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. The 1997 election was the last election for the regional government and the municipalities, as they were merged into the new city of Ottawa for the 2000 elections.
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Ottawa West MPP Bob Chiarelli defeated incumbent Peter D. Clark for the chair of the region in a close race.
See also: Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
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| Independent | Bob Chiarelli | 82,165 | 49.54 | - | ||||
| Independent | Peter Clark | 79,407 | 47.88 | -7.12 | ||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 4,129 | 2.49 | +0.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 165,845 | |||||||
| Source:Official Results, City of Ottawa Archives | ||||||||
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Results by municipality
Chiarelli only won three of the region's 11 municipalities, but won the two largest, Ottawa and Nepean.
More information Municipality ...
| Municipality | Chiarelli | Clark | Turmel |
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| Cumberland | 3,372 | 6,149 | 268 |
| Gloucester | 8,729 | 11,874 | 614 |
| Goulbourn | 3,122 | 3,380 | 142 |
| Kanata | 6,076 | 6,683 | 296 |
| Nepean | 16,460 | 12,153 | 492 |
| Osgoode | 2,453 | 2,753 | 156 |
| Ottawa | 36,200 | 29,911 | 1,726 |
| Rideau | 1,998 | 1,868 | 88 |
| Rockcliffe Park | 178 | 228 | 3 |
| Vanier | 1,295 | 1,882 | 202 |
| West Carleton | 2,282 | 2,526 | 141 |
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Polls
1. Orléans Ward
2. Innes Ward
3. Bell-South Nepean Ward
4. Kanata Ward
5. Western Townships Ward
6. Cumberland-Osgoode Ward
7. Bay Ward
8. Baseline Ward
9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
12. Rideau-Vanier Ward
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
14. Somerset Ward
15. Kitchissippi Ward
16. River Ward
17. Capital Ward
18. Alta Vista Ward.
More information Orléans Ward, Candidate ...
| Orléans Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Herb Kreling (X) | 3648 | 41.39 |
| Keith De Cruz | 2730 | 30.98 |
| Pierre Cantin | 2435 | 27.63 |
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More information Innes Ward, Candidate ...
| Innes Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Cantin (X) | 3403 | 44.41 |
| Ed Campbell | 3154 | 41.16 |
| Joyce Hum | 597 | 7.79 |
| Pierre Maheu | 509 | 6.64 |
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More information Bell-South Nepean Ward, Candidate ...
| Bell-South Nepean Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Molly McGoldrick-Larsen | 8166 | 73.16 |
| Brian Beckett | 1831 | 16.40 |
| Adam Hacker | 1165 | 10.44 |
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More information Kanata Ward, Candidate ...
| Kanata Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Munter (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
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More information Western Townships Ward, Candidate ...
| Western Townships Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Betty Hill (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
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More information Cumberland-Osgoode Ward, Candidate ...
| Cumberland-Osgoode Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes[2] | % |
| Robert van den Ham (X) | 4516 | 50.50 |
| John Cyr | 3386 | 37.87 |
| John Geary | 630 | 7.05 |
| Daniel Bood | 410 | 4.59 |
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More information Bay Ward, Candidate ...
| Bay Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wendy Byrne | 3199 | 29.43 |
| Peter Harris | 3017 | 27.75 |
| Frank Dalton | 2041 | 18.77 |
| David Morrow | 1871 | 17.21 |
| Victoria Manson | 595 | 5.47 |
| Douglas Besharah | 148 | 1.36 |
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More information Baseline Ward, Candidate ...
| Baseline Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Al Loney (X) | 6291 | 64.17 |
| Mike Patton | 3512 | 35.83 |
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More information Knoxdale-Merivale Ward, Candidate ...
| Knoxdale-Merivale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gord Hunter (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
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More information Gloucester-Southgate Ward, Candidate ...
| Gloucester-Southgate Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dan Beamish (X) | 5169 | 65.18 |
| Joan O'Neill | 2761 | 34.82 |
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More information Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward, Candidate ...
| Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Michel Bellemare (X) | 3727 | 56.87 |
| Fiona Faucher | 2827 | 43.13 |
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More information Rideau-Vanier Ward, Candidate ...
| Rideau-Vanier Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Madeleine Meilleur (X) | 5228 | 71.06 |
| Alain Miguelez | 1823 | 24.78 |
| Jude Antonin | 306 | 4.16 |
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More information Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, Candidate ...
| Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre (X) | 4870 | 85.62 |
| Efren Marquez | 818 | 14.38 |
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More information Somerset Ward, Candidate ...
| Somerset Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Holmes (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
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More information Kitchissippi Ward, Candidate ...
| Kitchissippi Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Linda Davis (X) | 4440 | 49.84 |
| Joan Wong | 3779 | 42.42 |
| Diana Brebner | 690 | 7.74 |
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More information River Ward, Candidate ...
| River Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wendy Stewart (X) | 6855 | 86.25 |
| Daryl Martin | 1093 | 13.75 |
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More information Capital Ward, Candidate ...
| Capital Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes[2] | % |
| Clive Doucet | 2987 | 36.80 |
| Jim Kennelly | 2054 | 25.30 |
| Robin Quinn | 1573 | 19.38 |
| Ed Barter | 1002 | 12.34 |
| David McNicoll | 501 | 6.17 |
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More information Alta Vista Ward, Candidate ...
| Alta Vista Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes[2] | % |
| Peter Hume (X) | 6277 | 65.32 |
| Patricia O'Reilly | 2383 | 24.80 |
| John Yarmo | 657 | 6.84 |
| John Wiebe | 239 | 3.05 |
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Mayoral race
Council
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queenswood Ward | |||
| John Morgan | 1835 | 54.48 | |
| Pat Armstrong | 1533 | 45.52 | |
| Bilberry Ward | |||
| Dave Lewis (X) | 1157 | 71.38 | |
| Brian Faktar | 464 | 28.62 | |
| Fallingbrook Ward | |||
| Frank Dugal (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Heritage Ward | |||
| Gerry Lalonde (X) | 1614 | 60.59 | |
| Bob Cox | 1050 | 30.41 | |
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Mayoral race
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Claudette Cain (X) | 19167 | 89.59 |
| Scott Heffernan | 1525 | 7.13 |
| George Saadé | 702 | 3.28 |
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Council
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester North Ward | |||
| Michael Denny (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Cyrville Ward | |||
| Patricia Clark (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Blackburn Hamlet Ward | |||
| Rainer Bloess (X) | 2431 | 83.31 | |
| Gary Burns | 487 | 16.69 | |
| Orléans North Ward | |||
| René Danis (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Orléans South Ward | |||
| Ken Vowles | 937 | 20.18 | |
| Marc Thibault | 893 | 19.23 | |
| Martin Donley | 724 | 15.59 | |
| Gary Jessup | 530 | 11.42 | |
| Jacques Dufault | 521 | 11.22 | |
| Kenneth Moreau | 432 | 9.30 | |
| Jake Thomas | 334 | 7.19 | |
| Marvin Mempin | 307 | 6.34 | |
| Peter Larivière | 272 | 5.86 | |
| Gloucester South Ward | |||
| George Barrett (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
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Mayoral race
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Stavinga | 3583 | 52.85 |
| Allan Ryan | 3197 | 47.15 |
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Council
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | |||
| Mike Bryan | 901 | 53.89 | |
| Linda Cronin | 771 | 46.11 | |
| Ward 2 | |||
| Louise Beggs | 1411 | 68.53 | |
| Martha Cooper | 648 | 31.47 | |
| Ward 3 | |||
| Steven Lewis (X) | 1241 | 83.79 | |
| Mark Labelle | 240 | 16.21 | |
| Ward 4 | |||
| Dwayne Barkley | 322 | 26.39 | |
| Bryan Hetherington | 315 | 25.82 | |
| Bernie McMiller | 256 | 20.98 | |
| Paul Duplants | 230 | 18.85 | |
| Marc Poirier | 97 | 7.95 | |
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Mayoral race
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Merle Nicholds (X) | 10718 | 80.69 |
| John Harkness | 2565 | 19.31 |
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More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| Kanata North Ward | |||
| Sheila McKee (X) | 1859 | 45.25 | |
| Naomi Ridout | 1079 | 26.27 | |
| Bruce Gowling | 647 | 15.75 | |
| Jim Malone | 523 | 12.73 | |
| Katimavik/Hazeldean Ward | |||
| Richard Rutkowski | 1092 | 35.70 | |
| Sharron Quinn | 933 | 30.50 | |
| Andrew Ladanowski | 760 | 24.84 | |
| Peter McNichol | 274 | 8.96 | |
| Glen Cairn Ward | |||
| Pam Cripps (X) | 1241 | 50.90 | |
| Doug Parsons | 860 | 35.27 | |
| James Clute | 337 | 13.82 | |
| Bridlewood Ward | |||
| Lance Mitchell (X) | 1787 | 50.59 | |
| Stu Chandler | 1745 | 49.41 | |
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More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Pitt | 15905 | 54.47 |
| Doug Collins | 9354 | 32.03 |
| Fred Ennis | 3722 | 12.75 |
| Bob Higgs | 221 | 0.76 |
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Council
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Ward | |||
| Merv Sullivan (X) | 2058 | 90.70 | |
| Bilal Syed | 211 | 9.30 | |
| Nepean Centre Ward | |||
| Rick Chiarelli (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Evergreen Ward | |||
| Wayne Phillips | 2973 | 52.81 | |
| Patrick Brennan | 2657 | 47.19 | |
| Knoxdale Ward | |||
| Margaret Rywak (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Merivale Ward | |||
| Lee Ann Farnworth (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Barrhaven Ward | |||
| Jan Harder (X) | 3222 | 54.72 | |
| Mike Kronick | 1841 | 31.27 | |
| Bill Gordon | 825 | 14.01 | |
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Mayoral race
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Thompson | 2443 | 49.48 |
| Jim Waddell | 1663 | 33.68 |
| Lloyd Cranston (X) | 831 | 16.83 |
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Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| George Wright | 3345 | 23.21 |
| Dwayn Acres (X) | 3027 | 21.01 |
| Dale Harley (X) | 2459 | 17.07 |
| Carol Parker | 2207 | 15.32 |
| Walter Nibogie | 1778 | 12.34 |
| Marg McManus | 1593 | 11.06 |
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Mayoral race
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 54,148 | 81.56 |
| Robert G. Gauthier | 8,037 | 12.11 |
| Alexander Saikaley | 4,209 | 6.34 |
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Mayoral race
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Brooks | 2603 | 64.56 |
| James Stewart (X) | 1247 | 30.92 |
| Ronald Watson | 182 | 4.51 |
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Council
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| Ward 1 | |||
| George Pratt | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Ward 2 | |||
| Don Stephenson (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Ward 3 | |||
| Rob Fraser (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Ward 4 | |||
| Bonnie Gray | 421 | 42.87 | |
| Clare Fassett | 185 | 18.84 | |
| Wendy Braid | 171 | 17.41 | |
| Brenda Wold | 156 | 15.89 | |
| Graeme Nesbitt | 49 | 4.99 | |
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More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Murray (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
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Council Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| John Bull (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
| Jane Dobell (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
| Gordon Roston (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
| James Taylor (X) | ACCLAIMED | |
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More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
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| Cummings Ward | |||
| Diane Doré | ACCLAIMED | ||
| William D'Aoust Ward | |||
| Robert Crête (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
| Richelieu Ward | |||
| Yvon Dubé (X) | 587 | 57.10 | |
| Théo Bretin | 441 | 42.90 | |
| St. Charles Ward | |||
| Sylvain Boyer (X) | 579 | 75.88 | |
| Alain Vachon | 157 | 20.58 | |
| Terrence Valade McLaughlin | 27 | 3.54 | |
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Mayoral race
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight Eastman (X) | 2624 | 51.43 |
| Beth Sweetman | 1891 | 37.06 |
| John Reid | 587 | 11.51 |
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Council
More information Candidate, Vote ...
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | |||
| Dan MacMillan (X) | 920 | 66.67 | |
| Marlene Gramann | 460 | 33.33 | |
| Ward 2 | |||
| Bert Reitsma (X) | 1199 | 67.13 | |
| Barry Portt | 404 | 22.62 | |
| David Brown | 183 | 10.25 | |
| Ward 3 | |||
| Harold Daley | 683 | 59.81 | |
| Guido Curridor | 459 | 40.19 | |
| Ward 4 | |||
| Orville Kemp (X) | ACCLAIMED | ||
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English Language Public Board
The Ottawa Board of Education and the Carleton Board of Education were set to merge in 1998, and would become the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, covering all of Ottawa-Carleton. Voters selected the trustees for the new board, which had yet to be named.
More information Zone 1 (West Carleton, Goulbourn and Marlborough Townships), Vote ...
| Zone 1 (West Carleton, Goulbourn and Marlborough Townships)[3] |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn Scott | 2,721 | 70.55 |
| Bruce Sample | 630 | 16.33 |
| Len Russell | 506 | 13.12 |
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More information Zone 2 (Kanata), Vote ...
| Zone 2 (Kanata) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Libbey | 2,386 | 29.36 |
| Brian Parsons | 2,268 | 27.91 |
| David Gourlay | 1,675 | 20.61 |
| Tim Carrigan | 1,268 | 15.60 |
| Elat Lerner | 434 | 5.34 |
| Daren Givoque | 96 | 1.18 |
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More information Zone 3 (Bell-South Nepean Ward), Vote ...
| Zone 3 (Bell-South Nepean Ward) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Norm MacDonald | 5,832 | 84.62 |
| George Eustace | 1,060 | 15.38 |
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More information Zone 4 (Nepean's Lakeshore, Knoxdale and Nepean Centre wards), Vote ...
| Zone 4 (Nepean's Lakeshore, Knoxdale and Nepean Centre wards) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Getty | 4,810 | 64.90 |
| Martin Taller | 1,875 | 25.30 |
| John Poirier | 726 | 9.80 |
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More information Zone 5 (Ottawa's Britannia-Richmond and Carleton wards), Vote ...
| Zone 5 (Ottawa's Britannia-Richmond and Carleton wards) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Patty Anne Hill | 4,302 | 50.62 |
| Chris Jekel | 3,185 | 37.48 |
| Brian Loader | 1,011 | 11.90 |
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More information Zone 6 (Ottawa's Alta Vista-Canterbury and Southgate wards), Vote ...
| Zone 6 (Ottawa's Alta Vista-Canterbury and Southgate wards) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Russ Jackson | 4,406 | 52.37 |
| Deborah Morey | 4,008 | 47.63 |
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More information Zone 7 (Osgoode and North Gower Townships, and Gloucester's Blackburn Hamlet and Gloucester South wards), Vote ...
| Zone 7 (Osgoode and North Gower Townships, and Gloucester's Blackburn Hamlet and Gloucester South wards) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pam Morse | 2,054 | 59.84 |
| Ronald Daniel Britten | 536 | 18.23 |
| Robert Dotten | 351 | 11.93 |
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More information Zone 8 (Cumberland and Gloucester's Orléans North and Orléans South wards), Vote ...
| Zone 8 (Cumberland and Gloucester's Orléans North and Orléans South wards) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sheryl MacDonald | 2,737 | 39.96 |
| Judy Lian | 1,958 | 28.59 |
| Bruce Tudin | 956 | 13.96 |
| Bryan Bourque | 687 | 10.03 |
| Amyn Keshavjee | 511 | 7.46 |
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More information Zone 9 (Ottawa's Capital and Bruyère-Strathcona wards), Vote ...
| Zone 9 (Ottawa's Capital and Bruyère-Strathcona wards) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn Graham | 5,945 | 83.76 |
| Taylor Wentges | 1,153 | 16.24 |
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More information Zone 10 (Ottawa's Kitchissippi and Somerset wards), Vote ...
| Zone 10 (Ottawa's Kitchissippi and Somerset wards) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Chambers | 6,457 | 83.03 |
| Anthony Galveias | 1,320 | 16.97 |
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More information Zone 11 (Ottawa's River Ward and Nepean's Merivale Ward), Vote ...
| Zone 11 (Ottawa's River Ward and Nepean's Merivale Ward) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lam | 3,771 | 49.32 |
| William Taylor | 1,266 | 16.56 |
| Susan Miller | 1,175 | 15.37 |
| Steven Jones | 397 | 5.19 |
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More information Zone 12 (Ottawa's Rideau Ward, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier and Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward), Vote ...
| Zone 12 (Ottawa's Rideau Ward, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier and Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward) |
Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Bled | 2,842 | 51.61 |
| Maret Swayze | 2,665 | 48.39 |
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- Ottawa Citizen, November 11, 1997, edition
- Ottawa Sun, November 11, 1997, edition
- Ottawa Citizen, November 3, 1997, pg A1, "Clark leads Chiarelli in tight race"
- Official Results, City of Ottawa Archives
- "English Public". Ottawa Citizen. November 4, 1997. p. F6. Retrieved May 10, 2020.