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