Peter D. Clark Bob Chiarelli Elections were held on November 10, 1997, in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.

This page lists the election results for Regional Chair, Regional Council, and local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1997.

Ottawa West MPP Bob Chiarelli defeated incumbent Peter D. Clark for the chair of the region in a close race.

Mayoral race Council Mayoral race Council The Ottawa Board of Education and the Carleton Board of Education were set to merge in 1998, and would become the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, covering all of Ottawa-Carleton.

Voters selected the trustees for the new board, which had yet to be named.