# 1978 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Municipal elections were held on November 13, 1978 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC), Ontario, Canada. This page lists the election results for local mayors, reeves, councils and hydro commissions of the RMOC in 1978.

## Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton

Nepean mayor Andy Haydon was elected as Regional Chair, defeating Rideau Township reeve Bill Tupper, 17–13 among elected regional councillors.

## Regional Council

The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterwards.
| Position | Representing | Councillor | Chair vote |
| Chair | At-large | Andy Haydon | — |
| Councillor | Reeve of Cumberland | Henri Rocque | Haydon |
| Councillor | Reeve of Gloucester | Betty Stewart | Haydon |
| Councillor | Deputy reeve of Gloucester | Fred Barrett | Haydon |
| Councillor | Mayor of Goulbourn | Betty Hill | Haydon |
| Councillor | Mayor of Kanata | Marianne Wilkinson | Haydon |
| Councillor | Mayor of Nepean | Ben Franklin | Haydon |
| Councillor | Deputy mayor of Nepean | Al Loney | Haydon |
| Councillor | Nepean, Councillor | Margaret Rywak | Tupper |
| Councillor | Mayor of Osgoode | Al Bouwers | Tupper |
| Councillor | Mayor of Ottawa | Marion Dewar | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa Controller | Brian Bourns | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa Controller | Bill Law | Haydon |
| Councillor | Ottawa Controller | Don B. Reid | Haydon |
| Councillor | Ottawa Controller | Ralph Sutherland | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Alta Vista) | Don Kay | Haydon |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Britannia) | Marlene Catterall | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (By-St. George's) | Georges Bedard | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Capital) | Michele MacKinnon | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Carleton) | Toddy Kehoe | Haydon |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Dalhousie) | Rolf Hasenack | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Elmdale-Victoria) | Chris Chilton | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Gloucester) | Joe Quinn | Haydon |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Queensboro) | Trip Kennedy | Tupper |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Rideau) | Rhéal Robert | Haydon |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Alderman (Wellington) | Joe Cassey | Haydon |
| Councillor | Mayor of Rideau | Dave Bartlett | Tupper |
| Councillor | Reeve of Rockcliffe Park | Beryl Plumptre | Tupper |
| Councillor | Mayor of Vanier | Bernard Grandmaître | Haydon |
| Councillor | Vanier, Councillor (chosen from council) | Marcel Chaput | Haydon |
| Councillor | Reeve of West Carleton | Frank Marchington | Haydon |

## Cumberland
### Reeve

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Henri Rocque | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### Council

Four to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Don Boudria | 2,654 | 25.79 |
| Frank Kenny | 1,787 | 17.36 |
| Paul MacDonnell | 1,648 | 16.01 |
| Ray Friel | 1,486 | 14.44 |
| Patricia Wright | 1,444 | 14.03 |
| Ray Danis | 1,272 | 12.36 |

## Gloucester
### Reeve

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Betty Stewart | 6,045 | 51.50 |
| Mitch Owens | 5,694 | 48.50 |

### Deputy reeve

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Fred G. Barrett | 7,789 | 66.82 |
| Doris Schackleton | 3,868 | 33.18 |

### Council

(Five to be elected)
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Harry Allen | 6,831 | 14.17 |
| Eugène Bellemare (X) | 6,061 | 12.57 |
| William Hunter | 4.868 | 10.10 |
| Mary A. Bryden | 4,615 | 9.57 |
| Harold G. Keenan | 4,096 | 8.50 |
| Jim Arnold | 3,798 | 7.88 |
| Vincent Barsona | 3,570 | 7.41 |
| Andre Ladouceur | 3,337 | 6.92 |
| Andre Sarault | 3,005 | 6.23 |
| David Duncan | 2,852 | 5.92 |
| Charles Dolan | 1,989 | 4.13 |
| Leona Davignon | 1,858 | 3.85 |
| Neil Lewer | 1,31 | 2.74 |

### Hydro commission

(Two to be elected)
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Robert Basallion | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| A. J. Bowker | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Goulbourn
### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Betty Hill (X) | 2,486 | 60.11 |
| Fred H. A. Campbell | 1,650 | 39.89 |

### Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Gilmour Brown | 538 | 69.33 |
| M. J. Fergus | 126 | 16.24 |
| McGill Aboud | 112 | 14.43 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Bob Fredericks | 351 | 35.93 |
| Roger Griffiths (X) | 288 | 29.48 |
| Jim Whiteside | 217 | 22.21 |
| Bud Haw | 121 | 12.38 |
| Ward 3 |||
| J. Don Green | 703 | 57.81 |
| Cy Warner (X) | 513 | 42.19 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Anton Wytenburg | 612 | 54.50 |
| Nancy Laws | 511 | 45.50 |

## Kanata
### Referendum

This was the first municipal election in Kanata's history, which amalgamated March Township with parts of Nepean and Goulbourn. As the city had yet to be named, voters voted in a referendum to choose the new city's name. Kanata was the choice of a plurality of voters, thanks to winning the support of voters in March Township.
| Choice | Vote | % |
| Kanata | 3,094 | 39.73 |
| Hazeldean | 2,964 | 38.06 |
| March | 1,162 | 14.92 |
| Kairnwood | 568 | 7.29 |

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Marianne Wilkinson | 3,599 | 46.24 |
| Ihor Nakonecznyj | 2,811 | 36.12 |
| Pat Carroll | 1,373 | 17.64 |

### Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 (rural March) |||
| Carroll Foley | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Ward 2 (Kanata) |||
| Bob Kingham | 910 | 65.28 |
| Maurice Dubras | 484 | 34.72 |
| Ward 3 (Kanata) |||
| Bill Lund | 781 | 54.54 |
| Chris Robinson | 651 | 45.46 |
| Ward 4 (Katimavik) |||
| Doug Nash | 452 | 42.88 |
| John Perchall | 359 | 34.06 |
| Doug Foster | 201 | 19.07 |
| J. Harold Moore | 42 | 3.98 |
| Ward 5 (Glen Cairn-Hazeldean) |||
| Charles Rogers | 887 | 50.74 |
| Bob Cunningham | 861 | 49.26 |
| Ward 6 (Glen Cairn-Bridlewood) |||
| Jean Gabby | 732 | 50.27 |
| G. R. Godin | 724 | 49.73 |

## Nepean
### Reeve

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ben Franklin | 10,426 | 51.17 |
| Bob Mitchell | 9,950 | 48.83 |

### Deputy Reeve

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Al Loney | 10,403 | 52.31 |
| Bob Kimmerly | 4,195 | 21.10 |
| J. Kenneth Kerr | 3,184 | 16.01 |
| Victoria Mason | 2,104 | 10.586 |

### Council

(Five to be elected)
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Margaret Ellen Rywak (X) | 10,626 | 13.03 |
| Ed Puccini (X) | 9,869 | 12.10 |
| Al Brown | 9,419 | 11.55 |
| Beryl Gaffney | 8,320 | 10.20 |
| Hugh McDonald | 8,106 | 9.94 |
| Frank Reid | 7,528 | 9.23 |
| Paul Charlebois | 5,826 | 7.15 |
| Ray Smith | 5,063 | 6.21 |
| Hank Van Der Horn | 4,260 | 5.22 |
| Terrence Bell | 4,254 | 5.22 |
| Reba Kingston | 3,760 | 4.61 |
| Harry Splett | 3,492 | 4.28 |
| Albert W. Jeans | 1,010 | 1.24 |

### Hydro commission

(Four to be elected)
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Martin J. Montague (X) | 10,784 | 18.20 |
| Wayne Phillips (X) | 9,925 | 16.75 |
| Edward R. Lauer | 6,794 | 11.47 |
| Mervyn Sullivan (X) | 6,656 | 11.24 |
| Steve Shore | 5,959 | 10.06 |
| Tom Dewar | 5,946 | 10.04 |
| John Wentzell | 4,688 | 7.91 |
| Lawrence J. Craig | 4,418 | 7.46 |
| A. Bruce Burton | 4,071 | 6.87 |

## Osgoode
### Reeve

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Albert Bouwers (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### Council

Four to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mary Cooper (X) | 1,500 | 18.90 |
| Albert McKeown (X) | 1,414 | 17.82 |
| Fred Alexander (X) | 1,322 | 16.66 |
| Philip McEvoy (X) | 1,192 | 15.02 |
| Doug Thompson | 1,112 | 14.01 |
| Paul Coulson | 852 | 10.74 |
| Brent Reid | 544 | 6.85 |

## Ottawa
### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Marion Dewar | 51,791 | 54.24 |
| Pat Nicol | 32,033 | 33.55 |
| Bernard Pelot | 8,439 | 8.84 |
| Alphonse Frederick Lapointe | 1,858 | 1.95 |
| Eddie Turgeon | 730 | 0.76 |
| Ian Orenstein | 597 | 0.63 |

## Rideau
### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| David Bartlett | 2,207 | 57.16 |
| Glenn Brooks | 1,654 | 42.84 |

### Council

Two to be elected from each ward
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Bill Schouten | 846 | 38.06 |
| Don Ayres | 649 | 29.19 |
| Jack Pratt | 433 | 19.48 |
| Frank Ritskes | 295 | 13.27 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Joyce Bigley | 626 | 29.16 |
| John B. Wilson (X) | 562 | 26.18 |
| Alton Good (X) | 525 | 24.45 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Richard McDonald (X) | 1,041 | 50.17 |
| Dorothy Bickerton | 781 | 37.64 |
| Bruce Kent | 253 | 12.19 |

## Rockcliffe Park
### Referendum

Voters were asked if they were in favour of licensed liquor premises in the village, which would make the village "wet".
| Choice | Vote | % |
| Yes | 744 | 76.15 |
| No | 233 | 23.85 |

### Reeve

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Beryl A. Plumptre (X) | 526 | 51.07 |
| Ronald Clark | 504 | 48.93 |

### Council

Four to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter Newcombe (X) | 770 | 21.28 |
| Sandy Watson | 685 | 18.93 |
| Patrick Murray | 683 | 18.88 |
| John M. Coyne | 623 | 17.22 |
| Gordon Shearly (X) | 445 | 12.30 |
| J. Duncan Edmonds | 412 | 11.39 |

## Vanier
### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bernard Grandmaître (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### Council

Two elected from each ward
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Paul St. George (X) | 503 | 34.62 |
| Bunny McCann | 413 | 28.42 |
| Marcel Champagne | 327 | 22.51 |
| Joseph Gariepy | 132 | 9.08 |
| Paul Tomaro | 78 | 5.37 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Marcel Chaput (X) | 1,321 | 52.15 |
| Ronald Killeen (X) | 891 | 35.18 |
| Yvette Bigras | 321 | 12.67 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Wilfred Champagne | 710 | 33.22 |
| Robert Madore (X) | 677 | 31.68 |
| Gilles Barbary (X) | 586 | 27.42 |
| Gerard Gagne | 164 | 7.67 |
| Ward 4 2 to be elected |||
| Guy Cousineau (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Florian Gauthier (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## West Carleton
### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Frank Marchington | 2,554 | 55.08 |
| Donald Munro | 2,083 | 44.92 |

### Council

Two to be elected from each ward
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Torbolton Ward |||
| Betty Smith | | |
| Bill Edwards (X) | | |
| Andrew Baldwin (X) | | |
| Fitzroy Ward |||
| Bert Reitsma (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Eric Greene (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Huntley Ward |||
| Ivan Baird (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Gerald Belisle (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |