# 1976 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 6, 1976.
Mayor Lorry Greenberg was easily re-elected.

## Mayor

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lorry Greenberg (X) | 48,048 | 84.31 |
| Alphonse Frederick Lapointe | 3,377 | 5.93 |
| Bill Foster | 3,076 | 5.40 |
| Mike Sammon | 2,489 | 4.37 |

## Ottawa Board of Control

(4 elected)
| Candidate | Votes |
| Marion Dewar (X) | 37,288 |
| Don Reid | 34,091 |
| Pat Nicol | 28,565 |
| Ralph Sutherland | 23,970 |
| Doug Payne | 14,694 |
| Ernest Bouchard | 8,985 |
| Joseph Louis Paradis | 5,861 |

## City council

Alta Vista Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay (X) | 3,702 | |
| Nancy McGee | 3,145 | |
Gloucester Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Joe Quinn (X) | 2,399 |
| Patrick MacAdam | 1,746 |
| Bill Zlepnig | 1,242 |
| Brian Tracey | 169 |
Britannia Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Marlene Catterall | 3,041 | |
| Sandy Boyce (X) | 2,790 | |
Rideau Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Rhéal Robert (X) | 3,378 |
| Karl Parks | 2,104 |
| Cyrille Goulet | 1,096 |
Capital Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Joe Cassey | 3,441 |
| Don Lockhart (X) | 1,885 |
| Thom Bennett | 1,812 |
| Leo Morency | 148 |
Carleton Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Toddy Kehoe (X) | 3,296 | |
| Robbins Elliott | 2,221 | |
Queensboro Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Trip Kennedy (X) | 4,402 |
| Ian Connerty | 926 |
| Marina Robillard | 452 |
Dalhousie Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rolf Hasenack (X) | 2,384 | |
| Gale Kerwin | 1,440 | |
Elmdale-Victoria Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Rolly Wall | 1,670 |
| Walter Ryan | 1,509 |
| Chris Chilton | 1,450 |
| Alice Morin | 538 |
| Ignazio Maniscalo | 164 |
By-St. George's Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Georges Bedard (X) | 3,785 | |
| Mauril Bélanger | 694 | |
Wellington Ward :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Brian Bourns (X) | 2,091 |
| John Rankin | 586 |
| Sam McLean | 322 |

## Ottawa Board of Education Trustees

Results for the OBE Trustees were as follows:
Six to be elected in each zone
Eastern Zone (Vanier, Rockcliffe Park, Alta Vista, Gloucester, Rideau, By-St. Georges, Capital) :
| Candidate | Vote |
| Jane Dobell | 9,364 |
| Don Francis | 7,830 |
| Roy Bushfield | 6,376 |
| Ted Best | 6,144 |
| Helen Slater | 4,460 |
| John Samuel | 4,078 |
| Robert Burns | 3,593 |
| Adolph Feingold | 3,239 |
| Michael McKenna | 3,206 |
| Gwen Bower-Binns | 3,200 |
| Gerry Trudel | 2,774 |
| Larry Geller | 2,719 |
| Gordon Simester | 2,226 |
| John Butterworth | 2,065 |
| Wayne Kay | 2,054 |
| Tim Craig | 1,832 |
| Donald Graham | 1,507 |
| Christa Richardson | 1,315 |
| Gary Kellam | 967 |
| Boshra Feltaous | 579 |
Western Zone (Britannia, Carleton, Queensboro, Elmdale-Victoria, Dalhousie, Wellington) :
| Candidate | Vote |
| Bill Law | 10,310 |
| Mary Gilmour | 8,582 |
| Nick van Duyvendyk | 8,370 |
| Sinclair Abell | 8,276 |
| Robert Beatty | 7,816 |
| William Harback | 7,025 |
| Wayne Wilson | 5,193 |
| Donald Smith | 4,823 |
| Kathleen Tuskey | 4,347 |
| Goldstein | 4,300 |
| Ian Maclennan | 3,020 |
| Daniel Gray | 2,452 |
4 to be elected
Separate school supporters: Ottawa :
| Candidate | Vote |
| Dalton McGuinty, Sr. | 7,752 |
| Jacques Faucher | 6,915 |
| Lucien Bradet | 6,770 |
| Jacques Beauchamp | 6,321 |
| Daniel Kealey | 5,749 |
| Leonard Trudel | 5,178 |
| Cathy Kerr | 5,145 |
| Barbara Champagne | 5,073 |
1 to be elected
Separate school supporters: Vanier :
| Candidate | Vote |
| Edouard Gagnon | 1,882 |
| Denise Matte | 1,535 |