The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 8, 1982. Mayor Marion Dewar was re-elected, defeating conservative alderman Darrel Kent.

Mayor

Official results Dewar was re-elected, thanks to support from the city's urban wards, plus her home region in the suburban west and the Francophone east end of the city. She won 10 of the city's 15 wards, with her strongest support in the city's core, where she won over 60% of the vote in three wards: St. George's (63.7%), Wellington (63.2%) and Capital (61.6%). Kent was the strongest in the city's suburban south end, doing his best in his home ward of Canterbury, where he won 59% of the vote.

Ottawa City Council

[Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election

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. Queensboro Ward
12. Richmond Ward
13. Riverside Ward
14. St. George's Ward
15. Wellington Ward. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Ottawawards1981-1994.PNG]

Ottawa Board of Education Trustees

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