# 1982 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Elections were held on November 8, 1982 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1982.

## Regional Council

The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterwards.
| Position | Representing | Councillor |
| Chair | At-large | Andrew S. Haydon |
| Councillor | Mayor of Cumberland | Peter D. Clark |
| Councillor | Mayor of Gloucester | Fred Barrett |
| Councillor | Gloucester, Alderman | Harry Allen |
| Councillor | Gloucester, Alderman | Eugène Bellemare |
| Councillor | Mayor of Goulbourn | Anton Wytenburg |
| Councillor | Mayor of Kanata | Marianne Wilkinson |
| Councillor | Mayor of Nepean | Ben Franklin |
| Councillor | Nepean, Alderman | Gord Hunter |
| Councillor | Nepean, Alderman | Margaret Rywak |
| Councillor | Nepean, Alderman | Beryl Gaffney |
| Councillor | Mayor of Osgoode | Al Bouwers |
| Councillor | Mayor of Ottawa | Marion Dewar |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Alta Vista) | Greg MacDougall |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Billings) | Brian Bourns |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Britannia) | Marlene Catterall |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (By-Rideau) | Marc Laviolette |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Capital) | Howard Smith |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Canterbury) | Michael McSweeney |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Carleton) | Toddy Kehoe |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Queensboro) | Terry Denison |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Dalhousie) | Rolf Hasenack |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Elmdale) | Graham Bird |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Overbrook-Forbes) | Rhéal Robert |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Richmond) | Jacquelin Holzman |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Riverside) | Jim Durrell |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (St. George's) | Nancy Smith |
| Councillor | Ottawa, Councillor (Wellington) | Diane Holmes |
| Councillor | Mayor of Rideau | Dave Bartlett |
| Councillor | Mayor of Rockcliffe Park | Beryl Plumptre |
| Councillor | Mayor of Vanier | Bernard Grandmaître |
| Councillor | Vanier, Alderman | Marcel Chaput |
| Councillor | Mayor of West Carleton | Donald B. Munro |

## Cumberland

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter D. Clark (X) | 3,939 | 62.68 |
| Henri Rocque | 2,345 | 37.32 |
Council Four to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ray Friel (X) | 3,181 | 16.34 |
| Gerry Lalonde | 2,827 | 14.53 |
| Paul Macdonnell | 2,806 | 14.42 |
| Brian Coburn (X) | 2,573 | 13.22 |
| Frank Kenny (X) | 2,292 | 11.78 |
| Paul Lavigne | 2,074 | 10.66 |
| Serge Desjardins | 2,067 | 10.62 |
| Ray Rivers | 1,642 | 8.44 |

## Gloucester

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Fred Barrett | 7,308 | 37.58 |
| Betty Stewart (X) | 7,297 | 37.53 |
| Daniel Prevost | 2,780 | 14.30 |
| Gordon Lundy | 1,881 | 9.67 |
| Ray Turmel | 178 | 0.92 |
A recount showed that Stewart won 7,297 votes rather than 7,295 from election night.
Council Six to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Harry Allen (X) | 10,251 | 10.88 |
| Eugène Bellemare (X) | 9,144 | 9.70 |
| Mitch Owens (X) | 7,775 | 8.25 |
| Ken Steele (X) | 6,898 | 7.32 |
| Harold Keenan (X) | 6,711 | 7.12 |
| Royal Galipeau | 6,462 | 6.86 |
| Patricia Clark | 6,249 | 6.63 |
| Claudette Cain | 6,239 | 6.62 |
| Mary Bryden (X) | 6,129 | 6.50 |
| Evelyn Grover | 5,174 | 5.49 |
| Robert Chenier | 4,505 | 4.78 |
| John Campbell | 3,490 | 3.70 |
| Jean Gregoire | 3,248 | 3.45 |
| Brad Kennedy | 3,067 | 3.25 |
| Michael O'Connor | 2,769 | 2.94 |
| Leola Davignon | 2,664 | 2.83 |
| John Leaker | 1,400 | 1.49 |
| John Turmel | 1,193 | 1.27 |
| Keith Sennett | 864 | 0.92 |
Hydro Commission
* Two to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Robert Bisallion | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Reg Morris | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Goulbourn

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Anton Wytenburg | 2,973 | 62.39 |
| Betty Hill (X) | 1,792 | 37.61 |
Council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Ian MacDonald | 495 | 50.51 |
| Gilmour Brown (X) | 485 | 49.49 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Roger Griffiths | 605 | 51.89 |
| Doug Bothwell | 561 | 48.11 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Ken Vaughn | 916 | 63.09 |
| J. Don Green (X) | 536 | 36.91 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Mike Bryan | 584 | 50.96 |
| Dewar Burnett (X) | 562 | 49.04 |

## Kanata

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Marianne Wilkinson | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
Council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Des Adam (X) | 402 | 68.95 |
| Gordon Walt | 181 | 31.05 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Sheila McKee | 690 | 77.88 |
| Bob Hillier | 196 | 22.12 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Bill Lund (X) | 594 | 51.97 |
| Ken Braun | 549 | 48.03 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Paul Niebergall | 669 | 55.47 |
| Glenn Guilbault | 350 | 29.02 |
| George St. Aubin | 187 | 15.51 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Charles Rogers (X) | 588 | 53.31 |
| Doug Felhaber | 515 | 46.69 |
| Ward 6 |||
| Eva James | 681 | 48.57 |
| Stu Chandler | 443 | 31.60 |
| Tony McMillan | 278 | 19.83 |

## Nepean

Mayoral race (259 of 260 polls)
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ben Franklin (X) | 20,824 | 93.64 |
| Savitri Bhartia | 1,415 | 6.36 |
Council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Regional council 3 to be elected |||
| Margaret Rywak (X) | 11,566 | 20.28 |
| Gordon Hunter (X) | 10,960 | 19.22 |
| Beryl Gaffney (X) | 10,180 | 17.85 |
| Al Loney | 10,045 | 17.62 |
| James Sevigny | 6,432 | 11.28 |
| Tim Woods | 6,010 | 10.54 |
| Art Jenkinson | 1,829 | 3.21 |
| Bell-Barrhaven Ward |||
| Frank Reid (X) | 3,066 | 51.80 |
| Marcy Gregory | 1,646 | 27.81 |
| Victoria Mason | 1,207 | 20.39 |
| Borden Ward |||
| Al Brown (X) | 4,890 | 77.88 |
| Richard Priestman | 1,389 | 22.12 |
| Merivale Ward |||
| Hugh McDonald | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
Hydro Commission
* Four to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Martin Montague (X) | 13,918 | 22.19 |
| Wayne Phillips (X) | 13,292 | 21.19 |
| Ed Lauer (X) | 12,784 | 20.38 |
| Merv Sullivan (X) | 11,866 | 18.92 |
| Lloyd Hayes | 10,872 | 17.33 |

## Osgoode

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Albert Bouwers (X) | 2,164 | 62.56 |
| Barry Dawson | 563 | 16.28 |
| Philip McEvoy | 491 | 14.19 |
| Jim Pushinksy | 241 | 6.97 |
Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Doug Thompson (X) | 2,171 | 21.66 |
| Mary Cooper (X) | 2,163 | 21.58 |
| Albert McKeown (X) | 2,033 | 20.28 |
| Fred Alexander (X) | 2,025 | 20.20 |
| Eric Bawden | 1,631 | 16.27 |

## Ottawa

Mayor race
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Marion Dewar (X) | 57,268 | 52.06 |
| Darrel Kent | 48,461 | 44.06 |
| T. Joseph McCarthy | 2,060 | 1.87 |
| Marc Gauvin | 1,725 | 1.57 |
| Arnold Guetta | 487 | 0.44 |

## Rideau

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dave Bartlett | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
Council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 2 to be elected |||
| Bill Schouten | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Glenn Brooks | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Ward 2 2 to be elected |||
| Jim Stewart | 420 | 25.16 |
| Bryan Dorling | 410 | 24.57 |
| Bill Wilson | 361 | 21.63 |
| Don Carr | 243 | 14.56 |
| Harry Whittaker | 235 | 14.08 |
| Ward 3 2 to be elected |||
| Richard McDonald (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Mike Calnan (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Rockcliffe Park

There was no election held in Rockcliffe Park, as all candidates were acclaimed.
Mayor race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Beryl Plumptre | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
Council 4 to be elected
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Richard | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Patrick Murray | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Alexander Watson | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Shelagh M'Gonigle | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Vanier

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bernard Grandmaître | 3,822 | 52.19 |
| Wilfrid Champagne (X) | 3,262 | 44.54 |
| Blanche Michaud | 239 | 3.26 |
Council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 2 to be elected |||
| Pierre Crête | 719 | 31.58 |
| Paul St. George | 524 | 23.01 |
| Marcel Champagne (X) | 512 | 22.49 |
| Richard Boudreau (X) | 445 | 19.54 |
| Manuel Sousa | 77 | 3.38 |
| Ward 2 2 to be elected |||
| Marcel Chaput (X) | 1,341 | 30.26 |
| Ronald Killeen (X) | 1,079 | 24.35 |
| Gilles Guenette | 1,023 | 23.08 |
| Charles Morin | 989 | 22.31 |
| Ward 3 2 to be elected |||
| Roger Parisien | 746 | 23.35 |
| Jean-Jacques Gratton | 615 | 20.90 |
| Robert Madore (X) | 506 | 17.19 |
| Gilles Barbary (X) | 435 | 14.78 |
| Denis Grandmaître | 492 | 16.72 |
| Charles Bériault | 149 | 5.06 |
| Ward 4 2 to be elected |||
| Guy Cousineau | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Florian Gauthier | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## West Carleton

Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Don Munro | 2,622 | 51.23 |
| Frank Marchington (X) | 2,496 | 48.77 |
Council
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 2 to be elected |||
| John Shipman | 1,049 | 41.12 |
| Delmer Wilson (X) | 858 | 33.63 |
| Thomas Boland | 644 | 25.25 |
| Ward 2 2 to be elected |||
| Eric Craig | 1,129 | 38.26 |
| Robert Dowd | 1,084 | 36.73 |
| Stephen Bunge | 419 | 14.20 |
| John McMurtry | 319 | 10.81 |
| Ward 3 2 to be elected |||
| Gerald Belisle (X) | 1,130 | 35.22 |
| Keith Roe | 842 | 26.25 |
| Lynda Dodunski | 702 | 21.88 |
| Elke Kazda | 534 | 16.65 |