1980 Ottawa mayoral election ← 1978 November 10, 1980 1982 →
Candidate Marion Dewar Pat Nicol Popular vote 49,687 33,151 Percentage 57.03% 38.05%
Mayor before election Marion Dewar
Elected mayor Marion Dewar
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 10, 1980.
Mayor Marion Dewar defeated former alderman Pat Nicol in a re-match of the 1978 race. This is the first election in 70 years without the Ottawa Board of Control , as it had been abolished. Council stayed the same size however, as four wards were added.
Mayor Marion Dewar swept the city in her re-election, winning all but one ward. Her best results came in the city's urban wards, with her best ward being Capital, where she won 63.4% of the vote. She also topped 60% in By-Rideau, St. George's and Wellington wards. Her only loss was in Elmdale, which Nicol won narrowly by 43 votes. Nicol represented Elmdale on city council.[ 1]
Candidate Votes % Marion Dewar (X) 49,687 57.03 Pat Nicol 33,151 38.05 Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,357 2.71 John Turmel 1,928 2.21
City council Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election 1. Alta Vista Ward 2. Billings Ward 3. Britannia Ward 4. By-Rideau Ward 5. Capital Ward 6. Canterbury Ward 7. Carleton Ward 8. Dalhousie Ward 9. Elmdale Ward 10. Overbrook-Forbes Ward 11. Queensboro Ward 12. Richmond Ward 13. Riverside Ward 14. St. George's Ward 15. Wellington Ward . By-Rideau Ward Candidate Votes % Marc Laviolette 3,590 53.69 Bruce Grant 3,096 46.31
Capital Ward Candidate Votes % Howard Smith 3,358 57.03 Dave Haggerman 1,746 29.65 Vince Capogreco 784 13.32
Canterbury Ward Candidate Votes % Darrel Kent 3,892 56.88 Don Kay (X) 2,951 43.12
Dalhousie Ward Candidate Votes % Rolf Hasenack (X) 2,137 55.19 Gale Kerwin 1,587 40.99 Dave Parent 148 3.82
Elmdale Ward Candidate Votes % Graham Bird 2,543 43.31 Byron Hyde 1,927 32.82 Chris Chilton (X) 1,401 23.86
Overbrook-Forbes Ward Candidate Votes % Rhéal Robert (X) 3,873 67.83 Elwood Armour 1,413 24.75 Jos-Louis Paradis 424 7.43
Richmond Ward Candidate Votes % Don Reid 4,274 56.77 Sandy Boyce 1,995 26.50 Bill Harback 1,259 16.72
Riverside Ward Candidate Votes % Jim Durrell 3,503 48.50 Gordon Lennox 1,877 25.99 Natalie MacPhee 1,075 14.89 Sig Schmidt 767 10.62
St. George's Ward Candidate Votes % Nancy Smith 1,978 36.95 Gail Lord 1,578 29.48 Thomas Richard 1,339 25.01 Sam McLean 167 3.12 Serge Girard 160 2.99 Robert Farquharson 131 2.45
Six to be elected in each zone
Eastern Zone Vote Jane Dobell (X) 16,917 Don Francis (X) 15,100 Ted Best (X) 13,316 John Smart 12,347 Michael McKenna (X) 11,592 Marjorie Loughrey 10,800 John Samuel (X) 10,468 Rosemarie McNairn 9,390 Ken Campbell 8,330 Hershell Sax 5,569 Robert Kolbeins 3,235
Western Zone Vote Bill Law 15,559 Robert Beatty (X) 14,420 Wayne Wilson (X) 11,824 Sandra Goldstein (X) 11,469 John Wright 11,175 John Jackson 10,924 Calvin Kempffer 8,077 Norman Fera 6,453
4 to be elected
Separate school supporters Vote Jacques Beauchamp (X) 17,564 Robert Bélanger (X) 17,484 Dalton McGuinty, Sr. (X) 15,967 Lucien Bradet (X) 14,918 Thomas Kent 13,200
1 to be elected
Vanier Trustee Vote Denise Matte Acclaimed[ 2]
References ^ Official results, Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, Ottawa room ^ "Ottawa Board of Education". Ottawa Citizen . October 21, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved December 28, 2020 . Ottawa Citizen, November 11, 1980 Bytown 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 Ottawa Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton