Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997

Elections were held on November 10, 1997, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for Regional Chair, Regional Council, and local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1997. The 1997 election was the last election for the regional government and the municipalities, as they were merged into the new city of Ottawa for the 2000 elections.

Ottawa West MPP Bob Chiarelli defeated incumbent Peter D. Clark for the chair of the region in a close race.

Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton

Candidate Vote %
Bob Chiarelli 81926 49.60
Peter Clark (X) 79128 47.90
John Turmel 4126 2.50

Regional Council

Orléans Ward
Candidate Votes %
Herb Kreling (X) 3648 41.39
Keith De Cruz 2730 30.98
Pierre Cantin 2435 27.63
Innes Ward
Candidate Votes %
Richard Cantin (X) 3403 44.41
Ed Campbell 3154 41.16
Joyce Hum 597 7.79
Pierre Maheu 509 6.64
Bell-South Nepean Ward
Candidate Votes %
Molly McGoldrick-Larsen 8166 73.16
Brian Beckett 1831 16.40
Adam Hacker 1165 10.44
Kanata Ward
Candidate Votes %
Alex Munter (X) ACCLAIMED
Western Townships Ward
Candidate Votes %
Betty Hill (X) ACCLAIMED
Cumberland-Osgoode Ward
Candidate Votes %
Robert van den Ham (X) 4216 51.88
John Cyr 2939 36.16
John Geary 580 7.14
Daniel Bood 392 4.82
Bay Ward
Candidate Votes %
Wendy Byrne 3199 29.43
Peter Harris 3017 27.75
Frank Dalton 2041 18.77
David Morrow 1871 17.21
Victoria Manson 595 5.47
Douglas Besharah 148 1.36
Baseline Ward
Candidate Votes %
Al Loney (X) 6291 64.17
Mike Patton 3512 35.83
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
Candidate Votes %
Gord Hunter (X) ACCLAIMED
Gloucester-Southgate Ward
Candidate Votes %
Dan Beamish (X) 5169 65.18
Joan O'Neill 2761 34.82
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
Candidate Votes %
Michel Bellemare (X) 3727 56.87
Fiona Faucher 2827 43.13
Rideau-Vanier Ward
Candidate Votes %
Madeleine Meilleur (X) 5228 71.06
Alain Miguelez 1823 24.78
Jude Antonin 306 4.16
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jacques Legendre (X) 4870 85.62
Efren Marquez 818 14.38
Somerset Ward
Candidate Votes %
Diane Holmes (X) ACCLAIMED
Kitchissippi Ward
Candidate Votes %
Linda Davis (X) 4440 49.84
Joan Wong 3779 42.42
Diana Brebner 690 7.74
River Ward
Candidate Votes %
Wendy Stewart (X) 6855 86.25
Daryl Martin 1093 13.75
Capital Ward
Candidate Votes %
Clive Doucet 2984 36.80
Jim Kennelly 2051 25.29
Robin Quinn 1571 19.37
Ed Barter 1002 12.36
David McNicoll 501 6.18
Alta Vista Ward
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume (X) 6277 66.38
Patricia O'Reilly 2283 24.14
John Yarmo 657 6.95
John Wiebe 239 2.53

Cumberland

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Brian Coburn (X) ACCLAIMED

Council

Candidate Vote %
Queenswood Ward
John Morgan 1835 54.48
Pat Armstrong 1533 45.52
Bilberry Ward
Dave Lewis (X) 1157 71.38
Brian Faktar 464 28.62
Fallingbrook Ward
Frank Dugal (X) ACCLAIMED
Heritage Ward
Gerry Lalonde (X) 1614 60.59
Bob Cox 1050 30.41

Gloucester

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Claudette Cain (X) 19167 89.59
Scott Heffernan 1525 7.13
George Saadé 702 3.28

Council

Candidate Vote %
Gloucester North Ward
Michael Denny (X) ACCLAIMED
Cyrville Ward
Patricia Clark (X) ACCLAIMED
Blackburn Hamlet Ward
Rainer Bloess (X) 2431 83.31
Gary Burns 487 16.69
Orléans North Ward
René Danis (X) ACCLAIMED
Orléans South Ward
Ken Vowles 937 20.18
Marc Thibault 893 19.23
Martin Donley 724 15.59
Gary Jessup 530 11.42
Jacques Dufault 521 11.22
Kenneth Moreau 432 9.30
Jake Thomas 334 7.19
Marvin Mempin 307 6.34
Peter Larivière 272 5.86

Goulbourn

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Janet Stavinga 3583 52.85
Allan Ryan 3197 47.15

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Mike Bryan 901 53.89
Linda Cronin 771 46.11
Ward 2
Louise Beggs 1411 68.53
Martha Cooper 648 31.47
Ward 3
Steven Lewis (X) 1241 83.79
Mark Labelle 240 16.21
Ward 4
Dwayne Barkley 322 26.39
Bryan Hetherington 315 25.82
Bernie McMiller 256 20.98
Paul Duplants 230 18.85
Marc Poirier 97 7.95

Kanata

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Merle Nicholds (X) 10718 80.69
John Harkness 2565 19.31

Council

Candidate Vote %
Kanata North Ward
Sheila McKee (X) 1859 45.25
Naomi Ridout 1079 26.27
Bruce Gowling 647 15.75
Jim Malone 523 12.73
Katimavik/Hazeldean Ward
Richard Rutkowski 1092 35.70
Sharron Quinn 933 30.50
Andrew Ladanowski 760 24.84
Peter McNichol 274 8.96
Glen Cairn Ward
Pam Cripps (X) 1241 50.90
Doug Parsons 860 35.27
James Clute 337 13.82
Bridlewood Ward
Lance Mitchell (X) 1787 50.59
Stu Chandler 1745 49.41

Nepean

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Mary Pitt 15905 54.47
Doug Collins 9354 32.03
Fred Ennis 3722 12.75
Bob Higgs 221 0.76

Council

Candidate Vote %
Lakeshore Ward
Merv Sullivan (X) 2058 90.70
Bilal Syed 211 9.30
Nepean Centre Ward
Rick Chiarelli (X) ACCLAIMED
Evergreen Ward
Wayne Phillips 2973 52.81
Patrick Brennan 2657 47.19
Knoxdale Ward
Margaret Rywak (X) ACCLAIMED
Merivale Ward
Lee Ann Farnworth (X) ACCLAIMED
Barrhaven Ward
Jan Harder (X) 3222 54.72
Mike Kronick 1841 31.27
Bill Gordon 825 14.01

Osgoode

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Doug Thompson 2443 49.48
Jim Waddell 1663 33.68
Lloyd Cranston (X) 831 16.83

Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.

Candidate Vote %
George Wright 3345 23.21
Dwayn Acres (X) 3027 21.01
Dale Harley (X) 2459 17.07
Carol Parker 2207 15.32
Walter Nibogie 1778 12.34
Marg McManus 1593 11.06

Ottawa

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Jim Watson 54,148 81.56
Robert G. Gauthier 8,037 12.11
Alexander Saikaley 4,209 6.34

Rideau

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Glenn Brooks 2603 64.56
James Stewart (X) 1247 30.92
Ronald Watson 182 4.51

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
George Pratt ACCLAIMED
Ward 2
Don Stephenson (X) ACCLAIMED
Ward 3
Rob Fraser (X) ACCLAIMED

Rockcliffe Park

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Patrick Murray (X) ACCLAIMED

Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.

Candidate Vote %
John Bull (X) ACCLAIMED
Jane Dobell (X) ACCLAIMED
Gordon Roston (X) ACCLAIMED
James Taylor (X) ACCLAIMED

Vanier

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Guy Cousineau (X) ACCLAIMED

Council

Candidate Vote %
Cummings Ward
Diane Doré ACCLAIMED
William D'Aoust Ward
Robert Crête (X) ACCLAIMED
Richelieu Ward
Yvon Dubé (X) 587 57.10
Théo Bretin 441 42.90
St. Charles Ward
Sylvain Boyer (X) 579 75.88
Alain Vachon 157 20.58
Terrence Valade McLaughlin 27 3.54

West Carleton

Mayoral race

Candidate Vote %
Dwight Eastman (X) 2624 51.43
Beth Sweetman 1891 37.06
John Reid 587 11.51

Council

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Dan MacMillan (X) 920 66.67
Marlene Gramann 460 33.33
Ward 2
Bert Reitsma (X) 1199 67.13
Barry Portt 404 22.62
David Brown 183 10.25
Ward 3
Harold Daley 683 59.81
Guido Curridor 459 40.19
Ward 4
Orville Kemp (X) ACCLAIMED

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