1988 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
Elections were held on November 14, 1988 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton . This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1988.
Following the elections, Andy Haydon was re-elected as the chair of Regional Council on December 14, by the elected members of the council. He was acclaimed to the position, as no councillor nominated an opponent, though public servant Douglas Campbell had declared an interest in the job.[1]
Regional Council
The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterwards.
Position
Representing
Councillor
Chair
At-large
Andrew S. Haydon
Councillor
Mayor of Cumberland
Peter D. Clark
Councillor
Mayor of Gloucester
Harry Allen
Councillor
Gloucester, Councillor (chosen from council)
Edward Campbell
Councillor
Gloucester, Councillor (chosen from council)
Fiona Faucher
Councillor
Mayor of Goulbourn
Anton Wytenburg
Councillor
Mayor of Kanata
Des Adam
Councillor
Mayor of Nepean
Ben Franklin
Councillor
Nepean, Councillor
Gord Hunter
Councillor
Nepean, Councillor
Al Loney
Councillor
Nepean, Councillor
Frank Reid
Councillor
Mayor of Osgoode
Al Bouwers
Councillor
Mayor of Ottawa
Jim Durrell
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Alta Vista)
Darrel Kent
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Billings)
Joan O'Neill
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Britannia)
Jim Jones
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (By-Rideau)
Marc Laviolette
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Capital)
Lynn Smyth
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Canterbury)
Michael McSweeney
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Carleton)
Tim Kehoe
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Carlington-Westboro)
Mark Maloney
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Dalhousie)
Michael Janigan
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Elmdale)
Jamie Fisher
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Overbrook-Forbes)
George Kelly
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Richmond)
Jacquelin Holzman
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Riverside)
George Brown
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (St. George's)
Nancy Smith
Councillor
Ottawa, Councillor (Wellington)
Diane Holmes
Councillor
Mayor of Rideau
Glenn Brooks
Councillor
Mayor of Rockcliffe Park
Patrick J. Murray
Councillor
Mayor of Vanier
Gisèle Lalonde
Councillor
Vanier, Councillor (chosen from council)
Guy Cousineau
Councillor
Mayor of West Carleton
Eric Craig
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
At-large
Linda Dunn (X)
5,099
61.44
Fernande Casey
3,200
38.56
Heights Ward 2 to be elected
Bob Monette (X)
3,169
40.02
Frank Stacey
2,762
34.88
Sidney Marinoff
1,102
13.92
Michael Blackburn
885
11.18
Heritage Ward 2 to be elected
Gerry Lalonde (X)
1,835
39.15
Brian Coburn (X)
1,758
37.51
Michel Marleau
1,094
23.34
Villages Ward
R. A. McInenly
561
47.54
Debbie Anderson
475
40.25
Gerry Stang
144
12.20
Mayoral race
Candidate
Vote
%
Harry Allen
Acclaimed
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
Gloucester East Ward 2 to be elected
Richard Cantin (X)
5,321
42.56
Sallie Hunter (X)
4,367
34.93
Michel Dupuis
2,814
22.51
Gloucester Centre Ward
Edward Campbell
Acclaimed
Gloucester North Ward 3 to be elected
Fiona Faucher (X)
5,154
27.28
Murray Tufts (X)
4,297
22.74
Michael Denny
3,535
18.71
Yves J. Parent
3,297
17.45
Mary Bryden
2,612
13.82
Gloucester South Ward 2 to be elected
Claudette Cain (X)
3,196
45.80
Mitch Owens
2,043
29.28
Harold Keenan (X)
1,739
24.92
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1 - East Rural
Perce McKinley (X)
314
58.47
Ed Puccini
223
41.53
Ward 2 - Stittsville (2 to be elected)
Paul Bradley
1,714
34.87
Wayne Beston
1,147
23.33
Shawn Little
852
17.33
Tom Toomey
647
13.16
Dan Litchinsky
455
9.26
John Scrim
101
2.05
Ward 3 - Richmond
Ken Vaughn (X)
1,106
82.97
Gerhard Schneider
227
17.03
Ward 4 - West Rural
Ron Maher
605
52.56
Bill Simpson (X)
546
47.44
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
At-large
Eve James
Acclaimed
Ward 1
Bill Berry
Acclaimed
Ward 2 - Beaverbook
Robert Hillary
1,441
62.57
Ken Braun (X)
862
37.43
Ward 3 - Katimavik-Hazeldean
Beverly Read (X)
1,358
44.57
Eileen Winterweb
877
28.78
Derek Foster
812
26.65
Ward 4 - Glen Cairn Ward
Doug Felhabler (X)
2,201
75.45
Frank MacLellan
716
24.55
Ward 5 - Bridlewood
Judy Hunter
965
57.24
Linda Makela
609
36.12
Jim Martin
112
6.64
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
Regional council 3 to be elected
Gord Hunter (X)
16,128
26.60
Frank Reid (X)
14,969
24.68
Al Loney
13,967
23.03
Victoria Mason
6,953
11.47
Terry Bell
5,421
8.94
Michael Koch
3,204
5.28
Bell-Barrhaven Ward
David Pratt
4,178
44.10
Doug Collins
2,889
30.49
Marey Gregory
1,340
14.14
Al Jeans
1,067
11.26
Borden Ward
Rick Chiarelli
2,685
39.97
Margaret Rywak
1,831
27.26
Barbara Bowman
1,753
26.09
Richard Stead
449
6.68
Merivale Ward
Les Casey (X)
4,483
55.18
Mary Anne King
1,916
23.58
Stan Swettenham
912
11.23
Gene Weber
813
10.01
Mayoral race
Candidate
Vote
%
Al Bouwers (X)
2,548
51.10
Ron Stanley
1,240
24.87
Jan van der Veen
1,198
24.03
Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold .
Candidate
Vote
%
Blaine Bell (X)
3,564
22.48
Doug Thompson
2,874
18.13
Albert McKeown (X)
2,661
16.79
Lloyd Cranston
2,328
14.69
Marilyn Kelly
1,822
11.49
Terry Otto
1,427
9.00
George Royer
1,176
7.42
Mayor race
Candidate
Votes
%
Jim Durrell (X)
69,813
86.77
Michael Bartholomew
4,800
5.97
John Turmel
3,123
3.88
John Kroeker
1,704
2.12
Nabil Fawzry
1,022
1.27
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1 2 to be elected
Bill Schouten (X)
980
38.60
David Williams (X)
886
34.90
Heinz Bloess
361
14.22
Joyce Thomasing
312
12.29
Ward 2 2 to be elected
Brian Dorling
Acclaimed
Bev Rowan
Acclaimed
Ward 3 2 to be elected
Rich McDonald (X)
1,189
37.78
Mike Calnan (X)
705
22.40
Barrie Taylor
637
20.24
Bob Saxberg
616
19.57
Mayoral race
Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold .
Candidate
Vote
%
Bill Lawson (X)
Acclaimed
Warren Langford (X)
Acclaimed
Bill Stewart
Acclaimed
Sheila Nelles
Acclaimed
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
Cummings Ward 2 to be elected
Leo Lavergne
1,042
32.14
Guy Cousineau (X)
902
27.82
Marcel Champagne (X)
792
24.43
Yollande Charron
506
15.61
William D'Aoust Ward 2 to be elected
Marc Grandmaître
829
29.66
Robert Madore (X)
716
25.62
Ronald Killeen (X)
663
23.72
Paul St-George
476
17.03
Ghazi Eid
111
3.97
Richelieu Ward 2 to be elected
Denis Grandmaître (X)
1,121
42.98
Marcel Prevost
780
29.91
Jean-Jacques Gratton (X)
707
27.11
Mayoral race
Council
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1 2 to be elected
Helga McDonald (X)
860
29.90
Sue Lebrun
799
27.78
Greg MacMillan
771
26.81
Lee Chapman
248
8.62
Charles Wehner
198
6.88
Ward 2 2 to be elected
Bert Reitsma
892
36.50
Stewart Baird (X)
793
32.45
Suzanne Laughlin
759
31.06
Ward 3 2 to be elected
Orville Kemp (X)
804
26.38
Keith Roe (X)
748
24.54
Gary Marshall
604
19.82
Mel Scott
551
18.08
Raymond Toner
341
11.19
References
Sources
Ottawa Citizen, November 15, 1988, pgs C1-5
Bytown Ottawa Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton