Ottawa municipal election, 1997
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The 1997 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 10, 1997, in Ottawa
, Canada
. Capital Ward councillor Jim Watson was easily elected mayor over two lesser known candidates. Mayor Jacquelin Holzman
did not run for re-election. This would be the last election for the old city of Ottawa. Ottawans also elected members of Regional Council and Regional Chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
. For those results see Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997
.
City council
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Capital Ward councillor Jim Watson was easily elected mayor over two lesser known candidates. Mayor 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...
did not run for re-election. This would be the last election for the old city of Ottawa. Ottawans also elected members of Regional Council and Regional Chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
The Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton was a regional government area and census division in Ontario, Canada which existed from 1969 until 2001...
. For those results see Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997
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...
.
Mayoral race
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 54,148 | 81.56 |
| Robert G. Gauthier | 8,037 | 12.11 |
| Alexander Saikaley | 4,209 | 6.34 |
City councilOttawa City CouncilThe 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...
| Britannia-Richmond Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ron Kolbus (X) | 6506 | 75.93 |
| Jim Jones | 1639 | 19.13 |
| Alphonse Lapointe | 423 | 4.94 |
| Carleton Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Brian Mackey (X) | 3552 | 74.51 |
| Michael O'Byrne | 1215 | 24.49 |
| Southgate Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Deans Diane Deans Diane Elisabeth Deans is a member of Ottawa City Council, Canada, representing Gloucester-Southgate Ward in the city's south-east.A graduate of the University of Guelph she was active in the Canadian Federation of Students. Deans was first elected to Ottawa city council in 1994... (X) |
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| Rideau Ward Rideau Ward Rideau Ward may refer one of the following wards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:* Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward* Rideau-Vanier Ward* Rideau-Goulbourn Ward... |
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| 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.... (X) |
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| Bruyère-Strathcona Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Stéphane Émard-Chabot Stéphane Émard-Chabot Stéphane Émard-Chabot is a former Ottawa city councillor and has been Assistant Dean of the University of Ottawa law school since 2001. A native of Sandy Hill he has a B.Comm and law degree from Ottawa and a degree from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris... (X) |
3218 | 82.64 |
| Allan Brian Shields | 371 | 9.53 |
| Steven Merritt | 305 | 7.83 |
| Somerset Ward Somerset Ward Somerset is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It covers the neighbourhoods of Downtown Ottawa, Centretown, Lebreton Flats and most of Centretown West. It is Ottawa's smallest and most dense ward. It is represented on Ottawa City Council by Diane Holmes. It has an area of 6.5 km² and... |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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.... (X) |
4004 | 78.16 |
| Kris Schimmel | 1119 | 21.84 |
| Kitchissippi Ward Kitchissippi Ward Kitchissippi Ward is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It gets its name from the Algonquin word for Great River. The ward is slightly west of downtown, and covers the neighbourhoods of Broadview, Champlain Park, Civic Hospital, Hampton Park, Highland Park, Hintonburg, Island Park,... |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shawn Little Shawn Little Shawn Little is a former City Councillor in Ottawa, Canada, for the urban Kitchissippi Ward, consisting of neighbourhoods west of the city centre. He was born in Ottawa and raised in its Westboro neighbourhood, where he attended Woodroffe Avenue and Broadview Public elementary schools followed by... |
2968 | 35.03 |
| Paul Copeland | 1809 | 21.35 |
| Andre Vertes | 1605 | 18.94 |
| Brenda Parris | 851 | 10.04 |
| Linda Kitchikeesic Juden | 822 | 9.70 |
| Michael Kostiuc | 253 | 2.99 |
| Michael Bartholomew | 165 | 1.95 |
| Mooney's Bay Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Karin Howard (X) | 5005 | 62.00 |
| Kathy Ablett | 3068 | 38.00 |
| 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 | % |
| Inez Berg | 3843 | 46.85 |
| Colin McSweeney | 1660 | 20.24 |
| Domenic Santaguida | 1136 | 13.85 |
| Craig Watson | 521 | 6.35 |
| Chris Jalkotzy | 511 | 6.23 |
| Tim Porter | 336 | 4.10 |
| Jaine Marulanda | 196 | 2.39 |
| Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Allan Higdon Allan Higdon Allan L. Higdon served as acting mayor of Ottawa, Canada from July 2000 to 2001.Born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, he immigrated to Canada in 1957. He received a BA from Queen's University in English and History and received a B.Ed from the University of Toronto.He then worked with the Canadian... (X) |
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Sources
- Ottawa CitizenOttawa CitizenThe Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
, November 11, 1997 edition - Ottawa SunOttawa SunThe Ottawa Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is published by Sun Media. It was first published in the early 1980s as the Ottawa Sunday Herald, until it was acquired by Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988....
, November 11, 1997 edition