1972 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1972.

Controller Pierre Benoit is easily elected without significant opposition. Ottawa's city council is divided in two, as this marks the first election where only one alderman is elected from each ward, as opposed to two.

Candidate Votes %
Pierre Benoit 57,634 90.26
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,520 3.52
Oscar Orenstein 2,095 3.28
Jack Ridout 1,602 2.51

(4 elected) 859/861 polls reporting

Candidate Votes %
Lorry Greenberg (X) 40,438
Garry Guzzo (X) 30,357
Tom McDougall (X) 30,267
Ernie Jones (X) 24,721
Charlie St. Germain 23,702
Eileen Scotton 20,027
Byron Hyde 16,599
Sam McLean 6,853
Joseph Louis Paradis 5,167
Brian Bourns 3,856
 
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Britannia Ward
3. By-St. George's Ward
4. Capital Ward
5. Carleton Ward
6. Dalhousie Ward
7. Elmdale-Victoria Ward
8. Gloucester Ward
9. Queensboro Ward
10. Rideau Ward
11. Wellington Ward .
Alta Vista Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay (X) Acclaimed
Gloucester Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joe Quinn (X) 4,803
William Mason 1,176
Britannia Ward
Candidate Votes %
Marion Dewar 1,367
Sandy Boyce 862
Brian McNally 714
Mike McMullen 566
Ken Creppin 452
Charles Strang 384
Suzanne Saunders 199
Richard MacDonald 198
Gerald Cammy 197
Gary Hugh 19
Rideau Ward
Candidate Votes[1] %
Rhéal Robert (X) 3,218*
Des Bender (X) 3,192*
Bob Edwards 350

*Official results published on December 7. A recount held on December 27 indicated Robert had only won by 12 votes.[2]

Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Don Lockhart 1,652
Ron Wood 1,206
Ian Kimmerly 1,692
Randal Marlin 1,066
Claude Burchill 821
Ed Henry 517
Leo Morency 273
Tad Pachulski 153
Carleton Ward
Candidate Votes %
Bill Law (X) 4,373
Ken Read 1,310
Queensboro Ward
Candidate Votes %
Ed Mulkins (X) 2,422
Len Trudel 1,718
Eleanor Parmelee 987
Grant Johnston 369
Douglas Brown 252
George Ayoub 134
Dalhousie Ward
Candidate Votes %
Gale Kerwin (X) 1,618
Rudy Capogreco (X) 1,368
Kitty Duggan 236
Gerald Tremblay 169
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Candidate Votes %
Walter Ryan (X) 2,511
Keith Hearn 1,980
Pat Nicol 1,403
By-St. George's Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jules Morin (X) 2,383
Georges Bedard 1,479
Gerard Levesque 1,209
Bernard Wood 1,175
Wellington Ward
Candidate Votes %
Joe Cassey 1,516
Matt McGrath (X) 1,110
Jim Robinson 1,083
Les Jones 481

References

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  1. ^ "Robert's vote lead increases". Ottawa Journal. December 7, 1972. p. 60. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bender still loser, but by fewer votes". Ottawa Citizen. December 28, 1972. p. 3. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  • Ottawa Journal, December 5, 1972