The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on December 4, 1972.
Controller Pierre Benoit is easily elected without significant opposition. Ottawa's city council is divided in two, as this marks the first election where only one alderman is elected from each ward, as opposed to two.
Mayor of Ottawa Candidate Votes % Pierre Benoit 57,634 90.26 Alphonse Frederick Lapointe 2,520 3.52 Oscar Orenstein 2,095 3.28 Jack Ridout 1,602 2.51
(4 elected) 859/861 polls reporting
Candidate Votes % Lorry Greenberg (X) 40,438 Garry Guzzo (X) 30,357 Tom McDougall (X) 30,267 Ernie Jones (X) 24,721 Charlie St. Germain 23,702 Eileen Scotton 20,027 Byron Hyde 16,599 Sam McLean 6,853 Joseph Louis Paradis 5,167 Brian Bourns 3,856
City council Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election 1. Alta Vista Ward 2. Britannia Ward 3. By-St. George's Ward 4. Capital Ward 5. Carleton Ward 6. Dalhousie Ward 7. Elmdale-Victoria Ward 8. Gloucester Ward 9. Queensboro Ward 10. Rideau Ward 11. Wellington Ward . Britannia Ward Candidate Votes % Marion Dewar 1,367 Sandy Boyce 862 Brian McNally 714 Mike McMullen 566 Ken Creppin 452 Charles Strang 384 Suzanne Saunders 199 Richard MacDonald 198 Gerald Cammy 197 Gary Hugh 19
Rideau Ward Candidate Votes[ 1] % Rhéal Robert (X) 3,218* Des Bender (X) 3,192* Bob Edwards 350
*Official results published on December 7. A recount held on December 27 indicated Robert had only won by 12 votes.[ 2]
Capital Ward Candidate Votes % Don Lockhart 1,652 Ron Wood 1,206 Ian Kimmerly 1,692 Randal Marlin 1,066 Claude Burchill 821 Ed Henry 517 Leo Morency 273 Tad Pachulski 153
Carleton Ward Candidate Votes % Bill Law (X) 4,373 Ken Read 1,310
Queensboro Ward Candidate Votes % Ed Mulkins (X) 2,422 Len Trudel 1,718 Eleanor Parmelee 987 Grant Johnston 369 Douglas Brown 252 George Ayoub 134
Dalhousie Ward Candidate Votes % Gale Kerwin (X) 1,618 Rudy Capogreco (X) 1,368 Kitty Duggan 236 Gerald Tremblay 169
Wellington Ward Candidate Votes % Joe Cassey 1,516 Matt McGrath (X) 1,110 Jim Robinson 1,083 Les Jones 481
References ^ "Robert's vote lead increases". Ottawa Journal . December 7, 1972. p. 60. Retrieved January 2, 2021 . ^ "Bender still loser, but by fewer votes". Ottawa Citizen . December 28, 1972. p. 3. Retrieved January 2, 2021 . Ottawa Journal, December 5, 1972 Bytown 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 Ottawa Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton