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1997 Ottawa municipal election

1997 Ottawa municipal election
FieldValue
election_name1997 Ottawa mayoral election
flag_imageFlag of Ottawa, Ontario (1987–2000).png
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1994 Ottawa municipal election
previous_year1994
next_election2000 Ottawa municipal election
next_year2000
election_dateNovember 10, 1997
candidate2Robert G. Gauthier
popular_vote28,037
percentage212.11%
image1[[File:Jimwatsoncropped.PNG137px]]
candidate1**Jim Watson**
popular_vote1**54,148**
percentage1**81.56%**
color1ED1D24
color2333399
map_image1997_Ottawa_mayoral_election_results_map_by_ward.png
map_captionResults by ward
titleMayor
before_electionJacquelin Holzman
after_electionJim Watson

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 1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections.

Mayoral race

CandidateVote%
Jim Watson54,14881.56
Robert G. Gauthier8,03712.11
Alexander Saikaley4,2096.34

Results by ward

Watson easily won all 10 wards in the city, but was the weakest in the more Francophone wards of Rideau and Bruyère-Strathcona. His strongest ward was Capital, which he had previously represented on city council.

Ward
Gauthier
Britannia-Richmond (1)
Carleton (2)
Southgate (3)
Rideau Ward (4)
Bruyère-Strathcona (5)
Somerset (6)
Kitchissippi (7)
Mooney's Bay (8)
Capital (9)
Alta Vista-Canterbury (10)
Special

[[Ottawa City Council|City council]]

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election <br />

  1. Britannia-Richmond Ward

  2. Carleton Ward

  3. Southgate Ward

  4. Rideau Ward

  5. Bruyère-Strathcona Ward

  6. Somerset Ward

  7. Kitchissippi Ward

  8. Mooney's Bay Ward

  9. Capital Ward

  10. Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward. ]]

Britannia-Richmond WardCandidateVotes%
Ron Kolbus (X)650675.93
Jim Jones163919.13
Alphonse Lapointe4234.94
Carleton WardCandidateVotes%
Brian Mackey (X)355274.51
Michael O'Byrne121524.49
Southgate WardCandidateVotes%
Diane Deans (X)ACCLAIMED
Rideau WardCandidateVotes%
Richard Cannings (X)ACCLAIMED
Bruyère-Strathcona WardCandidateVotes%
Stéphane Émard-Chabot (X)321882.64
Allan Brian Shields3719.53
Steven Merritt3057.83
Somerset WardCandidateVotes%
Elisabeth Arnold (X)400478.16
Kris Schimmel111921.84
Kitchissippi WardCandidateVotes%
Shawn Little296835.03
Paul Copeland180921.35
Andre Vertes160518.94
Brenda Parris85110.04
Linda Kitchikeesic Juden8229.70
Michael Kostiuc2532.99
Michael Bartholomew1651.95
Mooney's Bay WardCandidateVotes%
Karin Howard (X)500562.00
Kathy Ablett306838.00
Capital WardCandidateVotes%
Inez Berg384346.85
Colin McSweeney166020.24
Domenic Santaguida113613.85
Craig Watson5216.35
Chris Jalkotzy5116.23
Tim Porter3364.10
Jaine Marulanda1962.39
Alta Vista-Canterbury WardCandidateVotes%
Allan Higdon (X)ACCLAIMED

References

Sources

  • Ottawa Citizen, November 11, 1997, edition
  • Ottawa Sun, November 11, 1997, edition

References

  1. Official poll by poll results, City of Ottawa archives
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