The city of Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Canada

Canada

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 held municipal elections on November 10, 1980.

Mayor Marion Dewar defeats 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 stays the same size however, as four wards are added.

Mayor

Candidate	Votes	%
Marion Dewar Marion Dewar Marion Dewar, CM was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party , mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the Parliament of Canada from 1986 to 1988.-Early life:...  (X)	49,687	57.03
Pat Nicol	33,151	38.05
Alphonse Frederick Lapointe	2,357	2.71
John C. Turmel John C. Turmel John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74...	1,928	2.21

City council

Ottawa City Council

The Ottawa City Council is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 23 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four year terms with the...

Alta Vista Ward Alta Vista Ward Alta Vista Ward is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada represented on Ottawa City Council. Alta Vista Ward was created prior to the 1966 election when Gloucester Ward was split in half due to population growth in the Alta Vista area. Until the 1972 elections, the ward was represented by two...
Candidate	Votes	%
Greg MacDougall	2,927
Roy Bushfield	2,124
John Coe	1,005
Fern Payne	691

Billings Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Brian Bourns	2,057
Bill Zlepnig	1,647
Geraldine Trudel	1,241

Britannia Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Marlene Catterall Marlene Catterall Marlene Catterall is a former Canadian politician. Catterall was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean from 1997 to 2005 and previously representing the riding of Ottawa West from 1988 to 1997. Catterall is a former...  (X)	3,354
Paul MacKay	833

By-Rideau Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Marc Laviolette Marc Laviolette Marc Laviolette was Mayor of Ottawa for much of 1991. He was declared Mayor on 18 February 1991 after Jim Durrell resigned to become president of the fledgling Ottawa Senators ice hockey team...	3,590
Bruce Grant	3,096

Capital Ward Capital Ward Capital Ward is a city ward located in the centre of Ottawa, Ontario. Situated just south of downtown Ottawa, the ward includes the communities of Old Ottawa East, Old Ottawa South, the Glebe, Heron Park, Carleton University and Riverside...
Candidate	Votes	%
Howard Smith	3,358
Dave Haggerman	1,746
Vince Capogreco	784

Canterbury Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Darrel Kent	3,892
Don Kay Don Kay (politician) Donald Kay was an alderman on Ottawa City Council for 18 years.Before entering politics, Kay was an administrative officer for the Federal Post Office Department. He was also the chairman of the council of the Community Association of Southeast Ottawa...  (X)	2,951

Carleton Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Toddy Kehoe (X)	Acclaimed

Queensboro Ward Queensboro Ward Queensboro Ward is a former municipal ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada.In 1950, what is now Ottawa's Westboro neighbourhood was annexed from Nepean Township. This area would be named Westboro Ward for just two years. In 1952, the size of Ottawa City Council was decreased, and the area became...
Candidate	Votes	%
Terry Denison	3,215
Bob Fox	1,822
Vic Grostern	1,026
Cyprian Campbell	439

Dalhousie Ward Dalhousie Ward Dalhousie Ward is a former ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It was created in 1888 when it was annexed by Ottawa from Nepean Township, becoming Ottawa's eighth ward. It was merged with Wellington Ward in 1994 to become Somerset Ward. It consisted mainly of the neighbourhood of Centretown West,...
Candidate	Votes	%
Rolf Hasenack (X)	2,137
Gale Kerwin	1,587
Dave Parent	148

Elmdale Ward Elmdale Ward Elmdale Ward was a municipal ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada.The ward was created in 1929 when it was split off from Dalhousie Ward. It existed until 1994, when it was merged with Queensboro Ward to become Kitchissippi Ward...
Candidate	Votes	%
Graham Bird	2,543
Byron Hyde	1,927
Chris Chilton (X)	1,401

Overbrook-Forbes Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Rhéal Robert (X)	3,873
Elwood Armour	1,413
Jos-Louis Paradis	424

Richmond Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Don Reid Donald Bartlett Reid Donald Bartlett "Don" Reid was Mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1965 to 1969.Reid was born in Capreol, Ontario. He died at the Ottawa Heart Institute aged 75, leaving behind his wife Jean and five children....	4,274
Sandy Boyce	1,995
Bill Harback	1,259

Riverside Ward
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Durrell Jim Durrell James A. Durrell is a former Mayor of Ottawa and former president of the Ottawa Senators hockey team. He now works as the owner of a car dealership. Durrell, an insurance executive, was elected to Ottawa City Council in 1980...	3,503
Gordon Lennox	1,877
Natalie MacPhee	1,075
Sig Schmidt	767

St. George's Ward St. George's Ward St. George's Ward was one of the original five wards of the city of Ottawa, Canada. It existed until 1972 when it merged with By Ward to become By-St. George's Ward. It was recreated in 1980, until it was abolished for a final time in 1994, when it merged with part of By-Rideau Ward to form...
Candidate	Votes	%
Nancy Smith Nancy Smith Nancy Smith is a former Ottawa City Councillor. She represented St. George's Ward from 1980 until 1991.Prior to being elected, Smith served in Federal and Provincial Public Services for ten years. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Psychology from Dalhousie University, and a Master of Arts...	1,978
Gail Lord	1,578
Thomas Richard	1,339
Sam McLean	167
Serge Girard	160
Robert Farquharson	131

Wellington Ward Wellington Ward Wellington Ward was one of the original five wards of the city of Ottawa, Canada. It existed until 1994 when it was amalgamated with Dalhousie Ward to become Somerset Ward. The original ward consisted of the city west of the Rideau Canal and south of Wellington Street. It has traditionally...
Candidate	Votes	%
Joe Cassey (X)	Acclaimed