1991 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 12, 1991.
Right wing Britannia Ward councillor Jacquelin Holzman defeated left wing St. George's councillor Nancy Smith and mayor Marc Laviolette. Holzman ran on a platform to "keep a lid on city taxes".[1]
Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jacquelin Holzman | 38,725 | 39.61 |
| Nancy Smith | 35,525 | 36.34 |
| Marc Laviolette (X) | 21,101 | 21.58 |
| Michael Bartholomew | 2,417 | 2.47 |
City council
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1. Alta Vista Ward
2. Billings Ward
3. Britannia Ward
4. By-Rideau Ward
5. Capital Ward
6. Canterbury Ward
7. Carleton Ward
8. Dalhousie Ward
9. Elmdale Ward
10. Overbrook-Forbes Ward
11. Carlington-Westboro Ward
12. Richmond Ward
13. Riverside Ward
14. St. George's Ward
15. Wellington Ward .
| Alta Vista Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 4,660 | 55.80 |
| Stephen Amesse | 2,827 | 33.85 |
| Rebecca Liff | 865 | 10.36 |
| Billings Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joan O'Neill (X) | Acclaimed | |
| Britannia Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jill Brown | 1,859 | 33.13 |
| Gregory Ross | 1,558 | 27.77 |
| Geoffrey Sharpe | 831 | 14.81 |
| Jim Jones (X) | 665 | 11.85 |
| Clarence S. Dungey | 273 | 4.87 |
| Randy McCooeye | 214 | 3.81 |
| Andy Sammon | 211 | 3.76 |
| By-Rideau Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Cannings | 3,657 | 45.41 |
| Pierre Bourque (X) | 2,461 | 30.56 |
| Maurice Pagé | 1,717 | 21.32 |
| Richard Beaudry | 218 | 2.71 |
| Capital Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Watson | 4,123 | 58.40 |
| Lynn Smyth (X) | 1,817 | 25.74 |
| Michael Lynch | 638 | 9.04 |
| Frank De Jong | 482 | 6.83 |
| 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 | 54.93 |
| Jim Bonner | 2,824 | 45.07 |
| Carlington-Westboro Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mark Maloney (X) | 5,011 | 81.85 |
| Lynda Flowers | 1,111 | 18.15 |
| Dalhousie Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Harris | 2,807 | 48.89 |
| Elisabeth Arnold | 2,602 | 45.32 |
| Andy Haydon, Jr. | 333 | 5.80 |
| Elmdale Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joan Wong | 3,383 | 47.60 |
| Jamie Fisher (X) | 3,194 | 44.94 |
| Steve Rimek | 530 | 7.46 |
| Overbrook-Forbes Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 1,945 | 36.56 |
| George Kelly (X) | 1,758 | 33.05 |
| Eve Elliott | 918 | 17.26 |
| Michael Green | 699 | 13.14 |
| Richmond Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Cullen | 3,268 | 37.91 |
| Ron Kolbus | 2,922 | 33.90 |
| Daniel Stringer | 2,430 | 28.19 |
| Riverside Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Brown (X) | 4,140 | |
| John Ross | 1,959 | |
| St. George's Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Nancy Mitchell | 2,499 | 42.86 |
| Gordon Brownlee | 938 | 16.09 |
| Ed Barter | 921 | 15.79 |
| Geoff Nimmo | 780 | 13.38 |
| Maurice Dumoulin | 543 | 9.31 |
| Paul Kerston | 114 | 1.96 |
| George Ibrahim | 36 | 0.62 |
| Wellington Ward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Holmes (X) | 3,579 | 78.09 |
| Keith Shirreffs | 709 | 15.47 |
| M. Ross Taylor | 295 | 6.44 |
References
- Ottawa Citizen, November 13, 1991
- ^ Ottawa Citizen, Nov 13, 1991, pg A1, "It's Mayor Holzman"
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