1985 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections


Elections were held on November 12, 1985, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1985.

Regional Council

The following were elected to regional council either directly on election day or by the local councils afterward. Chair Andy Haydon was re-elected by council without any opposition.
PositionRepresentingCouncillor
ChairAt-largeAndrew S. Haydon
CouncillorMayor of CumberlandPeter D. Clark
CouncillorMayor of GloucesterHarry Allen
CouncillorGloucester, Councillor Claudette Cain
CouncillorGloucester, Councillor Richard Cantin
CouncillorMayor of GoulbournAnton Wytenburg
CouncillorMayor of KanataDes Adam
CouncillorMayor of NepeanBen Franklin
CouncillorNepean, CouncillorGord Hunter
CouncillorNepean, CouncillorFrank Reid
CouncillorNepean, CouncillorBeryl Gaffney
CouncillorMayor of OsgoodeAl Bouwers
CouncillorMayor of OttawaJim Durrell
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Darrel Kent
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Joan O'Neill
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Ruth Wildgen
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Marc Laviolette
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Rob Quinn
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Michael McSweeney
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Tim Kehoe
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Mark Maloney
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Mac Harb
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Jamie Fisher
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor George Kelly
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Jacquelin Holzman
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor George Brown
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Nancy Smith
CouncillorOttawa, Councillor Diane Holmes
CouncillorMayor of RideauGlenn Brooks
CouncillorMayor of Rockcliffe ParkPatrick J. Murray
CouncillorMayor of VanierGisèle Lalonde
CouncillorVanier, Councillor Ronald Killeen
CouncillorMayor of West CarletonEric Craig

Cumberland">Cumberland Township, Ontario">Cumberland

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Peter D. Clark 4,18380.94
Michael Slade98519.06

'''Council'''

Gloucester">Gloucester, Ontario">Gloucester

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Harry Allen7,39037.97
Mitch Owens 6,25732.15
Royal Galipeau5,81429.88

'''Council'''

Goulbourn">Goulbourn Township, Ontario">Goulbourn

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Anton Wytenburg 3,22271.35
Ian MacDonald1,29428.65

Council
Hydro Commission
  • ''Four to be elected''

Kanata">Kanata, Ontario">Kanata

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Des Adam5,05054.41
Marianne Wilkinson4,23245.59

'''Council'''

Nepean">Nepean, Ontario">Nepean

Mayoral race
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CandidateVote%
Ben Franklin 17,97692.75
John C. Turmel1,4057.25

Council
'
Hydro Commission
  • 258 of 260 polls
  • Four to be elected
CandidateVote%
Martin J. Montague 10,98919.85
Ed Lauer 9,98518.03
Mervyn F. Sullivan 9,34216.87
Kathy Grainer7,91814.30
Brian P. Beckett6,86512.40
Borden Scullion5,1669.33
J. Martin Connelly5,1059.22

Osgoode">Osgoode Township, Ontario">Osgoode

Mayoral race
Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
CandidateVote%
Blaine Ball2,74425.46
Albert McKeown 1,66615.46
Mary Cooper 1,59114.76
Fred Alexander 1,35812.60
Doug Thompson1,33512.39
Jim Poushinksy1,0509.74
Jan Van der Veen5545.14
Pat van Velthoven4784.44

[Ottawa]

Mayor race
CandidateVotes%
Jim Durrell56,98859.95
Marlene Catterall35,71137.57
R. Allan Jones9420.99
Walter J. McPhee8860.93
Nabil Fawzry5290.56

Rideau">Rideau Township, Ontario">Rideau

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Glenn Brooks2,16153.52
Dave Bartlett 1,87746.48

'''Council'''

Rockcliffe Park">Rockcliffe Park, Ontario">Rockcliffe Park

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Patrick J. Murray59455.72
Shelagh M'Gonigle47244.28

Council
Four elected at large. Elected councillors indicated in bold.
CandidateVote%
Bill Lawson63516.54
Wendy Porteous43711.38
John Richard 40310.49
Warren Langford38810.10
Michael Baylin3448.96
David Barr2767.19
Stuart Bell2686.98
Anthony Keith2536.59
Graeme Forrester2366.15
Paula Smith2005.21
Chantal Gobeil1784.64
Sharon Gill1604.17
Lia Diegel621.61

Vanier">Vanier, Ontario">Vanier

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Gisèle Lalonde2,41640.74
Wilfrid Champagne1,78130.03
Bunny McCann1,65327.87
Blanche Lapointe-Michaud811.37

'''Council'''

West Carleton">West Carleton Township, Ontario">West Carleton

Mayoral race
CandidateVote%
Eric Craig 3,16062.69
Frank Marchington1,88137.31

'''Council'''