Ottawa municipal election, 1991
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The city of Ottawa
, Canada
held municipal elections on November 12, 1991.
Right wing Britannia Ward councillor Jacquelin Holzman defeats left wing St. George's councillor Nancy Smith and mayor Marc Laviolette.
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 12, 1991.
Right wing Britannia Ward councillor Jacquelin Holzman defeats left wing St. George's councillor Nancy Smith and mayor Marc Laviolette.
Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jacquelin Holzman Jacquelin Holzman Jacquelin Holzman served as mayor of Ottawa, Canada, from 1991 to 1997. Never attending university, she married at age nineteen and started a family... |
38,725 | 39.61 |
| 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... |
35,525 | 36.34 |
| 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... (X) |
21,101 | 21.58 |
| Michael Bartholomew | 2,417 | 2.47 |
City council
| 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... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 4,660 | |
| Stephen Amesse | 2,827 | |
| Rebecca Liff | 865 | |
| Billings Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joan O'Neill (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Britannia Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jill Brown | 1,859 | |
| Gregory Ross | 1,558 | |
| Geoffrey Sharpe | 831 | |
| Jim Jones (X) | 665 | |
| Clarence S. Dungey | 273 | |
| Randy McCooey | 214 | |
| Andy Sammon | 211 | |
| By-Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Cannings Richard Cannings Richard Cannings was a former Ottawa City Councillor,who served on council from 1991 to 2000. He represented By-Rideau Ward from 1991 to 1994 and then Rideau Ward until 2000.... |
3,657 | |
| Pierre Bourque (X) | 2,461 | |
| Maurice Pagé | 1,717 | |
| Richard Beaudry | 218 | |
| 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... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Watson | 4,123 | |
| Lynn Smyth (X) | 1,817 | |
| Michael Lynch | 638 | |
| Frank De Jong Frank de Jong Frank de Jong, is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher at Fern Avenue Public School... |
482 | |
| Canterbury Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jack MacKinnon | 1,530 | |
| Ed Concordia | 1,435 | |
| Mireille Landry-Kennedy | 1,132 | |
| Ernie Lauzon | 1,041 | |
| Douglas Sears | 943 | |
| Carl Langroix | 340 | |
| Elaine Lindsay | 288 | |
| Garry J. Fischer | 132 | |
| Carleton Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tim Kehoe (X) | 3,442 | |
| Jim Bonner | 2,824 | |
| Carlington-Westboro Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mark Maloney (X) | 5,011 | |
| Lynda Flowers | 1,111 | |
| 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,... |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Harris | 2,807 | |
| Elisabeth Arnold Elisabeth Arnold Elisabeth Arnold was an Ottawa City Councillor who represented Somerset Ward from 1994 to 2003.. One of her accomplishments on council was spearheading the rebuilding of the Plant Recreation Centre.... |
2,602 | |
| Andy Haydon, Jr. | 333 | |
| 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... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joan Wong | 3,383 | |
| Jamie Fisher | 3,194 | |
| Steve Rimek | 530 | |
| Overbrook-Forbes Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 1,945 | |
| George Kelly (X) | 1,758 | |
| Eve Elliott | 918 | |
| Michael Green | 699 | |
| Richmond Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Cullen Alex Cullen Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,... |
3,268 | |
| Ron Kolbus | 2,922 | |
| Daniel Stringer | 2,430 | |
| Riverside Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Brown (X) | 4,140 | |
| John Ross | 1,959 | |
| 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... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Nancy Mitchell | 2,499 | |
| Gordon Brownlee | 938 | |
| Ed Barter | 921 | |
| Geoff Nimmo | 780 | |
| Maurice Dumoulin | 543 | |
| Paul Kerston | 114 | |
| George Ibrahim | 36 | |
| 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... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Holmes Diane Holmes Diane Holmes is an Ottawa City Councillor representing Somerset Ward which consists of Centretown, Centretown West and the downtown core. She was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated from McGill University with a degree in Physical Education... (X) |
3,579 | |
| Keith Shirreffs | 709 | |
| M. Ross Taylor | 295 | |