Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997
Elections were held on November 10, 1997, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for Regional Chair, Regional Council, and local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1997. The 1997 election was the last election for the regional government and the municipalities, as they were merged into the new city of Ottawa for the 2000 elections.
Ottawa West MPP Bob Chiarelli defeated incumbent Peter D. Clark for the chair of the region in a close race.
Regional Council
Innes Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Richard Cantin (X) | 3403 | 44.41 |
Ed Campbell | 3154 | 41.16 |
Joyce Hum | 597 | 7.79 |
Pierre Maheu | 509 | 6.64 |
Bell-South Nepean Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Molly McGoldrick-Larsen | 8166 | 73.16 |
Brian Beckett | 1831 | 16.40 |
Adam Hacker | 1165 | 10.44 |
Western Townships Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Betty Hill (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Cumberland-Osgoode Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Robert van den Ham (X) | 4216 | 51.88 |
John Cyr | 2939 | 36.16 |
John Geary | 580 | 7.14 |
Daniel Bood | 392 | 4.82 |
Bay Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Wendy Byrne | 3199 | 29.43 |
Peter Harris | 3017 | 27.75 |
Frank Dalton | 2041 | 18.77 |
David Morrow | 1871 | 17.21 |
Victoria Manson | 595 | 5.47 |
Douglas Besharah | 148 | 1.36 |
Baseline Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Al Loney (X) | 6291 | 64.17 |
Mike Patton | 3512 | 35.83 |
Capital Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Clive Doucet | 2984 | 36.80 |
Jim Kennelly | 2051 | 25.29 |
Robin Quinn | 1571 | 19.37 |
Ed Barter | 1002 | 12.36 |
David McNicoll | 501 | 6.18 |
Alta Vista Ward |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Peter Hume (X) | 6277 | 66.38 |
Patricia O'Reilly | 2283 | 24.14 |
John Yarmo | 657 | 6.95 |
John Wiebe | 239 | 2.53 |
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Queenswood Ward |
John Morgan | 1835 | 54.48 |
Pat Armstrong | 1533 | 45.52 |
Bilberry Ward |
Dave Lewis (X) | 1157 | 71.38 |
Brian Faktar | 464 | 28.62 |
Fallingbrook Ward |
Frank Dugal (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Heritage Ward |
Gerry Lalonde (X) | 1614 | 60.59 |
Bob Cox | 1050 | 30.41 |
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Claudette Cain (X) | 19167 | 89.59 |
Scott Heffernan | 1525 | 7.13 |
George Saadé | 702 | 3.28 |
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Gloucester North Ward |
Michael Denny (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Cyrville Ward |
Patricia Clark (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Blackburn Hamlet Ward |
Rainer Bloess (X) | 2431 | 83.31 |
Gary Burns | 487 | 16.69 |
Orléans North Ward |
René Danis (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Orléans South Ward |
Ken Vowles | 937 | 20.18 |
Marc Thibault | 893 | 19.23 |
Martin Donley | 724 | 15.59 |
Gary Jessup | 530 | 11.42 |
Jacques Dufault | 521 | 11.22 |
Kenneth Moreau | 432 | 9.30 |
Jake Thomas | 334 | 7.19 |
Marvin Mempin | 307 | 6.34 |
Peter Larivière | 272 | 5.86 |
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Ward 1 |
Mike Bryan | 901 | 53.89 |
Linda Cronin | 771 | 46.11 |
Ward 2 |
Louise Beggs | 1411 | 68.53 |
Martha Cooper | 648 | 31.47 |
Ward 3 |
Steven Lewis (X) | 1241 | 83.79 |
Mark Labelle | 240 | 16.21 |
Ward 4 |
Dwayne Barkley | 322 | 26.39 |
Bryan Hetherington | 315 | 25.82 |
Bernie McMiller | 256 | 20.98 |
Paul Duplants | 230 | 18.85 |
Marc Poirier | 97 | 7.95 |
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Merle Nicholds (X) | 10718 | 80.69 |
John Harkness | 2565 | 19.31 |
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Kanata North Ward |
Sheila McKee (X) | 1859 | 45.25 |
Naomi Ridout | 1079 | 26.27 |
Bruce Gowling | 647 | 15.75 |
Jim Malone | 523 | 12.73 |
Katimavik/Hazeldean Ward |
Richard Rutkowski | 1092 | 35.70 |
Sharron Quinn | 933 | 30.50 |
Andrew Ladanowski | 760 | 24.84 |
Peter McNichol | 274 | 8.96 |
Glen Cairn Ward |
Pam Cripps (X) | 1241 | 50.90 |
Doug Parsons | 860 | 35.27 |
James Clute | 337 | 13.82 |
Bridlewood Ward |
Lance Mitchell (X) | 1787 | 50.59 |
Stu Chandler | 1745 | 49.41 |
Nepean
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Mary Pitt | 15905 | 54.47 |
Doug Collins | 9354 | 32.03 |
Fred Ennis | 3722 | 12.75 |
Bob Higgs | 221 | 0.76 |
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Lakeshore Ward |
Merv Sullivan (X) | 2058 | 90.70 |
Bilal Syed | 211 | 9.30 |
Nepean Centre Ward |
Rick Chiarelli (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Evergreen Ward |
Wayne Phillips | 2973 | 52.81 |
Patrick Brennan | 2657 | 47.19 |
Knoxdale Ward |
Margaret Rywak (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Merivale Ward |
Lee Ann Farnworth (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Barrhaven Ward |
Jan Harder (X) | 3222 | 54.72 |
Mike Kronick | 1841 | 31.27 |
Bill Gordon | 825 | 14.01 |
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Doug Thompson | 2443 | 49.48 |
Jim Waddell | 1663 | 33.68 |
Lloyd Cranston (X) | 831 | 16.83 |
Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
George Wright | 3345 | 23.21 |
Dwayn Acres (X) | 3027 | 21.01 |
Dale Harley (X) | 2459 | 17.07 |
Carol Parker | 2207 | 15.32 |
Walter Nibogie | 1778 | 12.34 |
Marg McManus | 1593 | 11.06 |
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Jim Watson | 54,148 | 81.56 |
Robert G. Gauthier | 8,037 | 12.11 |
Alexander Saikaley | 4,209 | 6.34 |
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Glenn Brooks | 2603 | 64.56 |
James Stewart (X) | 1247 | 30.92 |
Ronald Watson | 182 | 4.51 |
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Ward 1 |
George Pratt |
ACCLAIMED |
Ward 2 |
Don Stephenson (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Ward 3 |
Rob Fraser (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Patrick Murray (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
John Bull (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Jane Dobell (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Gordon Roston (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
James Taylor (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Cummings Ward |
Diane Doré |
ACCLAIMED |
William D'Aoust Ward |
Robert Crête (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
Richelieu Ward |
Yvon Dubé (X) | 587 | 57.10 |
Théo Bretin | 441 | 42.90 |
St. Charles Ward |
Sylvain Boyer (X) | 579 | 75.88 |
Alain Vachon | 157 | 20.58 |
Terrence Valade McLaughlin | 27 | 3.54 |
Mayoral race
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Dwight Eastman (X) | 2624 | 51.43 |
Beth Sweetman | 1891 | 37.06 |
John Reid | 587 | 11.51 |
Council
Candidate |
Vote |
% |
Ward 1 |
Dan MacMillan (X) | 920 | 66.67 |
Marlene Gramann | 460 | 33.33 |
Ward 2 |
Bert Reitsma (X) | 1199 | 67.13 |
Barry Portt | 404 | 22.62 |
David Brown | 183 | 10.25 |
Ward 3 |
Harold Daley | 683 | 59.81 |
Guido Curridor | 459 | 40.19 |
Ward 4 |
Orville Kemp (X) |
ACCLAIMED |
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