul Macdonell (X) | 620 | 62.25 |
| Patricia Wright | 213 | 21.39 |
| Gerry Stang | 163 | 16.37 |
[[Gloucester, Ontario|Gloucester]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Harry Allen | 7,390 | 37.97 |
| Mitch Owens (X) | 6,257 | 32.15 |
| Royal Galipeau | 5,814 | 29.88 |
Council
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| Gloucester Centre Ward | ||
| Edward Campbell | 1,402 | 50.13 |
| Evelyn Grover (X) | 1,395 | 49.87 |
| colspan="4"| Gloucester North Ward 3 to be elected | ||
| Eugène Bellemare (X) | 4,648 | 23.36 |
| Ken Steele (X) | 3,349 | 16.83 |
| Murray Tufts | 2,643 | 13.28 |
| Fiona Faucher | 2,541 | 12.77 |
| Mary Bryden | 2,389 | 12.01 |
| Ray Kaluski | 2,346 | 11.79 |
| Emile Morin | 1,980 | 9.95 |
| colspan="4"| Gloucester South Ward 2 to be elected | ||
| Claudette Cain | 1,705 | 33.53 |
| Harold Keenan (X) | 1,283 | 25.23 |
| Gordon Lundy | 1,162 | 22.85 |
| Jeff Slater | 935 | 18.39 |
[[Goulbourn Township, Ontario|Goulbourn]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
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| Anton Wytenburg (X) | 3,222 | 71.35 |
| Ian MacDonald | 1,294 | 28.65 |
Council
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| Ward 1 | ||
| Perce McKinley | 476 | 52.31 |
| Edmund Puccini | 280 | 30.77 |
| Thomas Toomey | 154 | 16.92 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 2 | ||
| Roger Griffiths (X) | 801 | 56.21 |
| Joseph Brown | 624 | 43.79 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 3 | ||
| Ken Vaughn (X) | 817 | 66.86 |
| Bert O'Grady | 405 | 33.14 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 4 | ||
| Bill Simpson | 531 | 55.78 |
| Bill Jackson | 421 | 44.22 |
Hydro Commission
- Four to be elected
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % |
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| Bruce Wilson
|colspan="2"|Acclaimed |
| Don Salder
|colspan="2"|Acclaimed |
| Tolvo Oks
|colspan="2"|Acclaimed |
| Glen Fisher
|colspan="2"|Acclaimed |
[[Kanata, Ontario|Kanata]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Des Adam | 5,050 | 54.41 |
| Marianne Wilkinson | 4,232 | 45.59 |
Council
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| At-large | ||
| Eva James | 3,206 | 35.20 |
| Bill Lund | 2,382 | 26.15 |
| Hank Docter | 1,1818 | 19.96 |
| Doug Nash | 1,702 | 18.69 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 1 - March | ||
| Bill Berry
| colspan="2"| Acclaimed | ||
| colspan="4"| Ward 2 - Beaverbook | ||
| Ken Braun
| colspan="2"| Acclaimed | ||
| colspan="4"| Ward 3 - Katimavik-Hazeldean | ||
| Bev Read | 1,345 | 58.50 |
| Frank Rezny | 954 | 41.50 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 4 - Glen Cairn Ward | ||
| Doug Felhabler | 1,345 | 43.64 |
| T. MacMillan | 1,110 | 36.02 |
| M. Beninger | 627 | 20.34 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 5 - Bridlewood | ||
| Andy Nellestyn
| colspan="2"| Acclaimed |
[[Nepean, Ontario|Nepean]]
Mayoral race
(259 of 260 polls)
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ben Franklin (X) | 17,976 | 92.75 |
| John C. Turmel | 1,405 | 7.25 |
Council
(259 of 260 polls)
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| Regional council 3 to be elected | ||
| Gord Hunter (X) | 11,691 | 24.04 |
| Frank Reid | 9,906 | 20.37 |
| Beryl Gaffney (X) | 9,519 | 19.57 |
| Margaret Ellen Rywak | 8,873 | 18.24 |
| Rick Chiarelli | 7,649 | 15.73 |
| Andrew Dynowski | 997 | 2.05 |
| colspan="4"| Bell-Barrhaven Ward | ||
| Al Loney | 2,896 | 51.52 |
| Marcy Gregory | 1,595 | 28.38 |
| Al Jeans | 1,130 | 20.10 |
| colspan="4"| Borden Ward | ||
| Al Brown (X)
| colspan="2"| Acclaimed | ||
| colspan="4"| Merivale Ward | ||
| Les Casey | 2,168 | 29.30 |
| William Van Westerop | 2,068 | 27.95 |
| Hugh McDonald (X) | 1,854 | 25.06 |
| Terry Bell | 1,309 | 17.69 |
Hydro Commission
- 258 of 260 polls
- Four to be elected
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Martin J. Montague (X) | 10,989 | 19.85 |
| Ed Lauer (X) | 9,985 | 18.03 |
| Mervyn F. Sullivan (X) | 9,342 | 16.87 |
| Kathy Grainer | 7,918 | 14.30 |
| Brian P. Beckett | 6,865 | 12.40 |
| Borden Scullion | 5,166 | 9.33 |
| J. Martin Connelly | 5,105 | 9.22 |
[[Osgoode Township, Ontario|Osgoode]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % |
|---|
| Albert Bouwers (X)
| colspan="2"| Acclaimed |
Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Blaine Ball | 2,744 | 25.46 |
| Albert McKeown (X) | 1,666 | 15.46 |
| Mary Cooper (X) | 1,591 | 14.76 |
| Fred Alexander (X) | 1,358 | 12.60 |
| Doug Thompson | 1,335 | 12.39 |
| Jim Poushinksy | 1,050 | 9.74 |
| Jan Van der Veen | 554 | 5.14 |
| Pat van Velthoven | 478 | 4.44 |
[[Ottawa]]
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Mayor race
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! style="width: 170px"|Candidate ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% | ||
| Jim Durrell | 56,988 | 59.95 |
| Marlene Catterall | 35,711 | 37.57 |
| R. Allan Jones | 942 | 0.99 |
| Walter J. McPhee | 886 | 0.93 |
| Nabil Fawzry | 529 | 0.56 |
[[Rideau Township, Ontario|Rideau]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Brooks | 2,161 | 53.52 |
| Dave Bartlett (X) | 1,877 | 46.48 |
Council
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| Ward 1 2 to be elected | ||
| Bill Schouten (X) | 748 | 29.97 |
| Dave Williams | 688 | 27.56 |
| Garnet Donnelly | 431 | 17.27 |
| Joyce Thomasing | 262 | 10.50 |
| Wanda Iafrate | 154 | 6.17 |
| Heinz Bloess | 142 | 6.17 |
| Alex Hayward | 71 | 2.84 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 2 2 to be elected | ||
| Bryan Dorling (X) | 760 | 39.07 |
| Jim Stewart (X) | 613 | 31.52 |
| Patrick Dooley | 572 | 29.41 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 3 2 to be elected | ||
| Richard McDonald (X)
| colspan="2"| Acclaimed | ||
| Mike Calnan (X)
| colspan="2"| Acclaimed |
[[Rockcliffe Park, Ontario|Rockcliffe Park]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patrick J. Murray | 594 | 55.72 |
| Shelagh M'Gonigle | 472 | 44.28 |
Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bill Lawson | 635 | 16.54 |
| Wendy Porteous | 437 | 11.38 |
| John Richard (X) | 403 | 10.49 |
| Warren Langford | 388 | 10.10 |
| Michael Baylin | 344 | 8.96 |
| David Barr | 276 | 7.19 |
| Stuart Bell | 268 | 6.98 |
| Anthony Keith | 253 | 6.59 |
| Graeme Forrester | 236 | 6.15 |
| Paula Smith | 200 | 5.21 |
| Chantal Gobeil | 178 | 4.64 |
| Sharon Gill | 160 | 4.17 |
| Lia Diegel | 62 | 1.61 |
[[Vanier, Ontario|Vanier]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gisèle Lalonde | 2,416 | 40.74 |
| Wilfrid Champagne | 1,781 | 30.03 |
| Bunny McCann | 1,653 | 27.87 |
| Blanche Lapointe-Michaud | 81 | 1.37 |
Council
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| Cummings Ward 2 to be elected | ||
| Guy Cousineau (X) | 1,113 | 33.82 |
| Marcel Champagne | 898 | 27.29 |
| Paul St-Georges (X) | 670 | 20.36 |
| Yollande Charron | 610 | 18.54 |
| colspan="4"| William D'Aoust Ward 2 to be elected | ||
| Ronald Killeen (X) | 958 | 38.24 |
| Robert Madore (X) | 779 | 31.10 |
| Fernand Lavictoire | 473 | 18.88 |
| Carol Luc Bigras | 295 | 11.78 |
| colspan="4"| Richelieu Ward 2 to be elected | ||
| Denis Grandmaître | 983 | 34.85 |
| Jean-Jacques Gratton (X) | 725 | 25.70 |
| Roger Parisien (X) | 669 | 23.71 |
| Michael Sikorsky | 444 | 15.74 |
[[West Carleton Township, Ontario|West Carleton]]
Mayoral race
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eric Craig (X) | 3,160 | 62.69 |
| Frank Marchington | 1,881 | 37.31 |
Council
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="200px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4"| Ward 1 2 to be elected | ||
| Betty Smith | 946 | 36.68 |
| John Shipman (X) | 820 | 31.80 |
| Delmer Wilson (X) | 813 | 31.52 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 2 2 to be elected (11/12 of polls) | ||
| Carolyn Sparrow (X) | 1,062 | 35.90 |
| Stewart Baird | 735 | 24.85 |
| Bob Dowd (X) | 663 | 22.41 |
| Faye Reitsma | 498 | 16.84 |
| colspan="4"| Ward 3 2 to be elected | ||
| Orville Kemp | 983 | 33.87 |
| Keith Roe (X) | 970 | 33.43 |
| Gerry Belisle (X) | 949 | 32.70 |
References
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Sources
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6NYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uO8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1526%2C1015400 Ottawa Citizen, November 13, 1985]
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